Temple Shalom, a Reform congregation, will share the premises of the Northaven Methodist Church here until the temple is able to build its own house of worship. The Rev. James Hares, pastor of the church, and Rabbi Hirshel L. Jaffee of the Jewish congregation announced an agreement on the arrangement. Temple Shalom, a new congregation with 160 families, began holding Friday night services in the church last summer.
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