Boston temple

For these ordinances, the temple will have reduced staff and the number of guests may be limited. To schedule an appointment, please click the appointment link below. If you are unable to use the online scheduling system, please contact the temple.

Temples may only have limited clothing available, so patrons are encouraged to bring their own temple clothing. Patron housing and cafeteria services may be open but with limited services. We are living Judaism together! Read More. Mute Unmute. Save the Date — Nov.

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The original design for the Boston Massachusetts Temple was a 94,square-foot structure with six bulky spires of varying heights—the highest reaching feet. A priesthood assembly room would occupy the majority of the top floor with the Celestial Room opening up to a top floor balcony.

In a gesture of kindness toward opposing neighbors, however, the Church eliminated the top floor, all but one spire, and reduced the overall size of the building to minimize its impact on the neighborhood. Not long after construction of the Boston Massachusetts Temple began, a few neighbors became alarmed by its size and filed suit with the intention to have the temple torn down. The plaintiffs argued that the state's Dover Amendment, which exempts religious buildings from local zoning, violated the separation of Church and State.

The federal judge disagreed and ruled in favor of the Church. Just six years earlier, Romney had challenged Kennedy for his veteran seat in the Senate in a heated race many considered too close for comfort.