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Temple Aliyah welcomes Craig Breslow

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter Just weeks after the Boston Red Sox won the World Series, it was only fitting that a former Sox champion would come to Needham to speak at Temple Aliyah’s annual Men’s Club dinner. On Wednesday, November 14, Temple Aliyah welcomed former Red Sox reliever and Jewish baseball player Craig...
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Craig Breslow addressing Temple Aliyah

Craig Breslow, former Red Sox star relief pitcher and key component of the 2013 World Champion Red Sox, will be guest speaker at the Temple Aliyah 2018 Men’s Club Annual Dinner on November 14 at 6:30 p.m. at Temple Aliyah, located on 1664 Central Avenue in Needham. Currently part of the Toronto Blue Jays organization,...
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Temple Aliyah-Cappella Concert a success

Shir Appeal of Tufts University was one of three collegiate Jewish a cappella groups who sang at the Temple Aliyah-Cappella concert on December 2. The concert, which also featured Kol Echad from Boston University and Manginah from Brandeis University, raised more than $2,100 to benefit the Jewish community in Puerto Rico for rebuilding following the...
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Temple Aliyah welcomes new cantor

Songs in Hebrew, Yiddish and English filled Temple Aliyah's sanctuary on Saturday evening, November 18, as the community celebrated the installation of its new cantor, Jamie Gloth. Cantor Gloth performed solos, duos with colleagues, and sang with the Temple Aliyah Chorus. A native of Akron, Ohio, Cantor Gloth previously served as cantor for Conservative congregations...
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Temple Aliyah to open solar array

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A large new solar array at Temple Aliyah is expected to generate 90% of the synagogue’s power in the years to come, significantly reducing its carbon footprint and resulting in savings of roughly $250,000 over the next two decades. A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new system will be held at Temple Aliyah at 1664...
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Touch-a-truck at Temple Aliyah

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By Cameron Small Hometown Weekly Intern It was a typical June morning in Needham. The sun shined, birds chirped. It was not obscenely hot and humid. The last traffic of rush hour was a distant memory. At Temple Aliyah on Central Avenue, however, things weren’t as quiet and peaceful as the rest of the town. Preschool...
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