Tidings

Temple Ohabei Shalom—Judaism in Motion

March 2009/Adar 5769
What’s Inside:
100 Blessings a Day Painting school murals and
Page 2-3 Rabbi John Franken practicing forestry, they
Worship gained a sense of
• Shabbat Rishon One of my favorite things about the Internet is how contributing to the Jewish
• Tot Shabbat easy it makes keeping in touch with old friends and national experience.
• Purim family. A few weeks ago I was amazed to receive an Praying at the Western Wall
• Daily Worship out-of-the-blue email from a second cousin in Florida and at our Shabbat morning
• Friday Night Lights who I last saw as a kid of eight or nine years. Last services, they felt deep
Page 4-5 summer, a long-lost Canadian friend who I had met spiritual connections to
Project For Our Future Report and backpacked with in Italy and Greece decided to Jewish history, to God, and
track me down. His doing so managed not only to to each other. Visiting Masada, Yad Vashem,
reconnect us, but to revive a unique friendship. Independence Hall and the national cemetery at
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• Israel Trip With the introduction to our lives of Facebook, Mount Herzl made them feel integrally bound up in
• Gershon Goremberg at Linked In, Bebo and other social networking sites, we the sacred narrative and destiny of the Jewish
TOS seem to be getting ever more connected, or people. Asked later about their 10-day trip, they
Page 7 reconnected, to one another. A Facebook user can said such things as “I’ve never felt more connected
• Nominating Committee easily “friend” hundreds of people and join thousands to Judaism,” “I’ve never felt so proud to be a Jew,”
• Cantor’s Concert Report of groups and causes (including the TOS group!). He or simply, “This was the best experience of my life.”
• Concert CD order form or she can broadcast the latest status update to a The reason for such extraordinary praise, I believe,
Page 8 circle of hundreds so it’s ever easier to know how one is that visiting Israel is a total Jewish experience.
• Volunteer Opportunities is feeling or what one is doing. Far from being a language class once a day where
• Todah Rabah “someday” you hope to gain fluency in another
• Honoring Dottie Berman Yet for all the virtues of technology, there is no
relationship as personally meaningful as the one that culture, Israel is immersive. It comes at you from
is face to face and heart to heart. No email, no text all sides—sometimes in ways you never imagined.
Page 9 So what sometimes starts as a trip abroad ends up
• March B’nei Mitzvah message, no writing on a wall, and no phone call can
substitute for the firm handshake, the warm smile, the becoming a pilgrimage home.
• Mitzvah Committee
• Family Table sincere embrace that occurs between people. It is This December 20 to January 3, it will be my and
only then when, to borrow a phrase from Martin Cantor Schloss’ joy to lead a trip to discover and
Page 10 Buber, a true “I-Thou” (or “I-You”) relationship can celebrate the miracle that is Israel. We will descend
• Open Arms be experienced. Time spent together is the basis of into the caves of Ein Gedi. We will turn olive oil
• Len Davidson honored shared experiences and shared experiences is the
• TOS keys presses at Neot Kedumim. We will ascend Masada
basis of friendship and community. in the Wilderness of Zin. We will behold the
Page 11 breathtaking desert crater in Mitzpe Ramon. We
Brotherhood Annual Breakfast In my years as a rabbi, I have come to realize that
while many shared experiences have built community will delight in the lush winter green of the Galilee.
Page 12-15 and forged friendships, not all of them are equal in We will absorb the boundless energy of Tel Aviv.
Purim their potency. The ones that are consistently the most And we will discover the fascinating history of the
powerful in forming community and in transforming Jewish people in Jerusalem our capital while
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individuals tend to be the group trips I have led to praying: “Praised are You, Adonai…Who builds up
• Lifelong Learning
Jerusalem.”
• Early Education Center Israel. Time and again, I find myself breath taken at
• Scholar-in-Residence the degree to which participants discover and kindle I hope you will join us on our pilgrimage!
passions within them they never knew existed. Again
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Ansin Religious School and again, I am moved by the intense bonds that
develop within the group.
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Auxiliaries Last year, for example, I observed how what started
as nothing but a fun getaway for young adults soon
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turned out to be much more. Hiking in the Galilee
Tributes Editor’s Note: Please join us for a trip information
and the Golan, they fell in love with the land.
Page 21-22 Traveling with seven Israeli peers, they formed close sesson on Sunday, March 29 at 11:30 a.m.
Yizkor Elohim friendships and connections to Israeli society.
Worship

March Shabbat Rishon:

GLBT Equality:
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Join us for a Purim service,
A Look Ahead Megillah reading & Purim Shpiel
Friday, March 6,
7:30 p.m.
Monday, March 9
Ben Klein, Senior Attorney, at 6:30 p.m.
Gay & Lesbian Advocates
& Defenders (GLAD) Pizza dinner preceding services
at 5:45 p.m. $5 per person
Ben Klein is a Senior Attorney and has been the AIDS Law suggested donation for dinner.
Project Director at Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders
(GLAD) since 1994. Ben has litigated cases in state and Please RSVP to Amanda for
federal trial and appellate courts establishing legal dinner: asinger@ohabei.org or
protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people
and people living with HIV. He was counsel in Kerrigan & 617-277-6610.
Mock v. Department of Public Health, GLAD’s 2008 victory
in the Connecticut Supreme Court ruling that the exclusion
of same-sex couples from marriage is unconstitutional.
This event is co-sponsored by

Your Synagogue

Tot needs YOU!

Daily Worship Service

Shabbat Evenings at 6:00 and mornings at

8:00 (9:00 Sundays and legal

Friday, March 6, 2009 holidays) a member of the con-

gregation leads a very short ser-
vice. There are openings for new
First Friday of the month, 5:45 pm leaders. If this interests you con-
Join Rabbi Franken and Cantor Schloss as they bring the tact Ita N. Wiener at 617-734-
Shabbat experience alive for the youngest participants in 7137 or Spencer Gould at 781-
our community. Activities, music, dancing and optional 329-7439.
dinner for all participants! (dinner:$6 kids/$10 adults)

RSVP to Amanda at 617-739-9200

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Worship

Friday Night Lights

Conversations to Set Your Mind Aglow
Shabbat evenings highlighting speakers from our congregation

Friday, March 27
This Is Not Your Bubbe’s Manischewitz!
“Spirited” Passover Preparation

Can a wine lover be impressed on Passover?

How do Israeli wines stack up against others?
Do you really have a preference for red wine or white?
Can you tell the difference between a Shiraz and a Cabernet?

Join Cantor Randy Schloss & Congregant Eric Rimm

6 p.m. Service with Speaker

Followed by a wine tasting and a buffet of
delectable bites
Also: suitable separate activities
and dinner for all children

“Friday Night Lights” Wine Tasting Dinner - Friday, March 27 RSVP by Friday, March 20
Name (s): _______________________________________ _____Adults @ $20.00 = $______
_____ Children for separate dinner & activities @ $10.00 = $______

Total: $ ______

Please list ages of child(ren) ______________

__ Enclosed find my check. (payable to Temple Ohabei Shalom)
Please charge my __ MasterCard __ Visa ______ - _______ - _______ - _______ Exp. ____/____

Signature _____________________________________________________________________________
Or call the synagogue office: 617-277-6610

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The Project For Our Future:
We have a history of more than 150 years of service to the Jewish community. Our congregation educates minds, guides
lives, inspires righteous action, and gives solace to the spirit. It's a proud, but imperfect legacy, one that our community
constantly strives to complete.
Therein lies the dream. Some years ago, synagogue leaders, with the vision of Rabbi Emily Lipof, identified two goals for
Ohabei Shalom. They knew that to reach our potential, we must make our synagogue facility more accessible to all who
want to come through our doors. And they believed that we would best fulfill our mission by offering pre-school
education to all families who treasure Jewish learning from the very earliest days of their childrens' lives. We call this the
Project for Our Future.
Our grand sanctuary, religious school classrooms and community spaces are unreachable for too many people who wish
to join us here, whether in prayer, study, or friendship. Too many of our disabled students, synagogue members, and
visitors are prohibited from taking part in the very activities that we have determined make us thoughtful and
compassionate Jews. When our doors are too narrow and our steps are too high, we are not faithful to our ideals. We
are not permitted to call ourselves a warm and welcoming congregation when we knowingly limit entry to our
synagogue.
As a community, we dream; as a community, we will transform the dream to reality; and as a community, we must pay
for the dream. We ask each one of you, to the fullest of your ability, to join in accomplishing this vision. To date, we
have received two very magnanimous gifts totaling $1.5 million. Your fellow congregants have already pledged and
donated an additional $350,000. Now, we need your help to raise the final $650,000. We seek a donation from every
single congregant, 100% participation, so that we can all look with pride when the doors open in September. You and
your most generous gift are vital to our success. Thank you to so many whom have already given.
With great belief in the power of our community, we trust you will respond, as you always have, with generosity toward a
legacy for future generations and appreciation for the values we hold dear. Together we can make our synagogue a
shining place of welcome to all while insuring a strong, vibrant future for out congregation.
Mark Lipof, Co-Chair, Congregational Gifts Ellen Harder, Co-Chair, Congregational Gifts
Founding Director Past President, Temple Ohabei Shalom
Ansin Religious School of Temple Ohabei Shalom

Photos from December’s Campaign Celebration

Robin Shore and Laura Moscowitz Diane “Didi” Trust & Rabbi John Franken Mark Lipof & Ellen Harder

Laura Trust & Alan Lichtman Howard Koor, Ellen Mosner & Stan Keiser
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Securing TOS in the 21 Century st
The Project for our Future is moving forward toward a date when we can begin construction. While the exact date has yet to
be determined, the Town of Brookline has indicated that a building permit will
issue, and as of the date of publication of this month’s Tidings, we may already
be on our way. The architects, BKA Architects, and the contractor, Brophy and
Phillips of Brockton, have been working to refine and improve the designs, both
from an aesthetic and a cost-effectiveness standpoint. In addition, we have been
investigating options to make the building more accessible within our current
facility. We have been looking at ways to enable those with disabilities to access
more parts of our building and to remove impediments that exist. It is truly an
exciting Project.

The designs for the Project call for renovations that will make our building more
accessible to all, with a full-size elevator instead of a “lift” to enable people to access the building from the parking lot. Plans
for the Diane Trust Early Childhood Education Center are moving forward as well. We hope to begin renovations of our
second floor later in the spring, allowing us time to finish the work prior to school opening in September. In the process,
there will be some disruption, but we hope to keep it to a minimum as we build toward a better future.

Current Donors
Douglas and Toni Gordon Robert Gottlieb and Margo Rosenbach
Cornerstones ($500,000 and higher)
Donald Hootstein and Belinda Walters Spencer and Betsy Gould
Richard Leibovitch
Steve Kern The Greenfield Family
The Trust Family Foundation
Shellee Robbins and Donald Steinbrecher Clifton and Ruth Helman
R.K. (Shelley) Schwartz Jeffrey Hurwit and Elizabeth Greenspan
Benefactor ($50,000-$99,999)
Joel Sklar and Adrienne Shishko Hideaki Ishihara
Robert Beal
Mike Weintraub and Diane Rosen Kathy Jonas
Shirley Spero
Dan and Priscilla Karnovsky
Donor ($1800—$4,999) Jonathan Kaufman and Barbara Howard
Patron ($25,000-$49,999)
Alan Beggs and Jami Levine Stan Keizer
Mindy Berman and Andy Sumberg
Bill and Marcia Harris Dov and Sima Kirsztajn
Charles and Sheila Landay
Dorothy Lebach Hana Kolton-Patsouris & Peter Patsouris
Rabbi Emily Lipof Howard Koor and Ellen Mosner
Guardian ($18,000-$24,999)
Mark Lipof Marcia Levine
Anonymous
Louise Levingston
Supporters ($1-$1799) Karen Livingston
Sponsor ($10,000 - $17,999)
Anonymous Bob and Tammy Loeb
Anonymous
Barry and Faith Abrams Jeffrey Macklis and Carol Levin
Larry and Denise Green
Ciro and Ellen Alfaro Tom Marton and Danit Ben Ari
Betsy and Eddie Jacobs
George Bazer Laura Moskowitz and Robin Shore
Ed and Margie Kahn
Selma Bengis David Pearlman
David G. Kanter
David and Rebecca Brendel Robert Pierson
Alan Litchman and Laura Trust
Mark and Denise Casper Eric and Allison Rimm
Mark and Audrey Schuster
Mike and Shari Churwin David Rogovin and Susan Liberman
Martin Shore and Shari Lisann
Jesse Cochin and Alice Newton Tom and Donna Rubenoff
Maurice Zabarsky
Robert Coopersmith and Amy Tishelman Zita Samuels
Steven Davis Cantor Randall and Leah Schloss
Friend ($5,000-$9,999)
Rabbi John Franken Glenn Stevens and Shelly Tenenbaum
Edward Bloom and Ellen Harder
Steven and Frances Freiman Esther Strachman
Len Davidson and Laurie Katzman
John and Beth Gamel Ronny Sydney
Richard and Carol Daynard
Lillian Garber Ita Weiner
Dan and Eva Deykin
Louis Goldman Spencer Wootton and EllenFox
David Fialkow and Nina Sing
Doris Zich
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Community

Noted Israeli Author

Temple Ohabei Shalom
Israel Adventure
Led by Rabbi John Franken
and Cantor Randall Schloss
December 20, 2009 – January 3, 2010
Informational Meeting
Sunday, March 29 at 11:30 a.m.
Join us on a unique opportunity to be
touched by the beauty of Israel’s rich
history and its vibrancy today.
For more information and registration materials,
please contact Karen Landman
(617)277-6610 klandman@ohabei.org
Speaks at TOS on
Importance of a Jewish
and Democratic Israel
About 130 people from diverse parts of Boston’s Jewish
community gathered in the Temple Ohabei Chapel on
Sunday evening, February 8 to hear Israeli author and
journalist Gershom Gorenberg talk about the future of Israel
as a democratic Jewish state. The event was co-sponsored by
TOS as well as the New Israel Fund, Brit Tzedek v’Shalom,
the Consulate General of Israel to New England, and the
Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston.
Charlie Radin, former Middle East correspondent for the
Boston Globe who now works on international affairs
programming at Brandeis University, introduced the speaker.
In his presentation Gorenberg argued that Israel cannot
remain (1) Jewish, (2) democratic, and (3) in control of the
whole biblical land of Israel, claiming that only two out of
these three conditions can ever be sustained simultaneously.
Gorenberg then presented some historical perspective on
Israeli policy toward the West Bank, noting that in 1949

Save the David Ben Gurion refused to approve a request to conquer

that territory, because he believed that doing so would
undermine the Zionist dream of a state that would remain
both Jewish and democratic. Drawing from the research on

Date
which his book The Accidental Empire is based, Gorenberg
observed that similarly in 1967, government leaders after the
Six Day War were well aware that continued occupation of
the newly conquered territory of the West Bank would

Installation of Rabbi Franken inevitably threaten those two essential elements of the state
of Israel, yet failed to develop a clear policy to prevent
settlement.
June 6, 2009
Speaking about the recent conflict in Gaza, Gorenberg said
6:30 dinner, 7:30 service he took a “wide angle” as opposed to “telephoto” view of
the situation, by which he meant looking at the larger context
and not just the immediate events that provoked the
If you would like to be involved in outbreak of war. He observed that neither Israelis nor
Palestinians have become more moderate in the wake of
planning this event, please contact attacks on their people and territory, and therefore that war
as a method of “diplomacy by other means” was unlikely to
Steven Davis, sdavis@ohabei.org make the respective populations more inclined toward peace.
or 617-277-6610. He stressed the importance of the role of diaspora Jewry in
reminding Israel of the need to treat minorities well.
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Leadership
Nominations are now being accepted for Temple
Trustees and Officers!
Temple Ohabei Shalom is blessed to have fantastic members, dynamic
and committed lay and professional leaders, a wonderful building, a
great school, and a spirited and spiritual community. Now, more than
ever, you can make a difference and impact the future of TOS—and
you don’t even have to volunteer for a committee! Instead, let us
know who you think might make a good trustee or officer of the
Temple. You can even nominate yourself!
Music & Worship Benefit Concert
The January 31st Music and Worship Benefit was an unqualified
success! Special thanks to a fabulous committee led by Shelley
Schwartz and Michael Weintraub. They worked diligently to create
an amazing evening! Thanks as well to many more volunteers and
to the TOS staff for their invaluable contributions. Thanks to our
wonderful artists, pictured below, for their hard work and talent.
And finally, thanks to all of you who attended and gave to the Mu-
sic and Worship Fund. Your attendance and participation (we sold
out!) highlighted and exemplified the vibrant TOS community. Your
generosity helped to raise more than $38,000, benefitting the
spiritual and musical life of TOS.

Trustee (Seven new Trustees required for three-year terms; additional

one-year vacancies may be open)
Description: Member of the Board of Trustees, considering and
voting on matters of policy and finance.
Time commitment: Board meetings one evening each month (except
July); additional committee work as appropriate to one’s interests and
schedule.
Benefits: Service to the community and the “greater good.”
Opportunity to make a positive influence on current operations and
the future of the Temple.
Qualifications: Open-minded and amiable, committed to TOS as an
institution. Special skills (marketing, finance, etc.) are always
welcome.

Officers (L-R) Cantor Randall Schloss, Leah Schloss, David Sparr,

President (1): Chairman of the Board of Trustees, representative of Francene Sokol, Cantor Scott Sokol
the congregation to the community, and leader of the synagogue in
temporal matters.
Vice President (5): General oversight of committees, key input with
President on framing issues presented to the Board and community.
Recording Secretary (1): Take minutes at the monthly Board
meetings and assist in communications with Board members and the
congregation.
Treasurer (1): Oversee financial management of the Temple’s
Executive Director, help to set policy and budgets.
Assistant Treasurer (1): Work with the Treasurer to review the
financial business of the Temple as overseen by the Executive
Director. Assist in preparation of budgets and financial management.

Send in your suggestions – including your own name if you would like
to serve – so that the Nominating Committee can assemble the best
slate possible.
Phone: Synagogue Office 617-277-6610
Fax: Synagogue Office 617-277-7881
Email: office@ohabei.org
Mail: Nominating Committee
c/o TOS
1187 Beacon Street
Brookline, MA 02146

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Community
There are so many ways to get involved at
Temple Ohabei Shalom...here are a few Todah Rabah
Volunteer @ TOS
volunteer opportunities that will help our
community:
We express our deep
Rabbi Franken’s Installation
appreciation to the following
Help plan the installation and celebration of
our new Rabbi, John Franken. individuals who have recently
Front Desk Assistance enriched the life of our
A friendly face and warm phone manner help community:
make our congregation welcoming to
members, new and old! If you have time to
volunteer in the front office and assist with Shelley Schwartz for her generous
greeting, answering the phone and light filing,
we would welcome your help.
donation of funds to purchase our
new recording equipment. Thanks
Zimriah Assistance Needed to Shelley, we now have the
Temple Ohabei Shalom will host a number of
shuls in the area for a Zimriah, or musical
capability to produce professional
festival, on March 22. We could use your help CDs as well as to create high
putting out food and making other local quality recordings of services, B'nei
temples feel welcome! Volunteers are needed Mitvah, concerts etc.
from 11:30am-2:30pm.
If you can volunteer for any of the items listed
above, please contact the main office at 617-
277-6610. Thank you for your help!
Honoring Dottie Berman
Our beloved Dottie Berman’s time as a dedicated
TOS employee is coming to an end, but thankfully
Illness? not her dear friendship and membership. As our
Executive Director for many years, and now in the
Hospitalization? front offices, she has been a source of help, care,
familiarity, and closeness to so many of us. Come
Birth? Simcha? to the TOS Spring Breakfast on Sunday, March
22nd, as we bestow the honor of TOS PERSON of
Please let us know... the YEAR to Dottie.

Contact Spence at Gouldspence@aol.com

781(329-7439) or to have words of praise or
appreciation placed into our program book.
Prices: Full page $100; ½ page $54; 1/3 page
$35; 1line greeting: $18.

Join the TOS Group on Facebook!

Search “Temple Ohabei Shalom”
and click “Join this group.”
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 Mazel Tov to our B’nei Mitzvah! Jewish Family and Children’s
Service Greater Boston’s
Sara Feldstein-Nixon, March 7, 2009 Jewish Food Pantry
Daughter of & Asa Nixon & Ruth Feldstein
Sara volunteers for Challenge Unlimited at
Ironstone Farm. This program helps chil-
Please note:Temple Ohabei Shalom’s
dren with different of disabilities (emotional NEW monthly contribution is:
and physical) get therapy through horse-
back riding. “I really believe that spending Canned Tuna, Salmon
time with horses and feeling how they move
can help anyone feel better and I'm glad to
be a part of it.”
and Graham Crackers
. Donations can be brought to the synagogue and
placed in the baskets by the Chapel or near the
Kit Livingston, March 14, 2009
elevator. You can also write a check to the Sister-
Son of Ted & Karen LIvingston
hood of Ohabei Shalom with “Family Table” in the
Kit and his Jewish Big Brother, Nessim memo line or volunteer to drive our contributions
Mezrahi, are developing and hosting an to the collection center in Waltham just one Sun-
event for the Jewish “Bigs and Littles” in the
day a year, 9:30am—
Boston area.
11:30am

If you are interested in

Michael Kriesberg, March 21, 2009
Son of Joe Kriesberg and Dina Brownstein
Mike is working for Grow Boston Greener,
an organization that helps plant trees in Bos-
ton, because he cares about our impact we
have on the environment. GBG’s goal is to plant 100,000 trees by
2020.
helping, Contact Dottie
Berman at 617-277-
6610 or Dber-
man@ohabei.org.
Please note: New Family Table bins have been
placed in both the Rosenfield Office Building
and Chapel Foyers. Please help us fill them
with Tuna, Salmon & Graham Crackers!

TOS Mitzvah Committee

Thank you to the following mitzvah visitors, who
brought warmth to our congregational shut-ins in the
midst of this long, cold winter: Esther Rubinovitz, Lois
Nathan, Judy Halper, Louise Levingston, Diane Rosen,
Marcia Levine, Rhonda & Harvey Solomon, Amy & Tom
Plancon, and Spencer Gould. A special thank you to the
Sisterhood members who knit shawls for each shut-in!
Please contact Betsy Gould at (781) 329-7439 if you
are interested in visiting on Saturday, April 4 for the
Passover holiday or if you know someone who would
appreciate a visit.

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Community
TOS’s Len Davidson Named to URJ Board

Andy O'Connell & Sharon Levine

We participate in Open Arms because
interfaith relationships are everywhere
in our society and our synagogue
community, and we like to share our
Len Davidson, center, is congratulated on his election to the
ways of making our own interfaith
Board of Trustees of the Union for Reform Judaism by
marriage work and hearing others' ideas
Chairman Peter Weinrobe, left, and Rabbi Eric Yoffie,
president of the Union, at their recent meeting in Tampa.

Got Keys? Cathryn Stein

Open Arms provides me with a group that can
help me navigate my relationships with my non-
Jewish niece and nephews, strengthening my
daughter's ties to her cousins.

The synagogue will be changing the

alarm codes to our system and Marilyn Novich
assigning individual codes to members
One of the reasons we joined TOS was because it was welcoming
and staff with keys to increase security. to interfaith families. We agreed children would be raised Jewish
when we married, and we enjoy sharing both of our traditions.
If you have a key to the temple, please
contact Steven Davis 617-277-6610 Open Arms is the Interfaith Havurah at TOS. A
Havurah offers friendship, an extended family
for more information
and a great way to be part of a close-knit group
Thank you! within the Temple Ohabei Shalom family.

Join us for a potluck brunch.

Come Sing with our Choir! All are welcome.
From novices to experienced singers, all are
welcome! Rehearsals are held on Monday
evenings at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Contact Karen Landman (klandman@ohabei.org) 11am - 12pm
if you would like to participate. For more
RSVP to Kate Mikesh
information, contact Cantor Schloss at
kmikesh@ohabei.org • 617-277-6610
rschloss@ohabei.org.
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Vote for who you want to see soaked in the silly shower at the Purim
carnival on March 8! 25¢ per vote, all proceeds will go towards the
organization of their choice. Collection cans in the TOS office!

Shari: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute provides hope to adults and children being treated for cancer worldwide. Your support will help fund
innovative cancer research programs and bring them closer to finding effective treatments andcures for cancer.

Kate: Locks of Love

Locks of Love provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children in the United States and Canada under age 18 suffering from long-
term medical hair loss from any diagnosis.

Amanda: Nothing But Nets

Nothing But Nets helps save lives by preventing malaria, a leading killer of children in Africa. A $10 donation goes directly toward the
purchase, distribution and education about the proper use of an insecticide-treated bed net.

Rabbi Franken: New Israel Fund

The New Israel Fund (NIF) is the leading organization committed to democratic change within Israel. NIF believes that Israel can live up to
its founders' vision of a state that ensures complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants, without regard to religion, race
or gender.

Cantor Schloss: Project for Our Future (PFOF)

The Project for Our Future raises money to improve access to people with disabilities and build the Center For Early Education at Temple
Ohabei Shalom that will open in September of 2009.

Mark Lipof: Camp Northbound

Camp Northbound is a camp for children from the Boys and Girls Club of Dorchester that allows them to attend camp for a week in August
free of charge.

Avi Cohen: National Down Syndrome Society

The National Down Syndrome Society envisions a world in which all people with Down Syndrome have the opportunity to realize their life
aspirations. Your donation helps benefit people with Down Syndrome and their families.

Steven Davis: Keshet

Keshet is dedicated to creating a fully inclusive Jewish community for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) Jews in Greater Boston
and across the country.

Liza: The Italian Home for Children

The Italian Home for Children provides residential and day treatment services for emotionally disturbed children of all nationalities. Their
goal is ultimately for the reunification of the children with their own or alternative families and/or the preservation of families at risk.

Mystery 7th Grader: Mitzvah Project

We will choose a random 7th grader to go in the silly shower and support his or her Mitzvah Project.

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Join us for the Megillah Reading & Purim Shpiel—
Monday, March 9 at 6:30 pm. Pizza dinner
preceding services at 5:45p.m. $5 per person
recommended donation for dinner. Please RSVP
to Amanda, asinger@ohabei.org or 617-277-6610.

CAMP We are looking for silly

Seuss-minded singers
and actors to be in this
ARS! year’s Purim Shpiel.

Cancel your summer plans and start If you are interested in

practicing the blessing over s’mores! being part of the shpiel
please contact Cantor
Due to the massive number of Schloss,
snow days this winter, the ARS rschloss@ohabei.org.
will extend the school
year through August! Rehearsals will be held
on Monday, February 23
Contact Amanda for & Monday, March 2,
more information:
7:00 p.m.—8:30 p.m.
asinger@fakeemail.org

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Cantor Randall Schloss
Presents

The Sound of One Hand Clapping

Cole Porter, Richard Wagner and other composers
who wish they were Jewish
The 3rd Annual TOS Music Benefit
Sunday, February 29 at 1:00 A.M.
This vibrant evening of music and fun will feature Cantor Randall Schloss
and his wife Leah Schloss, joined by hiphop empressario Jay-Z and his wife
Beyoncé, with Music Director, David Sparr playing kazoo, gut-bucket bass
and two turntables. The concert will be followed by an elegant jello salad &
glazed ham reception.
The evening will benefit our Clergy Vacation Fund, ensuring a
rested and relaxed clergy team at Temple Ohabei Shalom.

Mishkan T’filah: The Place to Pray!

You may have noticed that we recently began using Mishkan T’filah, the new Reform Siddur. This prayer book is modern, up-to-date,
relevant, appealing and user-friendly for today’s Reform Jews. To accompany our new Siddur, we have also modernized other aspects of our
worship. New, improved features of our services include:
• New song settings The old Gates of Prayer and it’s musical companion, Gates of Song, featured traditional hymns, such as Adon Olam,
with musical compositions by Lewandowski, Binder etc. Mishkan T’filah features alternative songs, such as G-d, You da Bomb by Kanye
West, L’chaim la vida by Coldplay and All the Single Ladies (Have I got a good Yenta Shadchen for you!) by Beyoncé.
• New and Improved Torah! That old, hard-to-read, sloppy, handwritten parchment Torah Scroll with no vowels, trope etc is now
replaced by a beautiful, legible, two-page spread, including vowels, trope, commentary, footnotes, and alternative, modern interpretative
translation and your choice of over 700 hebrew fonts!. The entire Torah is now also available via SMS/Text Meassage. Sample Page from
Mishpatim (Laws):
Old Translation New, Modern Interpretation
These are the laws that you must set before [the Israelites]: Here’s the deal:
If you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve for six years, but in the seventh year, If you employ a nanny, she should have a green card and you
he is to be set free without liability. should pay all appropriate household employee taxes if you are to
have any hope of ever holding public office.
Physical Worship Space Tired of those old chairs? Bored with the same old sitting, standing, pretending to sing along to Hebrew songs that
you don’t know, the occasional awkward, unrhythmic clapping? Here’s what you can look forward to in our newly renovated “Sanctuary for
the Future” (assuming, of course that you are willing to donate an additional 2.5 million dollars):
ο Fully reclinable, heated seats with drink holders and multiple massage options.
ο Rabbi’s sermon boring? Cantor’s voice a little whiny? New private listening devices give you multiple, choose your own clergy options!
ο Center seating removed and replaced with state-of-the-art dance floor, enhanced by the newest in digital nightclub lighting (featuring,
of course, an enormous, vintage disco ball).
To accommodate all potential allergies and dietetic concerns, Shabbat dinners and onegs will now consist of completely organic, vegan,
whole grain, nut-free, gluten-free, sugar-free, wheat-free, dairy-free, but COMPLETELY DELICIOUS items. It will still, however, not be
kosher, but only “kosher style.”
Come join us and enjoy!

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Lifelong Learning

“The Book of Esther: Farce? Drama? Comedy? Legend?”

Come and explore the artistry of this biblical masterpiece with Rabbi Franken and Cantor
Schloss. Delve into the text in order to consider its implications for contemporary morality,
theology and politics.
Sunday mornings, March 1, 8 & 15: 9:30 – 11:00 a.m.

Annual TOS Scholar-in-Residence Weekend

Entering Mishkan T’filah: An In-depth look at the Structure and Rationale Behind Our New Siddur
(prayerbook)
Come and study with Rabbi Franken.
Friday March 20 thru Sunday, March 22.

Ask the Clergy . . . Monday Night Roundtable, 7:00 – 8:30 pm

Bring your questions and join our clergy for an evening of lively discussion.
• March 16 “Let's sing the ‘traditional’ tune!" How do we make decisions about music and ritual
practice?” with Cantor Schloss
• April 6 “Ha-olam Hazeh: The World Today” with Rabbi Franken.

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Family Education
Mark Your Calendars! Facebook 101 Sunday, March 15, 9:30 am
Interested in learning more about Facebook and how it affects
your children? Join us for an informational session about how to
used Facebook and what you can do to keep your kids safe.
For the Whole Family
Annual Purim Carnival Sponsored by OSTY Sunday, March 8, 10:30 am – 12:15 pm
Open to the whole community, invite your friends. Come join
us for food, fun & games. Tickets are 3/$1. ARS classes will
be brought to the carnival at 10:30 am. All Kindergarten – Gr 2
students must be accompanied by a parent.

Youth Group Events

BOSTY & JOSTY Youth Event Sunday, March 29, 12:30 – 3:00 pm
Watch your mail for more information!

Tot Shabbat
Friday, March 6, 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.
The evening will include activities, music, dancing and dinner for
all participants.
Mark your Calendars:
TOSTY Wizard of Zo Shul-In, Parents & Students in Grades 1 & 2 Saturday, April 4 – Sunday, April 5
Watch your mail for more information!

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Auxiliaries
Brotherhood News
Jonathan Atkins & Louis Goldman
At our February 9, 2009 dinner/meeting we discussed the annual
Brotherhood Shabbat, which will be held on Saturday, April 18th, at
10:30am, followed by a kiddush downstairs in Lissner Hall. Cantor
Schloss has volunteered to train any of our brothers in trope so that
they can chant part of that week’s sidrah during the Torah Service.
We are very pleased to announce the following upcoming programs:
Our March meeting will be the TOS Annual Spring Breakfast with
the Brotherhood, which will take place on Sunday, March 22, 2009
at 9:30am in Penn-Spero Hall. We are honoring Dottie Berman as
the TOS Person of the Year, for her dedication and service to the
Ohabei Shalom community for close to twenty years! We are also
proud to announce that the Hon. David B. Cohen, Mayor of the City
of Newton, will be the keynote speaker, discussing “Hate Crimes and
the Rise of Anti-Semitism.” There will be raffle drawings and a silent
auction, with the proceeds to be divided between the Ben Adler
Memorial Fund and other worthy projects. Reservations for must be
received no later than Friday, March 13, 2009. Please call Jerry @
617-731-5736, by email brotherhood@ohabei.org or mail in a
reservation form. Checks should be made payable to Brotherhood
Temple Ohabei Shalom.
The“Ben Adler Memorial Blood Drive” also takes place on March
22, from 10am in Lissner Hall, so that people coming to the
breakfast can donate blood in Ben’s memory. We will need two
volunteers every hour during the blood drive, to assist with the sign-
in table, and snack table. Adults donating blood receive a $5 rebate
from the price of the breakfast. Please email the Brotherhood at
brotherhood@ohabei.org if you are interested in donating blood or
helping staff the blood drive or both!
Our June dinner/meeting, which will take place on June 9th at
6:30pm, in Lissner Hall, is our Annual Meeting with election of new
officers, and the 1st Ben Adler Men’s Health Initiative Program, a talk
given by Dr. Dodson, of the Massachusetts Medical Society, on
men’s health and its effects on families.
The Annual Breakfast, Blood Drive, and June dinner/meeting with
the 1st Ben Adler Memorial Men’s Health Program are open to the
public. We strongly urge our members to invite their families,
friends, neighbors, and colleagues to join us for these events.
Once again, we thank all congregants for remembering to either mail
or bring in their stamped cash register receipts from the Butcherie,
to the Brotherhood.
We need ALL of your papers and mail.
magazines, catalogues, Please do NOT include
newspapers, office & school trash, plastic, glass,
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Sisterhood News
Betsy Gould
On January 14th Sisterhood hosted author and humorist Beth Teitell
with her amusing approach toward aging in America. Thanks to Julie
Boris for an entertaining evening meeting also enjoyed by other
members of our TOS community.
A night of jewelry making with Ellen Mosner is still in our future at
this early February writing. We will assuredly be wearing some of our
beautifully crafted self-made beaded products when you next see us!
Sisters, come support our Brothers at their TOS Annual Spring
Breakfast with the Brotherhood, at 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning,
March 22nd. Our extremely dedicated, long-term former Executive
Director and cherished synagogue member Dottie Berman will be
honored for her amazing hard work and devotion to our beloved
Ohabei Shalom. Your presence will honor her, while we as a
community enjoy breakfast and their always interesting speaker!
Vayikyra is the parasha, and the theme is Judaism in the Modern Era:
Prayer, Study, Mitzvot, and Participating in Tikkun Olam, at our
Sisterhood Shabbat on Saturday morning, March 28th, at 10:30 a.m.
Hilda Lopez is once again doing a superior job coordinating this
Sisterhood service which ALWAYS is a most sacred spiritual
experience. Torah readers Diane Rosen, Ita N. Wiener, and Margie
Kahn, haftarah chanting by Rhonda Solomon, d’var torah by Hilda,
and participation by many of our Sisterhood members, will create a
genuine and special ruach. Past Presidents Ita N. Wiener, Ellen
Mosner, and Betsy Gould will be honored as well for their past and
continuing leadership. We all take such pride in this annual Shabbat
celebration, and it is our finest endeavor.
We are still recruiting for the following, so please contact where your
interests lie.
Amy Hozid wants to start a book club. Those interested can contact
her at amyhozid@gmail.com , or (617) 566-1939.
Ita N. Wiener would like to conduct a class in post-Moses Torah
study. Reach her at itanaomi@verizon.net , or (617) 734-7137.Judy
Mabel would like to begin a meditation group. You may reach her at
judymabel02@gmail.com , or (617) 232-7049.
“Knitting & Noshing” at Zita’s house is incredibly successful. Zita
has lost 30 lbs. knitting instead of noshing…Yea, Zita! Thank you to
this talented group of women, whose beautiful shawls were so
appreciatively received in January by our congregational shut-ins.
They have now started knitting men’s scarves. Zita also obtained
information about knitting black wool hats for the IDF (Israel Defense
Force). Anyone wishing to knit or donate black wool yarn should
contact Zita at zitasam@aol.com, or (617) 277-3653.
Sisterhood and Brotherhood, along with DWS (Daily Worship
Service) leaders Ita N. Wiener and Spencer Gould are planning a
congregational Yom Hashoah remembrance service for Tuesday,
April 21st at 6 p.m., followed by a light dinner, and viewing of the
poignant film “Paper Clips.” We hope the TOS community will join
us.
Tributes
General Fund In Honor Of Prayer Book Fund
Shirley Spero Sara Gopen Weintraub Adrienne Shishko & Joel Sklar
Beatrice Shapero Sara Gopen Weintraub Brotherhood of Temple Ohabei Shalom
Estelle L. Dine Sara Gopen Weintraub Henry Penn Trust of the Brotherhood
Dora M. Cohen Sara Gopen Weintraub Beth & John Gamel
In Memory Of
In Memory Of Robbins/Steinbrecher Family Selma S. Robbins
Louise Levingston Helvi Wintarri
Enid Shapiro Solomon Hozid Life Long Learning Fund In Honor Of
Anonymous Ed & Margie Kahn
In Appreciation Of
Leona R. Zarsky Rabbi Emily Lipof Pulpit Flowers Fund In Memory Of
Shirley Spero Louis Spero
For The Health & Well-Being of George Rabinowitz Nathan Rabinowitz
Helen & Robert Sawyer Matthew Sawyer
Sophia Solow David E. & Bruna H. Rosengard Fund In Memory Of
Stephen Ardizzoni Robert S. Rosengard Max Rosengard
Bob Wolf
Project for Our Future
Temple Ohabei Shalom Music Fund In Memory Of Doris R. Zich
Beth & John Gamel Irving Cohn Larry & Denise Green
Marie Kargman Donald Steinbrecher & Shellee Robbins
Joel Sklar & Adrienne Shishko
Cantor Schloss Discretionary Fund In Appreciation of the Cantor Spencer & Betsy Gould
Bob & Jodi Silton Esther Strachman
TOS Brotherhood David Pearlman
The Karnovsky Family
Minyan Fund In Memory Of Allison & Eric Rimm In Honor and Appreciation of the
Gertrude Goldberg William Goldberg TOS Educators:
Diane, Fred, Leah Rae & Shira Rose Berk Harold Berk Rabbi Franken
Selma J. Bengis Milton M. Bengis Shari Churwin
Maurice Prolman Kate Mikesh
Sally G. Dubrow Leonore K. Grover Amanda Singer
Anita B. Garfinkle Charles Garfinkle
Jay & Carol Marlin Herman L. Marlin In Honor Of
Pauline A. Rhodes Esther P. Mann Deb, Ken, Basia, Zak & Jonah Schwartz Rabbi Emily Lipof
Osa Kamp Andrew Von Bargen
Bernard & Marjorie Birnbaum Edith Birnbaum
George H. Oshry Harry Oshry
Irene Shapiro Bertha Baron DID YOU KNOW? In 2009, taxpayers
Marilyn Himelfarb Harold D.Himelfarb
Susan & Alan Greene Edna Greene age 70.5 and older can give
Paul & Marcia Merlin
Jodi & Robert Silton
Charles Merlin
Joseph K. Shankman away up to $100,000 from
Ruth Shankman
Evelyn Bazer
their IRA's directly to chari-
Bernice & Kevin Berger Dana Eliezer Berger
Joseph Blumenthal
ties, TAX FREE! Please con-
Jerry Kravitz Max Kravitz
Gertrude Kravitz
sult your financial advisor.
Elinor R. Goldman Louis Cohen
Aileen B. Cabitt Henry L. Cabitt
Bernice L. Wyzanski Esther Miller Wyzanski

Honor your friends and loved ones with a TOS

Tribute. For more information, call the TOS office at
617-277-6610.
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Yizkor Elohim - We lovingly remember
Ross Abrams, father of Lily Abrams
Marie Kargman, mother of William Kargman
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.

March 1-7 Benjamin H. York * Maurice Lewenberg * Ida E. Polakewich *

Edith Chapman * Ida Alberg Esther Naomi Liss Mayer Salomon *
Hyman Cohen Ruth Avers Dorothy W. Lobel * Eva B. Wyzanski
Morris Freiman Lillian S. Basch * Robert I. Mann * Nathan Finer
Max Gilbert Harold D. Feuer Jacob S. Merriman Hyman Garnick
Doris Gordon Martin A. Forrest * Harold Palefsky Shepard R. Glass
Sarah V. Keller Seymour Koritz William Pastan * Louis Glovin *
Rachel Klain Daniel Leibowitz Betty Perlmutter S. Philip Gopen
Esther Magid Rachel Levy Ada Posner Frances Landau
Joseph Robinson Henry Masters * Philip Raphael Gertrude Landman
Pauline Rose Arthur Rosenthal William Resnick Martha Linsky *
Annie Salomon Sylvia Schoenbaum Sarah Smith Rosenfield Gary Meyers
Ada Silverman Aaron W. Woolf Lillian B. Seaman * Laurence M. Shapiro *
Isaac Simon * Herman H. Seligman * Emil Zordan
Jacob Sorkin March 7-14 Harry Spunt * Jeanette Brooks *
Leonard Stephen Sulkis * Isadore Bromfield * Rachel D. Wolper Herman Cooks *
Esther Berkeley * Herman Dana * Mendel Cohen Jennette Gold
Dallas Chamberlin Amy E. Daniels Joseph A. Corman * Eve Baker Gordon *
Lois Edelstein Morris M. Dobkin * Miriam Linsky Frieman * Marvin Heisman
Annie Fox * Alice E. Ginsberg * Hyman E. Orenberg * Marilyn Iskols
Annie Harris * Julius Goldstein Carol Rosengard Florence Katz
Edward Herman * Oscar A. Harvey * Shifra Tanfilyev Hilda S. Cohen Kopel *
Leon K. Jacobs Allan Klinger Rosy Aaron Anatole Levy
Harriet Porosky * Leroy Koch Sophie Alpert * Rita Cohen Shurdut *
Anna Strecker Frank Kolton Isaac Cohen Bessie L. Slosberg *
Bessie Wilker * Lionel Burton Kosloff Reuven Gersh Rose Winnick *
Nellie Zimmerman Ira Lipman Helen Kalisky Amelia Basch
Harry D. Barr * Joesph Marder Jennette Katz Samuel Cole
Solomon Bocholtz Joel G. Mendoza * Mathew Lebow Robert Cubell
Katherine Cohen Irving Spivack * Tillye Leventhal * Calman T. Estrach *
Harold D. Feuer Josephine Wilinsky Zich Victoria L. Levine Bertha Fox
Michel Genkina Albert B. Abrams Beatrice Isabel Morse * Helen K. Goldstein *
May J. Grossman * Helen S. Benjamin * William Penn * Esther Nadel *
Bonnie Sue Judkowitz Sidney Ellis Ida Ross Samuel Ross *
Rose Levenson Shirley Foreman Fine Joseph Rubin Tena Schaeffer *
Sophie Z. Libby Rae Goldfarb Adele Bardach Singer Willa Malcow Ullmann
Rebecca B. Linsky * William Hirshman * Jason Waldman Saul Kaplan
Lazarus Mordecai * Marjorie B. Hyde * Ida Zabarsky Simon Newman
Matthew Porosky * Bell B. Shapiro * Ray Belt I. Harvey Roazen *
Oscar Rosenberg Monte Small Miriam Levinson Elizabeth Rosenstein
Samuel Bernhardt * Martin Wax Israel Nesson John F. Sherman
Minnie D. Epstein * Ida Z. Bernstein George Ross Samuel Siegal
Alfred Gold Samuel Saul Eisenberg Samuel White Ida Werby *
Sarah Goldberger Morton Franklin Julius Beal *
Messoda Khiat * Fanny G. Glassman * March 14-21 Sarah Berehovich
Carrie Yarrin Levingston * Dora R. Levenson * Helen Berk * Samuel Cohen
Irving Settel Morris Pearlman Saul Butters * Rachel Fishel
Charlotte Avers Harold Barrie Jesse P. Fisher * Ann Francer
Paul Benjamin Beal Mae Bass Maurice Hacker * Rose Isenberg *
Beatrice L. Buchman * Sara Bleichmar Marvin Meyer Mitchel Koritz Irene S. Kates *
Helen E. Carp Reuben Broomfield * Viola Laserson Ethyl Goldstein Kublin *
Harry Fishman Louis Drevitch * Anne G. Levingston * Martha Lowenstein
Ernest Glotzer * Tsipa Genkina Rachel Daniels Levy Adele Lubart
Jacob Katz Dr. Theodore Gorfine Maurice J. Lowenberg * Caroline Peyser
Susi Kaufman John N. Gunsenhiser Katie Marcus Henry Polak
Miriam Hillson Morse * Anna B. Lazarus Rebecca Marks Esther M. Ruthfield
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 Louis Joseph Rose * Philip Braunstein Abe Berk
Yahrzeits, continued Julia A. Ross * Doris Bushwick Audrey Faith Blumberg
Aaron Adelman Florence W. Cantor Beatrice Borteck
Jacob W. Shinberg * Myer Cohen Philip S. Green * Rose Bromberg
Myer Friedman Helen D. Gerome * Rose Katz Emanuel P. Cohen
Herman S. Greene Harry A. Goodman * Simon Krakow Myer Finer *
Sidney Guttentag * Elinore Frances Goose * Mary L. (Mae) Laskey * Rachel Jacobs
Joseph Himmel G. Irving Hillson Esther Levenson * Bertha R. Lipner *
Albert Kessler * Louis Kalesky Lena Messing Barbara Norman
Harry Lane Naomi Kritzer Alan Mark Roberts Sara R. Sawyer *
Rebecca Levi Max Linsky Alexander Simpson * Sadie L. Sisson *
Rebecca Levy Robert Rotfort * David Berman Celia Goodman Stern *
Burton Ross Rosnosky Abraham Schwartz * Ethel Bloom Anita Stone
Samuel Shapiro Minna Seidler * Hill Brightman * Morris Yarrin
Charlotte Singer David Silver Minnie Kaplan * David Yona
Hyman Winig Mendall Benjamin Simon Levi Beatrice Freidson Bernat
Alfred Fox Minnie Oshry Joseph Epstein
March 21-31 Flora Salomon Green * Louis Rothstein * M. Peter Ferngold *
Herman Bershbow * Lloyd Lambert Helen S. Slosberg * Samuel Hazan
Fahanna Dallal Nathan Smith * Hulbert Beyer Margareta F. Horen
Seymour Levine Enid P. Talambiras Harry Cline * Seymour Lewis
Etta Levinson Mary Tobias Ruth Danielsohn Morris Linsky *
Ada M. Lipsitz Mier Birnbach Barney Davis * Anna Maurice
Josephine B. Rosenthal Freida Diamond Evelyn B. Glovin * George Shuman
Doris Waldman Irene Fisher Dorothy R. Katz Hyman Silverman *
Harry Eli White Martin M. Landay * Fred Levine Rose Thalheimer
Eva R. Basch * Sarah Hillson Nemser Moshi Mashal Harry Chalfin *
Yale Berelson Louis A. Rosenthal * Ida Mechaber Morris Dresner
Nancy R. Damm * Harry Saldinger * Earl E. Roiter * Larry Grozalsky
Tillie Glasker * Leah Smith * Hyman P. Selya Mary Skibelsky Levins
Harry Goldenberg * Mildred Messing Smith Jerold Snyder Jacob Lewis
Moris Greenhood Arthur Otto Bernson Beatrice Baker Henrietta Rosnosky
Lawrence G. Laskey * Bernard Scheinberg

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March at Temple Ohabei Shalom

March 17 3:30pm ARS: Grades 3-7
1 9:15am ARS: grades K-7 20 6:00pm Erev Shabbat Service
2 6:00pm ARS: High School 7:30pm Shabbat Dinner, RSVP required
6:30pm Brotherhood meeting 21 9:00am Scholar-In-Residence breakfast
3 3:30pm ARS: Grades 3-7 10:30am Shabbat Service: Bar Mitzvah of Michael Kriesberg
6 5:45pm Tot Shabbat 22 9:15am ARS: Grades K-7
7:30pm Shabbat Rishon with speaker Ben Klein, Gay and 9:30am Adult B’nei Mitzvah
Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD). 9:30am BTOS Annual Breakfast
Cosponsored by Keshet 10:00am BTOS Blood Drive
7 10:30am Shabbat Service: Bat Mitzvah of Sara Feldstein- 4:00pm Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing!
Nixon 23 6:00pm ARS: High School
8 9:15am ARS: PreK-grade 7 24 3:30pm ARS: Grades 3-7
9:30am Adult B’nei Mitzvah 27 6:00pm Erev Shabbat Service
10:00am Purim Carnival 7:30pm Friday Night Lights dinner, RSVP required
9 5:45pm Purim Pizza Dinner 28 10:30am Sisterhood Shabbat
6:30pm Purim Service/Shpiel 29 9:15am ARS: Grades K-7
10 3:30pm ARS: Grades 3-7 9:30am Adult B’nei Mitzvah
13 6:00pm Erev Shabbat Service 5:30pm Adult B’nei Mitzvah Seminar
14 10:30am Shabbat Service: Bar Mitzvah of Kit Livingston 30 6:00pm ARS: High School
15 9:15am ARS: Grades K-7 31 3:30pm ARS: Grades 3-7
9:30am Adult B’nei Mitzvah
April
10:00am Interfaith Brunch
3 5:45pm Tot Shabbat
16 6:00pm ARS: High School
6:30pm Shabbat Dinner, RSVP required
7:00pm Adult Learning
7:30pm Erev Shabbat Rishon

Leadership Staff and Executive Board Mon.—Thurs. 8:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.
John A. Franken, Rabbi Jesse Cochin, President Friday 8:00 a.m..
Randall M. Schloss, Cantor Arnie Greenfield, Vice President Saturday 6:00 p.m.
Emily G. Lipof, Rabbi Emerita Edward Jacobs, Vice President
Steven Davis, Executive Director Kathy Jonas, Vice President Sun./Holidays 9:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.
Daily Worship

Shari A. Churwin, Education Director Cathryn Stein, Vice President

Kim Singer, B’nei Mitzvah Educator
Kate Mikesh, Dir. Informal Education
David Sparr, Music Director
Bob Loeb, Treasurer Temple Ohabei Shalom is the area’s
Martin Shore, Assistant Treasurer only Reform synagogue providing daily
prayer for those in need of solace or a
quiet moment of introspection.

March Candle Lighting Times Each daily worship leader commits to

6 - 5:33 p.m. 20 - 6:48 p.m. one 20-minute weekly service. To
13 - 6:40 p.m. 27 - 6:55 p.m. become a leader, please call the
synagogue office (617) 277-6610.

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