Jonathan H. Hausman, Rabbi Phil Weiner, President

January Schedule

In this issuePresident’s Message....................................................2

January Calendar.........................................................3

From the Rabbi’s Desk...............................................4

Rabbi Henry Gerson Religious School News............8

Sisterhood..................................................................18

Tikun Olam/Social Action Corner...........................20

January Yahrzeit Calendar........................................22

Dates to Save.............................................................24

Shabbat VaYechiFriday January 1

Candle lighting ...........................4:05 PM Kabbalat Shabbat.........................7:30 PM

Saturday January 2 Tefillah.........................................9:30 AM

Shabbat ShemotFriday January 8

Candle lighting.............................4:12 PM Kabbalat Shabbat.........................7:30 PM

Saturday January 9 Tefillah.........................................9:30 AM

Shabbat Va'eraFriday January 15

Candle lighting.............................4:19 PM Kabbalat Shabbat.........................7:30 PM

Hay Class ServiceSaturday January 16

Tefillah.........................................9:30 AM

Shabbat BoArtist in Residence Weekend

Friday January 22 Candle lighting.............................4:28 PM Kabbalat Shabbat.........................7:30 PM

Saturday January 23 Tefillah.........................................9:30 AM Havdalah .....................................6:30 PM

Shir Appeal Concert

Shabbat BeshallachFriday January 29

Candle lighting ............................4:37 PM Kabbalat Shabbat.........................7:30 PM

Sunday January 30 Tefillah.........................................9:30 AM

A Call to Minyan – We Need You!

Please do not forget the continuing need of our Minyan.The camaraderie and spiritual fulfillment which develops when building a Kahal Kodesh,a Holy Community, is just as important as the comfort we provide to mourners in daily worship.

The opportunity to meditate, reflect, and remember is essential to our spiritual growth.To connect with the Almighty is a powerful experience!

Minyanim are held Sunday at 9 AM, Monday through Thursday at 7:30 PM..Shabbat Services begin at 7:30 PM on Friday (unless otherwise indicated)and Saturday morning at 9:30 AM.

Bulletin ContributionsThe deadline for contributions to the February Bulletin isMonday, January 11. Please submit your articles via email(preferably in Word format) to bulletin@atorah.org.

Please! No Calls or E-mails to ATC Officers on Shabbat or Holidays

Ahavath Torah CongregationAffiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism1179 Central St • Stoughton MA 02072 • www.atorah.org

Monday - Friday 10 AM - 3 PM781-344-8733

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Jonathan HausmanRabbiJ@atorah.org

Kevin Margolius781-344-8755

Ruth Greenfieldeddirector@atorah.org

Ina Beth Winer 781-344-8733

Phil Weiner David Crosby Lillian Goldberg Eric Kahn Maria Woolf

Stu WeinerMarcia Boland-Wells

David Steinberg Paula Gaffin

Larry Fox

Stu WeinerDavid Steinberg

Maxine Frutkoff Bob Powell

Marcia Boland-WellsSam Stein

Dan Litwack Stan Zoll

Alan LaderEmily Prigot

Howard ShaevitzStacy Andler Dale Roseman

Madeleine Lewis Susan Komisar Hausman Janet Weinstein

Nessa Wilensky Rick Smith Anne Leppo Ellen Greene Helayne Adelstein

Amy GriffingDavid Steinberg

Contact any of the above through the ATC office - 781-344-8733

Harvey Abramowitz Peter Asnes Beverly BarbellPaul Barbell Bob Bornstein Leslie BoyleAdam Chale Maxine Frutkoff Steve GoldbergJay Goldstein Ron Gorin Amy GriffingAlan Lader Cindy Pazyra Emily PrigotRich Sandler Rick Smith Mark SnyderFred SussmanHelayne Adelstein/Nessa Wilensky Stacy Andler/Dale RosemanDan Litwack/Amy Litwack Wendy Schulze/David SchulzeJeremy Sigel/Michelle Sigel

President’s Message

I hope you all had aHappy Chanukah and avery happy New Year.

It was so nice to seeeveryone at theChanukah Party onDecember 13th andespecially, to watch somany youngstersenjoying the festivities. Iwant to give my personalthanks to ArthurArkanase and Bob Cohnfor making this

Chanukah celebration happen. I also want to thank BobBornstein and all those members who helped prepare,serve and clean up.

We hope to continue in 2010 with many wonderfulprograms. Some of our plans include a Blues Café, aDinner Dance and our ongoing series of great speakers.Our next speaker will prove to be interesting as well asinformative. Dick Morris, former Press Secretary toPresident Clinton, will be joining us. I hope everyonewill come and support ATC and enjoy a fascinatingevening. Whether you are a Democrat or Republican, itshould be a great evening.

As I have mentioned in the past, we are always lookingfor more ideas to help with fundraising. If you have anidea for a successful event, contact anyone on theExecutive Board.

Or step up yourself and spearhead an event. Become anactive part of your congregation.

Now that the winter is upon us, money becomes verytight for ATC. This is when the congregation needs yourdues the most…so please help by doing your part, pleasesend in your dues payments on time.

Phil WeinerPresidentpresident@atorah.org

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Bulletin Deadline

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

15 Tevet 17:30 PMKabbalatShabbat

16 Tevet 29:30 AM Tefillah

17 Tevet 37:00 PMExec Board7:00 PMSisterhood Board

18 Tevet 4 19 Tevet 5 20 Tevet 67:30 PMYouth Committee

21 Tevet 72:00 PMBloodmobile

22 Tevet 87:30 PMKabbalatShabbat

23 Tevet 99:30 AM Tefillah10:00 AMJunior Cong.

24 Tevet 10 25 Tevet 11 26 Tevet 12 27 Tevet 138:00 AMD2L FacilitatorWorkshop7:30 PMBoard ofDirectors

28 Tevet 14 29 Tevet 157:30 PMHay ClassService

1 Shevat 16Rosh ChodeshShevat9:30 AM Tefillah7:00 PM Scotch& Cigar Night

2 Shevat 173:00 PMBostonCommunity Choir

3 Shevat 18Martin Luther

King Day

4 Shevat 19 5 Shevat 207:30 PMSchool Committee

6 Shevat 21 7 Shevat 227:30 PMSisterhoodShabbat

8 Shevat 239:30 AM Tefillah10:00 AMJunior Cong.6:30 PM Havdalahwith Shir Appeal

9 Shevat 241:00 PMArtist-in-Residence LegoBuilding Event

10 Shevat 25 11 Shevat 26 12 Shevat 277:30 PMRitual Committee

13 Shevat 28 14 Shevat 297:30 PMKabbalatShabbatJunior Cong.

15 Shevat 30Tu B’Shevat

9:30 AM Tefillah10:00 AMJunior Cong.

16 Shevat 3110:00 AM SchoolTu B’ShevatProgram3:00 PMMah JonggTournament7:00 PMExec Board

Tel:781-344-8733 • Fax:781-344-4315 • Email: Office@atorah.org • Web site: www.atorah.org

January 1.........................4:05 PMJanuary 8.........................4:12 PMJanuary 15.......................4:19 PMJanuary 22.......................4:28 PMJanuary 29.......................4:37 PM

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From the Rabbi’s Desk...Is it a merecoincidence that inone week's time,the infamous signover Auschwitzwas stolen,destroyed and

retrieved; a Las Vegas teacher was senthome for allegedly spewing Holocaustdenial in her classroom; and Jewishbasketball players and their familiesfrom Lower Merion High School ingreater Philadelphia were subjected toanti-Semitic taunts?

That the spate of incidents occurred soclose together is, of course,happenstance. But the sheer fact ofthese occurrences must give us pause.Hardly a week goes by, it seems,without some anti-Jewish act occurringsomewhere around the world. Considerthese other headlines during the lastmonth alone: "Demjanjuk AttorneyBelittles Survivors' Testimony" and"Ten Students Suspended for Kick aJew Day."

It wasn't so long ago that anti-Semitism, particularly in this country,was considered mostly a non-issue.Even as recently as two decades ago,those who tabulated and tracked theincidents were considered alarmists.

Certainly, we've come a long waysince the days when Jewishschoolchildren were subject to regularbeatings and harassment (I remembersuch incidents vividly in the early1960s), when quotas limited thenumber of Jewish students admitted toIvy League colleges, and top graduateswere barred from law firms.

Yet we now know that acts of violenceagainst Jews still abound, as evidencedby the horrific shooting at the Seattlefederation building in 2006. Just lastweek, the perpetrator, Naveed Haq,was convicted at his second trial ofkilling one woman and wounding fiveothers. Indeed, the ADL tracking ofhate crimes shows that two-thirds ofsuch crimes in the US are directed atJews and Jewish targets(coincidentally, the same study shows8 percent are directed at Muslimsliving in the US).

More common are the less violent butno less disturbing expressions ofdiscrimination and intolerance.

These incidents -- like the well-publicized "kick a Jew" day in Naples,FL and much closer to home, the"warm up the ovens" and otherHolocaust-related chants directed atthe Lower Merion High School

basketball team at its game againstUpper Darby -- are often rooted inignorance and intolerance more thanoutright anti-Semitism.

Unfortunately, it's not so uncommonfor middle- and high-schoolers to usediscriminatory language, oftenblurring the line between jest andmaliciousness.

The question is what adults do tocondemn these instances and usethem as teachable moments.

Publicity and public education helps.In the Naples incident, thesuperintendent of schools has beenlauded for devoting an entire schoolboard meeting to the issue. In UpperDarby, some students were reportedlysuspended for their actions, and thehead of the Upper Darby police hassaid he would speak to the studentbody about the dangers of anti-Semitism and hate speech.

We might have come far, but not sofar that we can let complacencyprevail. Education against intolerancenever ends.

Rabbi J

Bereavement Support GroupOld Colony Hospice offers a Bereavement Support Groupto afford those who've experienced loss, support during thegrieving process. Drop-in groups and established groupsare available free of charge on Tuesdays and Thursdays.For further information, contact Noreen Dionne,Bereavement Program Assistant, directly at Old ColonyHospice, at 781-341-4146 x210, to confirm your space.

Old Colony Hospice offers many different services to thecommunity and is a leader in palliative care. For furtherinformation, please contact the office at 781-341-4145.

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Chanukah Party ThanksThank you to the following parents for their help at theReligious School’s Chanukah Party on December 13th. Itwas a huge success. I am sorry if I missed anybody; youall did an amazing job!

The kids had a great time eating latkes, sufguniot, andclementines, playing a rousing game or two of dreidel,singing songs and most of all the donut eating contest!!

Wendy Schulze

Amy Litwack

Marla and Matt Potter

Edith and Matthew Rosenthal

David Fox

Tina Mallock

Gwen Berkowsky

Sheryl Sigrist

David Rosenberg

Stacy Andler

Sheera Lader

Peter Asnes

All of the Religious School Teachers for being such greatsports during the contest!

Chag Sameach,

Mindi Altman and Cindy Weiner

Aleksandr & Alla Ilchenko

Aaron & Katherine Salkin

Rabbi’s Discretionary FundRochelle and Alan Sherman, in memory of beloved

mother, Ida Rostoff

Rochelle and Alan Sherman, with thanks

Bennette Shultz, in memory of Bob Saunders

Karen and Neal Zalvan, with thanks

Janet and Dan Tassel, with thanks

Marcia and Karl Flanzer, in honor of Michelle Bernstein'smarriage to Jason Schweiger

Marcia and Karl Flanzer, in honor of the marriage of PaulGreenfield and Barbara Rotman

Marcia and Karl Flanzer, in memory of Al Feinstein,father of Arlene Rosenberg

Karen Weinstein, with thanks for everything

The Sussmans, in memory of Eleanor Schwartz

Lesley, Bob, Andy and Dana Bornstein, in memory ofbeloved niece and cousin, Elyse Andrews Enman

Jane and Bob Powell

Clara and Howard Freedman, with profound thanks forall that you did

Donations received after December 14th will beacknowledged in the February issue.

Boston Jewish Music FestivalThe First annual Boston Jewish Music Festival is coming!!Save the Dates: March 6-14, 2010, for a new, exciting, andmeaningful celebration of Jewish music in all its forms.From Klezmer to Cantorial to Classical, from Israel to theBalkans to Brooklyn underground, the Boston area willring with music for all ages and tastes-concerts for thewhole family, dance parties for the limber, workshops andspecial school appearances. It'll be the cultural event of theyear-a source of pride and enjoyment for the entire Bostoncommunity.

Find out more about events, the latest news, and how youcan help at www.bostonjewishmusicfestival.org.

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For over ten years now, Ahavath Torah Congregation hasbeen participating in the Passport to Israel Program. Thisprogram, which is designed to help your children save foran educational trip to Israel, is sponsored by the CombinedJewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, and was madepossible by the generosity of Bob and Myra Kraft.

The opportunity to enroll in this program is available tothird and seventh grade students who are enrolled in ourReligious School or a local day school. The studentspresently enrolled in the program are Sam Barbell, AronBarbell, Brian Crosby, Daniel Crosby, Jonah Crosby,Daniel Grubert, Jacqueline Hausman, Shaul Kushinsky,Dahlia Kushinsky, Benjamin Litwack, Joshua Potter,Adam Potter, Rebecca Prigot, Elan Radbil, KerenRadbil, Monica Rosenberg, Zoe Rosenberg, RachelRosenbloom, Jeremy Sawyer, Ilana Sawyer, RebeccaSawyer, Evan Schulze, Noah Schulze, SamanthaWeinstein, and Elise Weinstein.

This is a risk free, 100% matching gifts program that willhelp you send your child on an educational summer trip toIsrael during or after high school.

If you choose to enroll when your child is in third grade,the congregation will sponsor each child with a $50.00 peryear matching and the parents will have to provide $150.00per year. This is a seven-year program.

There is also a catch-up program for seventh graders. Thecongregation will sponsor each child with $100.00 per yearfor three years and the parents will have to pay $300.00 peryear for three years.

Your child is eligible to take an approved trip any timeafter tenth grade. For both programs, CJP will pay $700 atthe time the money is requested for a trip. If you choosenot to go at any time, all money is refunded to the parentsand to the Congregation.

Applications are due by the 1st of February for thoseeligible this year. If you would like to enroll in theprogram or would like more information, please call FayeKushinsky at 781-341-1435 or e-mail tsipi@bgaddict.com.

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Rabbi Henry Gerson Religious School NewsIn these dark, gloomy, and cold days ofwinter, we, at our Religious Schoolhave had the warm glow of theChanukah candles shining upon us.First, we were treated to the Aleph-Betclass participating in, and helping to“lead” our Friday night service. Theyshowed us how much they havelearned from the beginning of the year,and it was evident that they reallyenjoyed preparing for their service;they were soooooo proud ofthemselves and we celebrated in theirjoy and kvelled from their enthusiasmand eagerness. This class has beenespecially challenging this year since itis a multi-age group of students. TheAleph-Bet students shined for onereason; they were guided, withpatience, knowledge, and competenceby their extremely talented teacher,Helayne Adelstein. Helayne waspresented with this tricky anddemanding situation but has risen tothe task with aplomb, with assurance,and with proficient expertise, whichhas resulted with excellent outcomes.After the first of the year, we arecontinuing with our class services, socome out and pray with us, help makea minyan at Friday night services, andshare the joy of our students’ progressand continued growth, developmentand evolution into what it means to beJewish.

The City of Gold/The City of David/The Holy City of Peace

This month we have begun a brandnew program called “MEYUCHAD”which means special/unique inHebrew. For all the Sundays inJanuary and two days in December,we’ll be enhancing our curriculumwith an exceptional Learning Unit onthe city of JERUSALEM! 3023 years

ago, King David conquered Jerusalem,and made it the capital of his kingdomand of the Jewish people. “For out ofZion, Torah will go forth and the wordof G-d from Jerusalem.” Thus, forthree millennia, Jerusalem has been,and still remains, the historical,religious, political and emotional focalpoint of Jews throughout the world.On Jerusalem’s birthday, Jewishcommunities throughout the worldbegan to celebrate this exceptionalanniversary. The enduring history ofJerusalem was taught in schools,synagogues, community centers andcamps. Since this anniversary shouldnot be taught as a one- year celebrationonly, this remembrance should standas a permanent lesson in the primacyof Israel and of Jerusalem in the past,present and future. This curriculum isa sound, meaningful andcomprehensive curriculum for theteaching of Jerusalem. It’s a graded,age-appropriate, sequential programwhich provides a curriculum for fiveconsecutive years. This consistentfocus on Jerusalem will indeliblyimpress students with Jerusalem’smany facets and its special place in thelife of the Jewish people.

I introduced this curriculum, initially,to have a bit of a change and variance,in the dark days of winter. Studentswill continue to study their Hebrewprogram as usual and the Jerusalemcurriculum would be the other half of

the Sunday (and Tuesday) program.Coincidentally and serendipitously, itso happens that our ingenious andcreative Artist-in-Residence programis totally focused on the theme ofJerusalem. Stay tuned for more info tobe announced for the entirecongregation and for the communityregarding the Artist-in-Residenceweek-end (January 23rd & 24th).

This year, again, we had ourChanukah contest! We wanted to seewho could create the most innovative,imaginative and creative Hanukkiotand Dreidles. Congratulations to allthose students who entered thecontest, and used their imagination toconstruct and fashion unusual andatypical dreidles and menorahs(Hanukkiot). The contestants are:Lauren Asnes, Abraham Korenblyum,David Korenblyum, Taylor Levine,David Mallock, Abigail Roseman,Hailey Roseman, Nicole Sigrist,Emma Sokolovsky and RachelWeiner. The winners will beannounced in school this week, andwill be noted in the next bulletin.

B’Shalom,

Morah RutiRuth GreenfieldDirector of Educationeddirector@atorah.org

Project Ezra RecapThank you all who gave so generously to Project Ezra! The program was anamazing success!

We had gifts from the children’s wish list, hand made hats, scarves andmittens, $275 in donations, plus gift cards, which allowed us to buy gifts forat least 5 children this year, thanks to all of your kind donations!

Thank you all from the Social Action Committee.

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Kitah GimelWe had fun doing the many activities connected withcelebrating Chanukah. Now, it is time to move on to otherinteresting things. In our I Live in Israel text, Y'rushalayimis our next destination. There are two parts toY'rushalayim because the Arabs won a crucial battle just asthe cease fire was being announced. The Jews who livedin the Jewish Quarter inside the walls of Y'rushalayim wereexpelled from the Old City, taking only what they couldcarry. All those Jews fled to the New City of Y'rushalayim.We read the book, Grandma Rivka and the Old City ofJerusalem written by Ofra Reisman and Miriam Snapir.Nurit, a young girl, tells the story of her Savta(Grandmother) Rivka who had lived in the Jewish Quarterall her life. When the soldiers knock at their door, theirlives, as they knew them, would be changed forever.

We finished learning Lichu N'ranina on page 22, andV'Shamru on page 64 in the Siddur Hadash. I will besending home a paper with the names of the prayers so thatyou can listen to them read. In school, they will learn theCarlebach melodies for Kabbalat Shabbat (Welcoming theShabbat.) Our next prayer to be learned is ShalomAleichem.

Listening to your children reading Hebrew, for tenminutes, two or three times a week, will help them smoothout the few bumps remaining in their reading. It willdefinitely make a big difference in their ability to read andchant the prayers we are learning for our service. Pleasebe sure to write on your calendars that Friday evening,March 19, 2010 will be the Gimel Class Service.

B'Shalom,

Morah RivkaG'veret Gaffin

Kitah HayIt was a pleasure to speak with the Kitah Hay parentsduring parent-teacher conferences. I am pleased with thegreat progress that your children are making. I hopeyou had a great Chanukah and a nice vacation!

Everyone is working hard for our class service whichwill take place on Friday, January 15th, 2010. Hope tosee you there!

As we are entering the Hebrew month of Tevet, we willlearn about the 10th of Tevet.

In our History studies, we will talk about Ashkenazicand Sephardic Jews, and their customs. An excitingHistory project is waiting for us at the end of the month– more details to follow.

As we are approaching Tu B’Shevat - the New Year ofTrees, we will talk about the meaning and customs ofthis interesting holiday.

Shalom,

Morah MazalMarina Korenblyum

USY Youth FundThe USY Youth Fund is a scholarship program that is usedto help out our USYer's in need. Your generous donationsto this fund have allowed several young members of ourshul to attend chapter, regional and international USYevents. If you have a simcha, birthday, bar or bat mitzvah,remembrance or any other special occasion, pleaseconsider a donation to this scholarship fund. You may mailor leave checks (payable to ATC Youth Fund) with Ina inthe main office. Acknowledgement cards and confirmationletters will be sent out for all donations. Thank you inadvance for your support. Please feel free to contact me byemail at agriffing@comcast.net.

Amy Griffing

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Shalom.In recent weeks, Kitah Vav has begun to work on its classservice, scheduled for March 6. We are looking forwardto showing our parents, and the entire congregation, whatwe have learned about Jewish ritual. Please plan onjoining us.

We continued our study of the Holocaust with a focus onthe ideology that motivated genocide.

Our study of what it means to be Jewish addressed bothwho the Jews are -- how Jews differ from Israelites -- andhow monotheism compares to the other forms of religion,polytheism, atheism, pantheism, and henotheism. (yes,even in sixth grade!)

November and early December were marked bypreparations for Chanukah, which culminated in ourstudents' attendance at the congregational Chanukah party,as well as the school's party the following day.

And now, an INVITATION: As some readers may beaware, I have been a Torah-reader at Temple BethAbraham for six years, and have already chanted morethan three-quarters of the scroll. In November, I readToldot at ATC, and invited my students to attend. Thosewho attended were pleased with the turnout, and we areplanning to repeat the event, giving our students anopportunity to experience the adult service on Shabbatmorning. The next scheduled date is January 16, Va'era,which describes the Ten Plagues. This will beaccompanied by a discussion of evidence that the plaguesactually happened as described.

L'hitra'ot,

Dr. ZDr. Yale Zussman

Kitah Vav

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Kitah BetLast month we were busy discussing Chanukah, andpracticing for our class service. We managed to learn a fewnew letters and vowels along the way. We will continue onour voyage to Israel this month, and find more pieces ofthe scavenger hunt throughout the country.

Shabbat is so important and we will be discussing that aswell, along with introducing our Kosher symbols box. Aschallenging as it is to have a very multi-age classroom, allare getting along and doing well. Our older students oftenhelp out our younger ones when needed.

If you happened to miss our class service last month, youmissed a wonderful Friday evening. The students did welland were proud of their accomplishments, as were somany others.

As January comes to an and end, we will be learning aboutthe holiday of Tu B'Shevat and hopefully be planting alittle bit as well...

Stop by the hall, and see the beautiful decorations on ourbulletin board which represent the wonderful work of ourBet class.

B'Shalom,

Morah YehuditHelayne Magier Adelstein

ATC School Enrichment FundThe Enrichment Fund is used to help sponsor schoolactivities such as Onegs after class services and purchasingthe siddurim for the Bet class. This can be a great way forpeople to recognize events or to memorialize the loss ofsomeone special while at the same time assisting thereligious school. People can leave checks (payable to theATC Enrichment Fund) with information regarding thedonation in either the school office or in the main officewith Ina. I will check the office and completeacknowledgement cards and send out confirmation letters.I can also be reached at home at 781-341-0239 or at myemail address of mcpotter@verizon.net.

Marla PotterDonations received after December 14th will be

acknowledged in the February issue.

Rabbi Henry Gerson Religious School

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Torah Fund Cards

Want to honor someone in a very special way, or sendhim/her good wishes or condolences? A Torah Fund cardis just the right thing, as it states that a donation has beenmade to the Jewish Theological Seminary (the source ofour Conservative rabbis, cantors, and educators) in theirname. It’s a wonderful mitzvah for the sender, and anhonor for the recipient!

A donation of $4.00 per card goes directly to the Seminaryto help build and maintain the beautiful sanctuaries,chapels, dormitories, affiliated camps and scholarships, etc.

You can have a card sent by calling the Sisterhood TorahFund Chair, Anne Leppo at 781-341-3946, or the cards maybe purchased at all Sisterhood events.

Mah Jongg TournamentAhavath Torah Congregation

1179 Central Street, StoughtonSunday, January 31, 2010

3:00 p.m.

Cost is $20.00. All players welcome!Bring your friends & meet new players!

Food, fun, & cash prizes!Enjoy an afternoon of Mah Jongg!

Reservations required by January 22ndmail to: Ahavath Torah Congregation

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Don't Forget YourPasta and Raisins!!!

Our congregation has made a commitment toJewish Family Table to provide 35 packages of

raisins and 35 boxes of pasta each month.

Please help out!

Mention ATC and 10% of your wine purchase will be donated to ATC!

The Dalet Class had a busy month of December, filled withlots of learning, activities, singing and ruach! We focusedon many areas, such as, Hebrew vocabulary, Hebrewreading, tefilot, prophets, Israel, Chanukah, and more. Thestudents’ Hebrew vocabulary is growing and growing. Itamazes me how many words they now know! We tryspeaking in short Hebrew sentences in class whenever wecan. The students are extremely excited about theirindividual accomplishments in reciting several of ourtefilot (prayers). They can all recite the blessings forChanukah.

We discussed the holiday of Chanukah and the Jewishpeople’s fight for religious freedom. We had a wonderfuldiscussion about the importance of freedom and thestudents each gave their thoughts on the kinds of freedomsthat people today need in order to live full and happy lives.They had wonderful answers, understanding and insight.The Dalet students also had lots of fun making Chanukahdecorations for home and the classroom. In particular, theyloved making “Latke People” from construction paper,using latke shapes for the bodies and heads. Take a lookat the wall outside our classroom for their wonderful andvery imaginative creations!

The Dalet students have also begun the school wide unit ofthe study of Jerusalem, the city of gold, the capital of ourhomeland, Israel. We are doing classroom learning andactivities, as well as home research projects (posters,pictures, maps, etc.), which will be displayed on one of ourclassroom bulletin boards. The students are quite excitedabout it, and have already learned that the nameYerushalayim comes from the Hebrew shoresh (root),shalom, and that it means “city of peace”.

January will be a very busy month, with much to do.We’ll start preparing for our Shabbat service, study aboutIsrael, the prophets, and so much more. And of course wewill be working on our Jerusalem unit. I hope everyonehad a very joyous and happy Chanukah, a nice wintervacation, and I would like to wish the entire ATC Familya happy and healthy 2010.

B’Shalom,Morah Sosah LeahSusan Bernstein

Kitah Dalet

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Sherut L'TefillahInterested in improving your davenen skills? Would youlike to learn how to lead weekday or Shabbat services insections or in its entirety? Rabbi J and Arthur Arkanaseare interested in helping. All you need is an ability to carrya tune, an ability to read Hebrew and desire. Any agewelcome. Contact Rabbi J for further information.

It's time to think about your Mah Jongg card order for thecoming year. Leaving for the winter? Order before you go.Have a group here and in the south, ask them both to orderwith us through our Sisterhood!! Do you know thatSisterhood gets $$ back for every 35 cards we sell? Lastyear we hit our goal of 150 cards, let's try for 175+.

Standard print $7.00 each

Larger print $8.00 each

Order as many as you like. Please do not wait to the lastminute, as all orders must be received by January 28th.Each person can have their order sent directly to theirpersonal address, if they choose.

Make all checks out to: ATC Sisterhood

Kindly send orders directly to:

Helayne Magier Adelstein 28 Cherrywood Dr Stoughton, MA 02072

Any questions please feel free to contact:Helayne @ 781-344-7566

ATC Chanukah Party

Please Help OurFood Pantry Collection!Unemployment and underemployment has devastated thecommunity. The need for Food Pantry assistance hasincreased by 50% this past year. Please remember theongoing needs of our Food Pantry collection. ATC servesas a collection center for the Stoughton Food Pantry andJewish Family Table.

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Ahavath Torah Congregationin conjunction with the

Stoughton Chapterof No Place for Hate

Presents

Sunday, January 17, 2010, at 3 PM

Ahavath Torah Congregation, in conjunction with theStoughton Chapter of No Place for Hate presents the BostonCommunity Choir on Sunday, January 17, 2010, at 3 PM. The BostonCommunity Choir is an all-volunteer group, comprised of singersfrom many church, community, and university choirs throughout theGreater Boston area. The Choir is highly acclaimed, and hasperformed with well-known international recording artists, such asPatti LaBelle and the Boston Pops, and has been a staple atSymphony Hall's Gospel Night. Regularly, the Choir members andaudiences are left in a state of total and exhausted joy due to theexuberance of its approach to holiness and music and the BCC'sappeal to a broader-than-traditional audience.

The Boston Community Choir is well-known throughout the Boston area for its inspired and upliftingperformances.

This concert will take place at Ahavath Torah Congregation, 1179 Central Street, Stoughton. All attendees areasked to bring one can or box of non-perishable food item for distribution to local food pantries.

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On December 14th, we kicked up our heelswith Temple Adath Sharon Sisterhood atour Israeli Dancing and Yankee Swap! Itwas a great success and all who came had agreat time. Thank you to Hillery Baumanfor chairing this event. I hope it will becomean annual one.

January 22nd will be Sisterhood Shabbat.Paula Gaffin is the event chair. Please joinus for a lovely, celebratory evening,saluting the hard-working women of oursisterhood. Our shul is a better place fortheir commitment. If you would like a partin the service, please RSVP to me and I willpass that along to Paula.

BAM! No, not Emeril, but Mah Jongg! On January 31st wewill have our Mah Jongg tournament, headed up by InezSpringer and Ellen Greene. This is a fun way to spend anafternoon! The event will begin at 3 PM, in the ATC socialhall, and costs $20 to attend. There will be a raffle andprizes, and, of course, some great company! Inez and Ellenhave run very successful Mah Jongg tournaments in thepast for ATC; I am sure this will be a great success, aswell! Please join us for the fun!

Sue Korch, Vicki Lemkin, and Amy Snetsky will be takingcharge of this year's big fundraiser: a community children'sconcert. Please mark your calendars for the afternoon ofSunday, March 14, 2010. At 2 PM we will be entertainedby Debbie and Friends! Debbie is Debbie Cavalier, Deanof Education at Berklee, and she has been entertainingchildren for years. Her music is lively and fun; you cancheck it out at www.debbieandfriends.net. Come have agood time while helping support our shul. This is a majorfundraiser; if you are able, please join the committee andlend a hand. You can reach Sue and Vicki atchildrenprogram2010@gmail.com.

On Wednesday, January 13th, we will hostour second Darkness To Light FacilitatorWorkshop, in the social hall, from 8:30 AMuntil 5 PM. If you, or anyone you know,would like to become a facilitator for thisaward-winning workshop, please let meknow. There are CEU's available for thosewho qualify.

Don't forget to shop the Judaica Shop!Sandy Stogel, Lynne Rosenbloom and JanHackel continue to fill the shop withbeautiful wares from a variety of vendors,appropriate for all sorts of occasions. Helpsupport sisterhood and ATC by shoppingright here. Our Judaica Shop can provide

you with wonderful, unique gifts for the special folks inyour life. Also, if you would like to be a Shop volunteer,please contact Sandy at 781-341-2916. Additional help isneeded on a regular basis.

Don't forget about Torah Fund cards! Every card purchasesupports the Jewish Theological Seminary in NY, andbolsters the conservative movement. They are lovely, andAnne Leppo, who works tirelessly at this, is happy to helpyou with whatever you might need.

If you haven't yet joined Sisterhood, please do. Supportyour synagogue and our efforts. Bring your unique talentsand vision to the table, and help us create bright, newprogramming that will appeal to a wide range of folks.

See you soon,

Susan Komisar HausmanKissesFromDolce@gmail.com

Sisterhood

Weight WatchersWeight Watchers now meets once a week at AhavathTorah Congregation. Meetings take place on Tuesdaysand begin at 6 PM. Doors open at 5:30 PM.

For all your grocery shopping

use ATC scrip ...

It’s a Mitzvah!

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ATC 90th Anniversary Education Series

ATC has a wonderful series of national and international renowned speakers coming to the shul this coming year.Please join us for one, two or all of the forthcoming personalities, who will share their particular views on theimportant issues of the day. There will be a suggested donation for some of our speaker programs, while others willrequire an entrance fee.

January, 2010

Dick Morris• Leading American political consultant• Author of 8 New York Times bestsellers• Fox News Channel commentator

As one of America's most prominent political consultants, Dick Morris has served as advisor toclients of all political views. He advises US and international presidents, political figures fromvarious elected roles, and frequently consults corporations on legislative developments.Furthermore, Morris has handled the winning campaigns for more than 30 senators or governors.

Morris was once labeled "the most influential private citizen in America" by Time Magazine aftersuccessfully steering President Clinton to the center and away from the liberal policies he hadpursued in his first two years in office. He additionally directed a conservative push inside theWhite House to pursue a balanced budget.

February 8, 2010

"Jerusalem, Islam and Arab Terrorism: The Myth of al-Aqsa" with Dr. Mordechai Kedar. Dr. Kedar is one ofIsrael's leading scholars of Arabic, Arabic literature, Arab political and popular culture, and mass media, Islam, IslamicMovements, gender issues in Islam, and state and society in the Arab world. He is a lecturer at Bar-Ilan University, fromwhich he earned his Ph.D. He is fluent in English, Hebrew and Arabic.

March, 2010

Homegrown Jihad and Anti-semitism as a Growing Threat to the United States with Erick Stakelbeck,CBN news. Erick Stakelbeck is a sought after authority on terrorism and national security issues, withextensive experience in television, radio, print, and web media. He will discuss his on-the-ground reportingand investigations from mosques and radical Islamic hotspots here in the US.

Date to be determined

An Evening with Pamela Geller, date and time to be announced. Pamela Geller is the founder, editor and publisher ofAtlasShrugs.com, one of this country's most widely read news and opinion blogs.

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Tikun Olam/Social Action CornerHope all of you had a festive Chanukah celebration!!During the month of December, you continued togenerously help the Social Action Committee of oursynagogue to help local residents in many ways. ThroughProject Ezra, our annual gift drive, synagogue memberschose candles on the Menorah in the ATC lobby, andpurchased items needed by local families. The JewishFamily Table also did very well in December!!

December marked the fifth straight month that our shulcollected our quota of pasta and raisins, or close to it forJewish Family Table. As this was the "Chanukahdelivery," we also brought a number of Chanukah-relateditems, including chocolate gelt, Chanukah candles, latkemix and dreidels. To those who made the effort to drop offpasta, raisins or Chanukah items, we thank you; to thosewho have yet to donate, we thank you in advance and urgeyou to please donate. Two special sets of thanks from ourJFT organizers go out to John Rosenberg, who drove ourdonation to Waltham in December, and to the Bet Class ofthe Religious School, which incorporated pasta and raisinsinto the centerpieces for the Oneg following their Fridaynight service in December. These last few months havebeen an extremely welcome and timely stretch becauseJFT is currently servicing more families than ever before,with the number of families now nearing 220 -- bycontrast, JFT was servicing 140 families in September2008. Any extra food that was collected will be donated tothe Stoughton Food Pantry.

Just as our December collection for JFT went very well,we are already off to a great start for January, thanks tothe incorporation of donations around several events atthe shul, including the Chanukah party. Donations fromthese events, as well as those from several of theReligious School classes who incorporate pasta andraisins into the centerpieces for their Friday nightservices, are a huge boost to our collection efforts, but itis still the individual donor who keeps this programgoing, so please continue to bring pasta and/or raisins tothe shul whenever you come to a non-Chag/non-Shabbat

event. If you would like to help out even more, pleasee-mail or call Jonathan Bloom (jbloomah@aol.com) orAmy Snetsky (nursamy326@aol.com) to volunteer todeliver our monthly donation to Waltham. Also, be on thelookout in coming months for a call for people to packand deliver groceries to families serviced by JFT. We willneed 10 drivers for this; we selected the June deliverydate so that families with children in the religious schoolcan also participate.

On Thursday, January 7th, from 2 PM until 7 PM, AhavathTorah Congregation and Children's Hospital will have aBloodmobile in the synagogue parking lot. We will becalling members and local residents to make donations tothis blood drive. Donors must be at least 17 years old. Ifyou would like to make calls, help with registration, ordonate blood, please contact Janet Weinstein at 781-341-1843 or janetplanet_4@yahoo.com. Please help us helpChildren's Hospital!!

Also, on January 17, at ATC, from 10-12, we will becollecting items to be donated to families of Cradles toCrayons. From 1- 3 PM, members of Ahavath TorahCongregation, nine years old and up, will visit and bringour synagogue's donations to Cradles to Crayons.Mitzvah credit will be given to Bar/Bat Mitzvah students.Examples of items that Cradles to Crayons needs, areclothing, books, toys, strollers, etc. Looking forward tohaving you be part of this charitable experience!!

Thank you all again for a wonderful and generous monthof giving of yourselves!!

Janet Weinsteinand The Social Action Committee

2010 Family TableDistribution ScheduleJanuary 10, 2010 April 11, 2010February 7, 2010 May 16, 2010March 14, 2010 June 13, 2010

Please...Help your synagogueby paying your dueson a timely basis.Thanks!

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SAMUEL M. HAUSMANAttorney at Law

Auto Accident, Slip and Fall, and Other Personal InjuryCriminal Defense Business and Employment Law Medical

Malpractice Social Security Disability General Practice

Law Office of Esther C.S. Dezube33 Kingston St., 4th Floor MansfieldBoston, MA 02111 (By Appointment)Phone: 617-451-0531 508-261-8872Fax: 617-451-5462 e:Samh9@msn.com

Bikkur Cholim/Visiting the SickPlease call the office or have someone call on your behalfif you are ill, or know of a congregant who is ill, and wouldlike a visit by Rabbi J. The only way Rabbi J will know ifyou are hospitalized or ill is if he is notified.

Please rest assured that Rabbi J does his best to protect aperson’s privacy.

Oneg/Kiddush/Seudah ShlisheetSponsorsPlease consider full or partial sponsorship of an OnegShabbat (Friday night after services), a Kiddush (Saturdaymorning after services) or a Seudah Shlisheet (Saturdayafternoon meal between Mincha and Ma'ariv services), oreven a Friday Night Dinner in honor of a simcha in yourlife, in memory of a loved one, or just because you wantto. Call the shul office at 781-344-8733 or e-mail tooffice@atorah.org for details.

Sponsorships received after December 14th will berecognized in the February issue.

Get Well Wishes Sydni Smith Simma Kuznitz Steve Goldberg Arnie Lipshires Nate Stogel Mildred Pearlman Michael Weinstein

SHARON MEMORIAL PARK

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Scrip is a term that means “substitute money”. When youpurchase scrip, you’re purchasing negotiable gift certificatesand prepaid cards that are used just like cash. You can usescrip to purchase everyday expenses like food, clothing, andother essentials, and with every purchase, you earn revenuefor ATC.

Our supplier acts on behalf of churches, schools and othernon profit organizations to purchase large amounts of scripfrom grocery stores, department stores, and other retailers.Because the scrip is purchased with cash up front, theparticipating retailers offer a substantial discount. ATC buysthe scrip at a discount, and re-sells the certificates to familieslike yours for full face value. The discount from two to fifteenpercent or more – is our revenue.

Scrip is a popular fundraiser because families don’t have to sellanything. Our congregants produce revenue by making regularhousehold purchases they would make anyway. Groceries,clothing, toys, gifts, even gasoline can be purchased with scrip.Scrip is available at most major ATC functions.

We stock scrip in various denominations for Shaw's, Stop &Shop, Roche Brothers, Butcherie, Barnes & Noble, HomeDepot, Best Buy, Outback, and more. Go to www.atorah.orgfor a complete list of available vendors.

Nessa Wilensky 781-344-8823Anne Leppo 781-341-3946Rick Smith (Tanglewood) 781-341-0882Ellen Greene 781-344-4261(also @ YMCA Membership Office x262) 781-344-2016Rabbi J & Ina at the synagogue 781-344-8733Helayne (Bet Class & Greenbrook/Copperwood) 781-344-7566

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Board of Directors Meeting:Wednesday,January 13, 2010, 7:30 PMFebruary Bulletin Deadline: Monday, January 11th