What’s Inside: Pages 2-4 • Going Green • S’lichot • High Holy Day Schedule • Sisterhood Honey

Pages 5-7 Community • Karen Glansberg • Jamie Wildstein • Photos • Israel Trip • Mazal Tot Program • Family Table • Family Retreat • NEFTY Reunion • Brookline Networking Group Page 8 • Brotherhood • Sisterhood Page 9 • Todah Rabah • Birthdays & Anniversaries • Mitzvah Day • Volunteer Thank Yous Page 10 • ARS Update • By Laws Taskforce Update • Budget Comm. Update • PSH Update Page 11 • Tributes Pages 12-13 • Yizkor Elohim • Tributes Continued

100 Blessings a Day Rabbi John Franken

It may not be easy and will certainly present bumps along the way. But the destination, with God’s help and yours, will assuredly be one which Rabbi Yochanan would deem redemptive of the effort.

Join us in Israel this December! We will be departing December 20 for the trip of a lifetime as we immerse ourselves in the history and the destiny of the Jewish people. Additional information on the trip may be found inside Tidings. To assure yourself a place, please register now as we plan to offer any unfilled spots to individuals who are not members of the TOS community.

Welcome Karen Glansberg and Jamie Wildstein! I am delighted to welcome onto our staff team two individuals whose work is already having a profound impact on our synagogue life: Karen Glansberg and Jamie Wildstein. After two decades of successfully directing preschools at sister congregations in California and New Jersey, Karen joins us as founding director of our Trust Center for Early Education. She is enthusiastic, delightful, loving and fun, and I have little doubt that she will quickly establish the TCEE as one of the premier Jewish preschools. Jamie recently graduated from Hamilton College where she majored in Religious Studies. An aspiring rabbi, she will be interning with us for the next year as she seeks to deepen her Jewish learning and gain insights about the rabbinate. Jamie is bright, dedicated, and passionate about Jewish life and learning. I hope you will take a moment to introduce yourself to Jamie and Karen and to extend them a warm TOS welcome.

Thank you Finally, I am deeply grateful to everyone who reached out to comfort me in the time of my bereavement. Though I may not be able to thank everyone personally, please know that I was, and remain, moved and strengthened by your caring and your love. With blessings of shalom from Israel,

Tel Aviv, July 18—Once, as Rabbi Yochanan (John) was walking out of Jerusalem, Rabbi Joshua followed him. Upon seeing the Temple in ruins, he said: “Woe unto us! The place where we made atonement is no more.” To this Rabbi Yochanan replied, “My son, do not grieve for we have another means of atonement. It is deeds of loving-kindness. As it is said, ‘I desire loving-kindness, not sacrifice.” (Hosea 6:6)

In this story we encounter one situation but two viewpoints, each of them authentic. Seeing the center of Jewish worship burned to the ground with no chance of being rebuilt, Rabbi Joshua feels a deep sense of loss and displacement. “What will we do now?!!” he seems to cry out. He seems stricken with grief, unable to imagine a Judaism transcending the one which depended on sacrifice.

Rabbi Yochanan’s response is quite different. In loss he sees opportunity. In grief he puts forth hope and creativity. Yochanan can imagine a Judaism that is even more beautiful, sensitive, caring and kind than the Judaism he had known before. So he set about refashioning what had been a priestly, sacrifice-based tradition into a grassroots one that would place at the center deeds of kindness, repair of the world, lifelong study, and spiritual nourishment. He set himself and his generation on the course of change.

Change, to be sure, is not easy. It can cause a sense of profound loss, as it doubtless did for Rabbi Joshua. It can also elicit resistance, as we see happening every day the Congress is debating health care reform. Yet change can also unleash a creativity that allows us to adapt to a changed reality by constructing something new, meaningful and profoundly important for ourselves and our future.

Just as our country is navigating the waters of change, so also is our congregation. We have begun to reimagine our spiritual life, our vision for Jewish learning, and how we go about the daily business of the congregation. With your help, we shall do the same regarding deeds of loving-kindness and the repair of the world.

All of us must join together as partners in this journey.

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.

August 2009/Elul 5769

Tidings Temple Ohabei Shalom - Judaism in Motion

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Sponsorship Opportunities Temple Ohabei Shalom is offering a number of sponsorship opportunities to enhance our High Holy Day services. If you are interested in sponsoring one of the listing below, please contact Steven Davis at 617-277-6610 x22. Kesher, High Holy Day Program Book $1000 Featuring staff bios, services, programs and events for 2009-2010

Rosh Hashanah Bimah Flowers $1000 Beautiful flowers to adorn our historic sanctuary

Rosh Hashanah Chapel Flowers $360 Enhance our youth and family services

Yom Kippur Bimah Flowers $1000 Beautiful flowers to enhance our worship experience

Yom Kippur Chapel Flowers $360 Enhance our youth and family services

Apples and Honey $180 Served at our Rosh Hashanah Family Service

Childcare Services $1000 Allowing childcare to be offered for free during all Holiday services

Yom Kippur Break Fast $180 Provide juice and challah for the community to break fast

Service Bulletin $180 Providing service information to all who pray with our community

Going Green “Do not spoil or destroy My world.” (Ecclesiastes Rabbah 7:13)

As we look towards Rosh Hashanah and the start of a New Year, Temple Ohabei Shalom is reflecting on ways we can leave the world better than how we found it. We will continue to offer social action opportunities, host Mitzvah Day in November and continue our green initiatives. Over the past two years, we have taken steps to begin a recycling program at TOS. Starting with paper, we have moved to bottles, cans, batteries and cardboard. Through the help of congregational volunteers, we have changed many of our traditional light bulbs with CFL lights, reducing the energy that we use to light the synagogue. An energy audit was conducted over the summer and Britta Weirich, our facilities manager, will be implementing many of the suggestions that came out of the walk through. We have purchased re-usable table clothes to negate the need for buying paper ones. This is wonderful start, but we want to go further. You by now noticed that in our membership commitment letter we asked you to provide an e-mail address (or two or three!), to eliminate the need to mail everything to each member family. Printed materials will still be sent to those without e-mail access, but our hope is that TOS’s primary means of communication will be through e-mail and our website. This will be the last issue of Tidings that will be mailed to every member home. We will always have copies available at TOS and monthly issues will be sent home with students. Not only will this reduce the amount of newsletters we produce, but it will enable us to get information to you in a more timely manner. If you have not already provided e-mail addresses to the synagogue office, please do so by calling 617-277-6610 or e-mailing office@ohabei.org. This is just a start and we look to you, our congregation, for fresh ideas, new ways of reducing our footprint on the world and to volunteer to make these greening initiatives a reality. May this year be one filled with spirituality, warmth, health and a greater awareness of the world around us. L’shalom, Steven Davis, Executive Director Holiday Parking and Security

• Please help us to insure that these Holidays are safe by not carrying a handbag of significant size. We reserve the right to inspect any item we deem neces-sary.

• Leave plenty of time to find on-street parking; the parking lot will be accessible by permit only.

• Use the corner of Kent and Beacon Streets for all drop-offs; assistance for the handicapped will be available.

• Do not park on the grass around Longwood Mall; our neighbors appreciate your cooperation.

S’lichot “Who Shall Live…?” by Jeff Bernhardt

Saturday, September 12 7:00pm Reception, Lissner Hall 8:00pm Program, Montague Chapel 9:00pm Service, Montague Chapel

Join Rabbi Franken and Cantor Schloss for an evening of exploration of the relationships and issues between hu-man beings and God, in memory of Janet R. and Sidney T. Small.

High Holy Days

Steven Davis

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Community Jamie Wildstein is spending the next twelve months at Ohabei Shalom as a full-time intern as she prepares her application to attend rabbinical school. Jamie is from Montville, New Jersey and relocated to Brookline in June. She is a recent graduate of Hamilton College (Religious Studies major, minors in History and Comparative Literature), where she was president of Hillel. Jamie also studied at Hebrew University and at Oxford, and spent a summer in Washington, DC interning at the National Archives and Records Administration. Jamie is looking forward to working with Rabbi Franken and Cantor Schloss and is excited to become part of the TOS community.

Installation of Rabbi Franken L to R: Cantor Randall Schloss Rabbi Meir Feldman, Rabbi Claudia Kreiman, Rabbi Deborah Kassoff, Rabbi Annie Belford, Rabbi John Franken, Rabbi Tara Feldman, Rabbi Laurie Phillips, Allison Rimm and Jesse Cochin, President

Dear Congregants, I am delighted to have joined the staff and congregation of Temple Ohabei Shalom as the Director of the Diane K. Trust Center for Early Education. After sixteen wonderful years as the Director of the Ganon Gil Early Childhood Center of Tem-ple Adat Shalom in Poway, Califor-nia, and five years as the Director

of the Alef Beit Sefer of Temple Beth-El in Hillsborough, New Jer-sey, I am thrilled to be at Temple Ohabei Shalom at this very excit-ing juncture in its history. To be able to play a role in developing and building a new program along with those who have brought this dream to fruition, and helping shape and nurture the next gen-eration of children, families, and members of Temple Ohabei Sha-lom, is an exciting challenge and privilege. In many ways, my relocation to Brookline is a return home. Born and raised in Newburyport, I received my undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (albeit with an ex-change semester at the University of Hawaii), and my graduate degree from Boston University. Both of my daughters were stu-dents in and graduates of my very first preschool program begin-ning in 1988! Marion also graduated from Tufts University and NYU graduate school and is a teacher of French at Lawrence Acad-emy in Groton, MA. My daughter Anna graduated from George Washington University, and recently returned from a Fulbright Pro-gram year in Uganda and begins her graduate studies in Washing-ton, DC this September. I know first hand the joys and blessings of raising children in a caring and supportive synagogue commu-nity. I have always believed that in young children, we feel our link to the past, experience the present, and lay the foundation for our future. Through a curriculum rich with Jewish values, traditions, teachings, and celebrations, we plant the seeds for our Jewish future. And together, we will nurture and grow this garden and gateway of Temple Ohabei Shalom. I welcome your interest in our new early childhood education cen-ter and hope you will stop by my temporary office in the library so that I can introduce myself in person. I can also be reached at the synagogue at (617) 277- 6610, ext. 24, or at kglans-berg@ohabei.org. L’shalom, Karen Glansberg LICSW Director of Early Education

A Warm Welcome to the Newest Members of the Temple Ohabei Shalom Team!

Photos from Recent Community Events

Annual Meeting Ed Jacobs was presented with the first “Shirley Spero Distunguished Service Award,” an award given to those who embody the ideals of service and generosity to Temple Ohabei Shalom, as exemplified by our beloved benefactor, Shirley Spero.

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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.

If you are interested in helping, contact Dottie Berman at 617-277-6610 X19 or

dberman@ohabei.org.

FAMILY TABLE

Dear Moms & Dads, Grandparents, and Caregivers,

Come and join other parents and toddlers (ages 15-24 months) for our Mazel Tots Program on Wednesdays, beginning October 7, 2009 from 9:30-11:00 am at Temple Ohabei Shalom and taught by Karen Glansberg, LICSW, Director of Early Education.

WHERE : Temple Ohabei Shalom 1187 Beacon Street Brookline, MA 02446 (617)277-6610 ext. 24 kglansberg@ohabei.org WHEN: Wednesdays from 9:30 – 11:00 am, beginning October 7, 2009 COST: $95 per month WHY: Music, art, holiday celebrations. Fun for children and adults alike!

Please fill out and return the portion below to the Temple Ohabei Shalom office.

Congregational Trip to Israel!

"Return again, Return again to the land of your soul!" It has been several years since this congregation has visited the diverse and beautiful, ancient and modern land of the Jewish people. We will be returning to Israel as a community on December 20, 2009. The trip is designed for all ages: families, singles, adults and children alike. For more information contact the Synagogue office at 617-277-6610 or visit www.ohabei.org for a detailed itinerary and registration form. The July 1st deadline has been extended to August 1st. Make sure to reserve your space today! We look forward to sharing this journey of a lifetime with you. L'Shalom, Rabbi Franken and Cantor Schloss

Mazal Tots Program

____ Yes! Sign us up for Mazel Tots . We can’t wait! ____ Maybe…. I need to know more. Please contact me and tell me more about this exciting program. Parent’s Name: _______________________________________ E-mail:__________________________________________ Child’s Name: _______________________________ Child’s Birthdate: __________________________________________ Home Phone: ________________________________ Cell Phone: _____________________________________________ Address: _____________________________________________________________________________________________

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NEFTY Reunion (1972-1975) October 16 - 18, 2009

If you were involved in NEFTY anytime during the years 1972-75 (even if you

graduated from high school in a later year), save the weekend of October 16 - 18, 2009 for a reunion being held in the Newton, MA

area!

Join your old NEFTY friends for all or part of the weekend as we reconnect and reminisce.

For more information, e-mail your name (current and what it was back then if they

differ) and e-mail address to nefty.reunion@gmail.com.

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

Join us at the newly formed

Brookline Networking Group

Brookline Networking Group (BrNG) meetings are open to everyone in Brookline and outlying communities. Join us to learn job search and business networking skills, and hear expert presentations including how to be-come a consultant, the steps needed to build one’s own business, finding the hidden job market, and other timely topics.

When: Third Tuesday of every month, from 7 to 9 PM Next meeting August 18.

Where: Temple Ohabei Shalom, 1187 Beacon Street, Brookline

LinkedIN Group site: Brookline Networking Group (BrNG).

To receive ongoing information about this group please send an email to BrooklineNetworking­subscribe@yahoogroups.com or visit our website, http://BrooklineNetworking.ning.com.

Join us for our first Temple Ohabei Shalom

Family Retreat

at Camp Micah in Bridgton, Maine August 28 - 30, 2009

For families with children in Kindergarten - Grade 8 The weekend will feature:

Festive Shabbat Dinner and Song Session Shabbat Services Family Activities

Campfire Talent Show

Hiking, Arts & Crafts, Sports And much more!

Don’t forget to return your retreat registration to the

synagogue office. If you have any questions, or need a new brochure, please contact the synagogue office at

617-277-6610.

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Sisterhood News

Auxiliaries

Brotherhood News Jonathan Atkins & Louis Goldman Betsy Gould

Hopefully, everyone is enjoying a happy, restful summer. At this early July writing, we strongly encourage you to get your honey orders in for Rosh Hoshana. Last year many family and friends were delighted with this sweet and thoughtful gift. Don’t forget, this is one modest way for us to raise some funds, so we’d greatly appreciate our congregational support! The order form was in the June Tidings, and re-printed on page 4. Don’t miss the August 22nd deadline. We are so thankful that Zita Samuels will once again lead our meetings. Margie Kahn will continue as our very competent treasurer. Judy Halper is our excellent recording secretary, and Judy Boris our corresponding secretary. Thank you to Ita N. Wiener for taking charge of our SISTERHOOD Shabbat, and to Elaine Cohen who is our WRJ Liaison. Betsy Gould will still be writing these TIDNGS articles and remain our information connection to the synagogue. Amy Hozid is very interested in compiling a new Ohabei Shalom SISTERHOOD cookbook. Please send your recipes, and if you’re able to help Amy with this project, please e –mail her at ahozid@gmail.com or (617) 566-1939. We have had three successful small group activities this past year: Mahjong, Knitting, and the Book Club. We are excited about the prospect of two more choices. If you are interested in a Weight Management group, or a Jewish Studies group, watch for your membership information, and come to our opening coffee. Sunday, August 2nd at 11:30 a.m., the Book Club will be discussing “Three Cups of Tea”. “This is an inspiring account of one man’s campaign to build schools in the most dangerous, remote and anti-American reaches of Asia. In 1993 Greg Mortenson was the exhausted survivor of a failed climbing expedition in the Himilayas. People in an impoverished Pakistani village nursed him back to health. He promised to come back and build schools.” This reading is about that promise. August 13th we will be mailing out our membership packets for 2009/2010. SISTERHOOD provides you an opportunity to develop wonderful friendships, while participating in a plethora of interesting, diverse activities. Our SISTERHOOD helps our beloved Ohabei Shalom, as well as the Jewish community at-large. On Monday, September 14th at 7:00 PM, our opening "dessert and coffee" meeting will feature guest speaker Karen Glansberg, the director of TOS’s new early childhood center, scheduled to open in September ’09. We will also be treated to our own Estelle Katz, who will welcome us with song. Catch the spirit! Come join the wonderful women of SISTERHOOD! Sunday, Oct. 25th at 3 p.m. pianist Julie Boris will perform, along with Cantor & Leah Schloss, and David Sparr. More info will come in October’s TIDINGS. This promises to be a wonderfully entertaining afternoon.

At our June 2009 BROTHERHOOD Annual meeting, the following slate of officers were unanimously elected into office for 2009-2010: Co-Presidents: Jonathan Atkins (3rd year) and Louis Goldman (2nd year) Vice President - Membership: Howard Koor Vice President - Programming: Barry Lyons Treasurer: Edward Kahn Secretary: Jerry Kravitz Inspiration Chair: Dr. Hugh Caplan Hospitality Co-Chairs: Craig Greenwald & David Alpert Assistant Chair - Membership: Harvey Solomon The Brotherhood Executive Board includes the above officers and committee chairmen as well as Saul Feldman and Past-President Spencer Gould, who serve in Ex-Officio capacity. Congratulations and best wishes for strength and success to the incoming officers and Board! Both Co-Presidents attended the MRJ annual convention in June, held in New Orleans. This included several workshops, Shabbat services, and an opportunity for Tikkun O’lam. One workshop was presented by Rabbi David Saperstein, Director of Religious Action Center Reform Judaism, which covered looking for ways to increase dialog between Reform Jews and Muslim, Catholic, and other Christian organizations. He also addressed how the tensions in Iran and Palestine affect Israel. Another workshop spoke about how our Brotherhoods and synagogues are sharing the same problems of a decrease in membership, and ways to try to improve this. Please add to your calendar Thursday, October 15th at 6:30 pm, when John Shalett, newly elected North American President of MRJ, will preside over the installation of TOS’ newly elected Brotherhood officers. The Brotherhood extends their thanks to everyone who has remembered to bring in or mail in their stamped Butcherie receipts. Please continue to support this vital program.

Illness? Hospitalization? Birth? Simcha?

Please let us know... 617.277.6610

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August Special Birthdays

Ellie Schegolev Eric Rimm

Steven L. Gold Alan D. Berlin

August Special Anniversaries

Jonathan Kaufman & Barbara Howard Gerald & Toby Penn

Arnold & Tracy Greenfield Marc & Denise Casper

Mazel Tov

Mazal tov to Richard Leibovich and Cindy Roseman on the birth of their son Andrew, born July 1, 2009!

Todah Rabah

We express our deep appreciation to the following individuals who have recently enriched the life of our community: Danit Ben Ari, for her work on the Penn-Spero Hall Renovation Committee. Her support, knowledge of the industry and work with Cantor Schloss led to the implementation of a new lightening plan and fixtures. A special thank you to R. K. (Shelley) Schwartz, who provided the funding to bring the new lighting design and fixtures to fruition. Thank you to Ed & Betsy Jacobs for their donation of new speakers for Penn-Spero Hall. Also, a special thank you to Shirley Spero for her donation of Study Bibles and Tanachim in memory of Lou Spero.

Volunteers & Todah Rabah

Our extreme appreciation goes out to all the congregants who have helped the synagogue over the past few months...if you are interested in volunteering or ushering at a service, please contact the main office at 617-277-6610. Service Greeters Dan Kruger Len Davidson Adrienne Shishko Ronny Sydney Judy Halper Judy Mabel Margie & Ed Kahn Shelley Schwartz

Save the Date Mitzvah Day ‘09

Sunday, November 8

Have you been wondering what happened to Mitzvah Day?

We will be holding our 4th Annual Mitzvah Day on November 8, 2009. Be sure to

mark your calendar to join the entire congregation in a day of mitzvot!

Many of the projects from the past years will be available, as well as some new and exciting opportunities. As always, we can’t do this

without your help. If you are interested in being a Project Captain this year or helping out with Mitzvah Day, please contact Jamie Wildstein at

JWildstein@ohabei.org.

Office Volunteers Cathryn Stein Ita Wiener Margie Kahn Zita Samuels Shelley Schwartz Charles Landay Michael Brill David Seldin Do you have a special skill that you think TOS could benefit from? Maybe you are a graphic designer or someone who can fix computers? Are you a whiz at web design or have a passion for programming? Let us know if you want to volunteer your special skill!

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Updates Dear Ansin Religious School families, We hope that by now you are aware of the exciting new changes that we have proposed for the coming school year at the Ansin Religious School of Ohabei Shalom (ARS). Based upon your response and feedback, we have decided to pilot many aspects of the new program for the coming school year with

some modifications. We are very thankful to the many families who participated in our Town Meeting last month, and to the several others who responded to our questionnaire letting us know your questions and feedback about the anticipated changes to the ARS. We have listened and appreciate all of your concerns about our new model for Jewish education. Our goal is to sustain our Jewish culture in a way that fosters a powerful connection to the greater Jewish community for our ARS families and students and to meet the diverse needs of our students and families. By implementing our new model in fall 2009, we will target three agendas: reinvigorating our school by aligning it with the traditional cycle of Jewish worship, reacting to our families changing scheduling needs, and responding to the synagogue’s newly adopted balanced budget. Our clergy, staff and lay leadership all agree that our new approach will help to keep our Judaism in motion and nourish the whole Temple Ohabei Shalom community. The details for next year are as follows:

It is of utmost importance to us to work collaboratively with you to bring about this exciting change. We are aware that this may be a difficult transition year for some families. Please call or email me in the school office (617-739-9200, schurwin@ohabei.org) if you would like to discuss any aspect of this new program. We are deeply committed to keeping our school the warm, nurturing, wonderful experience it has always been. The changes in the coming year will move us closer to our vision of being a fountain of living and joyful Judaism. B’shalom, Shari Churwin Education Director

Committee Updates Budget Committee News - July 2009 The TOS Budget Committee, under the leadership of Bob Loeb, has been meeting regularly for several months. The committee’s work resulted in the balanced budget for TOS’s new fiscal year, which began July 1st. The Budget Committee is engaged in an ongoing effort to monitor both revenue and expenses. Some of the choices that were made have resulted in changes to TOS staff, and some will change the way programs are planned and managed. The overall objective is to allow TOS to continue fulfilling its holy mission to our co-congregants in a nurturing and sustaining manner while also being fiscally responsible. Bylaws Committee The Bylaws Task Force continues to progress toward our goal of a fall Congregational Meeting to approve the revision. Currently the task force is incorporating changes that arose since the April 29th Bylaws Town Hall Meeting. Please keep your eye out for a revision of the Bylaws to be made available on our website by the end of the summer. Penn-Spero Renovation Committee Thanks to a generous donation from Shirley Spero, Penn-Spero has underdone an amazing transformation this summer. A committee consisting of Shirley, Shelley Schwartz, Danit Ben-Ari, Cantor Schloss and Britta Weirich researched the best way to use the funds. The result is freshly painted walls, the removal of dated mirrors, replacement drop ceilings on both wings, a new curtain, new fixtures over the hall and facelifts in the bathroom. Next time you visit TOS, make sure to view the room, you will me amazed at the difference. If you are interested in renting out the newly enhanced Penn-Spero Hall, please contact the main office at 617-277-6610 for availability and rates.

Grades Day and Time

Pre-K, K , 1 & 2

Saturday Mornings, 9:30 am – 11:30am OR Tuesdays, 3:30 pm - 5:45 pm (final determination based upon enrollment)

3, 4, 5 & 6

Tuesdays, 3:30 pm – 5:45 pm Monthly Shabbat Experience—Select Friday evenings and Saturday mornings (9:30 am – 12:30 pm) Calendar to be distributed

7 & 8 Jr. Chai

Monday evenings, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm (dinner & classes) Monthly Shabbat Experience –Select Friday evenings and Saturday mornings (9:30 am – 12:30 pm) Calendar to be distributed (grade 7 only)

9, 10, 11 & 12

Monday evenings, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm (dinner & classes)

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Tributes Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Rabbi Debra Kassoff Beverly and Larry Franken Golda and Sid Rayburn Phoebe Langenthal Susan Liberman and David Rogovin Shirley Spero Jami Levine and Alan Beggs Beth & George Abrams Lee and Mynda Siskind Cantor’s Discretionary Fund Judith Goldberg Lee & Mynda Siskind Jami Levine & Alan Beggs Shelley Schwartz Beth Abrams Shirley Spero Deborah Herzog Berenson Library Fund Gert Goldberg Circle of Giving Jessica Shoher Esther Rubinovtiz Riki Alexander Marcia Levine Betsy & Spencer Gould Len Davidson & Laurie Katzman Richard & Elise Jacobson Louis and Jane Barber William Price & Arlene Scherer John & Beth Gamel Mark & Joan Josephson Hu Caplan & Doris Raynor Mark Lipof David Filakow & Nina Sing Robert Beal Selma Bengis Pulpit Flower Fund Gert Goldberg General Fund Steve Kern Larry and Denise Green Alex Zelfond Arnold & Selma Miller Gopen Family Library Herbert & Hanna Zeiger Hanna & Herbert Zeiger Life Long Learning Fund Gitta & Adi Kahn Minyan Fund Harold & Sylvia Koritz Irving & Lucille Gerratt Spencer and Betsy Gould

In honor of Rabbi Franken on his Installation Rabbi Franken’s Installation Granddaughter Miriam Seldin-Stein on her Confirmation Rabbi Franken’s Installation In memory Of Sara Gopen Weintraub Larry Franken In Appreciation Of Rabbi Franken on the bat mitzvah of Amanda The meaningful visits and magnificent memorial service for their beloved son, Ross Rabbi Franken for the memorable bat mitzvah of granddaughter Emily Kern In Honor Of Cantor & Leah Schloss Emily Kern’s Bat Mitzvah Amanda Beggs Bat Mitzvah Cantor Schloss In Memory of Ross Abrams Lou Spero George Oshry In Honor of Rabbi Franken In Memory Of Beatrice Kaplan Lawrence Franken In Honor Of Nika Zelfond Presayzen Rabbi Franken's Installatin In Memory of Paul Bloom Sara Gopen Weintraub In Honor of Kim Singer In Memory of Abraham Jacob Koritz Alice Samsen Anna Baran

Diane Newman Eliot Berson Amy Hozid & Tom Plancon George Bazer Harriet Baker Doris Cohen Harvey Solomon Diane Schertzer Spencer and Betsy Gould Maria Rosenthal Eliot Berson Sheila Smokler Alma Tarlow & Wendy Tarlow Kaplan Burton Elliot Maya Krigsgaber Barbara Helfgot Hyett Kyra Berson Frank F. Marmorek Sofiya Tsytsarko Louise Levingston Kyra Berson Jay Marlin Joseph & Janet Newman Anne Caplan Stuart Kimball Marcia Levine Philip Sher Phyllis Kaplan Randy & Edith Oestrich The Brotherhood of Temple Ohabei Shalom Shirley Spero Harvey and Rhonda Solomon Bernard Plovnick Spencer and Betsy Gould Maya Krigsgaber Dan & Eva Deykin George & Harriet Greenfield Cynthia Siegal June Hurwitz Bertram Miller Gert Goldbergq Ida Memchenok Phyllis Nussman Sam Leibowitz Stanley & Adele Brown Louise Levingston Betty Morningstar Linda Schaye Alex & Marina Zelfond Harvey Solomon Ita N. Weiner Barry Koretz & Joan Attianese Marlene Greenberg Daniel Krueger Harold & Mark Katz Joyce Brown Irene Steigman Irene Shapiro & Marianne Greene Susan & Alan Schlesinger Ronny Sydney Shelly Levine & Robbie Hootstein Rafael & Taisia Kocherovskiy Beth Braunstein Esther & Paul Gorfine Helen & Robert Sawyer Harold & Sylvia Koritz Norman Sherman Stanley Sklar Barbara Goldberg Pheobe Langenthal

Anna Zimet Annabelle Berson Annette Gordon Arthur Bazer Barney Hurwitz Benjamin Small Benjamin Somer Bessie Smith Carl Moskowitz David Rosenthal Dr. H. Arthur Berson Edith Neckes Edward Goldstein Edward Goldstein & Sade N. Goldstein Efim Podralny Emanuel Helfgot Ephraim Kaplan Eric Marmorek Esfiar Kodysh Esther Levingston Esther Merriman Eva Willis Marlin Evlyn Newman Fannie Miller Florence J. Kimball Florence Plovnik Frances and Irving Levine Franklin B. Sher George Kaplan George Oshry George Oshry George Oshry George Oshry George Oshry George Oshy Gregory Abramovich Harry Deykin Harry Greenfield Herbert Siegal Ida Alberg Ida F. Miller Ida Sulkin Iosif David Vyshanker Ira Margolis Irwin Leibowitz Jack Brown James Anderson Jane Morningstar Joseph Rosenfield Kunia Zelfond Lawrence Franken Lawrence Franken Lawrence Franken Lawrence Franken Lawrence Franken Lawrence Franken Lawrence Franken Leo Possick Leon Shapiro Leonard Schlesinger M. Stanley Metz Margery Effenson Marisha Sindalovskiy & Aron Kocherovskiy Mary Mendel's Son Masha Pasarevsky Matthew Sawyer & Stephen Ardizzoni Max Levenson Minnie Sherman Molie Sklar Mollie Goldberg Mollie Smith

Cont. on page 13

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Yizkor Elohim - We lovingly remember

Morris Kahn Nicholas E. Robson * Paul Mannos * Raymund Arthur Mann * Richard S. Rosen * Rita Bernice Leake Rose Aron Rose Savage Samuel C. Harris * Samuel P. Kimball Samuel Rice Sarah Lena Endler * Saul Shurdut * Stewart R. Smith * Theodore P Lewenberg * Zelda Basch * August 8-14 Aaron Wingersky Abraham Pasarevsky Althea P. Bleich Anne Penn * Annie P. Daniels Annie Rodman Arthur Zich Benjamin H. Greenhood Berta Von Bargen Carole Ruth Levine Celia Penan * Charles Burke Charlotte Cashman Clara Balkan Daisy Wit Seligman * Dale Albert Brenden Ernestine Burack * Frank I. Rhodes * George Balash George Sorkin Harry Werby * Hesse H. Goldstein * Ira F. Cobe Irving Fisher Isidore Bernard Mandel * James Kahn * Jeanne B. Shoher Jeannette Chalfin * Joan Feinberg Snyder

Joseph Myerson * Leonard Wette Lester Matthew Levison * Louis I. Glen * Louise F. Cobe Mamie Rosenberg * Marsha S. Weiss * Melvin Klickstein Meyer Cobe Moses H. Steuer Nathan Nierenberg * Nettie Milner Pauline Lilienthal * Pauline S. Jacobson * Priscilla Howell Rachel (Rae) Cohen Rae Alberts * Robert Rideman Roger James Cabitt * Ruth Myrick Sam Finkelstein Samuel J. Lipsitz Samuel R. Jacobson * Samuel Seletsky * Saul Silton Shepard Lewis Solomon Touro Sondra M. Smith Theophila Lipsitz William I. Litch * August 15-21 A. Melvin Simpson * Abram Gunsenhiser Agusta Reinstein Anna Y. Goldman * Anne W. Schultz Annie W. Schultz Batya Subary Bernard Bloom Beryl Garfinkle * Charles Dana Daniel Malcolm David H. Shulman * David Kliman Dinah Raphael Esta W. Rabinowitz *

Estelle Levinson Fannie E. Janock Fannie M. Strecker * Fay Geist * Frances Ansin Goldberg * Frances Liebman George I. Ellis * Harrey W. Scolnick Harris Touro Heidi Kamp Hyman Berkowitz * Ida Lewis Irving Levine Isaac S. Cohen Jeanette Gordon Daniels * Jesse M. Aronson * Joseph Beckman * Joseph Peyser Justin D. Goldman Lena Rubin * Lisette Mirabelli Lizza Nizel * Louis Croan Louis Held * Louis Mandel Louis Wasser * Marcus David Friedmann Marilyn Schlesinger Melvin Sogoloff Minna R. Horowitz * Morris Gordon Rebecca Shapiro * Rebecca Vershbow * Samuel E. Ullian * Samuel Kapstein Sarah Gregloit Sarah Rachel Kurinsky Sylvan H. Cohen Sylvia Glick William J. Wyzanski William Katz Yetta Cohen August 22-28 Abraham H. Veiner * Anita Klickstein Anna Lasner Liberman

*August 1-7 A. David Epstein Abraham Doctoroff * Adelle Robinson Albert Issokson * Alfred Lilienthal * Allan Reuben Anna Sanger Annie Joseph Ben Schlakman Bertha Goodman Bertha Todres Celia Fertel * Clarence P. Kudisch * Dorothy Steelman Elizabeth Marder Esther T. Jaspon Eva Krinsky * Florence Milender * Francis Cole Harold Bernstein * Helen Zofnass Henry M. Hyams Herman Singer Hyman Cooks * Ida Brodsky Isaac Kaufman Jacob I. Markowitz * Jane Gersh Jeannette Cooks Gunsenhiser * Jerome Shishko Josua Ruff Kathryn L. Goldman * Kenneth Balkan Lena K. Wasser * Lesser Jerome Brown Louis S. Koufman * M. Paul Gordon Mark Keller Marlene Ruth Greene * Martha Ostroff Matilda Pearlman Maurice H. Daniels Max Rubin Michael S. Epstein Morris Archer Morris Gordon *

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

Leonard Benfeld uncle of Beth & Nadine Braunstein Larry Franken father of Rabbi John A. Franken Walter Lisann father of Shari Lisann Carl Moskowitz father of Laura Moskowitz & grandfather of Mariah Shore Moskowitz George Oshry father of Richard Oshry and cherished member Ethel Cohen Posner grandmother of Kate Mikesh Alan Rimm-Kaufman brother-in-law of Eric and Allison Rimm Sara Gopen Weintraub mother of Rabbi Emerita Emily G. Lipof & grandmother of Mark Lipof

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Anna Lasner Liberman Anne Phyllis Wasserman Augusta G. Katz * Benjamin Porte * Cantor Alex Zimmer * Celia Freiman David Cook David E. Levy Edward C. Goldstein * Eli Raphael * Esther Sanders Eva Prager Eveline Masse Evelyn R. Seligman * Gary Klickstein Gertrude Levi * Goldie Berman Goldie Berman Harriet Shirvan Kass Harry Myrick Harry Shaffer * Ida Kalick Isaac Albert Jacob Ginesky Jacob Rubin Jeannette S. Caro * Joseph J. Traub * Kenneth Smith Lila Shapiro Louis Bernard Weinberger * Manuel Wit Marcia Goldstein * Marilyn M. Macey Martin Kolton Mary Hyams Max Krzenitsky Maxwell Stearns May Goloboy Michael Philip Serkess Molly Sheiman * Morris Benjamin Myron B. Benson * Natalie Klickstein Nissim Cohen Nissim Cohen Pauline Elinor Raskind Rashelle M. Levine * Rebecca Stahl Rosalie Levit Rudy Rakowsky Sarah White * Sarah Z. Wasserman Shimer Aronson Sidney Olansky * Simon Shapiro * Steven Horowitz Sydney Birnbaum Victoria M. Yassen * Walter Lebach Yadeh Kotin Yanina Aronis Zelda Goodglass *

August 29-31 Annie Brucker * Beatrice E. Halper * Bertha Liebert Betty Ziedman Celia Chleck * Elvira Maurizi Etta Kaufman Fanya Cherkassky Florence E. Aronson * Harry B. Levine Henry M. Bernhardt Ida Halpern Ida Isenberg Ira Einstein * Joseph Lewenberg Julia Berenson * Libby Dresner Lillian R. Wolfe Louis P. Greenberg Naomi Gilbert * Nellie A. Wit * Phyllis Alpert * Rachel Dresner Rose M. Crystal * Rose Meyer Rose Poust * Stephanie P. Wallach Roberts William Oxman *

Raymond Mannos Diane Schertzer Evelyn Ruby Nancy Winnick Cynthia Siegal The Kistein Family Raymond Mannos Maria Rosenthal Maya Krigsgaber Warren Winnick Kevin Berger Nathan Levine Cynthia & Michael Hickey Daniel & Barbara Palant Beverly Shiffman & Diane Borodkin Dora Cohen Marylin M. Barron Estelle Dine Dorothy & Donald Berman Frances and Mark Granoff Lois Nathan Carole and Arnold Pressman Ita N. Weiner Eleanor Zimmern Lynda and Fred Gordon Bunny Shapero Doris Zich Joan Schuman Leona & Edward Zarsky Spencer and Betsy Gould Joseph and Sonia Michelson Bill & Marcia Harris Bronze Memorial, Inc Board of Directors, Sharon Memo-rial Park James & Kimberly Krug Marcia & Michael Steinberg Ed Zuker Shirley Spero Eileen Shaevel Dottie Berman Harvey and Rhonda Solomon Wald & Company, P.C. The Family of Merrill Saltiel Mort and Micki Brown Andrew Kanter June Hurwitz Joseph & Janet Newman Erica Kirsners Natalie Dilyock Elinor Gaynor Osa Kamp Betty Goldberg Joan Golub Khaya Lipchin Spencer and Betsy Gould Stanley Sklar Gert Goldberg Project For Our Future Lynda Hoffman Donald Hootstein & Belinda Wal-ters

Morris Needle Muriel Smith Hurwitz Nathan Festinger Pauline & Phillip Winnick and Mary & Abraham Rome Pauline Siegal Pearl Kirstein Rebecca Needle Rivka Rosenthal Roman Krigsgaber Rose & David H. Winnick Rose Cohen Blumenthal Roslyn Levine Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sara Gopen Weintraub Sarah Lasovick Sidney Newman Sigrid Kirnsers Solomon Dilyock Stanley Gaynor Stephen Kamp Sumner David Goldberg Sydel Golub Tsalo Lipchin Walter Lisann William David Sklar William Sulkin In Memory of Samuel Freiberg Sara Gopen Weintraub

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Staff Guide

Leadership Staff and Executive Board John A. Franken, Rabbi

Randall M. Schloss, Cantor Emily G. Lipof, Rabbi Emerita

Steven Davis, Executive Director Shari A. Churwin, Education Director

Karen Glansberg, Director of Early Education

Kate Mikesh, Dir. 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

Change to Daily Worship Service

Monday - Thursday: 8 am & 6pm Friday: 8 am Sunday and legal holidays: 9:00 am & 6pm Please note there is no Saturday Daily Worship Service at 6pm.

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!

August Candle Lighting Times

7 - 7:40 p.m. 14 - 7:30 p.m.

21 - 7:20 p.m. 28 - 7:09 p.m.

Name E-mail Phone/Extension

Shari Churwin Director of Education

SChurwin@ohabei.org 617-739-9200 X 13

Steven Davis Executive Director

SDavis@ohabei.org 617-277-6610 X 22

John Franken Rabbi

JFranken@ohabei.org 617-277-6610 X 23

Karen Glansberg Director of Early Education

KGlansberg@ohabei.org 617-264-2801 X 24

Kate Mikesh Director of Informal Education

KMikesh@ohabei.org 617-739-9200 X 11

Randall Schloss Cantor

RSchloss@ohabei.org 617-277-6610 X 25

Britta Wierich Facilities Manager

BWierich@ohabei.org 617-277-6610 X 32

Jamie Wildstein Rabbinic Intern

JWildstein@ohabei.org 617-277-6610 X 26