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MassBay and Temple Beth Elohim Celebrate Second Anniversary of Partnership, Providing More Than 3,700 Meals to Students
Framingham Source
December 2023
Rabbi Sisenwine responds to violence in Israel and Gaza
Radio Boston (wbur)
October 2023
Wellesley’s newest public art: Heart sculpture at Temple Beth Elohim
Swellesley Report
January 2023
US Jews pay homage to Holocaust survivor ancestors as they aid Ukrainian refugees
The Times of Israel
August 26, 2022
To Save a Life: Community groups educate Jews about organ donation
Tablet Magazine
April 4, 2022
How Colleges Are Addressing Food Insecurity | Community Partnerships
U.S. News
March 16, 2022
Temple Beth Elohim joins with MassBay to provide meals for needy students
Boston Globe
March 1, 2022
Feeding Neighbors, Nourishing Minds | A synagogue and a community college partner to feed students struggling with food insecurity
Inside Higher Ed
February 25, 2022
Interfaith demonstration at Wellesley Village Church calls for “justice and joy” for all people
The Swellesley Report
June 8, 2020
Repaying a kindness: Resettled Syrian tailor shares mask-making skills with those who guided him to safety
The Boston Globe
May 25, 2020
Wellesley houses of worship will continue to love their neighbors at a distance
The Swellesley Report
May 23, 2020
Religious Leaders Interpreting New Guidelines For Reopening
WBUR
May 19, 2020
Celebrating Passover And Easter In The Time Of Social Distancing
WBUR
April 9, 2020
After mass shooting at Pittsburgh synagogue, elders in Wellesley temple look to the past
Boston Globe
November 10, 2018
Welcome the Stranger: An interfaith collaboration to resettle Syrian refugee families
WellesleyWeston Magazine
Spring 2018 (Pg 92-103)
Temple Beth Elohim helps The Wellesley Village Church through their development of a unique PPA, power purchase agreement
Wellesley Townsman
April 1, 2018
Building a More Just and Fair Society
WellesleyWeston Magazine
Spring 2017 (Pg 98-106)
TBE Community Members Offer Continued Assistance to Resettled Syrian Families
A series of three articles from the Boston Globe
December 2017
May 2017
March 2017
The Cantorate’s Changing Nature
Jewish Advocate
2017
TBE Identified as the 2015 Harleston Harker Medal winner–Boston’s most beautiful building of the year
Boston Society of Architects/AIA
January, 2016
ANSWERING THE CALL: An Interfaith Gathering for Climate Action
WellesleyWeston Magazine
September 24, 2015
WW11 Liberator Reunites with Holocaust Survivor at Temple Beth Elohim
Boston Globe
October, 2014
Alison Kur, Executive Director of Jewish Living at Temple Beth Elohim Named a 2014 Award Recipient for Excellence in Jewish Education
The Covenant Foundation
May 19, 2014
Cantor Jodi Sufrin Celebrates 30 Years at Temple Beth Elohim
Wellesley Townsman
May 9, 2014
Changing Wellesley: Religious diversity is more apparent than ever, but with room to grow
Wellesley Townsman
May 1, 2014
Wellesley Temple Looks Past Bar Mitzvah Party Culture To Retain Young Jews
90.9wbur/Boston’s NPR news station
April 27, 2014
Temple Looks Past Bar Mitzvah ‘Ice Sculptures’
NEPR Interview
March 2014
Are We Happy, Yet?
WellesleyWeston Magazine
Spring 2014, (pg. 80)
Clergy Provide Spiritual Leadership On National Scale
Wellesley Townsman
January 23, 2014
Numbers 4:21 – 7:89: Wake Up God Is Speaking
Huffington Post
May 2013
Action: Involving Families with Young Children
Reform Judaism
Winter 2012
The Building from Those Inside
Boston Globe
October 19, 2012
Celebrating the Festival of Lights
Wellesley Townsman
January 1, 2012
A Temple, A Masterwork
Boston Globe
Sunday, October 11, 2011
Welcome to the New Temple Beth Elohim of Wellesley
WellesleyWeston Magazine
Winter 2010/2011