January 2009/Tevet 5769

TidingsTidings Temple Ohabei ShalomTemple Ohabei Shalom——Judaism in MotionJudaism in Motion

What’s Inside:

Page 2 • Cantor Schloss’ message • President’s message • January Birthdays & • Anniversaries

Page 3 Project for our Future

Page 4 Worship • Shabbat Rishon • Tot Shabbat Our January B’nei Mitzvah

Page 5 Friday Night Lights

Page 6 Cantor’s Concert

Page 7 Community • Bylaws Task Force • Family Table • Putting the Mitzvah in Bar

Mitzvah

Page 8 Lifelong Learning Adult B’nei Mitzvah Israel Trips

Page 9 ARS News

Page 10-13 Mishkan Tefilah

Page 14 Auxiliaries

Page 15 Tributes

Page 16-17 Yizkor Elohim

100 Blessings a Day

Rabbi John Franken

A New Prayer Book for TOS

Rabbi Larry Hoffman, one of my teachers, describes worship as a sacred drama in which we are the ac-tors. In that drama we rehearse the story of our peo-ple. Our central prayer begins with a reminder that our God is also the God of our ancestors, Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, Jacob and Leah and Rachel. The “Shema and Its Blessings” recall how we were redeemed from slavery and came to declare God’s sovereignty. At the end of the service, we remember Israel’s unique destiny and sacred task of working to perfect the world and achieving the pro-phetic visions of justice and peace.

Just as we are the actors and the service is the drama, so too is the prayer book our script. The language in which we pray, the vocabulary we employ, the prayers and creative readings we recite, the transla-tions and layout we view—all of these affect how we experience the drama of the prayer service.

For these reasons it isn’t hard to understand why the prayer book, unlike the Hebrew Bible, is still a work in progress. Our prayer book evolves with the times, reflects the times and even changes with the times. The 1895 Union Prayer Book, introduced elegant English translations, responsive readings, and a sense of refinement and decorum to American Judaism that reflected the reality and needs of the day. By offering multiple service selections, Gates of Prayer, pub-lished in 1975, responded to the desire of rabbis and congregants for more flexibility in prayer. It also of-fered greater accessibility by including more translit-eration in the back of the book.

By the 1980’s it was already clear that a new prayer book needed to be created. Many people no longer wanted to be “talked to” or “sung at.” They wanted a service that engaged them as active participants. Many people no longer felt comfortable with wor-shipers who were unable to read Hebrew being effec-tively excluded from parts of the service. They wanted a service that was fully transliterated. Many no longer felt comfortable being handed a prayer book that omitted certain poems and Psalms from the classical liturgy. They wanted a service that was more complete and which offered more possibilities for uplifting worship. Many no longer felt comfortable

A special message from Rabbi Franken

Last month, economists confirmed what all of us knew already: the country is in recession. The financial downturn affects all of us, both as individuals and as a synagogue community. One needn’t weather it alone. In this time of crisis and uncertainty, your synagogue is here for you. If you need help of any kind, or even just a chance to speak confidentially in a safe environment, please call us. That’s what we are here for.

referring to God as “He” and “Lord”. They wanted a prayer book with gender-neutral language. And many wanted not only classi-cal texts, but also creative readings and uplifting interpretations.

The result is the new Reform siddur (it’s no longer referred to as a “prayer book”), Mishkan Tefilah. After years of testing and refinements, the new siddur has been received with rave reviews. It is light in the hands and easy on the eyes. It is traditional yet contemporary. It is accessible and inclusive. It is uplifting and educational.

For these reasons, I am delighted to announce that owing to the generosity of some wonderful congregants, this month we will take delivery of the new siddur and introduce it as the new “script” for our worship experience. (See pages 10-12 for a more in-depth look.) Cantor Schloss and I, together with our Board, are deeply grateful to our donors and very excited by the possibilities for Mishkan Tefilah to make our worship ever more meaningful and uplifting. I hope you share our excitement and gratitude for this blessing on us, the actors, with a new script in the magnificent drama of living Judaism.

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President’s Message Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah: Lifelong Learning Cantor Randall Schloss I grew up with little connection to religion. Chanting from the Torah scroll amongst the congregation gave me a strong sense of accomplishment and the feeling of being part of a community that I had always missed growing up. Leah Schloss, Adult Bat Mitzvah I am the child of two very young Holocaust survivors. While my parents taught me that I was a Jew, I was not specifically taught Judaism’s laws and history. My family would celebrate the holidays and somewhat observe Shabbat, but I did not understand why…. Also, as my husband has a very strong Jewish background, both my children have become bar mitzvah and confirmed. Yet I always felt somewhat left out or disconnected. These past two years, through our readings and lectures, we have been studying different aspects of the Jewish religion. I no longer felt left out or isolated. I began to feel an inner peace that I never felt before. I realized that not only had I begun to truly believe in God, but I also found myself along the way. Shirley Diamond, Adult Bat Mitzvah All of us are connected to Judaism in some way. Each of us may have one’s own sense of Jewishness, a unique way of connecting to the synagogue, to the Jewish community and to God. But what we all share is the existence of that connection. What I now encourage you to share is a deepening of that connection through learning. In recent years, throughout the Jewish world, many adults who never “became” Bar or Bat Mitzvah have chosen to undertake the kind of commitment that they expect of their children. Some were raised in secular homes, some chose Judaism as adults, and some are women, for whom Bat Mitzvah may not have been an option when they were young. But no matter your specific experience, adult b’nei mitzvah study will do more than increase your level of Jewish knowledge. It will heighten your sense of what it means to be Jewish. On Sunday Mornings, beginning on January 25th, 2009, we will gather together for communal learning, culminating in a unique Jewish experience for everyone involved. Topics include: Hebrew language, Torah/Haftarah chanting, theology, prayer, history, tikkun olam and more. If you would like to find out what adult b’nei mitzvah is all about, join me, Rabbi Franken, Shari Churwin and Mindy Berman on Sunday, January 25th, 2009 at 9:30 am for an introductory meeting. I look forward to sharing this journey with you.

January Special Birthdays

Joshua Paris Sara Gopen Weintraub Priscilla Karnovsky Harvey Solomon Hilde Rotenberg Meredith Fishbane

January Special Anniversary Mr. Peter Patsouris & Ms. Hana Koltar

Jesse Cochin

The other night I was watching the Celtics game when during a commercial break the audience was exhorted to join together in a weight loss pledge. The targets of the commercial were young African-American men. The message was that when groups of people participate together, it provides support and encouragement via the group as a whole.

We, Temple Ohabei Shalom Jews, have a weight challenge. We are too light! We need to gain weight. We really ought to try to double our weight. When have you ever heard that? Just to be clear, I am talking about membership. Take the Twinkie out of your mouth.

As you know your Board of Trustees continually endeavors to improve our bottom line. We must increase our membership in order to meet our budget demands I have told you about the Project For Our Future and our expectation that membership will grow because of what we accomplish with the project.

What I am suggesting here is a different kind of broad-based, group participation activity in which we are all encouraged to grow together. Its allure and brilliance is in its simplicity. All we have to do is each take personal responsibility for recruiting one family or individual to become a member within the next nine months. No one needs to do their own personal membership drive. There are no committees to sit on. No meetings either. Just find one unaffiliated friend, neighbor, or acquaintance to whom you can sell the wonders of TOS.

The idea of all members taking this on as a challenge is much like the idea behind the weight loss challenge. People can encourage, check up on, and gently “compete” with each other. Can you bring us a new member before your friend here at TOS does?

If each of our 365 member families brought in just one new member family, we would immediately be in financial green pastures. Isn’t that worth a try? I challenge you: Join the “TOS Weight Gain Challenge.“ You’ll feel great! O.K. You can have that Twinkie now.

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Announcing : We continue to make good progress on the Project For Our Future. On November 13th, Len Davidson presented to the Brookline Planning Board, as part of the town’s general oversight. The Planning Board commented on the wisdom of the design and voted in favor of the issuance of permits. The contractor, Brophy and Phillips, has applied for both foundation and building permits—they will hopefully have been granted by the time you read this. Just as exciting, Karen Glansberg has accepted the Director of Early Education position for the Center for Early Education. Karen has devoted her career to children, and to bringing Judaism and Judaic values into their lives through their early education experiences. She has over 20 years of experience as an Early Childhood Education Director. Stay tuned for more updates. Len Davidson, General Chair Len Davidson & Alan Litchman, Chairs PFOF Construction Committee Larry Green & Steve Kern, Chairs PFOF Major Gifts Ellen Harder & Mark Lipof, Chairs, Congregational Gifts Laura Trust, Chair PFOF School Committee

Remarks from Diane K. Trust at our Donor’s Reception, Thursday December 11, 2009 Thank you for coming out on such a stormy evening. I think we all agree that our children & grandchildren are our most precious possessions and our future. It is incumbent upon us to educate our precious young to be responsible and caring people, responsible and caring Jews, and responsible and caring citizens of their communities. Early education of our young is the key. Having an early education program at Temple Ohabei Shalom reinforces the ties for our children and grandchildren to their Jewish heritage and its emphasis on education. Also, my husband Martin and I were always active in the Jewish life of the town where our children were raised and we are delighted and proud that our children are active and concerned members of their Jewish community. Many people have helped my husband and I achieve our dreams and goals, especially through education. It is our pleasure and privilege to have this opportunity to do the same for others. Thank you.

Meet Karen Glansberg, Director of Early Education Karen has devoted her career to children and to bringing Judaism and Judaic values into their lives through their early education experiences. For 16 years, she was the Early Childhood Edu-cation Director at Temple Adat Shalom in Poway, California. While there, she developed and implemented an integrated Judaic and secular curriculum, taught numerous parenting classes and workshops, and created a wide range of course materials.Karen has also directed children’s pro-gramming at URJ Camp Newman in Santa Rosa, California. Known for her sensitivity in working with interfaith couples, she was the San Diego area coordinator for Taste of Judaism and facilita-tor for Times and Seasons, both URJ programs.

Since 2004, Karen has served as the Director of Early Childhood Education of Temple Beth-El in Hillsborough, New Jersey, and directed their Alef Beit Sefer Early Childhood Center.Karen has a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a MSW from Boston University. In addition to her role as an early childhood educator, Karen is certified to teach community college and is licensed as a clinical social worker in Massachusetts. Perhaps her greatest pride and joy are her two grown daughters, Marion and Anna.

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Shabbat Rishon Friday, January 2, 7:30 p.m. Dessert Oneg to follow

“The Two-State Solution: Getting to Yes” Please join us for a special Shabbat Rishon on January 2 as we consider the prospects for a final peace settlement with Prof. David Matz. Prof. Matz has served as Director of the Graduate Program in Dispute Resolution at the University of Massachusetts/Boston since 1986 and on the faculty as a law professor since 1973. In 1989-90, Prof. Matz served as Fulbright Professor of Law at the University of Tel Aviv. In Israel, his work has focused on the development of mediation and alternative dispute resolution techniques for use in the courts. He has also focused on how these practices can be applied to Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, and has worked extensively with Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam, and other Arab and Jewish groups in the U.S. and Israel. A national board member of Brit Tzedek v’Shalom, Prof. Matz has been active in the conflict resolution field for over 20 years mediating, training, and teaching. He teaches two courses on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at Hebrew College’s Prozdor supplementary high school program. Since its founding in 2002, Brit Tzedek v’Shalom has grown into America’s largest grassroots pro-Israel, pro-peace organization, advocating for a negotiated two-state resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Nearly 40,000 supporters are organized into a national chapter network and vibrant online activist community. The Boston chapter has more than 3,000 supporters. Chapters build relationships with Congress members and take a leadership role in educating local Jewish communities, their synagogue work anchored by a 1,000-plus rabbinic network.

Worship

Tot Shabbat

Friday, January 2, 2009 First Friday of the month, 5:45 pm

Join Rabbi Franken and Cantor Schloss as they bring the Shabbat experience alive for the youngest participants in our community. Activities, music, dancing and optional dinner for all participants! (dinner:$6 kids/$10 adults)

RSVP to Amanda at 617-739-9200

February Shabbat Rishon: Shir Appeal February 6th, 2009, 7:30p.m.

Please join us for a special celebration of Shabbat Shirah (Shabbat of Song). Shir Appeal, Tufts University’s Jewish a cappella group will lead us in song throughout the service, and will present a diverse program, including: traditional Jewish folk songs, Israeli rock, liturgical music, and American songs with Jewish themes. The evening promises to be fun, spiritual and exciting: an embodiment of Shabbat Shirah!

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Sophie Rubin Jan, 24, 2009

Dauter of Steve & Robin Rubin

Sophie chose Rosie’s Place as her Mitzvah Project. It provides sanctuary for homeless women and children

Jesse Spivak Jan. 31, 2009

Son of Victor & Raya Spivak

Jesse is coordinating a fund drive to support breast can-cer research in memory his grandmother who died of breast cancer in 1988.

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“Friday Night Lights” Shabbat Dinner & Dessert Reception- Fri., Jan. 23 Reservations Due Mon. Jan. 19!

Name: __________________________________________ _____Adults/Children @ $12.00 = $______

Donation for those who would otherwise be unable to join us $ ______ Total: $ ______

Please list ages of child(ren) for childcare. ______________ __ Enclosed find my check. (payable to Temple Ohabei Shalom)

Please charge my __ MasterCard __ Visa ______ - _______ - _______ - _______ Exp. ____/____

Signature _____________________________________________________________________________

Or call the synagogue office: 617-277-6610

Friday Night Lights Conversations to Set Your Mind Aglow

Shabbat evenings highlighting speakers from our congregation with dinner and roundtable discussion

6 p.m. Service with Speaker Followed by Dinner and Roundtable Discussion

8:45 p.m. Dessert Reception

Free child care provided during the service and the after-dinner roundtable discussion. If cost is a factor in your attendance, please contact Marylin in the synagogue office.

Please feel free to bring a bottle of wine to share with your tablemates.

Friday January 23

Larry Green Chair, Board of Directors

American Jewish Society for Service

After Bar/Bat Mitzvah: A Model for Connecting Teens to Judaism

Moderated by Alice Newton, M.D.

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Cantor Randall Schloss

Presents How Wonderful a Sound: Leonard Bernstein and Songs of the American Musical Theater

The 2nd Annual Temple Ohabei Shalom Music Benefit Saturday, January 31, 2009 at 7:30 P.M. Montague Chapel, Temple Ohabei Shalom

This vibrant evening of music and fun will feature Cantor Randall Schloss and his wife Leah Schloss, Cantor Scott Sokol and his wife Francene, with Music Director, David Sparr playing our beautifully rebuilt Mason & Hamlin piano. The concert will be followed by an elegant champagne & dessert re-ception.

The evening will benefit our Music and Worship Fund, ensuring a sustainable musical and spiritual life at Temple Ohabei Shalom.

Tickets: Members Non-Members Students (18 & under) Concert $25.00 Concert $35.00 Concert $15.00 Reception $35.00 Reception $40.00 Reception $15.00 Tickets are purchased by returning your RSVP card - or a note - with payment made to Temple Ohabei Shalom, noting Music and Worship Fund, to our Temple Office, 1187 Beacon Street, Brookline, MA, 02446

CONCERT COMMITTEE Michael Weintraub, (Co-Chair) R. K. (Shelley) Schwartz (Co-Chair) Julie Boris Lisa Geller Estelle Katz Andy O'Connell Beth Gamel Marilyn Goldstein Ellen Mosner Shellee Robbins Ronny Sydney Shirley Spero For information on sponsorships, contributions, and commercial and congratulatory advertisements in our Concert Program Book - or questions - please contact Shelley Schwartz at R_K_Schwartz@yahoo.com or (617)738-6869.

Please join us for this musical community celebration!

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Jewish Family and Children’s Service Greater Boston’s

Jewish Food Pantry

Please note:Temple Ohabei Shalom’s NEW monthly contribution is:

Canned Tuna, Salmon and Graham Crackers

Donations can be brought to the synagogue and placed in the baskets by the Chapel or near the eleva-tor. 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 collec-tion 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 or Dberman@ohabei.org.

Community

Bylaws Task Force An independent task force has been established to review and revise TOS’s current bylaws. Known as the bylaws task force (or “BLT Force”), it is anticipated that this group will prepare and present the revised bylaws for approval -- first by the Board of Trustees in April and then by a two-thirds vote of the TOS members present at the Annual Meeting which is held in May (or June) -- all in accordance with amendment procedures set forth under the current bylaws. In order to ensure that TOS members are afforded the opportunity to provide input, the BLT Force is encouraging all inter-ested TOS members to share their thoughts and ideas about the bylaws directly with the BLT Force. We invite you to submit your comments, in writing (only) by January 31, by either mailing a letter to the BLT Force in care of TOS or sending an email to bylaws@ohabei.org.

“Seeking Sustainability: An Environmental Symposium” attracted over 100 participants to TOS to glimpse into the future of alternative energy and building technology. Pictured alongside Rabbi Franken are three distinguished professors from Ben Gurion University of the Negev and Ben Shamir, New England Director of American Associates of BGU.

Putting the “Mitzvah” in Bar Mitzvah excerpts from a letter to our recent TOS Bar Mitzvah

Micah Katz-Zeiger

Dear Micah, Several days ago I learned of the remarkable gift you have made, Micah, through your Bar Mitzvah, and through your family and friends who have supported you in your request to raise funds for the Sinikithemba Sponsor a Child Program. It is amazing what you have done...and through this very generous gift, 18 children who are HIV positive can be supported to come to the Sinikithemba Clinic to get care and ARV treatment for one year! ...I want to congratulate you on this choice you have made...it is in so many ways a gift of an opportunity for a chance for a normal life. Warm regards, Helga Holst, Sinikithemba Clinic

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TOS Congregational trip to

The Chanukah Gift of a Lifetime

Tentative dates: Dec. 21, 2009 - Jan 2, 2010 Led by Rabbi Franken and Cantor Schloss

For more information and to put your name on the mailing list, send an email to klandman@ohabei.org. More details will be forthcoming in early 2009.

Lifelong Learning

Illness? Hospitalization? Birth? Simcha?

Please let us know...

We need ALL of your magazines, catalogues, newspapers, office & school papers and mail.

Please do NOT include trash, plastic, glass, metal and cardboard.

Adult B’nei Mitzvah Study

First class/meeting for all who are interested in Adult B’nei Mitzvah: Sunday morning, Jan 25, 2009, 9:30 a.m.

If you are older than 13, but never “became” Bar or Bat Mitzvah, now is your chance! On Sunday mornings we will gather together for learning and in-depth engagement, culminating in a unique Jewish experience for everyone involved. Topics include: Hebrew, Torah and Haftarah chanting, theology, prayer, history, tikkun olam and more. Please come if you are interested and would like to find out what adult b’nei mitzvah is all about.

Join Rabbi Franken, Cantor Schloss, Shari Churwin and Mindy Berman on Sunday, Jan 25, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. for an introductory meeting.

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Ansin Religious School News

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Please mark your calendars . . . Winter Break Tuesday, December 23 – Sunday, January 4 Martin Luther King Weekend Sunday & Monday, January 18 & 19

Family Education Building and Understanding, One Inch at a Time Sunday, January 11, 9:15 am Grades 5 - 7 Join us as we bring the Warsaw Ghetto to life through a unique program led by Stephen W. Schwartz AIA, Archi-tect. Building Blocks workshops conduct programs using LEGO building blocks to teach specific subjects in Jewish history for children and their parents. This is a unique program that students and parents will not want to miss.

Youth Group Events MOSTY Shul-In: Justice League Saturday, January 10 – Sunday January 11 For students in Grades 3 & 4. Applications due Monday, January 5.

BOSTY Shabbat Mishpacha Friday, January 30 6:00 pm Please join us for a service lead by our Grades 5 & 6 students. Dinner to follow. RSVP required by Monday, Janu-ary 26 to Amanda Singer, asinger@ohabei.org or 617-739-9200.

Tot Shabbat First Friday of the month, 5:45 pm Friday, January 2, 2008 Join Rabbi Franken and Cantor Schloss as they bring the Shabbat experience alive for the youngest participants in our community. The evening will include activities, music, dancing and dinner for those who rsvp.

Mark your Calendars JOSTY Regional Shul-In Saturday, February 7 – Sunday February 8 For students in Grades 7 & 8. Watch for more information to come.

Join Us For a

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School Cancellation Policy In Case of Inclement Weather The Ansin Religious School will close

if the Brookline Public schools close for a snow day.

Please tune in to WBZ (channel 4),

WCVB (channel 5), WHDH (channel 7), or WRKO (680 on the AM dial) for school cancellations.

We will also leave a

message on the school answering machine: (617) 739-9200.

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Donor’s Name (s)___________________________________________________________________________ Street__________________________________________ City, State, zip_______________________________ Home Phone: ____________________________________ E—mail___________________________________ Please list exact wording for bookplate (suggestions: In Memory of, In Appreciation of, In Honor of) :

Please return with check made out to Temple Ohabei Shalom to: 1187 Beacon Street, Brookline, MA 02446

This book has been donated by:

In honor of:

Temple Ohabei Shalom ● 1187 Beacon Street ● Brookline, MA 02446 Www.ohabei.org

Mishkan T’Filah

Purchase a book plate and help us complete our set! This year we are introducing a new prayer book, Mishkan T'Filah. We still need additional copies of this

contemporary prayer book and hope that congregants and friends of Temple Ohabei Shalom will dedicate one or more copies so that we will soon have sufficient number for the entire congregation.

$60 (for those who are not members of the Congregation, $65)

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Sisterhood News

Auxiliaries Brotherhood News Jonathan Atkins & Louis Goldman Betsy Gould

On December 3rd, the Sisterhood & Brotherhood enjoyed a delectable potluck dinner and viewed a very poignant, thought-provoking documentary. Gay and Lesbian ultra orthodox Jews spoke with brutal honesty about their incredible struggle between their devout faith, sexual identity, and rejection from their families. It was a powerful film, yet a pleasant evening get-together with our male counterparts of Brotherhood. On January 13th the knitting and crochet skillmasters will meet to continue their beautiful shawls for our congregational shut-ins, and adorable baby hats for the little ones at Boston Medical Center’s Grow Clinic. These mitzvah makers meet at Zita Samuel’s. The Coupon Project spearheaded by Marcia Levine has been very well-received by our congregants. The Food Pantry is delighted with the TOS community response and asked that the coupons be brought in uncut. You may take the whole insert(s) from the newspaper and put them into our containers, located in the foyer outside the synagogue office. Beth Teitell is a correspondent for the Boston Globe, and a freelancer for the public radio show marketplace. The author of a new book, “Drinking Problems at the Fountain of Youth”, about our country’s obsession with looking forever young, will speak with Sisterhood on January 14th at 6:45 p.m. Beth will show off her skill as a writer and humorist by reading from this award-winning book. Come enjoy wine and cheese, while entertained by the talented and comically-witty Beth. Ellen Mosner will lead us on Wednesday, February 25th as we make our own jewelry with beads. Remember the old adage “everything you needed to know you learned in kindergarten”? You can’t help having a great time playing with beads! There will be a $5 charge to cover materials. More information will follow in February. On Shabbat Saturday, March 28th, under the very well-organized and creative direction of Hilda Lopez, Sisterhood will hold our highly spiritual Shabbat service. Margie Kahn, Ita N. Wiener and Diane Rosen will chant torah, and Rhonda the beautiful haftarah, with many of our women participating in numerous other roles. Past presidents Ellen Mosner, Ita N. Wiener, and Betsy Gould will also be honored that morning. Please contact Hilda Lopez hlopezso@yahoo.com or (617) 734-7525 to let her know how you would like to take part in this always special event. Sisterhood wishes everyone in our TOS community a happy, healthy, and peaceful secular new year!

The Brotherhood extends their warmest wishes for the secular New Year 2009 to the entire Temple Ohabei Shalom family. Let all your hopes and dreams for this coming year be fulfilled. As we look back at the events of 2008, we remember the untimely passing of Ben Adler, whose nemory will always be for a blessing to all who knew him. We miss his contagious laughter, his counsel, his warmth and caring. The whole Brotherhood misses you, Ben! In December, Brotherhood members were invited to the Sisterhood’s December Movie Night & Pot Luck Dinner. The award winning documentary, Trembling Before G-d, a cinematic portrait of gay and lesbian Orthodox Jews who struggle to reconcile their faith and their sexual orientation, was praised by many in attendance. There was also a frank and open discussion session that followed the movie. We also held several “Breakfast with the Brothers” Open Houses, which are held monthly on the third Sunday of each month, from 9:30 a.m. to no later than 12pm. Our January 2009 Dinner Meeting will take place on Monday, January 12, 2009, at 6:30 p.m., in the Lissner Hall. We are very pleased to announce that Cantor Randall Schloss will be our Special Guest for evening. So this night, be prepared to sing with joy and enthusiasm, as the Cantor shares with us songs and imparts aspects of the importance of music in jewish life! We strongly encourage our members to take part in the Daily Evening Worship Service at 6:00pm, which is held in the Chapel, and is over in time for our dinner. Reservations are required, so please call Jerry at 617-731-5736, by January 7. Space is limited so don’t be left out! The Brotherhood extends their thanks to everyone who has remembered to bring in or mail in their stamped Butcherie register tape receipts to us. Please continue to support this program. Thank you!

Come Sing with our Choir! From novices to experienced singers, all are welcome! First rehearsal/introductory meeting for all interested choir members, Monday evening, January 5, 2009 at 7 p.m. in the chapel. Future dates TBA. Contact Karen Landman (klandman@ohabei.org) if you would like to participate. For more information, contact Cantor Schloss at rschloss@ohabei.org.

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Tributes General Fund Sherrie S. Epstein In Honor Of Philip J. Sandler & Lucy A. Sandler Estelle Katz In Memory Of R. K. (Shelley) Schwartz Elizabeth G. Kline Joseph A. Kline John & Beth Gamel Doris Jacobs Spence & Betsy Gould Sol Hozid Selma J. Bengis Sol Hozid Rabbi Franken’s Discretionary Fund In Appreciation of Amy Hozid Memorial Service for Solomon Hozid Deborah Langrock Memorial Service for Solomon Hozid Cantor Schloss’ Discretionary Fund In Memory Of Louise Levingston Robert M. Goldman Martha Livingston Samuel H. Levingston Sherrie Epstein and Family Franklin Epstein In Appreciation of Amy Hozid Memorial Service for Solomon Hozid Deborah Langrock Memorial Service for Solomon Hozid Hilda Lopez Larry and Denise Green Temple Ohabei Shalom Music Fund Shirley Spero Janet Kouroubacalis Minyan Fund In Memory Of Corinne E. Gilbert Helen Gilbert Stillman Iourii Belenkii Solomon Belenki Shirley Band Stanley Band Audrey Goldberg Lena F. Rosenberg Gerald & Toby Penn Morris Penn Phyllis Sisson Joseph Silin Betty Morningstar & Jeanette Kruger Louis Morningstar Bruce A. Beal Morris Rothstein Robert L. Beal Morris Rothstein Ruth Linsky Harold M. Linsky Florence S. Hootstein Charles Hootstein Alexander M. & Brenda R. Tanger Gertrude Haft Tanger Osa Kamp Richard Von Bargen Carol S. Levin & Jeffrey D. Macklis Lester Levin Richard L. Brooks David Disman Brooks Janice, Rick, Jennifer & Sydney Lipof Michael Lipof Elliot Comenitz Barbara Comenitz June Hurwitz Benjamin Alberg Sidney J. Gordon Gertrude Gordon Beth I. Glasky Harry Gold Sheila Smokler Leonard Smokler Carl R. Ostroff S. Eunice Gosian Evelyn E. Indursky Harry Indursky Phyllis Sisson Dorothy Silin Louise Levingston Robert M. Goldman Martha Livingston Samuel H. Levingston Jerry Kravitz Sol Hozid Sy Gottlieb Sally Schagrin Elenor Laskey Harold & Sylvia Koritz Bertha Koritz Anne Caplan Louis Caplan Raymond Mannos Rebecca Mannos Gerald & Toby Penn Linda Penn Muriel C. Follick Norman S. Coler Steven M. Coler Sofiya Tsytsarko Chero-Ita Tsytsarko Harvey & Rhonda Solomon Chana Leah Solomon Richard & Vivian Marson Fanny Marzynski Phyllis Kaplan Dr. Henry Kaplan

Minyan Fund, cont In Memory OfAmir & Ronna Dallal Mary Pivnick Kathleen A. Killick Maori Killick George Rabinowitz Louis Benson Clara Benson Martin & Melba M. Rubin Ida Rubin David P. Pearlman Ida Pearlman Judith A. Katz & Phillip Mayfield Mortimer Katz Ida Sidman Albert Rosenberg Myron L. Wasserman Harry I. Wasserman Elliot Comenitz Katie Comenitz Judith Andelman Fred Andelman Judith L. Palefsky Sylvia Rideman Margaret R. Beal Royal Franklin Beal Phyllis Nussman Mitchell E. Nussman Gertrude Goldberg Cousin Lorraine Betty Morningstar & Jeanette Kruger Edward A. Nathanson John & Beth Gamel Myra Merrill Shellee Robbins & Donald Steinbrecher Harry Rabinowitz Irwin Katz Lynn Katz Illona & Stephen Roll Anna Schoenfeld Beth I. Glasky Steven Eric Fay Prayer Book Fund In Memory Of Esther Strachman & Family Libby Dresner In Honor Of Susan & Ken Wolkon Ruth Linsky Life Long Learning Fund In Honor Of Spence & Betsy Gould Ita N. Wiener Pulpit Flowers Fund In Memory Of Louise Levingston Robert M. Goldman Martha Livingston Samuel H. Levingston Shirley Spero Hyman Gold Olins Piano Fund In Honor Of R.K. (Shelley) Schwartz Cantor Randall M. Schloss Building Fund In Memory Of Marylin Klickstein Louis (Aryeh Leib) Shapiro Bill Sorman Yitzchak Primak Project for Our Future Rabbi John Franken Robert Loeb, Tammy Gooler Loeb & Emma Loeb

Arnold & Tracy Greenfield Susan Liberman & David Rogovin Anonymous Danit Ben-Ari & Tom Marton George Bazer Anonymous Laura Moskowitz & Robin Shore Beth Greenspan & Jeff Hurwit Richard & Carol Daynard In Honor Of Estelle L. Green David G. Kanter Ellen & Rick Blocker David G. Kanter In Memory Of Louis B. Goldman “Dov” Burt Levy Berenson Library In Honor Of Louise Levingston Robert M. Goldman Martha Livingston Samuel H. Levingston

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Yizkor Elohim - May God Remember Miriam Oshry, wife of George Oshry Ruth Joffe, mother of Susan Greene

Augusta Wolf Abraham y Celia Yaffa Sadie B. Cohen * Carl Gelb Samuel Halper Sondra Hazan Harry Karmelin * Marshall Platt Samuel Neal Rubin * Laura K. Spiel Rebecca Abrams * Sidney Henry Goldinger Frances Baer Greenbaum * Rose Hazan Rebecca J. Kaufman * Nathan Marcus Otto Morningstar * Amy Sara Naparstek David L. Rosenberg * Bruna Rosengard Ben G. Shapiro * Esther Siff Herschel Vershbow * Sybil E. Berk * John Chalfin * Eve Deliceanu Lawrence Finch Sanford J. Gilbert * Celia Kaplan Frances Ornsteen * Jennie Rakowsky Betty Ann Rothstein * Sarah Saslaw Miriam Starr Skirball * Mitchell Starr Rose Corman * Sarah G. Ellis * Fannie Geller * Marjorie Gordon * Bertha Levin Matilda Sanger Morris Schwartz * Barbara Silverman Esther Shwartz Tofias * Mildred Yarchin * Arline Freedman Jacob Hark Samuel Herbert Levingston * Samuel Lipsky * Joseph Pantell Lewis Polakewich * Avraam Rivin Benjamin F. Solomon * Mary Caro Edward Goldman * Howard Z. Mann

Louis Marks * Itskhak Pisecki Shmuel Pisecki Herch Leyb Shifrin Myrna Rice Stein Samuel H. Zitter January 8-14 Sarah Posner Borosky Harry B. Cohen Margot Cohen Hannah Cooks * Molly C. Davis Esther Hillson William J. Hotch * Herman L. Marlin * Fred Podren Rose Bloom Rosengard Vita Y. Saleh * Andrew Spunt * Leonard Tarlin Robert Alberg Irma Helen Bailen * Louis Berger Harold Berk * Rose R. Grossman Ira Markwett Harry E. Morgan Fanny Nathan * Samuel Paris Abraham Rabinowitz * Theodore T. Schoenfeld * Rebecca Silverman * Jean Tartakoff * Shayne Turner Nathan Weinstein * Abraham Wiesenfeld Max Moses Adler * Samuel Bernstein Beatrice Berson Rosalind Frederics Oscar C Goldberg, Jr. * David Podren Shirley Solomon Elaine Tallen Fannie D. Weinberger Meyer Yavner Nathan Dublin Fannie Weiner Epstein Herman Fishel Samuel Goldstein * Charles Green Jacob Levin I. Roy Levy * Louis Moses Aaron Scheinfeldt Joseph Silberman

Nancy Spitz Gabriel M. Stern * Col. Robert William Timothy Joseph Barron * Helen Behr Edith Birnbaum Anne Cohen Alice Feldman Lucille Glick Jerome Iskols Melvin Levine Harry C. Smith * Joy Sparr Leo Solomon Stone Bella Swartz Helen A. Cobden Esther Davis * Lillian Festinger Rebecka Hollander * Harry Segal Murray Taub Rosalind Bernstein * Gertrude T. Corman * Karen Grossman Isaac Heiderman Sarah Kahn Harry Oshry Herman Rifkin * Bertha Rosenblatt Louis Sheinwald January 15-22 Arthur H. Bloch * Rose Einstein * Sarah Halper Fannie Kaplan Ray Levy Sarah Silver Andrew Von Bargen Samuel Wingersky Abbott J. Epstein * Jacob Glasker * Dorothy Israel Barnet Lechten * Edward Levinson Dorothea Mathias Margery Behr Nathan Cohen Louis Corman * Sarah W. Daynard * Maurice Galer Sara K. Levison Eva Diane Macklis Helen Merlin * Abraham E. Nizel * Andrew C. Rabinowitz * Sarah Klous Cohen *

We extend our deepest sympathy to their families. Those listed below are recorded in our Book of Remembrance, Windows or on Memorial Plaques. An asterisk indicates that the plaque will be illuminated during the week of yahrzeit. January 1-7 Hannah Aaron Leah Scheinfeldt Aaron Woolf W. Aaron Lillian E Aarons * Manuel H. Aarons * Marie Aarons * Burton D. Aaronson * Max Aaronson * Ida Abrams * Sadie Albert * Abraham Ancona Mary Aronson Rose Sedlis Beal * Anna A. Bloom * Arthur R. Damm * David Daynard Morris Dunn Annie R. Feinberg * Gilbert Fertel * Ruth B. Fertel * Samuel Fertel * Alice Ficksman * Alice Gerstein * Rabbi Abraham Ginsberg Henrietta B. Goldberg Oscar C. Goldberg Joel Goldenberg Rose J. Goldstein * Ruth S. Goldstein * Esther Grolnic * David Louis Harris Rebecca Jacobs Harris Sadye Jampolsky Judith C. Kaplan * George Kline * Gertrude Kushner * Hyman Lass Lena Levine * Anna Mazer * Julius Nager * Louis R. Oppenheim * Minna B. Oppenheim * Fred Paris * Lillian W. Pastan * Bruna Rosengard * Molly Rothstein * Lee Sagansky * David Sawyer * Thelma R. Sawyer * Mary Gordon Silverman * Harris Spero * Harry I. Spero * Jeannette Spero * Leah Spero * George Stone Joseph Weber

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Isaac H. Feinberg S. Norma Gold Betty Lessner Victor I. Mertens Nathaniel N. Serper Benjamin Cohen Charles Corvin * Bernard Fisher Amelia Kalesky Charles Kalisky Minnie Burack Kliman Tamara Lerner Frances S. Mason * Sophie Smokler Morris Steelman Bertha Baron * Milton M. Bengis * Henry Crine Josephine Cummins Rosa Freed Max C. Goldman * William J. Haft Fred Platt Raymond Bruce Rothstein * Helen Dizon Fannie Green Harvey Leopold Maurice Prolman Herbert S. Sharlin Bertram Irving Sparr January 22-31 Heiman Caro William Coughlin

Harriet W. Daniels * Aaron B. Goldstein * Leonore K. Grover Helen F. Rockman * Louis N. Schwartz * Harry Aaron Stoller Bertha Brody * Abraham Feinberg * Sarah B. Finch * Charles Garfinkle Rachael Ginzberg Herman M. Nelson Maurice J. Rosenfeld * Henry Rosnosky * Samuel S. Slosberg * Theresa E. Whitman * Beatrice Adler Mildred Aronson Irving Avers Jane Hart Berk Irving Blank Mary Jane Byrne Pauline Endlar * Grace Freidson * Neil Goldman Bertha Handwerker Albert L. Levine * Joan Marton Lorne Scott Shomes * Isaac Simons Helen Meyers Cohen * Mary Gordon-Silverman * Esther P. Mann * M. Stanley Metz

Bernard Shalit Esther Waxman Nathan Weiss Molly Bolan Jennie G. Gordon Joseph Hirsh Harold Landy Morris Levit Tessie Sepinuck Beverly Shapson Seymour Stadfeld Dana Eliezer Berger * Charlotte Y. Bernhardt Lila Glasky * Walter Heineman Pamela Kagle Dorothy Klein Max Kravitz Carolyn Regan Max Rosengard Leopold Basch Ethel Block Jeanette F. Cohen Rita Parks Marlene Passman Fannie Pave Deborah B. Pokroisky * Pauline N. Raab * Joseph G. Smith * Stanley Brand Swartz * Adele Jurow Wallach Violet Aaronson Joseph Blumenthal * Mary Feldman * Morris Greenberg

Edna Greene Ann A. Helpern * Harold D. Himelfarb * A. George Kohn * Taurice Wit Kohn * Sarah Moses Ruth Resnik Rose S. Rosnosky Sarah Scheinberg Melanie Swartz Abram Tischler Al Deitch Gilda Gilder Henry Joski Jennie Pearl * Philip Raab * Bertha Cohen Spitz Suzanne Phillips Timothy Maurice Wyzanski Sylvia Dreyfus Adams Maurice Caro * Alfred Daniels * Victor DeGrottola Jessica Ellenberg Frank Gorfine Annette Harris * Jules Lader * Evelyn M. Lane * Charles Merlin * Michael Perkins * Arthur Sparr Louis Spero * Mildred Rose Traster

Say Cheese! Help Rabbi Franken, Cantor Schloss and the rest of the TOS staff to know you and your family. Please send digital photos of yourselves, properly labeled and in .pdf format to office@ohabei.org or mail hard copy to the TOS office.

From the Gopen Family Library

Thank you to all of you for coming out to support the Library at the recent Book Fair. It was an unprecedented success and your participation is what made it happen. Join us again in the spring for more great titles for children and adults alike, and come visit the library to check out our new books, including:

• Crafting Jewish, by Rivky Koenig- a treasure trove of recipes and crafts for all ages, • Angel Girl, by Laurie Friedman, a moving true story from the Holocaust, • The Hungry Clothes, by Peninnah Schram, a wonderful collection of folk tales,

beautifully illustrated, and • Isaac's Torah, by Angel Wagenstein, hot-off-the-presses fiction.

Thanks to the Israel Book Shop and Brookline Booksmith for working with us. Be sure to let them know you appreciate their support of the Gopen Family Library!

Special thanks to those who donated books to the library: Mindy Berman, Cherise Bransfield, Spencer Gould, R.K. (Shelley) Schwartz, Jonah Seiger, Stephen Sugarman and Cassandra Warshowsky. If you missed the sale but would like to know how you can help the Library grow, just stop by on Sunday morning or Tuesday afternoon to find out how!"

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January at Temple Ohabei Shalom January 1 TOS office closed 2 TOS office closed 5:45pm Tot Shabbat 7:30pm Shabbat Rishon: Prof. David Matz on “The Two State Solution: Getting to Yes” 3 10:30am Shabbat Morning Service 4 ARS Winter Vacation 5 6:00pm ARS High School 6:30pm Brotherhood meeting 7:00pm Adult Choir rehearsal 6 3;30pm ARS Grades 3-7 7 9:30am Sisterhood meeting 9 4:00pm Winter Kallah begins 6:00pm Erev Shabbat Service 10 10:30am Shabbat Service 11 9:15am ARS: Grades PreK-7 9:30am Buliding Blocks Family Education Program, grades 5-7 12 6:00pm ARS: High School 6:30pm Brotherhood meeting 13 3:30pm ARS: Grades 3-7 14 6:45pm Sisterhood Comedy Night

16 6:00pm Erev Shabbat Service 17 10:30am Shabbat Service 18 ARS Martin Luther King Weekend 19 TOS office closed—Martin Luther King day 20 3:30pm ARS: Grades 3-7 22 7:00pm TOS Committee night 23 6:00pm Shabbat Service: Speaker, Larry Green 7:30pm Friday Night Lights dinner, reservation required 24 10:30am Shabbat Service: Bat Mitzvah of Sophie Rubin 25 9:15am ARS: grades PreK-7 9:30am Adult B’nei Mitzvah meeting 4:00pm Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing” Gathering 26 6:00pm ARS: High School 27 3:30pm ARS: Grades 3-7 30 6:00pm Shabbat Mishpacha (BOSTY) 7:30pm Shabbat Dinner, reservations required 31 10:30am Shabbat Service: Bar Mitzvah of Jesse Spivak 7:30pm Music Concert (see page 4) February 1 9:15am ARS: PreK-7 2 6:00pm ARS High School 3 3:30pm ARS: Grades 3-7

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Temple Ohabei Shalom is the area’s only Reform synagogue providing daily prayer for those in need of solace or a quiet moment of introspection.

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2 - 4:06 p.m. 9 - 4:13 p.m. 16 - 4:20 p.m.

23 - 4:29 p.m. 30 - 4:38 p.m.

Leadership Staff and Executive Board John A. Franken, Rabbi Randall M. Schloss, Cantor Emily G. Lipof, Rabbi Emerita Steven Davis, Executive Director Shari A. Churwin, Education Director Kim Singer, B’nei Mitzvah Educator Kate Mikesh, Dir. Informal Education David Sparr, Music Director

Jesse Cochin, President Arnie Greenfield, Vice President Edward Jacobs, Vice President Kathy Jonas, Vice President Cathryn Stein, Vice President Bob Loeb, Treasurer Martin Shore, Assistant Treasurer