What’s Inside:

Page 2 • Cantor’s Message

Page 3 - 4 • Worship

Page 5 • Ansin Religious School • B’nei Mitzvah

Page 6 • News and Notes • Taste of Me’ah

Page 7 • Sisterhood • Brotherhood

Page 8 • Tributes

Page 9 • Circle of Giving

Page 10-11 • Community Notices

Page 12-13 • Yizkor Elohim

100 Blessings a Day Rabbi John Franken

Temple Ohabei Shalom have demonstrated such generosity in our own community as well, from establishing our new Trust Center for Early Education and our Ansin Religious School to the general support of our synagogue which directly benefits our childhood, youth and adult education programs. That broad-minded generosity calls to mind the time when our ancestors, desert wanderers with far fewer possessions than we have, jumped at the chance to contribute whatever they could in order to build a sanctuary for God to dwell among them. Indeed, they were so exceedingly generous of spirit that eventually Moses had to ask them to stop their giving! It has been said that, just as in the days of the desert sanctuary (Mishkan), giving to one’s Temple is like giving to God. In this season of our freedom and greatest joy, so may we regard such giving as a holy act, the performance of which merits a blessing: “Praised are You Who loves, and inspires us to love, Your people Israel.” With best wishes for a happy Passover,

“A Gift to the Community is a Gift to God” Not long ago a survey of congregants posed the question, “What do we want for our community and our children?” The answers were remarkable for their consistency and complementary nature. The most frequent responses were (1) to provide for our children a Jewish education, (2) to ensure adequate resources for doing so, and (3) to ensure that their Jewish education be a quality one. That education was the mantra of this group of respondents is no accident. A recent paper by Steven Cohen, a sociologist of American Jewry, identified education as the single most important ingredient in Jewish identity and the single most significant predictor of lifelong involvement in Jewish life. Plainly stated, the more Jewish education, the more lifelong Jewish engagement. And the more Jewish engagement, the brighter the future of living Judaism. In recent years, arguably the single most successful experiment in Jewish education has been Birthright Israel, which to date has brought over 250,000 Jewish young people to Israel. After the Birthright experience nearly all participants report a deepening of Jewish identity and heightened involvement in Jewish life. A case in point is a young adult who, upon returning from such a trip, approached me to explore how she can more fully live her Judaism. Thousands of other young people, themselves the products of Israel travel, youth group, Jewish summer camp, synagogue preschool and religious school, and other experiences have made similar inquiries and explorations. Well-known is the saying that “It takes a village to raise a child.” Indeed it does. Time and again members of

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.

April 2010/Nisan-Iyyar 5770

Tidings Temple Ohabei Shalom - Judaism in Motion

Illness? Hospitalization? Engagement?

Wedding? Birth?

Simcha?

Please let us know…

617-277-6610

Please save these two dates when we will honor Shirley Spero and Spencer Gould for their deep and lasting contributions to the TOS community: May 16 at 9:30 a.m. Breakfast honoring Shirley Spero as Brotherhood Person of the Year May 21 at 7:30 p.m. Gospel Shabbat service honoring Spencer Gould

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A Message From the Cantor

From March 21st to March 25th, 1965, The Reverend Martin Luther King led the third march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. In describing the event, Heschel later wrote, "When I marched in Selma, my feet were praying." This famous comment speaks volumes. Clearly this was a spiritual moment for Heschel, one of the greatest Rabbis

and theologians of our time. And yes, we can pray with more than our words (I would say that our feet, arms, voices, hearts and minds all ought to be up to the task!). And we can also share a meaningful moment with people different than ourselves. As much as we as Jews value our Jewish community, we have much to gain by sharing with people of different ethnicities, religions, cultures and traditions. On May 21st, 2010, we have the opportunity to put this concept to work as we invite the Boston Community

Cantor Randall Schloss

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 pm 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 (Tuesdays from 5:45 - 6:15pm) and a variety of performances at religious services, concerts, choral festivals, school events, nursing homes and more. All students in grades 3-7 are encouraged to join.

If you would like to participate or would like more information, contact Cantor Schloss at rschloss@ohabei.org.

Daily Worship Service Seeking New Leaders

Temple Ohabei Shalom offers daily worship services on weekdays at 8:00 am and Sundays (and legal holidays) at 9:00 am. Evening services are also held Sunday - Thursday nights at 6:00 pm. Daily Worship Services are held in the library. Interested in getting involved? There are openings for new leaders. Don’t feel like you’re up to the challenge? Training is available. If you have any interest please contact: Ita N. Wiener at 617-734-7137; or Spencer Gould at 781-329-7439. We look forward to seeing you at services!

Choir to join our choir and community on Shabbat evening. Perhaps this festive “Gospel Shabbat” service won’t carry quite the weight that the Selma March did, but it will share some of the best elements. Brother Dennis Slaughter and his choir have been with us many times in years past, and each time we all benefited from the sharing of our traditions, cultures and music. The evening is always one of the most spiritually charged Shabbat celebrations of the year. The event is loaded with other, equally joyous elements as well: The Gordon family will be beginning the celebration of Emmett’s Bar Mitzvah, and we also will honor a true gem of our community, Spencer Gould. Please join us for dinner at 6:30 and services at 7:30. I look forward to joining all of you in song, dance and spirit from our heads to our toes.

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and Shabbat Rishon

Friday, April 2, 2010

5:45 - Tot Shabbat Service

6:30 - Community Dinner $12 per Adult; $6 per Child (all food will be Kosher for Passover)

7:30 - Shabbat Rishon Service Call the office at 617-277-6610 to RSVP!

Worship

YOM HASHOAH Holocaust Remembrance Event

SPONSORED BY:

SISTERHOOD BROTHERHOOD

ANSIN RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

Please join us for an evening of prayer, remembrance and learning.

Monday, April 12

6 PM - Holocaust Memorial Worship Service led by Rabbi Franken and Cantor Schloss

6: 45 - Dinner

7:15 - Program

Featuring Dr. Bernice Lerner, EdD, Senior Scholar at Boston

University’s Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character, former Director of Adult Learning at Hebrew College,

Holocaust Scholar and author of The Triumph of Wounded Souls.

For dinner reservations, please RSVP to the Temple office by Tuesday, April 6. Adult dinners at $12 each, child dinners (under age 12) at $8 each.

Make checks payable to TOS or you can call the office to pay by credit card.

Shabbat Mishpacha - Family Shabbat Written and led by MOSTY, our grade 3 & 4 students

Join your TOS friends and family for Shabbat! There’s no better way to fulfill your ARS service attendance requirements.

Friday, April 9

5:45 pm Snacks and Meet & Greet in the Chapel Foyer

6:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service

7:15 pm Community Shabbat Dinner

(RSVP required, see below)

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Name:___________________________________ ____ Adult Dinners at $12 $_______ ____ Child Dinners at $8 $_______ (under the age of 12)

Donation to defray expenses $_______ TOTAL AMOUNT $_______

Please RSVP to the Temple Ohabei Shalom office by Tuesday, April 27.

Make checks payable to TOS or you can call the

office to pay by credit card.

If you have any questions, please call the synagogue office 617-277-6610.

Friday, April 30 ARS Teacher Appreciation Shabbat

5:45 pm

Snacks and Meet & Greet

6:00 pm Erev Shabbat Services

7:15 pm

Shabbat Dinner (RSVP required, see below)

Worship

Mazel Tov!

Join us as we wish a hearty Mazel Tov to Kate Mikesh, our Director of Informal Education, and Stephen Monge as they receive a wedding blessing during our annual ARS Teacher Appreciation Shabbat service on Friday, April 30.

Save the date for our annual

Friday, May 21, 7:30 PM

This year, we’ll be honoring our beloved member, Spencer Gould, at this festive Shabbat service. Join us as we welcome The Boston Community Choir (a.k.a. The Boston Pops Gospel Choir) back to Temple Ohabei Shalom. Come hear 40 voices united in song as our guest choir participates in this special service. Invite your friends and neighbors to join TOS and our guests for this exciting evening. Please note the later start time for our weekly Shabbat service. This is a night not to be missed! Dinner will proceed the service at 6:30pm. More information to follow. Please contact the TOS office, 617-277-6610 w i th any questions you may have.

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Mazel Tov to our Bar Mitzvah!

Gabriel Rogoff Son of Natasha & Kenneth Rogoff

April 3, 2010 • 19 Nisan 5770 Chol Hamoed Pesach For my Mitzvah Project, I volunteered for a group called Boston Cares for the week during my winter break. It was a four-day volunteer program created for teenagers from the Boston area. During the project, I helped organize and sort books that would be given to children with disabilities. Another day, we went to the Red Cross Food Pantry and sorted boxes of food to later distribute to those in need of food. At Cradles to Crayons, we sorted clothing. And lastly, I visited a retirement home, which was my favorite part where I read several poems to the people living there, including Robert Frost’s “Nothing Gold Can Stay.”

When I heard I about the Boston Cares program, I jumped at the opportunity because I was fascinated with the person who was running the program. He organizes young people and also writes his own rap music. I liked that he had several passions - like helping to change the world into a better and brighter place and also did the same through his music. At the end of my time there, I felt good about the impact I had made because I had helped a lot of people who are less fortunate then I am. I hope you all will support the program. It’s a great program. I also met a number of other people who were doing pretty interesting things. (www.bostoncares.org)

Important ARS Dates:

Ansin Religious School

Mazel Tov to our Bat Mitzvah! Audrey Bransfield Daughter of Robert & Cherise Bransfield

April 24, 2010 • 10 Iyar 5770 Parshat Acharei Mot/Kedoshim

For Audrey's mitzvah project she will be coordinating the collection of children's books to be donated to the Reach out and Read program at Boston Medical Center's Department of Pediatrics. Founded by BMC’s Chief of Pediatrics, Dr. Barry Zuckerman, Reach out and Read is a national nonprofit organization that promotes early literacy by giving new books to children and advice to parents about the importance of reading a loud in pediatr ic exam rooms across the nation. Ironically, Audrey's pediatrician is the wife of Dr. Zuckerman so there is an added twist to it all!

Mazel Tov to our Bar Mitzvah!

Nick Kates Son of Mark & Beth Kates

April 10, 2010 • 26 Nisan 5770 Parshat Shemini For my Mitzvah Project, I am raising money and volunteering at Challenge Unlimited at Ironstone Farm. Challenge Unlimited is a therapeutic riding program, based in Andover, Massachusetts. Therapeutic riding (hippotherapy) is the process of using horseback riding to help disabled participants overcome physical or mental ailments. To raise money, I am holding a series of “Paint Your Own Horse” activity tables around the community. I hope to begin volunteering in the Spring, caring for horses and helping with the riding program. I was inspired to support Challenge Unlimited by a very talented disabled rider at the barn where I ride. For more information, visit www.challengeunlimited.org.

No School Dates Monday & Tuesday, March 29 & 30: First Night/Day of Passover Monday, April 5: Last Day of Passover

Next Shabbat B’Yachad for ARS Students Saturday, April 3 at 9:30am Join students in grades K - 7 as we come together as a community to celebrate Shabbat. This required part of the ARS 2.0 curriculum complements our classroom learning.

Shabbat Mishpacha - Family Shabbat Friday, April 9 at 5:45pm Join us for a Moving and Musical Shabbat Experience led by our grade 3 & 4 students. Dinner to follow (see page 3 to RSVP).

Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing! Monday, April 11 at 4:00pm The next gatherings for girls in grades 7 & 8 are on Monday, April 11, 2010 from 4 - 6 pm (before Jr. Chai & High School).

Annual ARS Teacher Appreciation Shabbat Friday, April 30 at 5:45pm Join us for our annual Shabbat service to honor our teachers and staff at the ARS at this month’s Judaism in Motion service! Kate Mikesh and her fiancé, Stephen Monge, will receive a special wedding blessing during the evening’s service. Dinner to follow.

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News and Notes

Ohabei Shalom has been chosen to participate in an exciting Me’ah Brookline collaborative with Temple Beth Zion, Temple Sinai and Congreagation Kehillath Israel.

What is Me’ah? Me’ah is an exciting, two-year adult Jewish learning program, sponsored by Hebrew College and Combined Jewish Philanthropies’ Commission on Jewish Continuity and Education. Taught by renowned professors and scholars, Me’ah immerses active Jewish learners in core Jewish texts, providing them with a framework for understanding Jewish culture and civilization across four eras - biblical, rabbinic, medieval and modern. Me’ah gives students the opportunity to grow as literate students of Jewish life, and to join a growing community of adult learners.

Want to learn more? - Come to A Taste of Me’ah! Featuring Rabbi David Starr

Congregation Kehillath Israel Thursday, May 6th, at 7:30 p.m

Experience an evening of learning with a Me’ah teacher extraordinaire, Rabbi David Starr. Come and see what Me’ah is all about!

Thank you, Shirley!

Say it in your own words to Shirley Spero! Take out a Message of Honor and tell Shirley how much you appreciate her love for, generosity towards, support of, and strong presence at Temple Ohabei Shalom. She’s “one in a million,” and she’s ours! Use the form above to reserve your space for an ad. Send your message and desired size by mail (to the TOS office), e-mail (bhoodbreakfast@ohabei.org) or call Spence Gould at 781-329-7439. Join us at the Brotherhood Breakfast on May 16.

Show your Red Sox pride and help shut out cancer!

Temple Ohabei Shalom has teamed up with the Jimmy Fund and the Boston Red Sox to shut out cancer.

Pitch in $5 to the Jimmy Fund to support care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and, in return, wear your Red Sox gear to the ARS on Tuesday, April 6 to celebrate the start of the baseball season when the Sox take on the New York Yankees.

Visit www.rallyagainstcancer.org/2010/tos to make your donation and join our winning team!

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Zita Samuels

Auxiliaries

Brotherhood News Jonathan Atkins & Louis Goldman

Sisterhood News

All members of the TOS community are invited to the joint Sisterhood - Brotherhood - Ansin Religious School Yom Hashoah observance planned for Monday evening, April 12. Beginning at 6 PM, Rabbi Franken and Cantor Schloss will lead us in a worship service. This will be followed by dinner (there will be a suggested donation of $7.00 for adults) and an engaging presentation by Dr. Bernice Lerner of Boston University. Dr. Lerner is the author of The Triumph of Wounded Souls, a book about Holocaust survivors and is herself the daughter of survivors. See page 3. Our Sisterhood Shabbat on Saturday, March 6, was an inspiring and uplifting tribute to Betsy Gould with a theme of service so ably planned by Ita N. Wiener. Our Torah and Haftarah chanters were Margie Kahn, Diane Rosen, Spencer Gould and Rhonda Solomon, and other Sisterhood members read a number of moving selections. We thank all of those who participated in the service including Rabbi Franken, Cantor Schloss and Music Director, David Sparr. After a delicious Kiddush lunch, the congregation adjourned to the Main Sanctuary where we dedicated a seat in Betsy's memory. A number of people spoke and shared loving memories of Betsy and her many acts of mitzvah and kindness at TOS where she had been a member since childhood. Betsy's good deeds extended to various individuals as well as to the community at large. If you wish to make a donation to help support our efforts to continue Betsy's mitzvot, please send a check made out to “Sisterhood, TOS” and mark Betsy Gould Mitzvah Fund in the memo. Many thanks to those who have already contributed and thanks also to the TOS staff (David, Britta, Jose, and Jason) for helping to make this day so memorable. A final word of thanks goes to Karen Landman and Ellen Mosner for their work on the Sisterhood Shabbat worship booklet. Sisterhood always welcomes new members and you are invited to attend any of our events as a guest before joining. For information about our active small groups that meet regularly, please contact Amy Hozid (617-566-1939 or ahozid@gmail.com) about the Book Group and Judy Mabel (617-232-7049 or jmabel02@gmail.com) about the Weight Management Group. 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).

All members of the TOS community are invited to the joint Sisterhood - Brotherhood - Ansin Religious School Yom Hashoah observance we are planning for Monday evening, April 12. Beginning at 6pm, Rabbi Franken and Cantor Schloss will lead us in a worship service. This will be followed by dinner (there is a suggested donation of $7.00 for adults) and an engaging presentation by Dr. Bernice Lerner of Boston University. Dr. Lerner is the author of The Triumph of Wounded Souls, a book about Holocaust survivors. She is herself the daughter of survivors. See page 3 for more information about this event and be sure to mark it on your calendar.

RESERVE THE DATE - SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2010: Shirley Spero named the 2010 TOS Person of the Year.

Please join us in thanking Shirley Spero for her dedication and generosity to the Ohabei Shalom Community at the 2010 Annual Temple Ohabei Shalom Spring Breakfast with the Brotherhood. The Breakfast begins at 9:30am on Sunday, May 16, 2010, and will be in Penn/Spero Hall.

The guest speaker will be Dr. Om Ganda of The Joslin Clinic. Dr. Ganda is a board-certified specialist in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Clinical Nutrition, a Senior Physician in the Section on Adult Diabetes at the Joslin Clinic, and an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is also the Director of the Lipid Clinic at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston. His topic will be Confronting the Diabetes Challenge: Progress and Hope.

Please plan on attending this great event, have a chance to catch up with TOS family members, bid on silent auction items and take part in our raffle drawing. All proceeds go to worthwhile programs and events. The Brotherhood has provided blind scholarships to the Ansin Religious School, co-sponsored many synagogue endeavors, provided partial funding for the purchase of the new Mishkan T’filah prayerbooks, and the list goes on and on. The Breakfast is the Brotherhood’s main fundraiser of the year, and we need your support to continue assisting the Synagogue in its efforts to provide meaningful programs, events and experiences for all.

For reservations, placing business ads in our program book, and other sponsorship opportunities, Please contact us at: BhoodBreakfast@ohabei.org, or by calling Spence Gould at 781-329-7439. See pages 6 and 10 for more information.

The Brotherhood will also be hosting the 2nd Annual Ben Adler Memorial Blood Drive, from 10am to 3pm in Lissner Hall. Please call the American Red Cross to schedule a blood donation at 1-800-GIVE-LIFE.

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.

Interested in Joining the Brotherhood or Sisterhood?

For more information, please contact:

Brotherhood brotherhood@ohabei.org

Sisterhood zitasam@aol.com

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Tributes In Appreciation of Rabbi Franken Daily Worship Leaders In Memory of Carrie Yarrin Levingston In Memory of Danny Lefman Carrie Yarrin Levingston In Memory of Carol Rosengard In Honor of Susan Liberman’s 65th Birthday In Memory of Carrie Yarrin Levingston In Memory of Max Gilbert Gertrude Kravitz Lenore Cohen Judith Greenfield Dorothy Julia Burke Mikhail Tanfilyev Esther Brown Albert S. Resnick Mary Feldman and Jacob Feldman Rebecca Cohen Sarah Lasovick Howard Goldberg Priscilla Greenbaum George Rabinowitz George Rabinowitz George Rabinowitz Sidney Ellis Dina Penn George Rabinowitz

Kyra Benson Anita B. Garfinkle Jane Silver Irving and Lucille Gerratt Marc and Denise Casper Stanley Rothenberg Robert M. Levine Robert M. Levine Rita H. Cohen Morris Greenbaum David Lodemore Barry, Kathy & Ben Goldstein Robert and Ellen Fields Louis Isenberg Samuel and Anita Leibowitz Edith Pollack Shelly Levine and Bobbie Hootstein Harold and Sylvia Koritz Harold and Sylvia Koritz Tom and Donna Rubenoff George Abrams Robert Duboff and Janet Berkeley Nancy Brooks Nelson Barbara Doherty Robert L. Beal Mary Ellen Grossman Shirley H. Eisenberg Marjorie Katz and William Nicholson Kyra and Eliot Berson Leonore K. Linsky Louise Levingston Music and Worship Fund Mindy Berman and Andrew Sumberg R. K. (Shelley) Schwartz R. K. (Shelley) Schwartz Project for Our Future Mindy Berman and Andrew Sumberg Daniel and Anna Blankschtein Trust Center for Early Education Robert and Joanna Gilman

Francoise M. Kaplan Charles L. Garfinkle George Rabinowitz Ida Gerratt Joseph Casper Louis S. Rothernberg Fannie Levine Hyman Levine Beloved Father Max S. Ginsberg Mary Polak George Rabinowitz George Rabinowitz George Rabinowitz Nancy Marks Sidney A. Lang Samuel White Vivian Levine Seymour Koritz Rose Levenson Martin Stein Ross Abrams Esther Berkeley Frank Brooks George Rabinowitz Paul Beal May J. Grossman Lena R. Helman George Rabinowitz Jacob S. Merriman Ethyl Goldstein Kublin Carrie Yarrin Levingston Anne G. Levingston In Memory of Lissa Florman In Honor of Cantor Randall M. Schloss In Honor of Charlie Gilman’s 3rd Birthday

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Hollis Chase Barry Goldberg Berenson Library Louise Levingston Building Fund Morris Greenbaum Betsy Gould Mitzvah Fund Shirley Spero I. George Gould Diann DeSantis Judy Halper Rhonda and Harvey Solomon Louise Levingston Brotherhood Spencer Gould Bruna H. and David E. Rosengard Fund Robert Rosengard General Fund Shellee Robbins and Donald Steinbrecher Louise Levingston Minyan Fund Corinne E. Gilbert Jerry Kravitz John and Beth Gamel George and Harriet Greenfield Louis Burke, MD Aaron and Elizabeth Rivin Stanley and Adele Brown Arlene J. Scherer Susan Copelan and Nikolaus Pichler Aileen B. Cabitt June Hurwitz Audrey Goldberg Morris Greenbaum Alan Rabinowitz Gertrude M. Cohen Harold and Janet Ginsburg Corinne E. Gilbert Toby and Gerry Penn Mrs. Manuel R. Castellanos

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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 Shirley Spero

Annual Appeal We are grateful to the valuable donors who have contributed to our annual appeal, The Circle of Giving (gifts received through March 8th):

Pillars ($ 5000+) Dick & Carol Daynard Rabbi John Franken Cantor Randall Schloss Alexander & Brenda R. Tanger

Benefactors ($2500 – $4999) David G. Kanter Bill & Lynn Kargman Steven & Janet Kouroubacalis Chip Shore & Shari Lisann Donald Steinbrecher & Shellee Robbins Andy Sumberg & Mindy Berman

Patrons ($1200 - $2499) Cherise & Bob Bransfield John & Beth Gamel in honor of Rabbi Franken & Cantor Schloss Spencer & Betsy )ז״ל )Gould Eddie & Betsy Jacobs (continued next column)

Sustainers (continued) Leonard Davidson & Laurie Katzman Saul & Doris Feldman Jonathan & Lissa ז״ל( ) Florman Larry & Denise Green Ellen Harder & Edward Bloom Clifton & Ruth Helman Lisa Irvings, Michael, Nathan & Henry Brill Jonathan Kaufman & Barbara Howard The Kaufman-Howard Family in memory of George Kaufman Hana Kolton-Patsouris & Peter Patsouris Dorothy Lebach Louise Levingston Alan Litchman & Laura Trust R. K. (Shelley) Schwartz Robert & Tamara Sitkoff Cathryn Stein & David Seldin Herbert & Hanna Zeiger

Patrons (continued) 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 Donald Levin & Thomas Horn Martin & Diane Trust

Sustainers ($360 - $999) Scott & Susie Allen Sara Arbel in honor of Martin Patsouris Danit Ben-Ari & Tom Marton Selma Bengis Marc & Denise Casper (continued next column)

Anonymous (3) Ciro & Ellen Alfaro Jonathan Atkins & Barbara Rome Louis & Jane Barber Adam Barnosky Marilyn Barron George Bazer Joseph Beck David Bernstein & Donna Sorgi Teresa Betit & Howard Lurie Bernard & Marjorie Birnbaum Stuart Blitz & Emily Fuchs Roberta Brucker Hubert & "Ray" Caplan in memory of Betsy Gould and in honor of Spencer Gould Jesse Cochin & Alice Newton Beryl & Barbara Cohen Elaine Cohen Timothy Cooley & Marilyn Novich Marilyn & Andre Danesh Steven Davis Eugene Deutsch & Eva Balash Jason Dubey Stephanie Duchin in appreciation of Rabbi Franken Leona Estridge Marion Fertel Arthur & Susan Flashman Corinne E. Gilbert

Robert Gilman & Joanna Skoler-Gilman Beth Glasky Gertrude Goldberg Elinor Goldman Louis Goldman Arnie & Tracy Greenfield Judith Halper in memory of Bea & Sam Halper Barbara Helfgott Hyett Florence Hootstein Susan & Julian Houston Sam & Anne Jacobs Dan & Priscilla Karnovsky Mark & Beth Kates Estelle Katz Stan Keizer Steve Kern Marvin Kopp Aaron Kravitz Jerome Kravitz Maya Krisgsgaber Daniel Krueger Rabbi Paul & Marilyn Levenson Jami Levine & Alan Beggs Nathan Levine Marc Linderman Tammy & Bob Loeb Hilda Lopez-Soto Joan & Jay Meltzer Sherry Michelson

Greg & Ilene Mogavero Laura Moskowitz & Robin Shore Ellen Mosner & Howard Koor Carl Ostroff Josh & Tanya Paris Stephen & Roberta Paris William Price & Arlene Scherer Richard & Sonia Ravech Marc Revzin David Rogovin & Susan Liberman Sheldon & Hilde Rotenberg Tom & Donna Rubenoff Esther Rubinovitz Evelyn Ruby Zita Samuels Andrew Schloss & Nancy Bloom Lila Sesholtz Judy & Alan Shepro Katherine & Josh Shmikler Simon Singer & Elena Brachtel Phyllis Sisson in memory of Louise Parker James Palma Spunt Esther Strachman Myles and Lise Striar Ronny Sydney Michael Weintraub & Diane Rosen Ita N. Wiener Alexander & Marina Zelfond

Friends (up to $359) Friends (continued) Friends (continued)

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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Community Notices

Congratulations to our very own

Shirley Spero

on being honored by the Brandeis National Committee

Greater Boston’s Jewish Food Pantry

Temple Ohabei Shalom’s monthly contribution is

Canned Tuna or Salmon and Graham Crackers

Donations can be brought to the new Family Table bins in the office and chapel foyers. You can also write a check to the Sisterhood of Ohabei Shalom with “Family Table” in the memo line or volunteer to drive our contributions to the collection center in Waltham just one Sunday a year, 9:30am - 11:30am.

FAMILY TABLE

Shabbat Torah Study

Twice a month (2nd and 4th Saturdays)

April 10 and 24 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.

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Community Notices

A Successful Concert Supporting Literacy and Connecting Communities

Donations Still Needed!

The IntelliJam! benefit concert which took place on March 6 is a wonderful example of how to build connections between communities and support literacy. The goal of the IntelliJam was to raise money to buy books and bookshelves for the Emerson Elementary School in Roxbury which has no library. We are pleased to have worked on this project since its start and to have sponsored the reception after the concert. Our tradition teaches that “one good deed engenders another.” What started as a book drive for the Emerson Elementary School at Mitzvah Day two years ago engendered the Brookline High School (BHS)-Emerson Literacy Partnership and more book drives. The BHS-Emerson Literacy Partnership then created the IntelliJam, and we have yet to see what will emerge next. The IntelliJam! concert featured wonderful and varied music by the Brookline High School Camerata; the IntelliJam! Jazz Ensemble (Bo Winiker, Jamie Saltman, Kenny Kozol, and Don Heald); the Emerson School Cantata Singers. Chorus, and Percussion Ensemble; and world music group Zili Misik. One highlight of the afternoon was the enthusiasm emanating from the Emerson community as they connected with the Brookline community. The wonderful work of the BHS-Emerson Literacy Partnership has helped us all learn how a small event such as a book drive can motivate young people to do more, and by doing more create a partnership promoting communities, children and literacy. It is a genuine example of tikkun olam. The BHS-Emerson Literacy Partnership is still in need of donations to reach their fundraising goal. Please support the incredible effort the group has made thus far and donate to this cause: http://bhsemerson.bhsweblab.net/page/how-to-donate TO DONATE BY CHECK: Make check out to: Dudley St. Neighborhood Initiative (the fiscal sponsor). In the memo line of the check, write: Emerson Literacy Partnership. Mail to: Brookline High School, IntelliJam!, c/o Roger Grande, 115 Greenough Street, Brookline, MA 02445

TO DONATE ONLINE: http://www.eventbee.com/view/intellijam

CONGRATULATIONS to

Aaron and Katherine Miller on the birth of their baby boy!

Special April Birthdays

Annie Claude Zverina

Jeffrey Hurwit June Hurwitz

Allison Katz-Mayfield Jason Post

Lance Schlosman Gordon Starr Joshua Straub

Haverim Friday, April 16

6:00pm TOS is proud to announce the creation of our

Under 35 group: Haverim. We will meet at 6pm at Temple Ohabei Shalom for Erev Shabbat Services,

and then together, we'll head to out for some drinks. No fee. No RSVP. Just your smiling face

required. See you then!

Janet Berkeley Richard Dimond

Alan Fine Priscilla Green Susan Greene

Rosalinda Greenstein Jonathan Goldman

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Yizkor Elohim - We lovingly remember

Gilbert Stein Annie B. Wyner David Yarchin Leonard Zimet Hyman Alman Ida Bernson Lillian R. Brown Jacob Chleck Esther Davidson Mirriam W. Felman Harris Ginsburg Florence R. Haysman Ethel Kassner G. Jed Kushner Fritz Loeb Minnie Oshry Frederick Penn Benjamin Posner Edward Pransky Sumner Small Louis Traster Abraham Wyzanski Tillie H. Yosselsohn Richard M. Barron Sarah E. Cohen Rosa Elentuch Joseph Helfgot Julius Levengston Frances E. Nigrosh Lillian P. Sawyer Shirley R. Schwartz Robert Singer Irving Stein Dora Fox Wilker April 8-14 Leah Bernson Cohen Benjamin Fields Ruth L. Issokson David Magid Max Saslaw Meyer J. Sawyer Irene P. Sharlin Esther R. Shrago Robert M. Singer

Hyman Zimmer Frank Goldfarb John Hurwitz Helen I. Katzman Ruth Metz Rose Eva Berger Gertrude I. Bloom J. Henry Brody Myer Daniels Syril Dresner Louis Hoffstadt Isaac Kravitz Raymond S. Levine Edward H. Lipkin Edythe Mannos Morris Mosesohn Anna B. Sadow George M. Spack Bella Stone Abraham Endler Henry Goodman Sarah Greenbaum Sarah Kravitz Henry Solomon Price Carrie R. Schooner Harris Sobell Bunny Ben-Ari Joseph S. Berger Mary Burkhardt Herbert B. Harris Eva Willis Marlin Joseph Rodman Philip Sagoff Joseph Zabarsky Ursula Alpert Irving L. Baron Adele Landau Bulian Annie Wingersky Cohen William David Lane Betty Wiseman Julius Baron Rosalyn Brightman Samuel L. Dana William Miller Julius Nelson

Louis Nelson Nathan M. Nelson Jane S. Prager Bella R. Tallen April 15-21 Joseph O. Abrams Harry A. Bass Rebecca Held Brenner George Ehrenfried Stanley Grossman Philip Levi Doris M. Mosesohn Manuel Nizel Julius Shalek Belle T. Shulman Ida Smith Minna Anthony Jacob C. Feldman Gusta H. Fleisher David Freedman, M.D. Ella J. Kahn Abram Kaplan Alden Kardaris Louis M. Croan Rebecca H. Dana Rebecca Frank Rose Kudisch Julia W. Myerson Fannie Somer Jack P. Strachman David Williams James A. Eisenberg Pauline Fine Lillian Freedman Hilda Raphael Rose Sobel Bella Weiss Nathalie Linsky Wells Abraham H. Bunshoft Robert I. Ectman Himan H. Frieze Bernard Glagovsky Dora Goldkrand Mary Hirsch

April 1-7 Sally Aronson Louise Copeland Benjamin Geller Nathan Gerber Kurt Halberstadt Benjamin Rakowsky Jack Rizman Manley Rockman Benjamin Rose Harry Rosenberg Nathan Rubin Ettie Scheinberg Rose Ruth Shinberg Barnet Sobell Sophie Beal Sybil Berman Leo Bolan Ann Catherine Brown Alexander Cohen Elmore T. Cohen Alex Goldkrand Mollie Zabarsky Herbert Zimmer Frances M. Ginsburg Bessie Gordon Abraham Hartman Emanuel Isenberg Hy Kaplowitz Ralph M. Leeser Simon L. Levin Howard Mason Benjamin Sack Jacob Barber Betty Bernhardt Morris Berson Morris Kalisky Arthur Liebman William London Edward T. Stern Faye Golder Fanny Gorbachov Max Plovnick David E. Rosengard Sidney Spielman

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

Paul Baris, brother-in-law of Daniel and Eva Deykin Dianne Cohen, mother of Rhona Maple

Robert Feldman John Kuriger

Edward Schegolev

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Yahrzeits, continued

April 21-27 cont’d Mildred A. Lehner Charles Namiot Jeanne Swartz Israel Trustman Clara H. Yavner Alexander Beal Raymond Bempechat Leah E. Daniels Evelyn M. Favermann Herman H. Golding Mathilda P. Harris Alice Isenberg Stephen Joel Murray H. Litch Murray Nussinow Isaac Samuel Pinkerton Rose Solomon Rubin Bessie Samuels Morris Sepinuck Rubin Sklar Barney Smokler Frank Boyne Benjamin Maurice Gordon Maria Kandiner Jennie R. Perlis William Rubin Ira Smith April 22-28 Charles R. Abrams Harry Janock Barbara Kushner Harry Levine Wilbur Liberman Hyman Abraham Magazine Asher Ratshesky Andy Schulman Dr. Edward Schulman Frederick W. Solomon Sarah Sorkin Julius Spitz Max Starr Harriet Weiler Julius Dangel Claire S. Daniels Mimi Fratkin Maurice H. Horblit Mose Mechaber Norman Michaelson Florence Grossman Mode Harry Olins Evelyn Snyder Murray Spiewak Rose Raphael Samuel Rodman

Herman Schultz Lillian Wolfe Morris Berman Isabelle Bloom Louis M. Gropman Evelyn Hornstein Carrie A. Janock Maurice Katz Morris Kravitz Bessie Ralby Martin Douglas Rosenfield Ida Sable Annie Yarrin Rachel Feinberg Max Feldberg Jacob Franklin Fannie E. Frieze Eleanor Irene Goldinger Harry A. Goldkrand Connie Goldstein Cele Kanter Emma D. Kaplan Mildred Kimball Elliot J. Labourene Rhoda Turek Rosa Wollenberg Rose Archer David Dickerman William Newman Bernice Nollman Cecile Orenberg Rimma Palkovskaya Morris Slosberg Benjamin Fisher Jacob Goose Julius Leeser Dorothy M. Nesson Levenson Alice Samsen Louis Z. Sanger Otto Schwartz Sigmund Solomon Max Trockman April 29-30 Leo Levi Morris Louis Louis A. Macey Charles Shulman Charlotte Stepansky Mabel Wingersky Frieda Kachelnik Jack Jacob" Naiman" Helen L. Odence Nancie Ostroff Kenneth Stephen Sherman George Edwin Smith

Ralph Sobell Trudy Wolf

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April Calendar

Leadership Staff and Executive Board

John A. Franken, Rabbi 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, Director of Informal Education

David Sparr, Music Director

Jesse Cochin, President 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

April Candle Lighting Times

2 - 6:52 pm 9 - 7:00 pm

16 - 7:08 pm

23 - 7:16 pm 30 - 7:24 pm

1 7:00pm Intro to Judaism with Rabbi Franken (reg. required) 2 5:45pm Tot Shabbat - see page 3 6:30pm Congregational Dinner (RSVP required) 7:30pm Shabbat Rishon - see page 3 3 9:00am Adult B’nei Mitzvah Class 9:30am ARS Shabbat B’Yachad 10:30am Shabbat Service Bar Mitzvah of Gabriel Rogoff 5 TOS Office Closed - 7th day of Passover No Jr. Chai/High School 10:30am Yizkor Service 6 3:30pm Religious School (Grades K - 6) Red Sox Rally Against Cancer 5:30pm Grade 5 B’nei Mitzvah Meeting 8 7:00pm Intro to Judaism with Rabbi Franken (reg. required) 9 6:00pm Shabbat Mishpacha - MOSTY Service (see page 3) 7:15pm Congregational Dinner (RSVP required) 10 9:00am Community Torah Study 10:30am Shabbat Service Bar Mitzvah of Nick Kates Grade 6 B’nei Mitzvah Havurah 12 6:00pm Jr. Chai/High School Family Forum Yom Hashoah Service 6:45pm Congregational Dinner (RSVP required) 7:15pm Yom Hashoah Program (see page 3)

13 3:30pm Religious School (Grades K - 6) 5:30pm ARS Community Pizza Dinner 15 7:00pm Intro to Judaism with Rabbi Franken (reg. required) 16 6:00pm Haverim Erev Shabbat Service (see page 11) 17 9:00am Adult B’nei Mitzvah Class 10:30am Shabbat Service 19 No Jr. Chai/High School - April Vacation 20 No Religious School Classes - April Vacation 22 7:00pm Into to Judaism with Rabbi Franken (reg. required) 23 6:00pm Erev Shabbat Service 24 9:00am Community Torah Study with Rabbi Franken 10:30am Shabbat Service Bat Mitzvah of Audrey Bransfield 26 6:00pm Jr. Chai/High School 7:00pm Adult Choir 27 3:30pm Religious School (Grades K - 6) 29 7:00pm Intro to Judaism with Rabbi Franken (reg. required) 30 6:00pm Judaism in Motion Erev Shabbat Service ARS Teacher Appreciation Shabbat (see page 4) 7:15pm Congregational Dinner (RSVP required) May 1 9:00am Adult B’nei Mitzvah Class 10:30am Shabbat Service Bat Mitzvah of Clara Marton Grade 6 B’nei Mitzvah Havurah

Daily Worship Service Schedule

Monday - Thursday: 8 am & 6pm Friday: 8 am Sunday and legal holidays: 9 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.