Architects Heinlein and Mathias, who were not Jewish, designed the synagogue in consultation with a building committee whose members were Moses Silverman, Marcus Lissner and Samuel Schwab.

Speaking from the pulpit of Newton’s Temple Emanuel, Rabbi Samuel Chiel used everyday stories to teach eternal truths in sermons his congregations considered masterpieces of morality.

The same was true for the building of the Temple as well. When we begin the process, then God will complete the job. Rav David Avraham Spector points out, ...