Welcome to Temple Aliyah
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Welcome
Temple Aliyah is a dynamic and egalitarian Conservative congregation with a warm and inviting atmosphere. We encourage our members to enrich their Jewish lives, to enhance their Jewish identifies, and to engage in lifelong learning. No matter what your interest or age, there is a wide range of engaging Jewish and social programming that forms, and informs, our community at Temple Aliyah.
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Temple Aliyah Celebrates Purim!
Every year, the Temple Aliyah community comes together to celebrate Purim with a Purim shpiel (This year, "The Wizard of ShushOz"!) and Purim Carnival. Both were great successess! Be Happy! It's Adar!
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Chag Sameach!
After shacharit and a chametz breakfast (our “siyyum ha-b'chorot”), we gathered for Biur Chametz - the traditional burning of the chametz.
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Learning
Through our toddler and preschool programs, our innovative Mercaz Aliyah religious education program that makes the synagogue the center of their Jewish lives and learning, and our adult education programs, we encourage our members to enrich their Jewish lives through lifelong learning.
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Gan Aliyah Preschool
We are now enrolling 2's, 3's, 4's and 5's for Fall 2018. Flexible Extended Day & early drop-off hours. Our integrated Judaic and secular curriculum is taught by exceptional early childhood educators. Email or call for a tour.
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Worship
"Becoming closer to Torah inspires us to connect with our tradition, Judaism, God, and one another in ways that are illuminated by the light of Torah." - Rabbi Carl Perkins
Join us for Shabbat services or for minyan Sunday morning, Monday morning and Monday through Thursday evenings.
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Community
Staying Connected offers educational and solcial opportunities for congregants 50 and older. Those whoo attended the Fall Square Dance danced the night away.
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Community
Temple Aliyah Sisterhood members enjoy a wide variety of social and educational events throughout the year like Pizza and Bingo night. Laugh, learn, and have fun as you make new friends and spend time with old ones!
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Music
Music is a very important part of community life at Temple Aliyah. Our building is often filled with spiritual and joyful singing and chanting - by our children in our new Gan Aliyah Preschool and in our Mercaz Aliyah religious education program; by adults in Nashir, our adult chorus, and by everyone at holidays and during all of our services.
Check out photos from the recent Kripalu retreat. Click here!
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RUDERMAN SYNAGOGUE INCLUSION PROJECT
Temple Aliyah is pleased to announce that we are honored to have been selected to be part of the The Ruderman Synagogue Inclusion Project (RSIP) this coming year. RSIP is a partnership between CJP and the Ruderman Family Foundation to support synagogues in creating communities where people of all abilities are valued equally and participate fully. At Temple Aliyah we have long aspired to be a dynamic and egalitarian Conservative congregation with a warm and inviting atmosphere. While we are excited about our recent efforts to be even more inclusive, including our Mental Health Initiative launched this year, we know there is more we can and should do. We’re delighted to join with others in the Boston area to highlight the importance of inclusion — and to develop our own strengths in this area.
ALIYAH ASSIST is TA's online sign-up system that makes volunteering easy! Volunteers may choose from many different synagogue-related projects for which assistance is needed. Some are one-time tasks with "no strings attached," while others are short-term or recurring. Pick one that fits your interests and your availability! Just click here to peruse our 'help wanted' list of tasks. Thank you for exploring ways to connect with and support our synagogue community.
Imagine your Toddler or Preschooler immersed in an engaging, educational, and fun environment -- right here at Gan Aliyah Preschool in Needham. Spaces open for September 2018 in our "Purple Room" for 2's and almost 2's (3 days/week); and our "Green Room" for 3's (5 days/week); and our Yellow Room for 4's and 5's (5 days/week).
Call Debbi Fendell, our Director of Early Childhood Education, at 781-444-8522 or send her an email.
Shopping for Religious School? Learn why families love Mercaz Aliyah, Temple Aliyah’s innovative new Jewish education program for kindergarten through seventh grade. Check out the latest edition of Ma Chadash. Follow us on Facebook.
Temple Aliyah Welcomes You!
Temple Aliyah is an egalitarian Conservative congregation in Needham, Massachusetts, with a warm and inviting atmosphere. We are a dynamic and diverse community that embraces people of all ages, backgrounds and lifestyles. With the guidance of Rabbi Carl Perkins, we encourage our members to enrich their Jewish lives, to enhance their Jewish identities, and to engage in lifelong learning.
Join us for Shabbat services and schmooze during kiddush following services. Check out the exciting Temple Tots programming for our youngest members. Attend the Rabbi's Adult Education classes. Participate in one of our many Social Action projects. Become a member of our Sisterhood or Men's Club.
Not a member? We invite your family to join our family!
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Did you know...?
In celebration of Rabbi Perkins’ more than 25 years at Temple Aliyah, here is this week's question: Do you know how many books are in the Rabbi’s Office library at the synagogue? If you guessed 1,223 you would be correct! What would you add to your own home library to round it out Jewishly? Here are some suggested books you might want to consider.
Want to learn more fun facts about Temple Aliyah? Click here!
If you have a fun fact about Temple Aliyah you’d like to share with our community, please email [email protected].
Shabbat and Weekday Services
| Shabbat Morning Services | 9:15 am |
| Sunday Morning Minyan* | 9:00 am |
| Monday Morning Minyan | 7:00 am |
| Weekday Evening Minyan* | 7:30 pm |
* During the summer, minyan meets on Monday morning, and Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
Under the direction of our Adult Education Committee and as part of our commitment to lifelong learning, Temple Aliyah offers a wide range of opportunities for our members and others to enrich their Jewish lives throughout education. Click here to see all of our current Adult Education offerings.
Sisterhood welcomes all women of our community, sharing our passion for Judaism, our families and ourselves. We invite you to learn more about becoming part of our amazing community. Whether you're looking for camaraderie, spiritual connection, social action, or the opportunity to get involved, Sisterhood is here for you. Click here to see our full calendar of events for 2017-18.
Shabbat This Week
Upcoming Events
Youth at Temple Aliyah - For kids K through 12.
Kayla Reisman, our Director of Youth Engagement, Jonathan Marx, our Senior Youth Advisor, and David Solkowitz, our Junior Youth Advisor!
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TA-K26 at Temple Aliyah is family programming designed to connect all our kids and parents in the elementary school age group. We warmly welcome member and non-member families. Everyone joins in the fun: Day School, Mercaz Aliyah, and those new to our community--parents and kids enjoy getting to meet new friends at our events all year long. Our parent volunteers along with Temple Aliyah staff host programs to celebrate Shabbat and holidays together as families, and as a community. Click here to learn more about TA-K26.