Tidings

Temple Ohabei Shalom - Judaism in Motion

June - July 2009/Sivan - Tamuz - Av 5769
What’s Inside: 100 Blessings a Day community committed to
Page 2 Rabbi John Franken nurturing, sustaining and
• Cantor Schloss’ Message A non-Jew once approached the great sage Shammai touching Jewish lives through
• Todah Rabah and asked him to explain the Torah while standing on joyful worship, life long-
• Mazel Tov one foot. Shammai reacted indignantly. That someone learning, and repair of the
• Birthdays & Anniversaries could ask that the Torah be reduced to a sound bite world in word and deed.”

Page 3 must have seemed disgraceful. Shammai pushed the This is the task that we in the
Worship man away and drove him out of his academy. TOS community are charged
• Tot Shabbat Then the man went off to ask the same thing of the with. All of us are part of
• Rabbi Franken Installation great sage Hillel. Hillel answered, “What is hateful to the sacred enterprise of
• Tisha B’Av Service you, do not do to others. That is the entire Torah. All nurturing, sustaining and touching Jewish life. All of
the rest is commentary. Now go and study.” us have a role and responsibility to contribute
Page 4 through worship, study and doing acts of tikkun
Community To understand Judaism at its essence, the seeker was olam. I pray that each of us will embrace the sacred
• June B’not Mitzvah not looking for a long philosophical tract or an mission of Temple Ohabei Shalom and faithfully
• Sisterhood Coupon Project extensive lecture series. He was looking for a concise pursue it. And in doing so may we merit the
• Family Table
summary which would help him decide what to do next. blessing:
Page 5 What he was after was a mission statement for Judaism,
"ch¦yN©v±u cIY©v 'okIg¨v Qk¤n Ubh¥vO¡t ²h±h v¨T©t QUrC"
• Brookline Networking Group and Hillel provided one.
• Annual Meeting “Praised are You, Eternal God, Sovereign of the
I love mission statements. They remind groups of their
Universe, the source of good.”
Page 6 purpose and focus them on achieving it. For Google,
• Congregational Trip to Israel it’s “To organize the world’s information.” For a police
• Mitzvah Day ‘09 department, it’s “To protect and to serve.” For Disney,
it’s “To make people happy.” For the Humane Society,
Page 7 it’s “To create a humane and sustainable world for all
• NEFTY Reunion animals…” For the March of Dimes, it’s “To improve
• JCC Without Walls Event the health of babies by preventing birth defects,
premature birth, and infant mortality.” Join us for our Erev Shabbat
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Auxiliaries For Judaism, many mission statements have been service on
Page 9 offered. “You shall be a kingdom of priests, a holy
nation.” (Exodus 19:6.) “Love your neighbor as
Friday, June 19 at 6pm
Rosh Hashanah Honey
yourself.” (Leviticus 19:18.) “Do justice and love With special guest,
Page 10 goodness and walk modestly with your God.” (Micah
Ansin Religious School News 6:8.) “You shall be holy for I, the Eternal, am His Excellency Mordecai Levi,
• Graduating Seniors
• Ode to the ARS
holy.” (Leviticus 19:2.) Each of these, like good mission
statements do, instructs us and inspires us.
Ambassador of Israel
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to the Vatican
Tributes Trustees beautifully articulated the mission of our
synagogue when it adopted the following statement:
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Yizkor Elohim “Temple Ohabei Shalom--A Vibrant Beacon of
Jewish Life”
“Progressive in attitude yet traditional in practice,
Temple Ohabei Shalom is an inclusive Reform Jewish

Progressive in attitude yet traditional in practice, Temple Ohabei Shalom is an inclusive Reform Jewish
community committed to nurturing, sustaining and touching Jewish lives through joyful worship, life
long-learning, and repair of the world in word and deed.
Music, Worship and
Religious Living Todah Rabah
Cantor Randall Schloss
We express our deep
I was recently asked to join the Union for
Reform Judaism’s Joint Commission on Worship, appreciation to the following
Music, and Religious Living. After reading that
title, your first question might be: what can that individuals who have recently
possibly mean!? I have to say that I responded
similarly when asked to join the… wait for it…
enriched the life of our
URJ JCWMRL. Talk about a catchy acronym! In community:
any case, I wondered aloud what this
commission hoped to achieve—what did they really do? I understand the
direct connection of worship and music. But “religious living?” Why is
Brett and Mimi Moss and Savvis
“religious living” thrown in with music and worship? Not to mention that this Communications for their generous
is a “joint” commission, which means that it is made up of rabbis, cantors,
educators, URJ professional staff and lay leaders. I feared that the JCWMRL donation of a new server to the
might not be the most effective way for me to contribute to our broader synagogue.
community and our movement.
I was wrong. It makes perfect sense that “religious living” ought to be bound Shirley Spero for her generous gift of
up with worship and music, and that Jewish professionals and lay leaders
ought to be sharing and joining the larger discussion. Many of us participate
new Tanachim and Study Bibles
as Jews specifically at “Jewish” events. We may attend services on Shabbat or which will enhance the lifelong
other holidays. We may support Israel, our Synagogue or other Jewish
organizations through tzedakah. But regardless of our participation in these
learning of our community.
“Jewish” events, how many of us incorporate Judaism into our everyday lives.
Now don’t get me wrong. I am not advocating a higher level of observance or
even more frequent attendance at synagogue. What I am suggesting is that we The Ohabei Shalom
ought to do our best to infuse the Jewish elements that are on display during
services, etc. into our everyday lives, and vice versa. Don’t check your secular
community would like
life at the door when you enter the Synagogue. How much more meaningful to extend a hearty
could Jewish worship be if it related and spoke to us not as “synagogue
attendees,” but as the unique, complex people that we are. Mazel Tov to Stuart Blitz and Emily Fuchs
So how can we do this? I want to share with you just a few of the highlights of on their engagement!
the recent semi-annual meeting of the JCWMRL:
• The economy: much of our meeting revolved around the impact of the
recession. We discussed the reorganization of the URJ and its effects on both
the Reform community at large as well as the individuals whose lives are
directly affected. We all wore two hats as leaders within the URJ as well as
June Special Birthdays
concerned colleagues and friends. It was an often difficult, but beneficial Thalia Sugarman Phoebe Langenthal
conversation. Susan Zeiger Henry Ancona
• Personal stories: share them. One work group focused on the power of Gerald S. Fineberg Dr. Steven Rauch
sharing our personal stories. Both the one sharing the story and the listener Judy Shepro Dr. Judith Edersheim
can benefit immensely. In an organized way, perhaps we can arrange a group
for people wishing to do such storytelling/sharing. Or perhaps we can begin
Louise Levingston
to think of ways of incorporating personal storytelling into our existing
participation at synagogue: services, classes, meetings, etc.
June Special Anniversaries
• Kashrut… or not: how can our Jewish values and morals inform our Mr. & Mrs. Eric Fehrnstom
eating habits? Rather than consider only observance of traditional kosher laws, Mr. & Mrs. James Nahimy
we discussed a Reform Jewish dietary program. Issues included: organic
considerations, the fair treatment of workers and animals, health concerns, July Special Birthdays
local food sources, the impact on the environment, and of course, traditional
Jewish elements. Ultimately, we felt that there ought to be a way to “eat Leah Schloss Rabbi Thomas Alpert
Jewishly” without being confined by traditional kashrut. Mark Lipof Danielle Rizika
Irene Shapiro Karen Livingston
I urge you to consider these and other ways that our lives in and out of the
Julian Houston Edith Read
synagogue can be made whole. This is just the beginning of the conversation.
Have a wonderful summer full of blessings. Esther Rubinovitz Marlene Cohen
Robin Shore

July Special Anniversaries

David Fialkow & Nina Sing
Abram & Debbie Klein

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Worship
Community Tisha B’Av Service
Wednesday, July 29 at 8:00 pm
Temple Sinai (50 Sewall Avenue, Brookline)
Each year, members of the three Brookline-area Reform Friday, June 5
congregations, Temple Sinai, Temple Israel and Temple 5:45 pm
Ohabei Shalom, gather on the evening of Tisha B’Av for a Activities & Service
beautiful joint service to observe this day of mourning on
Montague Chapel
the Jewish calendar.
Shabbat Dinner
This year, Temple Sinai will host our Brookline Reform
See installation
congregations’ service on Wednesday, July 29 at 8:00 p.m.
invitation for more
Please consider joining members of the three congregations
information
for a brief service, including the reading of the Book of
Lamentations, to mark these tragic moments that have RSVP to Amanda, asinger@ohabei.org.
befallen our people on this historic day in the life of
our people. Erev Shabbat Services: Summer time at 6pm
Tisha B’Av is the day on the Jewish calendar marking the Beginning on Friday, June 12 and continuing
destructions of the two Temples in Jerusalem in ancient
through the summer, all Erev Shabbat services will
times, as well as the expulsions of Jews from Spain in 1492
and from England in 1290 and other tragic events in
begin at 6pm. We hope you will join us for worship
Jewish history. during the summer months.

It is with great pleasure

INSTALLATION

that we invite you to join us

for the Installation of
John A. Franken
as Rabbi of our Congregation
at 7:30 p.m. during
Shabbat Rishon Services
on Friday, June 5, 2009,
in the Sanctuary
Festive oneg to follow
6:00 p.m.
Join us for Shabbat Dinner
Adults $20.00 Children 12 and under $15.00
RSVP required
617.277.6610 or office@ohabei.org

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Community
There are so many ways to get involved at
Mazel Tov to our B’not Mitzvah!

Volunteer @ TOS
Temple Ohabei Shalom...here is an
opportunity to volunteer that will help our
Sylvie Florman, June 6, 2009 community:
Daughter of Jonathan & Lissa Florman
Front Desk Assistance
For the past 6 years, Sylvie has been
A friendly face and warm phone manner help
singing with the PALS Children's Chorus
based in Brookline. This year, she is make our congregation welcoming to
working with a younger PALS chorus members, new and old! If you have time to
weekly as part of her mitzvah project. She volunteer in the front office and assist with
helps in a myriad ways, modeling vocal greeting, answering the phone and light filing,
techniques, helping with choreography,
we would welcome your help.
focus and behavior as well as wiping noses,
moving chairs, and providing If you can volunteer, please contact the main
encouragement and assistance to the
office at 617-277-6610.
children. In addition, Sylvie has chosen to
support Save the Children's Rewrite the Thank you for your help!
Future Campaign. PALS worked with this
organization as they prepared for a
Benjamin Britten piece they performed
which focused on children displaced after
WWII, and proceeds from this concert were
Jewish Family and Children’s
donated to Save the Children. Service Greater Boston’s
Amanda Beggs, June 20, 2009 Jewish Food Pantry
Daughter of Alan Beggs & Jami Levine
For her Mitzvah Project, Amanda is Temple Ohabei Shalom’s
collecting donations of school supplies for monthly contribution is
Hearts for Ghana. Hearts for Ghana is a
group of doctors and nurses that travel to
Ghana twice a year to do heart surgery for
Canned Tuna, Salmon
free. While the doctors and nurses are in
Ghana, they visit orphanages and schools and Graham Crackers
and bring donated school supplies for Donations can be brought to the synagogue and
the children. placed in the containers by the Chapel or near the
elevator. You can also write a check to the
Sisterhood of Ohabei Shalom with “Family Table”
Sisterhood Coupon Project in the memo line or volunteer to drive our
contributions to the collection center in Waltham
Thank you to all who participated in the Sisterhood just one Sunday a year,
Coupon Project, which has sadly come to an end. Your 9:30am - 11:30am.
mitzvot helped individuals and families learn and benefit
from the Boston Globe's coupons. Though the coupon If you are interested in
project has ended, the Brookline Food Pantry is still in helping, contact Dottie
Berman at
need of food and monetary donations. They are
617-277-6610 or
now temporarily located in the basement of the old
dberman@ohabei.org.
Lincoln School on Route 9 in Brookline.
New Family Table bins have been placed in
They are open Tues. and Thurs. 10 am - 2 pm and both the Rosenfield Office Building and Chapel
Saturdays from 1 - 4 pm. Monetary donations can be Foyers. Please help us fill them with tuna,
mailed directly to them or can be sent to the temple, and salmon & graham crackers!
we will forward them to the Food Pantry.
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 Join us at the
newly formed

⇒
⇒
Seeking employment?
Looking for clients?
Brookline Networking Group
⇒ Have positions to fill?
⇒ Interested in starting your own business?

Brookline Networking Group (BrNG) meetings are open to everyone in Brookline and outlying communities. Join us to
learn job search and business networking skills, and hear expert presentations including how to become a consultant,
the steps needed to build one’s own business, finding the hidden job market, and other timely topics.
When: Third Tuesday of every month beginning May 19, from 7 to 9 PM
Where: Temple Ohabei Shalom, 1187 Beacon Street, Brookline
May 19: Ken Chin, Master Recruiter, will share valuable information about on­line social networking groups and how to
use them to build your network
LinkedIN Group site: Brookline Networking Group (BrNG).
To receive ongoing information about this group please send an email to
BrooklineNetworking­subscribe@yahoogroups.com or visit our website,
http://BrooklineNetworking.ning.com.

Temple Ohabei Shalom Annual Meeting

Please join the Ohabei Shalom Community on
Tuesday, June 2 at 7:00pm
for our Annual Meeting.
Celebrate another wonderful year of innovative programming, Tikkun Olam,
meaningful worship and lifelong learning.

The 2009-2010 budget will be presented, new officers will be elected and
Presidential and Rabbinic reports will be given.
Light refreshments will be served.

We hope you will be able to join us for this celebratory night!

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Community
Congregational Trip to Israel
Led by Rabbi John Franken & Cantor Randall Schloss
December 20, 2009 - January 3, 2010
Tour Highlights:
Haifa Camel Riding Dead Sea Spa
Tel Aviv Rappelling adventure Golan Heights
Masada Desert jeep ride Jerusalem’s Old City
Bedouin Dinner Ein Gedi Meet IDF Soldiers

Trip includes roundtrip airfare, transportation, hotel accommodations, many

meals, tour guide and security.
Trip guided by Keshet: The Center for Educational Tourism in Israel, www.keshetisrael.co.il.
Please contact TOS, 617-277-6610 for more information.

Save the Date

Mitzvah Day ‘09
Sunday, November 8
Have you been wondering what happened
to Mitzvah Day?
We will be holding our 4th Annual
Mitzvah Day on November 8, 2009. Be
sure to mark your calendar to join the
entire congregation in a day of mitzvot!
Many of the projects from the past years will be
available, as well as some new and exciting
opportunities. As always, we can’t do this
without your help. If you are interested in being
a Project Captain this year or helping out with
Mitzvah Day, please contact Amanda,
asinger@ohabei.org.
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 NEFTY Reunion (1972-1975)
October 16 - 18, 2009

If you were involved in NEFTY anytime during

the years 1972-75 (even if you graduated
from high school in a later year), save the
weekend of October 16 - 18, 2009 for a
reunion being held in the Newton, MA area!

Join your old NEFTY friends for all or part of

the weekend as we reconnect and reminisce.
For more information, e-mail your name
(current and what it was back then if they
differ) and e-mail address to
nefty.reunion@gmail.com.
Arbor Day 2009 kicked off with a tree planting and
welcome by Mayor Menino and his special guest,
congregant, Mike Kriesberg. Mike raised money to
plant trees in Boston through Grow Boston Greener
for his Bar Mitzvah Project. Mike gave a short
speech describing how he chose the project and
presented Mayor Menino with a check for $710.

And tell your friends! Mazel Tov to Mike fo helping Boston plant
more trees!

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Auxiliaries
Brotherhood News
Jonathan Atkins & Louis Goldman
Despite an unprecedented recession not experienced since the Great
Depression, our Brotherhood has been able to sponsor and co-
sponsor many programs and activities. Together with the Penn Trust
we have provided funding for new Mishkan Tefilah prayer books,
gifts for the synagogue’s B’nei Mitzvah, Scholarship funds for the
Ansin Religious School, and donated to the Project For Our Future
to help build the Trust Center for Early Education. We have co-
sponsored TOS Mitzvah Day, the Annual Sisterhood Movie Night,
the Music and Worship Fund Concert, and the Yom Hashoah service
with dinner and movie. We have also continued to hold our monthly
speaker programs/dinner meetings. With the generous support of
people like you, we will be able to continue to support these
programs, activities and events.
We had the honor of sponsoring the first Ben Adler Memorial Blood
Drive as well as the Annual TOS Breakfast with the Brotherhood,
honoring Dottie Berman with keynote address by Newton Mayor
David Cohen, who spoke about hate crimes and anti-Semitism. We
also sponsored the first Ben Adler Memorial Health Initiative
Speaker Program, featuring Dr. David Dodson of the Massachusetts
Medical Society, who spoke on The Y-Chromosome – Carry at Your
Own Risk, which took place immediately after our Annual Meeting.
These were all successful events, thanks to your financial support
and participation.
In the upcoming fiscal year, 2009-2010, we are going to strive to
make a brighter future with programs in Jewish education, soulful
worship experiences, instructive speaker programs and other worthy
synagogue and community events. We will also be sending two
delegates to the Men of Reform Judaism Biennial Convention where
they can exchange ideas with our fellow Brothers throughout North
America, and bring back suggestions for new and innovative
programming, activities and events.
We are in need of people to fund the Men of Reform Judaism’s
Yellow Candle Project, which we were not able to participate in this
year. We will also be asking you to support the Ben Adler Memorial
Fund, the Penn Trust, and the Brotherhood General Fund, in
addition to the annual dues. We realize that in this time of
economic uncertainty it is difficult to donate funds to charities, no
matter how worthwhile their goals, but then again, with a donation of
$18, $36, $72, or any other amount you choose you would be able
to make a difference in the lives of the children of our religious
school, the quality of our programs, and our ability to assist the
synagogue in providing assistance for their ongoing projects.
We are also in need of brothers who can donate their time and/or
experience in marketing, advertising, public relations, or web design
to serve on the membership, publicity, and programming
committees, to help grow our Brotherhood and synagogue family.
We also thank all those who continue to bring or mail in their
stamped cash register receipts from The Butcherie.
Thank you again, and we look forward to your continued support.
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Sisterhood News
Betsy Gould
The very poignant and moving Yom Hashoah service created by Ita
N. Wiener and Spence Gould, and assisted by Cantor Sheila Cline on
April 21st, paid honor and tribute to our 6 million who perished in
the Holocaust. Following the service, the movie Paper Clips
continued to convey the solemnity of the evening.
On May 6th, the Sisterhood was treated to Sonia Ravech sharing her
award-winning writing with us. One story eloquently depicted her
mother becoming a Jew-by-choice, initially being rejected by her
Orthodox parents. Sonia’s young mother grew into the role of an
Orthodox Jewish woman, instilling Jewish pride and values in her
children. Sonia also wrote about growing up in Dorchester in the
1940s, and experiencing terrible anti-Semitism. She also described
her wonderful Jewish neighborhood where the Shul and Shabbat were
a cherished weekly event. Shopkeepers on Blue Hill Ave knew
everyone’s name, and your neighbors were your friends.
Sonia is an incredibly talented, delightful, hamisha woman, and
Tikkun Olam has great meaning in her life. Her picturesque writing
makes one feel as though you are at the scene. Those of us who were
fortunate to experience this program will tell you that an evening with
Sonia Ravech is truly something special. We send her our
heartfelt thanks.
June 14th was supposed to be the concert date with Julie Boris,
Cantor & Leah Schloss and David Sparr. This event, however, had to
be postponed, and will take place instead on Sunday, October 25th at
3 pm. Mark your calendars now!
On Wednesday, June 10th at 6:30 pm the Sisterhood women will go
Back to the Future! Bring a baby or childhood picture for our
contest and please choose 1 or 2 significant items from your
childhood that you can share with the group. Also, please bring a
comfort food from childhood for our pot-luck, and if possible the
recipe for a book Amy Hozid would like to compile for us. Ladies,
please bring ONLY DAIRY or PAREVE foods. Please contact Margie
Kahn at (617) 277- 7936 to RSVP. This promises to be a
fun evening!
On Sunday, June 28th from11:30 am to 1 pm, the Book Club will be
discussing the book My Father’s Paradise, by Ariel Sabar, which is
described as a son’s search for his Jewish past in Kurdish Iraq. The
meeting site will be announced shortly, as it may not take place at
the synagogue.
Marcia Levine thanks all congregants who participated in our
successful and worthwhile Coupon Project. However, Marcia was
informed by the Food Pantry that this project is no longer necessary
so the coupon project has ended.
Please see the following page for information about ordering honey
for the High Holiday season.
The Sisterhood wishes our entire congregation a happy, healthy,
restful summer!
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Ansin Religious School News
Summer Hours for ARS
As of June 8, the Ansin Religious School office will be on summer hours. If you need to contact us during the
summer months please e-mail Shari Churwin (schurwin@ohabei.org) or Kate Mikesh (kmikesh@ohabei.org). You
can also leave a message on the school voicemail (617) 739-9200. We hope you have a great summer!
Registration Reminder
ARS School Registration forms are due back to the School Office. Please return them as soon as possible to
reserve your spot for the fall!

Join us for our first Temple Ohabei Shalom

Family Retreat
at Camp Micah in Bridgton, Maine
Bennett Eiferman Harrison Krug August 28 - 30, 2009
Lauren Fox Jonathan Levine For families with children in Kindergarten - Grade 8
Sam Freeman Ezra Plançon
Don’t forget to return your retreat
Max Greenfield Riva Rubenoff registration to the school office. If you have
Sam Jacobs Seth Schrage any questions, or need a new brochure,
Sarah Slotnick please contact the synagogue office.

“Ode to The ARS”

Written by the grade 6 & 7 students to the tune of “Wherever You Go.”

Tuesdays and Sundays, we come to learn our Hebrew
Also Judaica and the Aleph-Bet too
Although we are tired and we have a lot of homework
We love to come here and be a Jew!
He-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-brew School!
A few weeks ago, they knocked down our school
But we all left our mark, ‘cause we’re just that cool.
Decades from now, we’ll return to this place
The memories of fun times can not be erased.
A-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-R-S

Sometimes we stay at temple because it’s a shul-in. Refrain

Sometimes we stay home ‘cause we have to get sleep.
Soon it will be summer and we’ll go on vacation.
Class participation is over for me.
Ju-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-st kidding.
Refrain
Mahkelah, B’nei Mitzvah, B’yahad
Oh they’re only a start!
But when we stop and look back on our ARS years,
We know that the temple will stay in our hearts.
Ba-da-ba-da-da-ba-da-da-da-da
Jason makes cookies and Liza draws cute pictures
The Cantor gives paper clips and sticky notes too
Each teacher is great for their own special reasons
We’d just like to say we love working with you
Tha-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-ank you!
Refrain
...we know that the temple will stay in our hearts.

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Tributes
General Fund In Memory of Minyan Fund (cont.) In Memory of
Marilyn Klickstein Daniel Lefman William Price Henry Solomon Price
In Honor of Stanley J. Keizer Beatrice Keizer
Rabbi David J. Meyer Rabbi Paul & Marlyn Levenson's 50th Harvey & Rhonda Solomon Sigmund Solomon
Wedding Anniversary Maya Krigsgaber Taten'ka Vorobyera
Betsy & Spencer Gould Daniel Martin Lefman
Rabbi's Discretionary Fund In Appreciation of Phyllis Nussman Robert Charles Tirk
Mary Mandell George Rodman's empathy, kindness
Sofia & Emmanuil Khlyap Alla Khlyap
and assistance with the burial of her
son, Mark Mandel Bruce & Robert Beal Alexander Beal
Rachel Bombart & Rob Black Rabbi Franken officiating at their Stella Levi Leo Levi
wedding
Dr. Barry Goldberg Rabbi Franken officiating at the funeral Family Table Fund In Memory of
of Evelyn Snyder
Beth Braunstein Daniel Lefman
Cantor's Discretionary Fund In Honor of
Brenda H. & David E. Rosengard
Shirley Spero Cantor Schloss Memorial Lecture Fund In Memory of
Robert S. Rosengard David E. Rosengard
ARS Scholarship Fund In Memory of
The Mangoubi Family Sabet Mangoubi
Marcia Levine Daniel Lefman
In Honor of
In Honor of
The Mangoubi Family Rose Rosengard Subotnik
Shirley Spero Mark Lipof & Shari Churwin

Minyan Fund Music and Worship Fund In Honor of

Helen & Robert Sawyer Shelley Schwartz Cantor Randall M. Schloss
In Honor of
Sandra L. Calmas Dottie Berman Pulpit Flowers In Memory of
In Memory of Susan Liberman Wilbur Liberman
Ronny Sydney Ruth Metz
Ita N. Weiner Daniel Lefman Rosh Hodesh: It's a Girl Thing! In Memory of
Dr. Alan G. Greene & The Lebach Family Grete Lebach
B. Susan Greene Herman S. Greene
Raymond Mannos Edythe Mannos Honor your friends and loved
Shirley Spero Daniel Lefman
Dorothy Sterman Julia Myerson ones with a TOS Tribute.
Martin Plovnick & Milly Krakow Max Plovnick
Betya Kruch
Irene B. Shaprio
Menya Golubchick
Julius Baron
For more information, call the
Irene B. Shaprio Irving L. Baron TOS office at 617-277-6610.
Florence Hootstein Frederick W. Solomon
Robert Rubin Rose Solomon Rubin
Ann Ruth Lipman Ira Lipman DID YOU KNOW?
Jerry Kravitz Sarah Kravitz
Jerry Kravitz Isaac Kravitz
In 2009, taxpayers
Carl Ostroff Nancie Ostroff age 70.5 and older can
Morris Greenbaum Sarah Greenbaum give away up to
Shepard Gardel Suzanne Gardel (Cohen)
Doris S Cohen Sumner Small
$100,000 from their
June Hurwitz Hyman Hurwitz IRAs directly to charities, TAX FREE!
Milton Namiot & Margaret Trezza Charles Namiot
Please consult your financial advisor.
David G. Kanter Cele & Joseph Kanter
Maya Krigsgaber Sofiya Podalny
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William Price Henry Solomon Price
Yizkor Elohim - We lovingly remember
Evelyn Snyder, mother of Dr. Barry Goldberg
We extend our deepest sympathy to their families. Those listed below are recorded in our Book of Remembrance, windows or on memorial
plaques. An asterisk indicates that the plaque will be illuminated during the week of yahrzeit.

June 1-7 Steven Fenster * Max Simons * Herman Malcow

Alvin Allen Sylvia Usak Maxwell B. Grossman * Hilda Wolfson Cooper
Anna Menzer Wolf * Thelma Alpert Price Miriam Applebaum Ida A. Nathanson *
Beatrice B. Mersky * Toby Sue Fox Mitchell Rivitz Irene Lebowich
Beatrice Oxman * William Alpert * Mollie Goldberg * Jay Lewis Levine
David Bromberg Murray Fertel * Jennie Taylor Marks *
David Menachem June 8-15 Myer Dana * Jennie Vershbow *
Dora Fagelman Abraham Jacob Koritz Myra Reisman Joel B. Hartman
Dora Starr * Alec Teleshefski Neil Grossman Joseph Koller
Efim Podvalny Alice J. Stuart Phillip E. Sage * Joseph Lacritz
Esther Levi Alma Golov Rae Basch Goldman Joseph Nelson
Esther Seidler Alvin Richard Haase Renee Cochin Julius Tofias *
Eva Drevitch * Anna Shaps * Robert M. Gargill * Lena Daniels
Evelyn Z. Grusby Arnold Golov Rose Kateman Leo Possick
Fannie Sulkis * Arthur Bazer Rose R. Myerson * Lillian R. Slotnick *
Frank Jampolsky Benjamin Spinoza * Roslyn Levine Manny J. Freedman *
Harold S. Marks * Bernard Greenhood Sally N. Glauber * Marilyn Drevitch Isenberg *
Harry Pristaw * Bertha Willis * Samuel Solomon * Max Feldman *
Herman Malcow Dana Alan Berger Solomon Dilyock Mike Levine *
Ida Ginzberg * David Goose * Sophie Lassow Minnie Levy
Irene Winterberg Dorothy S. Barron * Sylvia H. Kagan * Mollie F. Levin
Isaac Daniels Dorothy W. Pritzker * Thelma Levitan Mollie Smith *
Isidore Poust * Earl M. Yavner Zachary Lazarus Morris Rosen
Jacob M. Mann Emanuel M. Helfgott Ora L. Katz
Jacob Wilker * Emanuel Reisman June 15-22 Rebecca Lechten *
Jennie Feingold * Ephraim Kaplan Abraham Mashal Robert Effenson *
Jennie Menzer Esther Nelson Abram Berkowitz * Roberta B. Koch
Joan M.F. Spunt * Frances Gordon Scholl Alice Rabinowitz * Samuel Yasner
Joseph Mazer * Genya Zippin Ann Silverman Saul Levine *
Julius Rottenberg George M. Rosen * Archie E. Balter Shulamith Pierson
Juste Maurice Gerard Kuchinski Arthur Gladstein Simon Leslie Joseph
Karl Rauch Gregory Abramovich Beatrice Feldberg * Stella Meyers
Kenneth F. Butters * Haim Cohen Benjamin Small Stephan Kamp
Laura C. Albert Harriet Stein Benjamin Springer Sumner Charles Sydeman
Lena Pearl Ansin * Harry C. Wilker * Benjamin Yarchin * Trudy C. Zabarsky *
Lotta Slosberg * Harry Deykin * Charles Schlesinger * Tsalo Lipchin
Louis Finn Henry I. Bornstein Charlotte Grodberg William Dymsza
Louis J. Risman Hilda Goldberg Stepansky David Rosenthal
Louis Lowenstein * Ida F. Miller Edith Neckes June 23-30
Luzer Khlyap Ida Shapiro Edward Klein Alfred Spear *
Minnie Sherman Ira Steelman Eric Marmorek Babette Bornstein
Morris Clark James A. Mason * Estelle N. Litter * Babette Levy Gold
Natalie S. Padoll Janice Rose Levinson Serkess Esther K. Zabarsky Beatrice S. Bass
Norman Palefsky Joseph Lourie * Eva Shapiro * Benjamin J. Shoolman *
Pauline E. Claff * Leonard Schlesinger * Evelyn P. Ginesky * Bertha K. Wagman *
Philip Phillips Louis Dresner Fannie Friedman Bessie Smith
Rose A. Franklin * Louis M. Gordon * Frank Silverman Celia Segal Willis
Rose Jacobson Manuel M. Koufman * Frederic Wingersky Daniel Harris
Rose M. Mosesohn Martin Levitan Goldie Yarchin * David Ansin
Sam Darsa Marty Fine * Grover B. Daniels * David Rosenfield
Sarah Mazer * Mary Madow Harriet Shulman * Dorothy Bernson
Stanley S. Lewenberg * Maurice Elias Muran Herbert Shuman Mode Elizabeth Oppenhimer
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Yahrzeits, continued
Elliot J. Englander * Solomon Gerson Sadie E. Schiff * Lucille Levi
Ernstina Levengston Solomon Scheinfeldt Samuel L. Bailen * Max Levenson
Estelle Bernhardt William DuKaten Samuel W. Fleisher * Miguel Henao
Esther Abelson William Wald * Samuel Wit * Mollie Goldberg
Eva Caro Ziporah Rochwarger Shirley Gropman * Morris Golub *
Eva Neckes Sidney Chernus Morris Krichman
Evelyn R. Ansin * July 1-7 Stanley Nadelman Myer Rosenfield
Frederick B. Seidler * A. Bernard Shurdut * William David Sklar * Myer Wolf *
Genya Lisitsa Abraham Broude * Naomi Arnow Jacobs
George Ludensky Abraham Louis Perlis July 8-15 Nathan Simons
Gerald M. Green * Annette Maleson Abraham Nelson Nechama bat Elya Tzvi
Gertrude L. Barr * Arthur S. Gordon * Albert Isenberg * Nellie Weiner
H. Frieda Rosenthal Benjamin Snider * Alice Gilbert Paul White
Harry Tishelman Bessie Berger Anna Bernson Phyllis Winkler
Harry White * Caroline Wingersky Arnold P. Bearson * Richard B. Miller
Helen Adams Celia Segal Willis * Benjamin Green * Rose Solomon
Irving W. Janock * David S. Penan * Bessie S. Freedman * Rudolf Urbach
Irwin Leibowitz Dorothy Kahn Celia Miller S. David Greenberg
Jack Brown Elizabeth Vigor Charles Klatzkin Sidney G. Fine
Joseph Abrams * Frances Levine Dolly Jonah Holt Susan Feigenbaum-Levine
Joseph Kuchinski Hannah Marcus Dora Scheffreen Baer
Joseph Schultz Harriet Newton E. Matthew Miller July 16-23
Joseph Wilker * Harry Silverman Etta Lipsky Fleisher * Aaron Slater
Joseph Y. Schooner Henry L. Fleisher * Evelyn Newman * Adolph Fishman
Lawrence J. Ansin * Henry Nemrow * Florence Labb Adolph P. Freed
Leah Goldstein * Herbert Alpert * Francis Salomon * Amir Braude
Leah R. Corvin * Ida S. Rottenberg Frank Allen Cashman Augusta Klous Cohn *
Leib Rochwarger Iosif David Vyshanker Frank Labb Augusta Nelson *
Lena Lipman Perlis Ira Melvin Daniels * Franklin B. Sher Benjamin Feinberg
Louis Mason * Irving Hurwitz * Franklin Miles Cohen * Benjamin Gershon *
Louis Posner Irving Levine George Heiderman Benjamin Goldberg
M. Moses Rogovin * Isaac Lisitsa Goodall Shapiro Benjamin Starr *
Malcolm Spunt * Isabel Juster Hansi Winters David Feingold *
Manuel Held * Isidor Davidson Harold Oshry Dorothy Raphel
Margaret Plovnick Israel Brody * Harriet Goldin * Edith Rubin
Mark Nelson Jack Pierson Harry Barron * Emma B. Rosenthal
Masha Pasarevsky Jeannette Nizel * Harry Cohen Esther Levingston Goldman *
Maurice S. Rogers * Jessica Cowling Harry Katzman * Ethel Freiman *
Melissa Howard Joseph M. Sagoff * Henrietta I. Rubin Etta Dana *
Melvin Kritzman Joseph Serkess Henry Krueger Faye Kusmer
Mildred R. Robbins Joshua Bond * Hyman G. Spector * Freda Lewis
Minnie Cohen * Julian H. Spitz Hyman H. Burstein * Gertrude E. Ross *
Miriam Bond * Leonard Bornstein Hyman Sherman Goldie Rosenberg
Mollie Sklar * Lilly Haber Ida Daniels Scheinfeldt Henry L. Brandt *
Morey Perlmutter Mary Susser Davidson Ima Ambuter * Hyman Hurwitz
Morris Raphael Max Katz * Israel Skirball * Ida Wadness Caplan
Nathan Festinger Morris Needle Jacob K. DeHaan * Isaac B. Spinoza
Pauline Siegal Morris Steigman Jane Ruth Linsky Isadore Fine
Phyllis Ruth Goodman Myer J. Cohen * Jeannette M. Daniels Joseph G. Ginsburg
Rivka Rosenthal Phyllis Hardy Joseph Solomon Heiderman Lew Goldman *
Robert Levi Rachel Elaine Morris Joshua Darsa Louis Fishel
Rose Cohen Blumenthal * Rae Buchwald Lazarus Richman * Louis Levinsky
Sadie Weisberger * Rebecca Needle Lena J. Markwett Louis Nathan *
Sarah Lebow * Reuben Harris Leo Kopel * Martha B. Epstein *
Sarah T. Croan Rifka Finer * Leona R. Beal * Max David Cohn *
Simon J. Helman Sade Goldstein * Lois B. Odence * Miriam Cohn
Sadie Bretman Louis E. Laskey * Nettie Greenfield *
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Yahrzeits, continued
Philip Berstein Anna Cohen Weiss * Herbert Starr Paula G. Bertrand *
Rachel Lewenberg * Anna Klous Tischler Herman Geist * Rabbi Samuel J. Abrams
Rachel Rosnosky Arthur Milder Hyman Shapiro Reba Trombly
Raphael Rosnosky Benjamin Alberg Ira M. Rest Rebecca F. Levy *
Richard Archer Bertha Dilyock Isaac Aronson * Robby Lebach
Rosa Heiderman Bessie Block Rubin * Israel Cohen Rose Goldkrandy *
Rosemary Gorton Caroline Joski Jack A. Levine Rose I. Hurwitz *
Wasserman Celia Price Joseph Beal * Ruth B. Stein
Samuel Dach * David Aron Joseph H. Stern * Samuel Brown *
Samuel H. Cohen * Dorothy S. Fischer * Katherine Gesmer Sarah Shuman
Samuel I. Bornstein Edith N. Daniels Leopold Bernard Schwabe Selma Robbins *
Sarah M. Gorfinkle * Elsie Weinberger * Lillian Barron * Sheldon Bellows
Sophie Gold * Eva R. Markowitz * Lillian Lubets * Shifra R. Deykin *
Sylvia Solar Evelyn S. Rosen * Lillian Resnick Cook * Sidney G. Goode *
Tena Lipkind * Fanny Shaffer * Louis Elias Muran Solomon Mathias
Theodore Greenhood * Faye Ruth Kusmer M. Morgan Seaman * Sophie Safer Shalek *
Winnie Kessler * Florence Caplan Marcelle Tapper Glazer Sylvia Krakow
Yechiel Subary Florence Gerstein Mary Traster * Thelma Alpert Price
Gladys Reuben Matilda Clickstein * Walter C. Fox *
July 23-31 Goldie Steinberg Matilda Ectman *
Adolph Kusmer Gregorio Lopez Max Weissman
Agnes Malcolm Hannah Silver Michael Carl Wittman
Albert Clickstein * Harmond Robert Wit * Minnie Rosenfield *
Alfred H. Lilienthal * Harold Zelinkoff Minnie Rubin
Alfred M. Greenhood Harry Rosenfield Miriam Singer
Alice Nauen Henry Penn * Moses Scheinfeldt

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June & July at Temple Ohabei Shalom

June July
2 1:00pm JCC Without Walls featuring Rabbi Franken 3 TOS office closed
(located at Young Israel of Brookline) 6:00pm Erev Shabbat Service
7:00pm Temple Ohabei Shalom Annual Meeting 4 10:30am Shabbat Service
5 5:45pm Tot Shabbat 10 6:00pm Erev Shabbat Service
6:00pm Congregational Shabbat Dinner, RSVP required 11 10:30am Shabbat Service
7:30pm Shabbat Rishon: Installation of Rabbi Franken 17 6:00pm Erev Shabbat Service
6 10:30am Shabbat Service: Bat Mitzvah of Sylvie Florman 18 10:30am Shabbat Service
9 6:30pm Brotherhood Annual Meeting 21 7:00pm Brookline Area Networking Group-All are welcome!
7:30pm Brotherhood Speaker & Dessert Reception 24 6:00pm Erev Shabbat Service
10 6:30pm Sisterhood Meeting & Dinner 25 10:30am Shabbat Service
12 6:00pm Erev Shabbat Service 29 8:00pm Community Tisha B’Av Service
13 10:30am Shabbat Service (Temple Sinai, Brookline)
16 7:00pm Brookline Area Networking Group - all are welcome! 31 6:00pm Erev Shabbat Service
19 6:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service
20 10:30am Shabbat Service: Bat Mitzvah of Amanda Beggs August
26 6:00pm Erev Shabbat Service 1 10:30am Shabbat Service
27 10:30am Shabbat Service 7 6:00pm Erev Shabbat Service
28 11:30am Sisterhood Book Club Meeting 8 10:30am Shabbat Service

Leadership Staff and Executive Board

John A. Franken, Rabbi
Randall M. Schloss, Cantor
Emily G. Lipof, Rabbi Emerita
Steven Davis, Executive Director
Shari A. Churwin, Education Director
Kim Singer, B’nei Mitzvah Educator
Kate Mikesh, Dir. Informal Education
David Sparr, Music Director
Jesse Cochin, President
Arnie Greenfield, Vice President
Edward Jacobs, Vice President
Cathryn Stein, Vice President
Bob Loeb, Treasurer
Martin Shore, Assistant Treasurer
Please visit www.ohabei.org to see changing photos
from the Project For Our Future construction as well
as our recent ground breaking celebration!
Thank you for your continued support of the Project.
If you would like to made a donation to support the
Early Education Center and elevator, please contact
the main office.

June Candle Lighting Times

5 - 7:59 p.m. 19 - 8:06 p.m.
12 - 8:03 p.m. 26 - 8:07 p.m.

July Candle Lighting Times

3 - 8:07 p.m. 24 - 7:55 p.m.
10 - 8:04 p.m. 31 - 7:48 p.m.
17 - 8:00 p.m.

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