Tidings
Temple Ohabei Shalom—Judaism in Motion
What’s Inside: 100 Blessings a Day
Rabbi John Franken
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• Cantor Schloss’ Message “Self-care” is one of the buzzwords floating around the
• Todah Rabah rabbinic world these days and I try to take it to heart in
• April Birthdays & Anniversary the usual ways: eating well, exercising, making time for
family and friends, and getting out once in a while to
Page 3 take in a play, film or concert. I also try to ensure that,
Worship barring lifecycle emergencies, my weekly day off is
mostly that.
• Shabbat Rishon
• Tot Shabbat Yet even on my day off, I’m often struck by how much
• Passover Worship Schedule time I need to spend on the pedestrian chores of
• Yom Hashoah modern living. Most of it is “stuff-related” - cleaning,
doing errands, paying bills, shopping, putting together
• Daily Worship furniture, talking to customer service agents (or, more
Page 4 likely these days, automated phone systems). By the
Project For Our Future Update time I finish these chores, it’s often 2 or 3 p.m. and half
the day is gone. Then, after a jaunt to the gym, I might
Page 5 notice the sun already going down. So much for the
Community therapeutic day of reading, resting and “self care.”
• SABAH Update On those days, I often think of the Mishnaic proverb,
• GLBT Havurah “The more stuff, the more worries.” Take the iPod.
• Green Task Force When I bought mine, I felt quite excited. My entire
music collection, thousands of songs, would be
Page 6 portable. Home, car, plane, gym, subway - it didn’t
• Volunteer Opportunities matter. Everything, including videos and photos, would
• Bylaws Task Force fit into my coat pocket. It didn’t take long, however,
before I grew less enamored of the device. True, it still
• Jewish War Veterans
had the same enticing benefits. But accessing them
Page 7 meant first investing hours and hours of precious time
to copy CDs to my computer. “Behold, an insidious
• YLD Second Nigh Seder
new project!” I thought. It would be months before I
• Family Table succeeded in copying enough of my music collection to
Page 8 be satisfied. (I’ve since stopped bothering to finish the
job, but not before asking myself, “Do I own the iPod
• Nominating Committee
or does the iPod own me?”)
• Summer Tunes Day Camp
• Early Education Center My friend and teacher, Rabbi Jeffrey Summit, who has
asked himself a similar question, relates the following
Page 9 Midrash. Rabbi Akiva posed a math problem to his
Lifelong Learning students. He said, “If you have one thousand dinars and
give away three hundred, how many do you possess?”
Page 10 “Seven hundred,” answered the students. “No!” Rabbi
Ansin Religious School Akiva exclaimed. “You truly possess only the three
• Shari Churwin’s Message hundred you gave away. Anything could happen to the
seven hundred you ‘have.’ You could be robbed or lose
• Rally Against Cancer
them in a business deal. But no one can take from you
• Walk for Hunger
all the good you’ve done, all the people you’ve helped,
Page 11 the pleasure and fulfillment and impact of the money
you’ve given away.’”
Auxiliaries
That is the wonderful thing about giving. It does so
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much good and its effects can endure for generations.
Tributes Just think about one childhood diphtheria
Page 13 - 14 immunization, one cleft palate medical treatment, one
Yizkor Elohim goat, one dental treatment. Think also about the gift of
one synagogue membership, one scholarship to the
April 2009/Nisan-Iyar 5769
Ansin Religious School, one
weekend retreat, one Tot
Shabbat program, one
endowed position for a
youth worker or community
organizer.
As all of us know, this is no
ordinary time. We are
mired in recession – some
say the deepest one in
eighty years. So our natural
instinct is to pull back, tighten our belts, defer big
purchases, and say, “Not this year, but maybe
next.” Yet when it comes to giving, now is exactly
the right time. Now is when there is more
joblessness, more homelessness and more human
suffering.
Unfortunately, it is also the time when gifts to relief
organizations are way down. The same is true for
us and our Union for Reform Judaism. Owing to a
major shortfall, the URJ is shutting down its
regional offices and cutting back in youth services
to the Northeast region. Gifts to TOS are also
down considerably and, without a dramatic
turnaround, we too face painful cutbacks in
services.
One of the great joys of being your rabbi is hearing
all the time stories of how Temple Ohabei Shalom
touches peoples’ lives. Because of what we do, our
kids grow up to be ethical human beings, proud of
their identity and engaged in Jewish life. Because of
what we do, each year dozens of people celebrate
milestones in their lives through weddings, b’nai
mitzvah and conversion. Because of our work,
many of our adults find strength and sustenance by
interacting with Jewish texts and each other.
Because of what we do, toddlers who cannot even
speak yet are already thrilled by Tot Shabbats and
excited by their magic.
So while for many of us the current recession has
engendered real worry, it must not be an excuse to
turn our backs on others or on our community. It is
the time to join hands, help each other, and
weather the storm together. And as we do so, may
we be reminded of all the good things with which
we are blessed and remember this blessing for
them: ch¦y¥N©v±u cIY©v okIg¨v Qk¤n Ubh¥vO¡t ²h±h v¨T©t QUrC
Baruch Ata Adonai, Eloheinu Melech Ha’olam,
hatov v’hameitiv. Praised are You, Eternal God, the
Source of good.”
 Reform cantors and composers do not feel bound by tradition. The
The Sounds and Music of Kaddish, as a quintessential piece of liturgy, has inspired many
Chatzi Kaddish composers to break the traditional mold. Jack Gottlieb, a wonderful
composer of both liturgical and secular music, composed a choral
Cantor Randall Schloss setting of the Chatzi Kaddish which may be described as uniquely
The Chatzi Kaddish is the perfect text with American. While his setting seems unconventional in many ways, he
which to explore the power of music in the does retain elements of tradition. After the upbeat, rhythmic and
synagogue. The Aramaic doxology that is jazzy “call” of the text, Gottlieb incorporates a clearly Jewish mode
the Kaddish is inherently musical. Just with a different feel for the “response.” Overall, this Chatzi Kaddish
saying the words, “yitbarach v’yishtabach reflects both the exuberance of the words of praise, as well as the
v’yitpaar v’yitromam v’yitnasei v’yithadar sheer joy in saying, and singing, the sounds of those words.
v’yitaleh v’yithalal …” already sounds like a song. Yes, these words
do mean “blessed and praised and honored and exalted and extolled
and glorified and adored and lauded,” but the sound of the words
means as much as their literal definitions. So no matter how we recite
the Kaddish, we are singing; we are creating spiritual music of praise.
Editor’s Note: To listen to the musical examples discussed here
On the page, the Chatzi Kaddish says nothing of the occasion on please visit http://tmt.urj.net/archives/4jewishethics/022609.htm.
which it is recited. It is, after all, the same liturgical text that we sing,
marking a transition from one section to the next, during any and all
worship services: High Holidays, festivals, Shabbat evening or
morning. One Kaddish looks the same as the next. The single element
that makes it appropriate for a particular place and time is the musical Todah Rabah
setting. Each instance where we find a version of Kaddish in our
liturgy serves a slightly different purpose and has a different musical
and emotional feel. These differences or uniqueness often We express our deep
demonstrate the use of nusach : those particular motifs and modes
appropriate to different occasions and times of the day. It is
appreciation to the following
remarkable how the same text - these words of praise - can feel so
different depending on the context. Music, while expressing the words
individuals who have recently
on the page, also adds new depth of meaning. enriched the life of our
Comparing one of the traditional High Holiday Kaddish settings to a community:
Saturday morning setting serves as a great example of the difference
in mood created through nusach. The Shabbat morning setting
creates a sense of the holiness and respite of Shabbat, while the High
Ed and Betsy Jacobs and Family
Holiday version evokes the grandeur and majesty of Rosh HaShanah. for the donation and installation
Although these two examples are both composed by the great cantor
and composer Israel Alter, and are set using traditional, a cappella of upgraded sound systems in
cantorial chant, each serves a very unique role. the Chapel, Sanctuary, Penn-
Despite these variations in musical setting, multiple versions of Spero Hall and Lissner Hall.
Kaddish also share commonalities beyond the words themselves. One
of the hallmarks of the prayer that exists in most settings is the prayer
leader’s opening call (Yitgadal v’yitkadash sh’meih raba . . . . ) and the
congregational response (Y’hei sh’meih raba m’varach l’alam ul’almei
almaya) The call is usually chanted in a quasi-recitative form, while the
response is usually set to a recognizable, singable melody that most
congregants would find inviting and encouraging. In Alter’s Shabbat April Special Birthdays
morning setting above, for example, even though he has composed an
original melody for the congregational response, this response is Stanley Brown Shari Lisann
nevertheless much more tuneful and rhythmic than the chanted, Betsy Gould Phyllis Sisson
cantorial opening. (In Alter’s version of the Friday evening Chatzi Lisa Irvings Joel Sklar
Kaddish, by the way, he does not bother to notate the congregational
Jerry Kravitz Jill Wallach
response at all, assuming that the “traditional” response will be sung.)

While Reform ritual practice often utilizes traditional elements (I chant

April Special Anniversary
the Chatzi Kaddish using traditional nusach in most of my services), Mr. Robert Gopen and Mrs. Helen Smit

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Worship
April Shabbat Rishon
Friday, April 3, 7:30 PM, Oneg to follow
Nothing But Nets
Join the Temple Ohabei Shalom community for a social
action themed Shabbat Rishon. Our speaker for the
evening will be Amanda Lukens, PhD student at Harvard
School of Public Health. She will discuss malaria and the
public health crisis in Africa.
Learn more about Nothing But Nets (this month’s
tzedakah project for The Ansin Religious School), an
organization that is working to eradicate malaria in
Africa. They are raising money to buy insecticide-
treated mosquito nets for children and families.
May Shabbat Rishon
Friday, May 1, 7:00 PM, Oneg to follow
Gospel Shabbat
Join us as we welcome The Boston Community Choir
(a.k.a. The Boston Pops Gospel Choir) back to Temple
Ohabei Shalom for Gospel Shabbat.
Come hear 40 voices united in song as our guest choir
participates in this special service. Please note the
earlier start time for our monthly Shabbat Rishon
service, as we wish to make the evening more
accommodating for all. This is a service not to be
missed!

For more information please visit, Yom Hashoah

Ohabei Shalom will hold our annual Yom Hashoah
observance on Thursday, April 21 at 6:00pm in the
Montague Chapel. This Sisterhood, Brotherhood and
Daily Worship service and program
is open to the entire synagogue
community. The evening begins
with a remembrance service led by
Friday, April 3 Ita N. Wiener and Spencer Gould,
5:45 pm followed by a light supper and the
Activities & Service showing of the movie Paper Clips.
Montague Chapel
6:30 pm
Shabbat Dinner
$10, Adult
Your Synagogue needs YOU!
$6, Child Daily Worship Service
RSVP to Amanda, asinger@ohabei.org.
Every evening at 6:00 and morning at 8:00
(9:00 Sundays and legal holidays), a
Passover Worship Schedule member of the congregation leads a very
Thursday, April 9 at 10:30 am,
short service. There are openings for new
Passover Service
leaders. If this interests you, contact Ita N.
Wednesday, April 15 at 10:30 am, Wiener at 617-734-7137 or Spencer
Passover Yizkor Service, Kiddush to follow Gould at 781-329-7439.

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 The Project For Our Future Update Additional Photos from December’s PFOF
Campaign Celebration
In the next few weeks, you will begin to see trucks and cranes and
other signs of a construction site. Our building permit for The Project
For Our Future has been issued by the Town of Brookline and the
building phase of the project is set to begin. Shari and her team are
busy clearing out the religious school in order to make room for the
renovations to the second floor which will become part of the Trust
Center for Early Education. The ground breaking for the lobby and
elevator building will begin simultaneously.
On Sunday, March 8, there was an open house for current and
prospective families of the Trust Center to meet each other, review the Rabbi John Franken & Richard Leibovitch
plans, and tour the facility as it exists today. We currently have two
classrooms nearly full for September 2009. The kids and their parents
enjoyed food, fun and a rousing rendition of Boker Tov (good morning)
led by Cantor Schloss – dressed in beachwear for Purim – on the
guitar. The children learned each others’ names and how to say “good
morning” in Hebrew. There was very little trepidation among the
preschoolers – if not the first time parents - as they settled in quickly
and seemed comfortable with each other and the synagogue (see
pictures).
Cathryn Stein, Dan Deykin & Ellen Alfaro
The fundraising team is continuing its efforts to close the gap between
the project budget and the amount raised to date. We want every
member of the temple to participate in the building of the new
addition, the Early Education Center and to make the temple more
accessible. We will not be able to finish the elevator building until the
remainder of the money is raised. The Fundraising Committee will be
announcing some new initiatives in the coming weeks to increase
participation and raise the remaining funds. If you wish to donate,
please contact Ellen Harder, Mark Lipof, Larry Green or Len Davidson.
We look forward to seeing you all soon!
Bob Loeb, David Seldin & Arnie Greenfield

Photos from March’s Preschool Meet and Greet

Cantor Schloss playing guitar for our preschool guests Preschoolers anxiously awaiting the arrival of the moon bounce

One of our preschoolers warming up for the Purim Carnival Our preschool guests learning an exciting new song with Cantor Schloss
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Community

SABAH
SABAH continues as a unique benefit for our senior
members. David Levitan, Community Liaison with SABAH,
Save the
Date
works with Brookline congregants to reduce hassles of
everyday life and provide links to TOS and community
services, activities and programs. He is available to help
with all kinds of household and personal jobs such as
changing a light bulb or a smoke detector battery, fixing a
broken drawer, setting up electronic equipment, organizing
Installation of Rabbi Franken
papers, filling out forms, picking up groceries or picking up
a prescription if the weather's bad or you're not feeling well.
Friday, June 5, 2009
To benefit from this distinctive program, please call Rabbi
Franken at (617) 277-6610.
6:30 dinner, 7:30 service
The SABAH (Synagogue Alliance for Connecting Brookline
Elders Living at Home) program of Temple Ohabei Shalom
If you would like to sponsor or be involved
is fully grant funded by CJP and coordinated by Jewish in planning this event, please contact
Family & Children's Service (JF&CS).
Steven Davis, sdavis@ohabei.org or
617-277-6610.

Did March’s Shabbat Rishon leave you wanting more? Making TOS Even Greener

GLBT Havurah Our synagogue community has demonstrated our commitment

Meet & Greet Bagel Breakfast
Sunday, April 5
11:00am - 12pm
Meet other GLBT community members and allies.
Be part of a welcoming group of GLBT Jews, their
loved ones and supporters. Discuss how you
navigate GLBT issues in Jewish life.
to shomrai adamah (protection and renewal of the world) by
establishing a paper recycling program and installing compact
fluorescent light bulbs throughout our facility. We have
recently established a Green Task Force which has begun to
work with our new facilities manager, Britta Wierich, along with
the clergy and other staff to identify additional ways to
promote an awareness of environmental considerations and
take environmentally responsible acts integrating our Jewish
values into action. The Task Force has also been working with
the Boston Chapter of the Coalition on the Environment and
Jewish Life.

$5 suggested donation for breakfast. The Task Force is seeking additional members who are
interested in making TOS even greener and extending the
To RSVP, or for more information, please contact
positive impact from our spiritual home into the homes of our
Karen Landman at 617-277-6610 or members. If you are interested in joining the Task Force
klandman@ohabei.org. please contact Daniel Krueger
(kruegerandassociates@comcast.net, 617-515-7758) or
What is a Havurah? Michael Weintraub (mweintraub@rcn.com, 617-232-9036).
A havurah offers friendship, an extended family and a great
In future editions of Tidings, look for updates from the Task
way to be part of a close-knit group within the Temple Ohabei
Force as well as ways you can take steps to green your life. To
Shalom family. A havurah provides its members with an
get started now, visit the URJ’s web site:
opportunity for personal and spiritual growth through
http://www.urj.org/green.
socializing, learning and celebrating Jewish life together with
new and lasting friendships.
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 There are so many ways to get involved at
Volunteer @ TOS
Temple Ohabei Shalom...here are a few
volunteer opportunities that will help our
community:
Rabbi Franken’s Installation
Help plan the installation and celebration of
our new Rabbi, John Franken.
Front Desk Assistance
A friendly face and warm phone manner help
make our congregation welcoming to
members, new and old! If you have time to
volunteer in the front office and assist with
greeting, answering the phone and light filing,
we would welcome your help.
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!
Jewish War Veterans
The JWV is the oldest active war veterans’ organization in the
United States, founded in 1896. If you are a Jewish war
veteran or want to be a supporter of JWV and are not already a
member of a local post, please call Stan Keizer (508-584-
2229) to obtain membership information.
Got Keys?
In order to increase security, the
synagogue will be changing the alarm
codes to our system and assigning
individual codes to members and staff
with keys.
If you have a key to the temple, please
contact Steven Davis at 617-277-6610 for
more information
Thank you!
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Bylaws Task Force
For the past several months, the TOS Bylaws Task Force has
solicited the input of all TOS members in connection with its
preparation of a full restatement of the TOS bylaws. To date
we have received numerous written comments from many TOS
members. The Bylaws Task Force will complete the
restatement in the spring and thereafter present it to the TOS
Board of Trustees as a formal proposal. In accordance with
our current bylaws, the Board of Trustees will vote on whether
to recommend the proposal to the TOS membership. It is
currently anticipated that if recommended by the Board, the
restatement will be presented for approval to the TOS
membership in the fall at a special meeting of the
membership.
In order to ensure that all TOS members are given the
opportunity to express their views and opinions, and before the
Bylaws Task Force completes its restatement, there will be a
meeting on Wednesday, April 29, 2009, at 7pm, which will be
open to all TOS members. TOS members are encouraged to
attend the meeting and share their comments, questions and
concerns with members of the Bylaws Task Force.
As a reminder, you can review the current TOS bylaws at
http://www.ohabei.org/uploads/10299Temple_Bylaws.pdf
Note also that you may continue to submit your written
comments to the Bylaws Task Force via email at
bylaws@ohabei.org through April 29, 2009. We look forward
to seeing you there!
Illness?
Hospitalization?
Birth? Simcha?
Please let us know...
Join the TOS Group on Facebook!
Search “Temple Ohabei Shalom”
and click “Join this group.”
Community
Can’t get home for Passover?
Join your YLD family in Boston for the Second Night Seder
Thursday, April 9, 6:30 pm
Celebrate the traditions of Passover with more than 200 young adults in your community
Updated and interactive YLD Haggadah
Four (or more) glasses of wine
Dynamic Seder leader
Delicious food
This evening will include a unique and fun Passover Seder meal.
Cost is $46 for the evening. Join us to socialize and celebrate at this
not-to-be-missed Second Night Seder. Dietary laws will be observed.
Visit www.cjp.org for more information and to register.

An Invitation to Help Needy Jewish Family and Children’s

Jewish Families at Passover Service Greater Boston’s
Jewish tradition teaches us to consider those less fortunate and to Jewish Food Pantry
perform acts of Tzedakah. As you prepare for your Passover celebration
with family and home-cooked delicacies, it is important to remember Temple Ohabei Shalom’s
those who cannot afford such luxuries and Jewish families in our monthly contribution is:
community that are dealing with the dramatic effects of our current
economic crisis. Passover is a time to reflect on freedom from past
slavery. Let’s come together and help free Jewish families from hunger.
Canned Tuna, Salmon
170 families in Greater Boston rely on the support of JF&CS Family
Table to provide them with food and personal items. Family Table
and Graham Crackers
supplements this donation with food vouchers, holiday food items, and
Donations can be brought to the synagogue and
personal items. Your donation will help make it possible for JF&CS placed in the baskets by the Chapel or near the
Family Table to continue to help families who are experiencing very elevator. You can also write a check to the
difficult times in their lives. Together, we can make a difference. For Sisterhood of Ohabei Shalom with “Family Table”
more information, or to make a donation, please call 781-647-JFCS in the memo line or volunteer to drive our
(5327) or visit, www.jfcsboston.org. contributions to the collection center in Waltham
just one Sunday a year,
Giving Levels 9:30am - 11:30am.
AFIKOMEN DONOR $36
Helps provide fresh produce to two families for one month. If you are interested in
ELIJAH’S CUP DONOR $72 helping, Contact Dottie
Helps provide 18 families with challah and Shabbat candles for Berman at
one month. 617-277-6610 or
SEDER PLATE DONOR $180 Dberman@ohabei.org.
Helps provide groceries to two families for two weeks. New Family Table bins have been placed in
FAMILY SEDER DONOR $360 both the Rosenfield Office Building and Chapel
Helps provide groceries to four families of four for two weeks.
Foyers. Please help us fill them with Tuna,
COMMUNITY SEDER DONOR $720
Helps provide kosher chickens to 18 families for their Passover Salmon & Graham Crackers!
Seders.
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Community
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!

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
President (1): Chairman of the Board of Trustees, representative of
Summer Tunes Day Camp
the congregation to the community, and leader of the synagogue in Middle C Music is proud to present its 7th year of Summer
temporal matters. Tunes; an exciting outlet for kids ages 6 - 16 who have an
Vice President (5): General oversight of committees, key input with interest in music. Students learn to jam in a band setting,
President on framing issues presented to the Board and community. record a CD in a studio environment and perform a concert
Recording Secretary (1): Take minutes at the monthly Board filled with both covers and originals. Light sport activities
meetings and assist in communications with Board members and the occur after lunch time at a local Brookline neighborhood park.
congregation.
Summer Tunes is located here at TOS. Summer sessions for
Treasurer (1): Oversee financial management of the Temple’s 2009 are July 20 - 24, August 10 - 14 and 17 - 21. All
Executive Director, help to set policy and budgets.
sessions run from 9:00 am - 3:30 pm daily.
Assistant Treasurer (1): Work with the Treasurer to review the
financial business of the temple as overseen by the Executive If you sign up by March 31, you will receive $50 off your
Director. Assist in preparation of budgets and financial management. tuition. For more information, or to register, please call
978-210-2136 or visit www.middlemusic.net
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.
Come Sing with our Choir!
From novices to experienced singers, all are
Phone: Synagogue Office 617-277-6610
Fax: Synagogue Office 617-277-7881
welcome! Rehearsals are held on Monday evenings at
Email: office@ohabei.org 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel.
Mail: Attn: Susan Houston, Nominating Committee Chair
c/o TOS
If you would like to participate, contact Karen
1187 Beacon Street Landman at klandman@ohabei.org. For more info,
Brookline, MA 02446 contact Cantor Schloss at rschloss@ohabei.org.
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Lifelong Learning
Extreme Passover Makeover
Sunday, April 5, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Is your Seder getting a little stale? Are you looking for some new ideas to
spice up your Seder? Join Rabbi Franken and Cantor Schloss for a
morning of Passover sharing and study. Bring your favorite Passover
recipe (which we will copy and share with the class).
Ask the Clergy . . . Monday Night Roundtable,
Monday, April 6, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Bring your questions and join Rabbi Franken for an evening of lively discussion. Tonight’s topic will
be “Ha-olam Hazeh: The World Today.”

We need ALL of your magazines,

catalogues, newspapers, office &
school papers and mail.
Please do NOT include trash, plastic,
glass, metal and cardboard.
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Ansin Religious School News
NO SCHOOL:
Mark Your Calendars! April 19 - 26: April Vacation
For the Whole Family
TOSTY Wizard of Zo Shul-In Satruday, April 4, 4pm - Sunday, April 5, 9am
For students and parents in Grades 1 & 2. Parents get to take a trip to The Dome! Applications were due, if you
would still like to come please contact Kate, kmikesh@ohabei.org

In School
ARS Chocolate Seder Tuesday, April 7
An event not to be missed! Learn about and taste the symbols of Passover – just made of chocolate. Chocolate
covered matzah, chocolate eggs, bitter chocolate, chocolate for dipping, Elijah’s cup filled with chocolate milk . . .
and so much more.

Tot Shabbat
First Friday of the month Friday, April 3, 2009, 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 optional dinner for all participants.
Mark your Calendars:
Shabbat Mishpacha – ARS Teacher Appreciation Shabbat Friday, May 8, 6:00 pm
Come celebrate the end of the school year and the many accomplishments of our students and faculty. Join us as
we say goodbye for the summer and thank our teachers, staff, and graduating seniors. Dinner following
services. More information coming soon.

Shari Churwin,
Director of Education Show your Red Sox pride
As I sit and write this article, the weather
forecast is predicting temperatures in the 60s
and help shut out cancer!
and it feels like spring is in the air. Passover is
around the corner and the excitement is
The Ansin Religious School is
building for our biennial Chocolate Seder. participating in the Jimmy
If you look around the ARS, you may notice Fund’s Rally Against Cancer.
that things seem a bit different. There are
boxes everywhere. Many of the shelves in the In order to participate and wear
offices and library are now bare. We have begun the process of packing your red sox gear, bring $5 to
to prepare for construction. We are very excited about the Project for
Our Future.
donate to the Jimmy Fund on
Sunday, April 5 (Religious School)
The ARS classrooms and offices are being completely refurbished and
upgraded to make room for our new Trust Center for Early Education. & Monday, April 6 (High School).
The project will also help make our entire complex more handicap
accessible. The plans for the new shared classrooms are absolutely
beautiful. The real construction is scheduled to begin this month and
plans have begun to relocate our classes for the last few weeks of On May 3, 2009 the Ansin
school. We have a few surprises in store and will share those with you in Religious School will once
the coming weeks.
again participate in Project
On May 3 the entire ARS community will be fulfilling the mitzvah of
Aruch Hashulhan, Feeding the Hungry, by participating in the Walk for
Bread’s Walk for Hunger
Hunger, either by walking or supporting other walkers, or doing a special during school hours.
project during school that morning. We will be looking for parent Watch your mail for more
chaperones and volunteers for the day, so please mark your calendar
now for what will definitely be a fulfilling morning of mitzvot and fun. information about each
This spring will be an exciting time for the ARS and the entire TOS
grade’s assignment for that
community. Stop into the school office if you’d like to take a peek at the day. Get your walking
blueprints and see for yourself all the changes that are in store. shoes ready!
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Auxiliaries
Brotherhood News
Jonathan Atkins & Louis Goldman
The Brotherhood’s TOS Annual Spring Breakfast was held on March
22, 2009, and was attended by a multitude of people. This year
Dottie Berman was selected as the TOS Person of the Year for her
dedication and service to the Ohabei Shalom Community for close to
twenty years! We were honored to have the Hon. David B. Cohen,
Mayor of the City of Newton, as the keynote speaker. He discussed
Hate Crimes and the Rise of Anti-Semitism. There were also raffle
drawings and a silent auction with proceeds divided between the Ben
Adler Memorial Fund and other worthy projects.
The same morning we also sponsored a Blood Drive in Ben Adler’s
Memory, staffed by American Red Cross and volunteers from the
TOS family. The Executive Board wishes to extend their thanks and
gratitude to Spencer Gould, who served as the General Chairman of
the Breakfast, Craig Greenwald and David Alpert who are the Co-
Chairs of our Hospitality Committee and catered the Breakfast, Ed
Kahn who is our Treasurer and Ed Belz of the Penn Fund for
manning the Sign-in/Raffle Desk. Also, thank you to Barry Lyons,
Membership Vice-President, who was the primary contact with the
American Red Cross as well as everyone who donated blood and
helped staff the blood drive. Lastly, special thanks to Rabbi Franken,
Cantor Schloss, Steven Davis and the entire administrative and
facilities team for their assistance in setting up for both of the events,
as well as Shari Churwin who re-arranged several Ansin Religious
School programs so that we could sponsor both of these events
side-by-side.
Our April event will be the Brotherhood’s Annual Shabbat Service
on Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 10:30AM in the Montague Chapel.
Those brothers who have been assigned parts in the service should
please arrive by 9:30AM, for a run-through. A light continental
breakfast will be served at that time. Immediately following the
service, there will be a Kiddush Luncheon sponsored by the
Brotherhood. Reservations for the Kiddush are required by
Thursday, April 8, 2009 to Jerry at 617-731-5736 or
brotherhood@ohabei.org.
Our Annual Meeting with election of new officers will take place at
our dinner and meeting on June 9 at 6:30 pm. RSVP to Jerry is
required for the annual meeting.
Following the meeting, around 7:15PM we will be holding the First
Ben Adler Men’s Health Initiative Program, with Guest Speaker Dr.
David Dodson. Dr. Dodson will speak about The Y Chromosome –
Carry at Your Own Risk. This is a pertinent and important topic for
several reasons. Everyone needs to know what to expect in terms of
men’s health issues and how they can prevent illness and disease,
including their spouses, family and friends. This topic was also on
the top of Ben Adler’s wish list and he would be happy to see this
program. Dr. Dodson graduated from the University Of Ottawa
School Of Medicine with Honors and did his residency in internal
medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He did a fellowship in
clinical nutrition at Boston Medical Center with a focus in preventive
medicine.
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Sisterhood News
Betsy Gould
Ellen Mosner provided us with a variety of beautiful beads and was a
most helpful, patient teacher at our February Jewelry-making event.
Almost everyone was able to complete at least one necklace,
bracelet, or pair of earrings. Some chose to decorate small
containers, which could be used as pencil holders. As is so often the
case, Sisterhood friends came together for creative fun and
conversation. Margie Kahn baked delicious brownies and cookies.
We are most appreciative to both Ellen and Margie.
We are still anticipating a very spiritual Sisterhood Shabbat at this
early writing. As always, this should prove to be a great source of
pride and accomplishment. Our thanks to Hilda Lopez and all our
participants, as well as our clergy, for their parts in making this
Shabbat so meaningful.
Please attend our Ohabei Shalom Yom Hashoah observance on
Thursday, April 21 in the Montague Chapel. The evening begins with
a 6:00 p.m. remembrance service lead by Ita N. Wiener and Spencer
Gould. This Sisterhood, Brotherhood and Daily Worship service is
open to the entire synagogue community.
We are delighted to welcome forty-year congregant and three-year
Jewish Heritage Award-winning author Sonia Ravech as our guest
speaker on Wednesday, May 6 at 7:00 p.m. She will be reading from
some of her work and will also show us how to “weave our own
tales.” Sonia was Sisterhood president for 3 years and the first female
president of Temple Ohabei Shalom.
“Knitting at Zita’s” continues to be a success. The group is working
on men’s scarves, baby hats and black wool hats for members of the
Israel Defense Force. Those who would like to join the knitting and
noshing group, or those who wish to donate black wool yarn should
contact Zita at Zitasam@aol.com.
Marcia Levine’s coupon project is so important during these difficult
economic times. Please bring your uncut coupons to the synagogue
so Marcia can distribute them to the food bank. Heartfelt thanks to
all who have helped.
The Sisterhood wishes the entire congregation a happy Pesach!
Brotherhood (cont.)
He currently practices at the Marino Center for Integrative Health in
Wellesley. Dr. Dodson is a past president of the Charles River
District of the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) and is chairman
of the Men’s Health Committee of the MMS. He also serves on the
scientific advisory panel for the Sixth World Congress on Men’s
Health. This program is open to public and we strongly urge our
members to invite their friends, families, neighbors, and colleagues
to join us for this informative and educational event!
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.
Tributes
General Fund In Honor of Minyan Fund (cont.) In Memory of
R.K. (Shelley) Schwartz Bennett.Jerome Schwartz Shelly Levine & Bobbie Hootstein Vivian Levine
In Memory of John & Beth Gamel Lenore Cohn
R.K. (Shelley) Schwartz Isaac Yaffa Kyra & Eliot Berson Jacob S. Merriman
Louis Isenberg & Sheila Shulkin Leon Rivchin Lois W. Nathan Jason J. Waldman
Betsy & Spence Gould Marie Kargman George & Harriet Greenfield Judith Greenfield
Tom & Donna Rubenoff Martin Stein
Rabbi Franken's Discretionary Fund In Appreciation of Rabbi Franken Anita Leibowtiz Sidney A. Lang
Louise Levingston Jerry Kravitz Bessie Kravitz
Corinne E. Gilbert Max Gilbert
Berenson Library In Memory of Irwin Katz Susanna Katz
Louise Levingston Carrie Yarrin Levingston & Dr. Anne G. Levingston
Music/Worship Fund
Ansin Religious School In Memory of Shirley Spero
Esta Gordon Epstein & Robert Epstein Maurice Epstein In Appreciation of
David G. Kanter Leah Schloss
Kiddush Sponsorship In Memory of
John & Beth Gamel Lenore & Irving Cohn Prayer Book Fund
Thomas Plancon & Amy Hozid
Minyan Fund In Memory of In Memory of
Roberta Brucker Christopher John Garber Marylin Barron Sumner Mayburg
Esther & Paul Gorfine Morris Gorfine Daniel W. Krueger Davone Jonath Krueger
Gerald & Toby Penn Dina Penn Lois W. Nathan Jason J. Waldman
Audrey Goldberg Howard Goldberg Judith Sharlin & Hillel Todres David Todres
Dr. Jack Cohen & Rita Cohen Max S. Ginsberg
Ann K. Collier Charles E. Smith Project For Our Future
Elizabeth & Aron Rivin Mikhail Janfilyev Susan Zeiger
Arlene Goldberg Hoxie & Faye Silva Victor J. Goldberg Sheldon & Hilde Rotenberg
Paula Witter Bernard Witter Leonard Davidson
Donald & Florence Hootstein Richard Hootstein
Selma Gordan Mary Gordon Silverman Pulpit Flowers In Memory of
June Hurwitz Robert Alberg John & Beth Gamel Lenore & Irving Cohn
Stanley Rothenberg Louis S. Rothenberg Carrie Yarrin Levingston & Dr. Anne
Louise Levingston G. Levingston
Ellen S. Lane Evelyn M. Lane
Mr. & Mrs Mark S. Greenbaum Priscilla Greenbaum
Kyra & Elio Berson Francoise M. Kaplan
Honor your friends and loved ones
Elizabeth & Aron Rivin Israil Rivin with a TOS Tribute.
Louise Levingston Carrie Yarrin Levingston & Dr. Anne G. Levingston
Harry & Evelyn Ginesky, Isaac & Jeanie Pinkerton, For more information, call the TOS
Myer & Elaine Singer Charles Ginesky
Ita N. Wiener Uncle Joseph Hirsh office at 617-277-6610.
Irving & Lucille Gerratt Ida Gerratt
Natlie Dilyock Sylvia Schoenbaum
Aileen Cabitt Rebecca Cohen
DID YOU KNOW?
Harold & Sylivia Koritz Rose Levenson
Harold & Sylivia Koritz Seymour Kortiz In 2009, taxpayers
Dr. Joseph Beck
Shirley H. Eisenberg
Claire Beck-Barret
Lena R. Helman
age 70.5 and older can
Robert Duboff & Janet Berkeley Esther Berkeley give away up to
Rhonda & Harvey Solomon
Elliot Comenitz
Kenneth Ellengold
Barney Comenitz
$100,000 from their
Robert Willis Abraham Willis IRA's directly to charities, TAX FREE!
Nancy Nelson
Nathan Levine
Frank Brooks
Sarah Levine
Please consult your financial advisor.
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Yizkor Elohim - We lovingly remember
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.
April 1-7 Fritz Loeb Joseph S. Berger * Esther R. Shrago *
Sally Aronson Frederick Penn Mary Burkhardt Robert M. Singer
Louise Copeland * Benjamin Posner Herbert B. Harris Rose Sobel
Benjamin Geller * Edward Pransky Joseph Rodman * Nathalie Linsky Wells *
Nathan Gerber Martin L. Robbins Philip Sagoff * Abraham H. Bunshoft *
Benjamin Rakowsky Louis Traster * Joseph Zabarsky * Robert I. Ectman *
Jack Rizman Abraham Wyzanski Adele Landau Bulian Himan H. Frieze
Manley Rockman * Tillie H. Yosselsohn * Annie Wingersky Cohen Bernard Glagovsky
Benjamin Rose Sarah E. Cohen Emanuel Isenberg * Dora Goldkrand
Nathan Rubin * Rosa Elentuch Betty Wiseman * Mary Hirsch
Ettie Scheinberg Julius Levengston Jacob Barber Mildred A. Lehner *
Sophie Beal * Frances E. Nigrosh * Julius Baron * Charles Namiot
Sybil Berman Sadye Orloff Rosalyn Brightman * Jeanne Swartz
Leo Bolan Lillian P. Sawyer * Samuel L. Dana * Israel Trustman *
Ann Catherine Brown Shirley R. Schwartz * William Miller Alexander Beal *
Alexander Cohen Robert M. Singer Julius Nelson * Leah E. Daniels *
Elmore T. Cohen Irving Stein Louis Nelson Syril Dresner *
Alex Goldkrand Dora Fox Wilker * Nathan M. Nelson Evelyn M. Favermann
Mollie Zabarsky Jane S. Prager Mathilda P. Harris
Herbert Zimmer April 8-14 Joseph O. Abrams * Alice Isenberg *
Frances M. Ginsburg * Benjamin Fields Harry A. Bass Stephen Joel
Bessie Gordon * David Magid Rebecca Held Brenner * Murray H. Litch *
Abraham Hartman Max Saslaw George Ehrenfried Murray Nussinow *
Hy Kaplowitz Meyer J. Sawyer * Stanley Grossman Rose Solomon Rubin *
Ralph M. Leeser Irene P. Sharlin Doris M. Mosesohn Morris Sepinuck
Simon L. Levin * Hyman Zimmer Manuel Nizel * Frank Boyne
Howard Mason Frank Goldfarb * David E. Rosengard * Benjamin Maurice Gordon
Benjamin Sack John Hurwitz Julius Shalek * Sarah Greenbaum
Betty Bernhardt * Helen I. Katzman * Belle T. Shulman * Jennie R. Perlis
Morris Berson Ruth Metz Leonard Zimet Henry Solomon Price
Barbara Fine * Jennie Barber Harris Sobell *
Arthur Gluck Rose Eva Berger * April 16-23 Charles R. Abrams *
Morris Kalisky Gertrude I. Bloom * Minna Anthony Barbara Kushner *
Arthur Liebman J. Henry Brody * Ida Bernson Wilbur Liberman
William London * Myer Daniels Jacob C. Feldman * Hyman Abraham Magazine
Abraham David Steinberg Louis Hoffstadt Gusta H. Fleisher * Eva Willis Marlin *
Edward T. Stern * Isaac Kravitz Florence R. Haysman Asher Ratshesky
Faye Golder Raymond S. Levine * Ella J. Kahn * Andy Schulman
Fanny Gorbachov Edward H. Lipkin * Abram Kaplan * Frederick W. Solomon
Aaron Haysman Edythe Mannos * Alden Kardaris Julius Spitz
Hyman E. Levinson Morris Mosesohn Sumner Small Max Starr *
Max Plovnick Anna B. Sadow * Richard M. Barron * Harriet Weiler
Sidney Spielman * Henri H. Smith-Hutton * Louis M. Croan Ursula Alpert
Gilbert Stein George M. Spack * Rebecca H. Dana * Irving L. Baron *
Annie B. Wyner * Bella Stone Rebecca Frank Julius Dangel *
David Yarchin Abraham Endler * Rose Kudisch Claire S. Daniels
Hyman Alman Henry Goodman Julia W. Myerson * Mimi Fratkin
Lillian R. Brown Kurt Halberstadt Jack P. Strachman * Maurice H. Horblit *
Jacob Chleck * Sarah Kravitz David Williams * William David Lane *
Esther Davidson Harry Rosenberg Leah Bernson Cohen Norman Michaelson
Mirriam W. Felman Carrie R. Schooner James A. Eisenberg * Florence Grossman Mode
Harris Ginsburg * Rose Ruth Shinberg * Pauline Fine Harry Olins *
Ethel Kassner Barnet Sobell * Lillian Freedman Murray Spiewak *
G. Jed Kushner * Bunny Ben-Ari Ruth L. Issokson *
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 Bernice Nollman
Yahrzeits, continued Cecile Orenberg *
April 24-30 Rimma Palkovskaya
Rose Raphael Morris Slosberg *
Bella R. Tallen Fannie Somer
Lillian Wolfe Benjamin Fisher
Morris Berman Jacob Goose *
Isabelle Bloom Julius Leeser
Evelyn Hornstein * Dorothy M. Nesson Levenson
Maurice Katz Hilda Raphael *
Morris Kravitz Louis Z. Sanger
Philip Levi Otto Schwartz *
Bessie Ralby * Max Trockman *
Martin Douglas Rosenfield * Leo Levi
Ida Sable Morris Louis
Annie Yarrin Charles Shulman *
Rachel Feinberg Charlotte Stepansky
Max Feldberg * Mabel Wingersky *
Jacob Franklin * Clara H. Yavner
Fannie E. Frieze Raymond Bempechat
Eleanor Irene Goldinger Herman H. Golding
Harry A. Goldkrand * Frieda Kachelnik
Cele Kanter * Helen L. Odence *
Emma D. Kaplan * Nancie Ostroff *
Mildred Kimball * Issac Samuel Pinkerton *
Elliot J. Labourene Kenneth Stephen Sherman *
Rhoda Turek Rubin Sklar *
Rosa Wollenberg George Edwin Smith
Rose Archer Barney Smokler
David Dickerman Trudy Wolf

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April at Temple Ohabei Shalom

April 17 6:00pm Erev Shabbat Service
3 5:45pm Tot Shabbat 18 10:30am Brotherhood Shabbat Service
6:30pm Tot Shabbat Dinner, RSVP required 19 No ARS: April Vacation
7:30pm Shabbat Rishon: Nothing But Nets 20 Patriots’ Day: TOS office closed
4 12:30pm Pesach Mitzvah Visits No ARS High School: April Vacation
3:00pm TOSTY Shul-in (Parents & Students: Grades 1 & 2) 21 No ARS: April Vacation
5 9:15am ARS: Pre-K - Grade 7 6:00pm Yom Hashoah Service
9:30am Adult B’nei Mitzvah 6:30pm Brotherhood & Sisterhood Dinner & Movie
10:30am Adult Learning: Extreme Passover Makeover 24 6:00pm Erev Shabbat Service
11:00am GLBT Havurah Breakfast 25 10:30am Shabbat Service
6 6:00pm ARS: High School 26 No ARS: April Vacation
7:00pm Ask the Clergy...Monday Night Roundtable 27 6:00pm ARS: High School
“Ha-olam Hazeh: The World Today” with Rabbi Franken. 28 Yom Hazikaron: Israel Memorial Day
7 3:30pm ARS: Chocolate Seder: Grades 3-7 3:30pm ARS: Grades 3-7
8 First Night of Passover, TOS office closes at 3pm 29 Yom Ha’atzmaut: Israel Independence Day
9 First Day of Passover, TOS office closed
10:30am Passover Service May
6:30pm CJP YLD Second Night Seder 1 5:45pm Tot Shabbat
10 6:00pm Erev Shabbat Service 6:30pm Tot Shabbat Dinner, RSVP required
11 10:30am Shabbat Service 7:00pm Erev Shabbat Rishon: Gospel Shabbat
12 9:15am ARS: Pre-K - Grade 7 2 10:30am Shabbat Service: Bar Mitzvah of Josh Bilchik
9:30am Adult B’nei Mitzvah Class 3 ARS Walk for Hunger
13 6:00pm ARS: High School 9:15am ARS: Pre-K - Grade 7
14 3:30pm ARS: Grades 3-7 9:30am Adult B’nei Mitzvah Class
15 Last Day of Passover, TOS office closed 4 6:00pm ARS High School & Grade 7 Step-Up Night
10:30am Passover Service, Yizkor

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
Emily G. Lipof, Rabbi Emerita Edward Jacobs, Vice President Saturday 6:00 p.m.
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
April Candle Lighting Times
3 - 6:54 p.m. 17– 7:09 p.m.
10 - 7:01 p.m. 24 - 7:17 p.m.
Bob Loeb, Treasurer
Martin Shore, Assistant Treasurer 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.
Each daily worship leader commits
to one 20-minute weekly service.
To become a leader, please call the
synagogue office (617) 277-6610.

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