Jewish Groups Facing Change
With institutions low on members, money, a new report recommends consolidation
September 20, 2009, The Boston Globe — Since she was a child, Lauren Cherkas couldn’t wait to get to Temple Tifereth Israel.
“It’s home,’’ said Cherkas, who has attended the Reform temple in Malden for 45 years. Here, her parents married in 1959; in the sanctuary she held her bat mitzvah. And now, as the temple president, she’s charged with making the most important decision since the congregation formed in 1930: selling the building and finding a new home for members.
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- Temple Tifereth Israel
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