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Hi Amy--

Don't have the whole calendar here, but for starters:

Rosh Hashanah:  evening of Sunday September 11,
		Monday Sept 12
		Tuesday Sept 13

Yom Kippur:	evening of Tuesday Sept 20
		Wednesday Sept 21

Sukkot:		evening of Sunday Sept 25
		Monday Sept 26
		Tuesday Sept 27

Shemini Atzeret:Monday October 3
Simchat Torah:	Tuesday October 4


    (In case you don't know the trick: On whatever day of the week Rosh 
    Hashanah falls (this year, Monday and Tuesday) the first two days of
    Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah also fall.  Yom Kippur falls 
    the day *after*--this year, Wednesday.)

Happy synagogue hunting!  /Fern
            

    You might look in note 178 for a list of where people go.
    
    Also, there is a book called "Guide to Jewish Boston".  You can get it
    at the Israel bookstore in Brookline or at Sabbath Lights in
    Framingham.  Even though I grew up in Newton, I didn't know that
    much about the area outside 128 (esp. after being away over a decade)
    and I found the book helpful.
    
    Have you considered looking closer to work?  I see from your node
    that you are in Chelmsford.  There is a Jewish community in Lowell.
    Not very large but it has the full range of synagogues including
    Conservative and the commute will be a lot better then trying to
    get from Chelmsford to Framingham/Natick.
    

    Shalom Sam,

    LINK02 is at MLO.

    Gavriel

    
    
    	Shalom,
    
    
    		Here is a list of synagogues in the Natick, Framingham,
    Sudbury area and their phone numbers.
    
    
    		Beth Sholom, Framingham	- Conservative	(508) 877-2540
    
    		Beth Am, Framingham - Reform	(508) 872-8300
    
    		Beth El, Sudbury - ?	(508) 443-9622
    
    		Temple Israel - Conservative 	(508) 653-8591

>    		Beth El, Sudbury - ?	(508) 443-9622
				  ^^^ Reform

My wife and I are from Conservative backgrounds but we belong to Beth El
(it's closest). We go to Beth Shalom when we need to find a mid-week minyan.

Dave

    Beth El is Refrom-affiliated but conservative in practice - worth
    a visit on a Shabbas morning to see if they meet your expectations.
    Several friends of mine are members there; one couple married there,
    about three years ago.  The rabbi is an interesting fellow of a
    very mystical persuasion (if you like that sort of reading material;
    he's written various books).

    Amy,
    
    I am the membership chairman for Temple Beth Am in Framingham. We
    are a reform congregation but maintain the traditions. If you have
    any questions about the Temple, feel free to call me. We are
    having an open house on August 25, 7:30 PM at the Temple for future
    members.
    
    Re a calendar, call the Jewish Federation in Framingham. They publish
    a bi-monthly newspaper called the Jewish Reporter that gives calendars
    of Jewish events in the area, holidays, news of jewish interest
    around the world, etc.-879-3300 is their number. The paper is free.
    
    I am at dtn 223-7110 if you have any questions.
    
    Welcome!

    Temple Israel in Natick is conservative.  I believe that one of
    the rabbis there, Rabbi Kushner, is the individual who wrote, "When
    Bad Things Happen to Good People" (or something similar to this
    title).

    Thanks for all the feedback.  It is very nice to know
    that there are people around who are willing to help
    someone else.  I am going to visit some of these
    synogogues and see how they 'feel' to me. 
    
    BTW, I am living in Natick and that is why I asked for
    synogogues in that area.
    
    Amy