Trina Novak, Temple Beth Shalom in Needham, MA.

A Shared Love of WRJ

Trina Novak, Temple Beth Shalom in Needham, MA.

My mother of blessed memory, Ruth Novak, grew up in a secular household. When my grandparents attended shul, they went to the local Orthodox congregation. Being female, Mom was not offered a formal religious education or encouraged to attend services.

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