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Shaarai Torah Synagogue (Worcester, Massachusetts)

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Shaarai Torah Worcester
Shaarai Torah Worcester

Shaarai Torah Synagogue (Hebrew: שַׁעֲרֵי תּוֹרָה, "Gates of Learning") is an historic former synagogue building at 32 Providence Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. Worcester's first Modern Orthodox "shul" (and 6th overall), Shaarai Torah was considered the city's "Mother Synagogue" for many years.

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Shaarai Torah Synagogue (Worcester, Massachusetts)
Waverly Street, Worcester

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Waverly Street 22
01655 Worcester
Massachusetts, United States
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