Tidings

Temple Ohabei Shalom - Judaism in Motion

December 2009/5770

What’s Inside:
Annual Winter Kallah
Friday, January 29 - Sunday, January 31 at the John Carver Inn, Plymouth, MA
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• Annual Music Benefit
Psalms: Prayer, Purpose and Presence
Page 3 with Rabbi Judy Weiss, Ph.D.
• Circle of Giving
Please join us for a great weekend of study, prayer, friendship, laughter, delicious food, singing,
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recreation and games. The Kallah weekend is a wonderful way to celebrate Shabbat and to really get
• Ansin Religious to know your clergy and fellow congregants. We return to a favorite venue, the John Carver Inn in
School Plymouth, located approximately 45 minutes from Ohabei Shalom, and offering wonderful facilities,
• B’nai Mitzvah including our own dining room, a fitness center, an indoor pool and a cozy tavern.
• Judaism in Motion
Our weekend study focuses on the Book of Psalms, from which some of the most beautiful and
Page 6 meaningful Jewish liturgy is derived. We will begin with basics about the Book of Psalms: where to
• Sisterhood find it, the various genres of psalms, who wrote these poems, and when. We will study several
• Brotherhood psalms in-depth, drawing on teachings from the modern academic study of Psalms, medieval
rabbinic explanations, midrashic interpretations and modern spiritual understandings of the book. In
order to appreciate the place of psalms in our siddur, we will consider what is the Divine, what is the
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purpose of prayer and what is the role of praise in our daily lives.
• Tot Shabbat
• Annual Gift Drive Session 1: Changes Praise Causes
After an introduction to the Book of Psalms, we will do a close reading of Psalm 150, a psalm of
Page 8 praise, and will examine its place in our siddur.
• Shabbat Rishon
Session 2: Prayer and Magic Numbers
• Torah Study Following an introduction to topics from ancient near east mythology that are found in the Bible, we
• Choirs & Musicians will study Psalm 29 and will consider its place in our siddur.
• Green Committee
Session 3: Praying for Reversals of Fortune
Page 9 After an introduction to psalms of lament, we will study one lament. Then we will read the psalms
known as Hallel, focusing primarily on Psalms 113 and 114, analyzing their place in our Haggadah.
• Mitzvah Day
Thank Yous
Rabbi Judy Weiss was ordained by the Academy of Jewish Religion (2000), and earned a doctorate
Page 10 in Bible from The Jewish Theological Seminary (2009). She has taught in a variety of settings
• Challah Days including adult education groups, women's study groups, junior congregation, high holiday services,
• Pastoral Committee undergraduate and rabbinical school courses at JTS and, for ten years, at a weekly Kabbalat Shabbat
service for developmentally disabled adults. She has also published a resource book for Jewish
• Grade 7 Thank Yous
educators, Teaching Haftarah, and a series of study guides for Women's League of Conservative
Page 11 Judaism that gives direction to synagogue groups as they study the megillot and psalms. She and her
• Tributes husband Alan reside in Brookline.

Page 12-13 Kallah Reservations required by December 31, 2009 - Need-based scholarship funds are available
from the TOS Fund For Lifelong Learning. Contact the synagogue office for an application &
• Yizkor Elohim registration form (forms are also available online).

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.
 Cantor Schloss' Third Annual Music and Worship Benefit
January 23, 2010

Please join our entire community at 7:30 PM on Saturday

evening, January 23, 2010, for the Third Annual Music
and Worship Benefit Concert and Reception at
Temple Ohabei Shalom.

The concert will feature our beloved Cantor, joined

by his talented wife, Leah Schloss (a highly
acclaimed operatic soprano,) our wonderful
Musical Director, David Sparr, and additional
guest artists. Last year's concert was completely
SOLD OUT, so don't be left out! Be a part of this
celebration as we raise funds to support the
musical and spiritual life of Temple Ohabei Shalom.
Your invitation will arrive the first week in December.

For sponsorship listings, ad placements in our

Program Book, and tickets, please return your reservation
form to the Temple Office upon receipt of your invitation.
If you have questions regarding sponsorships and ads,
please leave a message for Mark Lipof at the Temple Office
(617) 277-6610 x 24, and he will return your call.

We hope to see you on January 23rd and thank you

for your support!

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 Circle of Giving 5770
Co-Chairs: Spencer Gould & Cathryn Stein

Leadership Gifts
We wish to honor the generous benefactors who have provided Leadership Gifts
to fund specific initiatives and to promote The Circle of Giving:
$25,000: Mike & Christina Gordon
Doug & Toni Gordon
$20,000: Richard Leibovitch & Cindy Roseman
Annual Appeal
We are grateful to the valuable donors who have contributed to our annual appeal,
The Circle of Giving: (gifts received through November 12th)
Pillars ($ 5000+)
Dick & Carol Daynard
Rabbi John Franken
Cantor Randall Schloss
Shirley Spero
Alexander & Brenda R. Tanger
Benefactors ($2500 – $4999)
David G. Kanter
Steven & Janet Kouroubacalis
Patrons ($1200 - $2499)
Cherise & Bob Bransfield
John & Beth Gamel
Spence & Betsy Gould
Ed & Betsy Jacobs
Allison & Eric Rimm
Adrienne Shishko & Joel Sklar
TOS Sisterhood Betsy Gould Mitzvah Fund
in Loving Memory of Betsy Gould
Guardians ($1000 - $1199)
Daniel & Eva Deykin
Bill & Marcia Harris
Ed & Margie Kahn
Diane Trust
Sustainers ($360 - $999)
Danit Ben-Ari & Tom Marton
Leonard Davidson & Laurie Katzman
Ellen Harder & Edward Bloom
Jonathan Kaufman & Barbara Howard
The Kaufman-Howard Family in memory of George
Kaufman
Hana Kolton-Patsouris & Peter Patsouris
Louise Levingston
Alan Litchman & Laura Trust
R. K. (Shelley) Schwartz
Cathryn Stein & David Seldin
Friends (up to $359)
Anonymous (2)
Marilyn Barron
Hubert & "Ray" Caplan
in memory of Betsy Gould and
in honor of Spencer Gould
Jesse Cochin & Alice Newton
Steven Davis
Jason Dubey
Leona Estridge
Saul & Doris Feldman
Corinne E. Gilbert
Beth Glasky
Louis Goldman
Arnie & Tracy Greenfield
Sam & Anne Jacobs
Dan & Priscilla Karnovsky
Stan Keizer
Rabbi Paul & Marilyn Levenson
Nathan Levine
Marc Linderman
Joan & Jay Meltzer
Sherry Michelson
Ellen Mosner & Howard Koor
Josh & Tanya Paris
Stephen & Roberta Paris
William Price & Arlene Scherer
David Rogovin & Susan Liberman
Sheldon & Hilde Rotenberg
Evelyn Ruby
Zita Samuels
Andrew Schloss & Nancy Bloom
Simon Singer & Elena Brachtel
Phyllis Sisson in memory of Louise Parker James
Ronny Sydney
Katherine & Josh Shmikler
Michael Weintraub & Diane Rosen

We offer warm and loving thanks to the Congregants, Trustees, TOS Officers and Brotherhood Officers who have made calls
on behalf of the Circle of Giving:
Jonathan Atkins, Mindy Berman, Cherise Bransfield, Jesse Cochin, Len Davidson, Louis Goldman, Doug Gordon, Barbara Howard,
Ed Kahn, Jonathan Kaufman, Dan Krueger, Bob Loeb, Diane Rosen, David Seldin, Chip Shore, Shirley Spero, Ronny Sydney,
Cassandra Warshowsky, and Michael Weintraub

Add your name to our growing list of generous givers. The Circle of Giving provides for consistency in our funding and gives
everyone the opportunity to join in supporting our community above and beyond the annual membership commitment. Join us this year as
we strive for 100% congregant participation in our annual appeal.
Gifts can be sent to Circle of Giving, 1187 Beacon Street, Brookline, MA 02446.

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Ansin Religious School
Important ARS Dates: Mark Your Calendars! Mazel Tov To Our B’nei Mitzvah!

Saturday, December 5, 9:30 am Benjamin Powell

Shabbat B'Yachad December 5, 2009
For my Mitzvah Project, I am building on my love of reading by
9:30 am Family Shabbat Celebration with collecting books for two organizations. I hope to bring 1,500 books
Rabbi Franken and Cantor Schloss to a group called More Than Words. More Than Words runs a used
bookstore, internet business, cafe, and art gallery in Waltham. At
10:15 am T’filah Olympics - For STUDENTS only this venue, More than Words offers job training and support to
12:15 pm Community Kiddush for Families teenagers and young adults ages 16-22 who are involved with foster
~ Everyone Welcome~ care, DCF, or other challenging circumstances. I would like to use
another 300 books to raise money for Cradles to Crayons, where I
Saturday, December 12-13, 2009 am also volunteering my time. Information about these organizations
can be found at www.mtwyouth.org and at
TOSTY Shul In - see below for details www.cradlestocrayons.org. I am collecting books at several
locations including Ohabei Shalom.
Friday, December 11- Monday December 14, 2009
Confirmation Trip to Washington DC
Samantha Gordon
December 12, 2009
Friday, December 18 For my Mitzvah Project, I am going to be making blankets for Project
Linus. I am going to be making blankets out of donated fabric and
Judaism in Motion Service & Community Hanukkah Celebration old blankets. I am hoping to make at least 20 blankets to donate.
See Page 5! Project Linus is an organization that accepts new and homemade
blankets and gives them to seriously ill and traumatized children,
ages 0-18. I think that this is a great cause because I am helping kids
TOSTY Shul-in that are close to my own age. I am recruiting most of my friends to
sew the blankets with me one weekend in January. If you have any
Saturday, December 12 - Sunday, December 13, 2009 gently used blankets or left-over fabric, please email me at
Join your ARS friends as your travel the yellow brick road and Samantha_Gordon@nobles.edu and I will arrange a time to pick
discover the many meanings of Shalom. them up. Thank you for your help!

We invite the members of Tiny TOSTY (Kindergarten) to join us for

the evening's festivities. TOSTYites (students in grades 1 & 2) and a
parent will spend the night and wake up under the dome. Parents
will take a trip into the dome to get a birds-eye view of their sleeping
child(ren) and drop off a letter that their child will read after his/her
Bar/Bat Mitzvah. This promises to be a magical evening, not to be
missed. Register today!

Mazel Tov!
Mazel Tov to Josh and Sara Penn on the birth of their
daughter, Chloe Deanna Penn, born October 30th!

Do you have a wedding, birth or other simcha you would like

to share with the community? Please e-mail it to
office@ohabei.org!

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 Judaism In Motion
Hanukkah Shabbat
Friday, December 18 · 5:45 pm

Celebrate the last night of Hanukkah

with your TOS family
Bring a menorah and nine candles to light.
5:45 pm
Snacks and Meet & Greet
Chapel Foyer
6:00 pm
Erev Shabbat Service
Montague Chapel
7:15 pm
Shabbat Dinner
Latkes, Sufganiot and More
$12 per Adult & $8 per Child
(under the age of 12)

Please bring an unwrapped gift for the TOS toy drive and/or a donation to
Family Table (tuna/salmon or graham crackers). Join us! There’s no better way to
fulfill your ARS service attendance requirements.
Don’t miss out, make your reservation today! Please RSVP to the Temple Ohabei Shalom office
Name:___________________________________ by Monday, December 14 by returning this
coupon to TOS 1187 Beacon St., Brookline, MA
02446 or visit www.ohabei.org.
____ Adult Dinners at $12 $_______
Make checks payable to TOS or you can call the
____ Child Dinners at $8 $_______
office to pay by credit card.

Donation to defray expenses $_______ Questions? Please call the synagogue office
(617) 277-6610.
TOTAL AMOUNT $_______ 5
Auxiliaries
Sisterhood News
Zita Samuels
The Sisterhood is planning a Hanukkah lunch and Yankee swap at
TOS at noontime, on Wednesday, December 16. Please bring a
wrapped gift (approximately $10 value) to exchange in the Yankee
swap. Please RSVP by Dec. 11 to Zita Samuels, 617-277-3653, or
e-mail zitasam@aol.com so that we know how many to expect for
this fun and festive holiday event. There will be a $5 charge for
lunch that will include potato latkes.
The Mitzvah Committee will visit those who have difficulty getting
out on Saturday, December 12 after Shabbat services. Please
contact Diane Rosen (617-851-1205, e-mail msw94@aol.com) or
Margie Kahn (617-277-7936, e-mail edkandmsk@comcast.net) if
you would like to be a visitor or to suggest folks who would
appreciate a home visit.
The Toy Drive (coordinated by Dottie Berman) remains open until
December 18 as the synagogue continues its tradition of serving at
risk children at the Grow Clinic at Boston Medical Center. Please
bring unwrapped new toys to the collection cribs outside the office
and chapel. We suggest puppets, checkers, stuffed animals, dolls,
books and games (no guns, GI Joe figures, war games, etc.). Also
consider donating a bottle or two of Sesame Street Complete
Vitamins (no other brand) or writing a check payable to Ohabei
Shalom - Grow Clinic.
At this writing, the Book Group had not set a next meeting date.
Please contact Amy Hozid (617-566-1939 or ahozid@gmail.com)
for further information. The Judaic Studies Group, led by Ita N.
Wiener, is studying the Book of Joshua. This engaged and motivated
group meets on Wednesday evenings. If interested, please contact Ita
(617-734-7137 or itanaomi@verizon.net). Rhonda Solomon is
coordinating the Sisterhood Readers for the preschool. If you want
to read to the children, please contact Rhonda (617-773-3549 or
seabirdhrs@verizon.net).
The Betsy Gould Mitzvah Fund is still accepting donations to support
the continuation of Betsy's work on Mitzvah Projects (twice yearly
mitzvah visits to shut-ins, Pesach and Hanukkah packages to college
students, and the Toy Drive for the Grow Clinic). Please mail any
donations c/o Sisterhood, TOS, 1187 Beacon St. Brookline, MA
02446. Make checks payable to Sisterhood and mark Betsy Gould
Mitzvah Fund in the memo. We thank all those who have so kindly
and generously donated to date. We have been able to make a
donation to the Circle of Giving in Betsy's memory we also made a
donation to help fund Mitzvah Day on November 8.
For your advance calendar, the Sisterhood meeting on Tuesday,
January 19, 7 PM, will include a talk on nutrition by our own
Sisterhood member nutritionist Dr. Judy Mabel and a Tu B'Shvat
Seder coordinated by Amy Hozid.
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Brotherhood News
Jonathan Atkins & Louis Goldman
The Brotherhood Executive Board wishes to thank Steven Davis, our
outgoing Executive Director, for all his efforts on our behalf. We
also wish David Brody, the synagogue’s new Acting Administrator, all
the best as he begins his new role at Ohabei Shalom.
Our November event took place on Tuesday, November 17, 2009,
at 6:30 PM. It was the Annual Sisterhood Pot Luck Supper and
Movie Night with Brotherhood. The Sisterhood provided the main
courses, while the Brotherhood brought drinks, desserts, and
popcorn. The movie was entitled Arranged, and concerned arranged
marriages. The movie night was well attended and proved to be an
enjoyable night for Sisterhood and Brotherhood attendees. It was
thought provoking, informative, and well received by all.
The Brotherhood’s Penn Trust is pleased to announce that it made a
$500.00 grant available to the synagogue for this year’s Mitzvah
Day, which took place on Sunday, November 8, 2009. Jonathan
Atkins, Brotherhood Co-President, hosted the “Clean-Up the Shul”
event on Mitzvah Day, and we wish to thank all who donated their
time and efforts for this remarkable day of service to the community.
Please reserve Saturday, December 19, 2009, for the next
Brotherhood event. The Brotherhood will be sponsoring the
Shabbat Luncheon, immediately following the Shabbat Services, and
will be the Brotherhood’s “Hanukkah Gift” to the Ohabei Shalom
Family. We hope that the members of the congregation come by and
join the Brotherhood on this last day of Hanukklah.
In the coming months, we will be bringing new and innovative
programming based on Doug Barden’s newest publication, Making
Time for Sacred Fellowship, the Annual Temple Ohabei Shalom
Spring Breakfast with the Brotherhood, the 2nd Annual Ben Adler
Memorial Blood Drive and the 2nd Annual Ben Adler Health
Awareness program. Some possible programs include a
congregational discussion and conversation about gender, and the
art of developing, marketing, and facilitating men’s programming.
We are also looking forward to submitting a Brotherhood Charter w/
By-Laws for adoption, and creating a Brotherhood Leadership
Development Program!
As always, the Brotherhood wishes to thank everyone who has
remembered to bring in or mail in their stamped Butcherie receipts.
Please continue to support this vital program.

ANNUAL HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE
Puppets, Checkers, Stuffed Animals, Dolls, Books, Games…
TOY DRIVE: Thru December 18, 2009
The synagogue is continuing its tradition of supporting
The Grow Clinic at Boston Medical Center
in its efforts to serve malnourished, at risk children.
You can help by:
Bringing unwrapped new toys
to the collection bins located in the Synagogue office
and outside of the Montague Chapel.
Absolutely no guns, GI Joe figures, war games, etc.
Donating a bottle or two
of unwrapped Sesame Street Complete Vitamins.
Please do not substitute any other brand.
Writing a check
payable to “Ohabei Shalom - Grow Clinic”
and sending it to Temple Ohabei Shalom,
1187 Beacon Street, Brookline, MA 02446.

Thank you!

Friday, December 4
5:45 pm
Activities & Service
Montague Chapel
6:30 pm
Shabbat Dinner
$10, Adult, $6 Child
Rabbi Franken and Cantor Schloss bring
the Shabbat experience alive for the
youngest participants in our community.
Join us for activities, music, dancing and
dinner for all! RSVP to 617-277-6610.
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Shabbat Rishon
Our next Shabbat Rishon will be December 4 at 7:30 PM
featuring congregant Richard Daynard who will speak on
Tikkun Olam and the Campaign Against Big Tobacco.
Richard A. Daynard
holds a J.D. from
the Harvard Law
School, an M.A. in
Sociology from
Columbia University,
and a Ph.D. from
M.I.T. in Urban
Studies and Planning
(specializing in Law and Social Policy). He is a Professor
of Law at the Northeastern University School of Law,
where he has been teaching since 1969. Professor
Daynard has been involved in a number or organizations
devoted to combating the epidemics caused by tobacco
and, more recently, obesity. He has published over 80
articles, appeared in or been interviewed by major
international media programs, and spoken on these issues
in over 30 countries. Join us at 7pm for wine, cheese
and crackers before the service!
Giving at Year End
Even in today’s economy, you can create a lasting tribute
for Temple Ohabei Shalom through a gift annuity or other
charitable gift. Remember that gifts made by December
31 can help reduce the amount of taxes you owe next
April. For more information on deciding what to give
(such as checks, securities, real estate, life insurance,
retirement plans, etc.) or how to go about giving it,
please contact our Acting Administrator, David Brody at
617-277-6610, ext. 22.
TOS Green Committee Seeks Chair
We are looking for a self motivated, environmentally
conscious leader to work with other committee members
and community groups to develop and implement an
environmental action plan for our Synagogue and our
Congregants. Please contact Michael Weintraub at 617-
232-9036 for information.
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Calling all Singers & Musicians!
Musicians: Are you a musician? Come share your talent with your
community!
TOS Choir: From novices to experienced singers, all are
welcome! Rehearsals are usually held on Monday evenings at 7:00
p.m. in the Chapel.
Mahkelah: Mahkelah offers students who love to sing an opportunity
to learn and perform both new and traditional music in Hebrew and
English. Cantor Randall Schloss leads the choir in weekly rehearsals
and a variety of performances at religious services, concerts, choral
festivals, school events, nursing homes, and more. All students
(grades 3-6) are encouraged to join.
If you would like to participate or would like more information,
contact Cantor Schloss at rschloss@ohabei.org.
Join the TOS Group on Facebook!
Search “Temple Ohabei Shalom” and click
“Join this group.” See photos from recent
events, connect with other members, past and
present, get notices on TOS programs, and
more! See you online!
Shabbat Torah Study
Twice a month
(2 and 4th Saturdays)
nd
9:00 am – 10:15 am
Join us as we read (in English), discuss, debate and learn
together in a warm and welcoming environment. The
sessions will be facilitated by Rabbi Franken or by a lay
volunteer who has prepared topics for discussion. Torah
study is always “come as you are,” and no preparation is
required (or expected). Dress comfortably, and perhaps
bring a spouse or friend. We meet in the Berenson
Library. Coffee and tea are provided. No experience
necessary! All opinions welcome.
Mitzvah Day By the Numbers . . . Thank you to all who donated to help
177: total number of Mitzvah Day PARTICIPANTS defray the costs of Mitzvah Day:
96: the number of EGGS needed to bake ten corn breads, Zita Samuels
nine zucchini breads, nine pumpkin pies for Women’s Lunch Cathryn Stein & David Seldin
Place Debbie & Abram Klein
50: BIRTHDAY GIFT BAGS for the clients of Women’s lunch Sisterhood (Betsy Gould Mitzvah Fund)
place each containing a pair of gloves, mothwash, Germ-X,
Dan & Priscilla Karnovsky
headband, hair clip, hari scrunchie, bracelet and homemade
Marcia Levine
birthday card
5426: the total number of knots tied on the 34 BLANKETS Joanna & Robert Gilman
to be donated to Project Linus Pam Abrams
288: ounces of TOMATO SAUCE used to make ten lasagnas Roberta Brucker
for Bread and Jams Emily Fuchs & Stuart Blitz
43: bags of LEAVES raked at TOS and Finex House Alan Fine & Carol Rosenberg
9: SONGS sang and played by Mahkalah at Coolidge House Igor Tepermeister & Diane Levy
Infinite: the numbers of lives touched and helped by you, our Dorothy Lebach
TOS congregation on Mitzvah day. Alan Litchman & Laura Trust
A hearty Thank You to the following people for your Shari Lisann & Chip Shore
generous donations of money, resources and time that made Barbara Helfgott Hyett
Mitzvah day such a success: Sharon & Craig Sender
Eric, Allison, Hannah & Isaac Rimm
Co Chairs: Debbie Klein, Milly Krakow, Susan Zeiger
Mara & Bob Goldstein
TOS Sisterhood – Betsy Gould Memorial Fund Pascal & Irina Aguirre
Penn Trust of the TOS Brotherhood Lisa Irvings & Michael Brill
Jason Kriger Ilene & Greg Mogavero
Registration Volunteers: David Pemstein, Gitta Kahn Milly Krakow & Marty Plovnick
Project Captains: Lisa Pemstein & David Krantz
Spencer Gould
ARS Grade 7 Class Hana Kolton
Beth Greenspan & Jeff Hurwit
Mindy Berman Joe Kriesberg
Jeffrey Katz & Susan Zeiger
Dina Brownstein Ellen Mosner
5770 Confirmation Class Josh Paris Arthur & Susan Flashman
Keith Carson Tanya Paris Hana Kolton & Peter Patsouris
Karen Glansberg Zita Samuels Beth & Mark Kates
Barbara Howard Cantor Randall Schloss Penn Trust of TOS Brotherhood
Jeff Katz Adrienne Shishko
Jonathan Kaufman Amanda Singer
Abram Klein Britta Wierich

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 Diane K. Trust Center “Challah Days!” Pastoral Committee
Illness? Hospitalization?
The Diane K. Trust Center for Early Education of
Birth? Engagement? Wedding?
Temple Ohabei Shalom is pleased to announce the
Major life event?
beginning of its “Challah Days” program. Families
enrolled in the Center and congregants will have the
We want to be there for you, so please let us know!
opportunity to preorder a delicious challah, freshly
baked by Jason Kriger, and have it labeled and waiting
Please call us at 617-277-6610 or e-mail us at
for them on Friday mornings in the synagogue foyer or
office@ohabei.org!
at the Center. The proceeds of this program provide
challah for the Center’s special Shabbat celebrations and
support and enhance the programs of the Center as well.
Order forms are available in both the Temple and Early
Childhood Center offices and delivery has already begun.
Thank you for your participation and bete’avon!

Pictured above are members of our

grade 7 and 11 classes with residents
of Hearth. On two consecutive
Mondays, members of our B’nai
TELEM and TELEM classes visited
Hearth to participate in games, crafts
and lively conversation. To the left is
a note of thanks they received from
Jennifer Hartwell, the volunteer
coordinator.

If you’re interested in learning more

about Hearth, visit their website at
www.hearth-home.org.

-Kate Mikesh
Director of Informal Education

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Tributes (through September 30)
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund In Honor of
Roberta & Stephen Paris Jessie Paris
Jerry Kravitz High Holy Day honors
Gerald & Toby Penn Morris Penn
Stuart Blitz & Emily Fuchs Emily’s Conversion
Janice Adler Sidney Adler
Richard Leibovitch & Cindy Roseman Zoe’s Bat Mitzvah
Betty Morningstar David Morningstar
Barbara and Gerry Katz Wedding of Emily Katz and Mark
Wendy Gordon Sam Postbrief
Laufgraben
Frank & Lillian Zabarsky Kalman Finer
Carl Ostroff S. Eunice Gosian
Cantor’s Discretionary Fund In Memory of
Audrey Goldberg Lena F. Rosenberg
Spencer & Eddie Gould Betsy Gould
Mildred Barron Arnold M. Barron
Marilyn Barron Alfred Maleson
In Honor of
Diane Schertzer Hyman Smith
Gerald & Barbara Katz Wedding of Emily Katz and Mark
Corinne Gilbert Helen Gilbert Stillman
Laufgraben
Elliot Commentiz Barbara Cohen
Stuart Blitz Emily’s Conversion
Rhonda Solomon & Harvey Solomon Chana Leah Solomon
Shirley Spero Cantor Randall M. Schloss
Ida Nemchenok Hannah Sima Kirzon
Jerry Kravitz High Holy Day honors
Alexander Tanger Gertrude Haft Tanger
Osa Kamp Richard Von Bargen
Adult Learning Fund In Memory of
Roberta Paris Ida Bernstein
Spencer & Eddie Gould Alfred Maleson
Harold and Sylvia Koritz Bertha Koritz
Ansin Religious School Fund In Memory of Kathy Killick Maori Killick
Nina & Don Berk Betsy Gould
Mitzvah Day Donations
General Fund In Memory of David Seldin & Cathryn Stein
Sylvia & Harold Koritz Betsy Gould Debra & Abram Klein
Alfred Maleson Adi & Gitta Kahn
Shari Lisann & Chip Shore Betsy Gould Pam Abrams
Pam Levy Alan Fine and Carol Rosenberg
Barbara, Arthur, Jeff & Jim Rome Betsy Gould Emily Fuchs & Stuart Blitz In Memory of
Gail Ellis Dorothy Lebach Eric Lebach
Hu & Ray Caplan Betsy Gould Dorothy Lebach Ida Weilheimer
Alfred Maleson Alan Litchman & Laura Trust
R.K. (Shelley) Schwartz Samuel Klain Chip Shore & Shari Lisann
Barbara Helfgott Hyett
In Honor of Roberta Brucker
Hu & Ray Caplan Mark Lipof Mara & Robert Goldstein
Ed & Margie Kahn High Holy Day honors Anne Forman
David Nager The Rimm Family
Sisterhood
High Holy Day Food Drive
Marcia Levine Betsy Gould
Stella Levi
Milly Krakow & Marty Plovnick
Roberta Brucker
Zita Samuels
Minyan Fund In Memory of Dan & Priscilla Karnovsky
William Price Jane Bandler Price Robert and Joanna Gilman
Phyllis Nussman Ruth Tirk The Aguirre Family
Bernice Levinson Morris Diamond Greg & Ilene Mogavero
Sylvia and Harold Koritz Karen Koritz Estock Brotherhood Penn Trust
Sidney & Jerry Gordon Nathaniel Gordon
Bruce Gordon Music and Worship Fund In Honor of
Lillian Rice R.K. (Shelley) Schwartz Cantor Randall M. Schloss
Bernard Kliman
Corinne Gilbert Philmore Gilbert Pulpit Flower Fund In Memory of
Louis Laskey Eleanor Laskey Louise Levingston Jacob Goldman
Beth Brainstein Dorothy Braunstein
Hilda Hoffman Paul Hoffman Betsy Gould Mitzvah Fund Betsy Gould Mitzvah Fund (Cont’d)
Diane Schertzer Harry Schertzer Diane Rosen & Michael Weintraub Ronna S. Savage
Louise Levingston Jacob Goldman Betsy Schaeffer Janet P. Rome
Roberta Radkay Richard M. Levine Cheryl A. Ryan & Mark A. Banta R. K. (Shelley) Schwartz
Florence & Donald Hootstein Stephen M. Hootstein Shellee L. Robbins Stanley P.Levine
Phyllis Sisson Joseph Silin David Leifer & Marla Engel Cristy J. Hirsh
Judy Halper Samuel Halper Jodi & Bob Silton Judith Rothbard Tate
Gerald & Toby Penn David Melnick Maya Krigsgaber Adele L. McRae-Stevens
Nancy Nelson Ida Brooks I. George Gould Sylvia Rome
Shellee Robbins Nat Aronowitz Lynda N. Hoffman Kathleen M. Daley
Sy Gottlieb David Gottlieb William & Marcia Harris Melanie Urdang
Louis Burke Belle Burke Betsy & Ed Jacobs Beverly S. Kargir
Spencer Gould Sana Gould Herbert & Hanna Zeiger Jim & Joyce Ryan
Phyllis Sisson Dorothy Silin Jack & Diana Gould Lois R. Nathan
Sidney Gordon Gertrude Gordon Dorothy Gould Robert & Nora Levine.
Beth Glasky Harry Gold 11 Paula Honzik Amy S.P. Hozid
Paula Bress
Yizkor Elohim - We lovingly remember

Former TOS Librarian, Mary Rosen

Miriam Weinberg, Aunt of Zita Samuels

We extend our deepest sympathy to their families. Those listed below are recorded in our Book of Remembrance,
windows, or on memorial plaques.
A bolded name indicates that the plaque will be illuminated during the Shabbat of yahrzeit.

December 1-7 Arnold H. Bloch December 8-15 Miriam Katz

Richard Altman Rose Wexler Caplan Sarah Barber Shirley Katz
Marie Ancona Sadie L. Dangel Betty Bello George Kritzer
Beatrice R. Ansin Amelia Greenbaum Augusta Benson Alexander Levi
Edward Ansin Esther Gittel Katz Lena Drucker Edward Levin
Edward Anthony Lynn Katz Harry Geller Marcus Myers
Adelaide Beal Mary Joel Phillips Joseph Grodberg Marylin Rodenstein
Manuel Black Matilda Rosenfield Irving Krichman Ernestine O. Stern
David Dallal Tillie Schwartz Myra Merrill Rachel Miriam Stone
Lena H. Ellis Sadie R. Shutzer Ruth Namiot E. Harold Stoneman
Marilyn T. Feuer Abraham Berman Rubin Sorkin Sarah Willis
Robert Fuchs Benjamin Bernstein Dr. Joseph L. Berkeley Herbert Jerome Wolf
Ethel Hurwitz Dr. Abraham Nathan Caplan Gertrude L. Black Elizabeth L. Altman
Esther Lissner Norman S. Coler Louis I. Glasker Michael G. Barron
Naomi Mashal Sayde Glogovsky Sidney B. Goldstein Josiah Grossman
Martha F. Sagoff Esther Myerberg Isaac Green Mitchell Halperin
Samuel Siff Miriam Oshry Cyrus L. Jacobs Joseph Jacobson
Janeth G. Stern Mary Pivnick Pearl Korsun Bennett L. Kartt
Muriel E. Tanner Suzanna Rado Davone Jonath Krueger Martha Livingston
Robbie Deitch Herbert David Sidman Rachel Levi Minnie R. Myerson
Richard Finkel Rose Spinoza Carole Y. Marcus Molly Nessen
Barbara Friedman Isidore Zeiger Alma Grossman Mendelsohn William Rosnosky
Betsy Gold Pauline Cohen Mildred Ullian Nollman Sarah Sager
Bruce F. Goodman Elaine Garnick Jay Hersh Ostrower Abraham Sulzbury
Bertha Hannington Goldie D. Green Bertha Rachel Scheinfeldt Helene Goldkrand Symonds
Annie Hyman Roslyn Grossman Fannie L. Snider Joseph Wolf
Eva Kline Benjamin Lemchen Samuel Tartakoff Alan Barson
Samuel Kotzen Fanny Marzynski Isaac Toochinsky Henry A. Ginsburg
Emily R. Shoolman Fred Andelman Yetta Winig Hyman Gold
Jacob A. Simons Mark Brent Dolinsky Edward Daniels Esther S. Knopf
Beatrice Smith Mamie Gershon David L. Dorfman Michael Brian Nadelman
Marilyn Feigenbaum Helen Morse Hyman Frances Grossman Edward A. Nathanson
Robert M. Goldman Cohen Joel Eleanor Katz Jesse Zofnass
Jerome Hertz Ruth Joffe Renee Levine August David Abelson
Rose Berk Kaplan Fannie Katz Mark Mason Louisa Barrows
Elizabeth Kritzer Florence Muskat Frank Miller Edward Z. Cohen
Israel Levin Mitchell E. Nussman Ruth B. Shankman Harry Ginesky
Juliette A. Sobell Libby Roginsky David L. Barron Nathan Matfess
Harry I. Wasserman Nat Weiner Betsy Carpenter Louis I. Rosenfield
Eugene Winters Louis Zwick Julius Gershon Racher Stoller
Ruby Yassinger Irene Gorman
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Yahrzeits, continued
Gertrude Burkhardt Wolfson Sandi Kupperman Sofia Belenki Herbert Kutnick
Anna Lillian Zitter Joseph Scheinfeldt Evelyn Berenson Herman L. Marlin
Margot W. Barron George Small Sybil E. Berk Elias T. Pomerantz
Gertrude Burroughs Jackie Springer Herman Bloom Harry Rideman
Henry Finch Walter Trombly Eve Deliceanu Rose Bloom Rosengard
Louis I. Fleischman Samuel Wasser Benjamin G. Etcoff Vita Y. Saleh
Maurice J. Freedman Carl Brackman Solomon Goldberg Jacob Smith
Hy Goldstein Lena Dinner Harvey Alan Innerfeld David Tanfilyev
Celia Gordon Steven Eric Fay Norman Mintz Aaron A. Alberts
Eugene Juster Alan Honig Esther G. Moskow Louis Berger
Marie Gryzmish Tishler Michael Kofman Mildred Nager Gladys K. Levy
Julian B. Tobias Bessie Nathanson Edith Plançon Bessie Mirich
Louis Wadman Reba Schlakman Esther Sulzbury Samuel Paris
Ernest Wasser Louis Abrahams Jacob Swartz Abraham Rabinowitz
Candy Bloomberg Philip E. Zich Oscar Ravech
December 16-23 Dora K. Gordon Sarah G. Ellis Edward I. Rivitz
Henry Cohen Sara I. Gordon Mary Ellen Glasker Deborah Rubanovich
S. Charles Kahn Rose Keezer Max Lewis Kates Theodore T. Schoenfeld
Joseph Levine Stanley Maisner Beatrice L. Wadman Lillian Sorkin
Samuel Nesson A. Fred Prager Albert Weiss Myer Cogan
Marvin Zarlin Sol Rosenfeld Lillian Zimmerman Harry Fireman
Eli Baron Robert Slosberg Helen K. Glen Rose Isaacson
Harold Brown Morris Swartz Hyman Green Manya Kirstein
Sarah Cohen Hannah Waxman Julie M Kravet Meyer L. Miller
Dora Feinsteyn Warren F. Abrams Albert Kravitz Meyer Papp
Max Fratkin James Behr Helen Krug Rae Baker Peake
Blanche Gamel Julian Behr Samuel Lipsky Rebecca Sidell
Philip Mabel Jacob Bresnick Sophie Rosenbush Penn Shirley Solomon
Benjamin Morse Leah B. Cline Addison Simmons Eva Sorkin
Nathan Needleman Ruth Green Mann Rebecca Simons Mike Sumberg
Grace Newman Anna Mazer Meyer Stern Fannie D. Weinberger
Meyer Rubanovich Abraham Stone Martin Weilheimer Meyer Yavner
Hilda Tobias Teplitz Julius Becker Katherine Boyne
Mary Zordan Sondra Hazan William Carmen
Karen J. Berman Sarah Katzman Abraham G. Daniels
Maurice Jacob Bernstein Clara B. Pomerantz Manuel Drucker
Bertha Clark James I. Roberts Samuel Foster
Jeanne Cohn Sadie Lipner Shulman Charles Landay
Irwin Kaufman Isadore Salomon
David Lilienthal December 24-31 Hesta L. Skirball
Robert Lubets Nathan B. Basch Herman C. Tanger
Edith Montague Rose Hazan Levin J. Wyzanski
Arthur Mitchell Rosenbush Vivian Kardaris Hodel Zabarsky
Samuel M. Salny Solomon Lewenberg Wilhelmina M. Abrahams
Abe Stanger Amy Sara Naparstek Margot Cohen
Harold E. Zarling Rose Ravech Aaron Dolinsky
Melvin E. Berger Berthal Mitchell Rosenbush Theresa Freedman
Marcelle Cohen Bruna Rosengard Jennie Gilman
Louis J. Daniels Beartrice Saldinger Esther Hillson
Rose Fine Ruth Masters Traub Alfred Katz
Joanne Katz Carol Zalkind Gertrude Krichman

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 December Calendar
1 3:30pm Ansin Religious School 19 9:30am Shabbat School
4 5:45pm Tot Shabbat 10:30am Shabbat Service
6:30pm Shabbat Dinner 12:30pm Brotherhood Sponsored Hanukkah Kiddush
7:00pm Wine and Cheese in Chapel Foyer 20 11:30am Sisterhood Book Group
7:30pm Shabbat Rishon: Tikkun Olam and the Campaign 4:00pm Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing!
Against Big Tobacco with Prof. Richard Daynard Congregational Trip to Israel Departs
5 9:00am Torah Study 21 6:00pm Junior Chai & High School
9:30am Shabbat B’Yachad (Grades K-7) 22 3:30pm Ansin Religious School
10:30am Shabbat Service - Bar Mitzvah of Benjamin Powell 24 Trust Center for Early Education Closed
7 6:00pm Junior Chai & High School 25 Center and Temple Office Closed
8 3:30pm Ansin Religious School 6:00pm Shabbat Service
11 6:00pm Shabbat Service 26 9:00am Torah Study
Hanukkah Begins 10:30am Shabbat Service
11 10:30am Shabbat Service - Bat Mitzvah of Samantha Gordon No Shabbat School, Winter Break
12:30pm Mitzvah Visits 28 No Junior Chai & High School, Winter Break
4:00pm TOSTY Shul-In (K-2) 29 No Ansin Religious School, Winter Break
14 5:00pm B’nai TELEM Field Trip
6:00pm High School January
14 3:30pm Ansin Religious School 1 Office Closed - New Years Day
15 12:00pm Sisterhood Lunch and Yankee Swap 6:00pm Shabbat Service
18 6:00pm Judaism in Motion Erev Shabbat Service 2 10:30am Shabbat Service
7:15pm Shabbat Dinner, see page 5 for RSVP information

Leadership Staff and Executive Board

John A. Franken, Rabbi Jesse Cochin, President

Randall M. Schloss, Cantor
Emily G. Lipof, Rabbi Emerita
David Brody, Acting Administrator
Shari A. Churwin, Education Director
Karen Glansberg, Director of Early Education
Kate Mikesh, Dir. Informal Education
David Sparr, Music Director
Arnie Greenfield, Vice President
Cathryn Stein, Vice President
Michael Weintraub, Vice President
Ronny Sydney, Vice President
Martin Shore, Assistant Treasurer
Daniel W. Krueger, Recording Secretary

Daily Worship Service Schedule

December Candle Lighting Times
Monday - Thursday: 8 am & 6pm
4 - 3:54 p.m. 18 - 3:55 p.m. Friday: 8 am
11 - 3:54 p.m. 25 - 3:59 p.m. Sunday and legal holidays: 9:00 am & 6pm
Please note there is no Saturday Daily Worship Service at 6pm.
Daily Worship Services are now being held in the library.
There are openings for new leaders. If this interests you, contact
Ita N. Wiener at 617-734-7137 or Spencer Gould at 781-329-
7439. Thank you!

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