Religious diversity in Winchester (Boston, Newton: neighborhood, schools, centers)

[jms2007]

I have noticed many churches in Winchester. Is there much of a Jewish community in the town?

[DreamworksSKG]

There's Temple Shir-Tikvah which has an active Jewish population in Town

Temple Shir Tikvah

ENjoy and welcome to Winchester

[sblumberg]

Hi, Is there any sense how big the jewish population is in town? Does the temple serve mostly Winchester or the surrounding towns? I ask this because we are potentially moving from a very non-jewish town where my child is the only jewish kid in the neighborhood and class. I adore Winchester, but I am concerned that we may be moving to the same type of demographic? Any thoughts?

[Citizen08]

I'm Jewish and grew up in Newton, which is pretty comparable to Winchester. Winchester has a moderate sized Jewish population but only one synagogue. I don't know whether that synagogue serves people in Winchester itself or elsewhere. Your child will not be the only Jewish kid there, that I know.

However, Newton and Lexington and near Winchester, are very comparable and have much larger and more varied Jewish communities. Brookline and Newton are the centers of Boston's Jewish population. If you want kosher food, varied synagogues and Jewish schools you are basically limited to Newton, Brookline and Sharon. Lexington has a Jewish community with 3 or 4 synagogues and less of a Jewish feel than Newton or Brookline. However, it has more Jews than Winchester.

I am quite sure you'll be fine in Winchester but the other towns I mentioned have a lot more Jewish life and larger Jewish communities.