Tidings
Temple Ohabei Shalom - Judaism in Motion
100 Blessings a Day
What’s Inside: Rabbi John Franken
Page 2 A few months ago, on Rosh Hashanah morning, I
• Cantor Schloss’ Message invited everyone to illumine his or her own lamp
within the walls of Temple Ohabei Shalom. I
Page 3 suggested that the nature or intensity of your lamp
• Music & Worship
doesn’t matter so much - only that you bring yours
to add your light to our community. God has
blessed each of us with wisdom, energy and
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passion. God has also blessed us with an
• Ansin Religious School
everlasting covenant through which to be blessings
• B’nei Mitzvah to the Holy One of blessing, to each other, and to
• School Cancellations all of creation. What a blessing each one of us can
be, then, when we show up to do our part to fulfill
Page 5 the covenant.
• Confirmation Trip to
Washington, DC Many of us did precisely that on Mitzvah Day this
past November. Around 160 of us showed up to
Page 6 plant a garden, spruce up the synagogue, make
• Annual Winter Kallah blankets, entertain the elderly, sort food
donations, and undertake many more worthy
Page 7 projects. The effort most of us expended was
• Sisterhood actually quite little, but the rewards were great. In
just a few hours, we did a lot of good for the world,
• Brotherhood
and we had a blast while doing so as a community.
Page 8-9 More recently, at last month’s Hanukkah Shabbat
• Tributes service and dinner, the incredible energy many of
• Circle of Giving us felt was precisely because so many of us came
together to celebrate at one time. The dozens of
Page 10-11 Hanukkah menorahs (hanukkiot) we kindled
• Community Notices radiated a powerful glow across the Chapel. The
music ensemble along with the beautiful singing
Page 12-13 (and even a little dancing) created a powerful sense
• Yizkor Elohim of togetherness in worship. The participation by our
religious school students and both choirs made for
a community experience that was dynamic and
multigenerational. Again, like on Mitzvah Day,
showing up made the difference.
There are innumerable ways to show up and make a
difference for yourself and the synagogue. Some of
us are planning a fundraiser and concert. Others
are planning our annual Shabbat kallah study retreat
Progressive in attitude yet traditional in practice, Temple Ohabei Shalom is an inclusive Reform Jewish
community committed to nurturing, sustaining, and touching Jewish lives through joyful worship, life
long-learning, and repair of the world in word and deed.
January 2010/Tevet-Sh’vat 5770
which will take place later this
month. A few dozen of us
participate in Temple
governance through
membership on the board,
and many others do the same by sitting on such
committees and task forces such as Budget,
Revenue, School, Social Action, Nominating,
and Leadership Development. Some of us
contribute by volunteering or running individual
projects. Our Confirmation class recently took
their Judaism to Washington where they lobbied
our two U.S. senators and local congressmen
on important social issues such as health care,
GLBT rights and abortion rights (see page 5).
The first covenant of our people was made not
by all of our people at Sinai but rather by
Abraham alone. In exchange, God said to
Abraham, “You shall be a blessing.”
Interestingly, we can understand this in two
ways: first, being a blessing is a reward; and
second, that being a blessing is a
commandment. I happen to believe that the
blessing in first sense is not automatic—it’s not
“coming to us”--but rather is contingent on the
second--of our becoming a blessing. In other
words, only through our doing the
commandment of being a blessing do we
actually receive the reward of becoming a
blessing.
Each of us needs to be a blessing and, in doing
so, become one. Our synagogue community
needs that as well. That is the essence of
Judaism. Come in, then, and bring your lamp.
And may you, too, be and become a blessing to
the entire TOS community.
Partnership. Harmony. Collaboration. B’yachad. Duets.
Cantor Randall Schloss

In the program for last year’s Music and Worship benefit concert, How Wonderful a Sound: Leonard Bernstein and
Songs of the American Musical Theater, I introduced the evening as follows:

Welcome to what I believe will be a very entertaining and rewarding evening at Temple Ohabei
Shalom. We’ll have a lot of fun dipping into some of the greatest songs of the American musical
theater, and at the same time we’ll all be supporting the musical and spiritual life of Temple
Ohabei Shalom and contributing to the enrichment of the larger community by supporting the
Temple’s Music and Worship Fund.

As it turns out, both of those objectives were met. It was a wonderful night of music, entertaining for everyone who attended, and it helped to
sustain rich musical and religious programming for Temple Ohabei Shalom throughout the year.

But there was a third aspect of the event, which I believe was the greatest success of the evening: the concert and reception were both sold-
out. Regardless of financial implications, the evening generated real excitement and pride for TOS. Both visitors to our synagogue and our own
members got to see and experience what a vibrant community we have. We had a fabulous committee, a subset of that community, which
collaborated well and has served as an example to others. Simply put, the entire event made our congregation feel good.

This year’s Music and Worship Benefit Concert, Duets: Harmony, Partnership, Collaboration, B’yachad, takes its theme from the great sense of
community generated last year. A musical duet requires give and take, listening, a true partnership. When this relationship is achieved, we all
benefit, musicians and audience alike. The evening’s concert will feature a variety of duets drawn from the musical worlds of opera, jazz,
musical theater, Jewish music, folk and pop. While music itself has the power to create spirit, to move people beyond words alone, partnership
only heightens the impact exponentially.

Please join me, my wife Leah Schloss, David Sparr, Cantor Gaston Bogomolni and other guest musicians on Saturday evening, January 23,
2010 at 7:30 P.M. for this year’s community collaboration and celebration: Duets.

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Join us for a Megillah Reading,
And
Purim Shpiel,
Shabbat Rishon
Costume Parade & Carnival
February 5th
5:45 - Tot Shabbat Service
6:15 - Community Dinner Sunday, February 28th
$12 per Adult; $6 per Child
7:00 - Shabbat Rishon Service -
(please note earlier start time)
Ohabei Shalom in Israel
9:45AM - 12:30PM
Call the office at 617-277-6610 to RSVP!
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Music & Worship

To RSVP, Please Mail Return Card with Payment to:

Attn: Music & Worship Benefit Concert
1187 Beacon Street, Brookline, MA 02446

Friday, January 15
5:45 pm
Snacks and Meet & Greet
6:00 pm
Erev Shabbat Service
7:15 pm
Shabbat Dinner (RSVP required, see below)

Name:___________________________________ Please RSVP to the Temple Ohabei Shalom office by

____ Adult Dinners at $12 $_______
Tuesday, January 12.

____ Child Dinners at $8
(under the age of 12)
Donation to defray expenses
TOTAL AMOUNT
$_______ Make checks payable to TOS or you can call the
office to pay by credit card.
$_______
If you have any questions, please call the synagogue
$_______
office 617-277-6610.

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Ansin Religious School

Important ARS Dates: Mazel Tov to our

Bat Mitzvah!
No School Dates: Julia Hurwit
January 16-18 (MLK Jr. Weekend) January 9, 2010
Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing! : 23 Tevet 5770
Next gatherings for girls in grades 7 & 8 are on Sunday, Parshat Shemot
January 10, 2010 from 3 - 6 pm
For my Mitzvah Project, I have chosen to volunteer my
Save the Date: time and make a donation to the Pine Street Inn. The
Pine Street Inn provides comprehensive services,
JOSTY Shul-in including permanent supportive housing, job training,
For students in emergency shelter and street outreach to over 1,300
homeless men and women each day. Founded in 1969,
grades 7 & 8! Pine Street Inn is the largest resource for homeless men
and women in New England.
February 6 & 7
I’m volunteering my time in the kitchen serving meals for
Join us for the 20th Annual Junior Regional Shul-in for guests at the Women’s Shelter and making sandwiches
students throughout the northeast. This amazing event that are then taken by van to homeless men and women
is always hosted by Temple Ohabei Shalom and is not to who remain on the streets in Boston.
be missed! Applications coming soon . . . watch your
mailbox for more information!
Mazel Tov to our
Next Shabbat B’Yachad for ARS Students B’nei Mitzvah!
Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 9:30am
Matan & Lior Kahn
Purim Shpiel and Carnival January 16, 2010
Sunday, February 28, 2010 1 Sh’vat 5770
Parshat Vaera
Our Mitzvah Project is to help out at Portsmouth Regional
School Cancellation Policy Hospital, in Portsmouth New Hampshire. The reason we
are choosing to volunteer at this hospital is because in
The Ansin Religious School will close if the Brookline August 2008, our dad had a heart attack while we were in
Public schools close for a snow day. Portsmouth on holidays. They took such good care of him,
even though we weren’t residents there, that we would like
Please tune into television channels WBZ (CBS), to do something for them in return.
WCVB (ABC), WHDH (NBC), or radio station
WRKO (680 on the AM dial) for school Our project will be to donate our time to children who are
in the hospital. To make their time in the hospital better we
cancellations.
will pay games with them, keep them company if they are
lonely, tell them jokes to make them laugh, watch tv with
We will also leave a
them and donate books and games to the children’s
message on the school department. If you would like to join us on the Sundays
voicemail: 617-739-9200. that we will be going to the hospital, please let us know!

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 Washington Monument

Havdallah at The Jefferson Memorial

Reprinted with permission from The Jewish Advocate, visit their website at: www.thejewishadvocatre.com

Delegates from Ohabei Shalom’s Confirmation of 5770 class with Rabbi Franken and Kate Mikesh
on the steps of the Supreme Court: Hannah Mogavero, Hannah Gottlieb, Oren Leifer, Sonia
Marton, Laura Jacobs, Max Shore, Sophia Mosner-Koor, Emily Mogavero and Jordan Meyers. The World War II Memorial
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Annual Winter Kallah
Psalms: Prayer, Purpose and Presence
with Rabbi Judy Weiss, Ph.D.
Friday, January 29 - Sunday, January 31
John Carver Inn, Plymouth MA

Please join us for a great weekend of study, prayer, friendship, laughter, delicious food, singing, recreation and
games. The Kallah weekend is a wonderful way to celebrate Shabbat and to really get to know your clergy
and fellow congregants. We return to a favorite venue, the John Carver Inn in Plymouth, located
approximately 45 minutes from Ohabei Shalom, and offering wonderful facilities, including our own dining
room, a fitness center, an indoor pool and a cozy tavern.
Our weekend study focuses on the Book of Psalms, from which some of the most beautiful and meaningful
Jewish liturgy is derived. We will begin with basics about the Book of Psalms followed by an in-depth close
reading of several Psalms, drawing on teachings from the modern academic study of Psalms, medieval
rabbinic explanations, midrashic interpretations, and modern spiritual understandings of the book.
Study Highlights:
Session 1: Changes Praise Causes: After an introduction to the Book of Psalms, we will do a close reading of
Psalm 150, a psalm of praise, and will examine its place in our siddur.
Session 2: Prayer and Magic Numbers: Following an introduction to topics from ancient near east mythology
that are found in the Bible, we will study Pslam 29 and will consider its place in our siddur.
Session 3: Praying for Reversals of Fortune: After an introduction to psalms of lament, we will study one lament.
Then we will read the psalms known as Hallel, focusing primarily on Psalms 113 and 114, analyzing their place in
our Haggadah.

Rabbi Judy Weiss was ordained by the Academy of Jewish Religion (2000), and earned a doctorate
in Bible from The Jewish Theological Seminary (2009). She has taught in a variety of settings including
adult education groups, women's study groups, junior congregation, high holiday services,
undergraduate and rabbinical school courses at JTS and, for ten years, at a weekly Kabbalat
Shabbat service for developmentally disabled adults. She has also published a resource book for
Jewish educators, Teaching Haftarah, and a series of study guides for Women's League of
Conservative Judaism that gives direction to synagogue groups as they study the megillot and
psalms. She and her husband Alan reside in Brookline.

Please join us for a weekend of community and learning.

Kallah Reservations required by December 31, 2009. Return this coupon and check
(payable to Temple Ohabei Shalom) to
TOS Kallah • 1187 Beacon Street • Brookline, MA 02446
Need-based scholarship funds are available from the TOS Fund For Lifelong Learning.
Contact the synagogue office for an application.

Participants Name (s):_____________________________________________________________________________________

email address:
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Food preferences ____ anything ____ Vegetarian - fish ok ____ Vegetarian
I would like to attend, but I need transportation: _____
____ Single Occupancy ($425 p/person) $_____
____ Double Occupancy ($335 p/person) $_____

Additional donation to defray expenses $_____

TOTAL AMOUNT $_____

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Auxiliaries
Sisterhood News
Zita Samuels
The Sisterhood meeting on Tuesday, January 19, 7 PM, will
include a talk on nutrition by our own Sisterhood member
nutritionist Dr. Judy Mabel and a Tu B'Shvat Seder
coordinated by Amy Hozid. Please join us to learn more
about healthy eating and enjoy celebrating the New Year for
trees by sampling the seven species.
Many thanks to those who visited the homebound with the
Mitzvah Committee and to those who contributed to the
Toy Drive.
At this writing, the Book Group had not set a meeting date
for January. Please contact Amy Hozid (617-566-1939 or
ahozid@gmail.com) for further information. The Judaic
Studies Group, led by Ita N. Wiener completed the Book of
Joshua. Ita will notify group members about continuing with
the Book of Judges in the spring. If interested, please
contact Ita (617-734-7137 or itanaomi@verizon.net).
Rhonda Solomon is coordinating the Sisterhood Readers for
the preschool. If you want to read to the children, please
contact Rhonda (617-773-3549 or
seabirdhrs@verizon.net). The Weight Management group is
up and running. The group decided to meet approximately
every other week and to check in on gains and losses. For
more information, call Judy Mabel at 617-232-7049.
On Saturday, March 6, 10:30 AM, Sisterhood will be
leading the annual Sisterhood Shabbat Service. Ita N.
Wiener is in charge of planning the service to be dedicated
to Betsy Gould and we hope that many of you will volunteer
to participate. If interested, please contact Ita (617-734-
7137 or itanaomi@verizon.net). Sisterhood will sponsor a
kiddush lunch following the service.
If any Sisterhood event is cancelled because of snow, we will
attempt to re-schedule and will send out notices via e-mail.
Sisterhood heartily wishes all a secular
New Year of peace, good health and
happiness. We remind those of you who
are not yet members that you are always
welcome to come to one of our meetings
as a guest to try us out before joining.
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Brotherhood News
Jonathan Atkins & Louis Goldman
The Brotherhood Officers and Executive Board want to wish
our fellow brothers, their families, and the entire Ohabei
Shalom community a happy, enjoyable, and peaceful New
Year!
Our next meeting will take place on Monday, January 25,
2010, at 6:30pm. The Brotherhood is pleased to
announce that the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) will be
presenting a program on how to confront Anti-Semitism in
your community. Please plan on attending this very
important and informative program! Please RSVP for the
meeting and dinner by January 18, 2010, by either calling
Jerry at 617-731-5736 or by emailing your confirmation to
brotherhood@ohabei.org.
In the coming months we will be bringing new and
innovative programming including the Annual Temple
Ohabei Shalom Spring Breakfast with the Brotherhood, with
the 2nd Annual Ben Adler Memorial Blood Drive (Reserve
the date: Sunday, May 16, 2010), and the 2nd Annual Ben
Adler Health Awareness program. Other possible programs
include a congregational discussion and conversation about
gender, and the art of developing, marketing, and
facilitating men’s programming. We are also looking
forward to submitting a Brotherhood Charter with Bylaws
for adoption, and creating a Brotherhood Leadership
Development Program.
As always, the Brotherhood wishes to thank everyone who
has remembered to bring in or mail in their stamped
Butcherie receipts. Please continue to support this vital
program.
Tributes
Berenson Library Louise Levingston Robert M. Goldman
Louise Levingston Louise Levingston Martha Livingston
Stanley J. Keizer J. Benn Keizer
General Fund In Memory of Ruth D. Linsky Harold M. Linsky
R.K. (Shelley) Schwartz Elizabeth G. Kline Mr. & Mrs. Penn Dear Sister Linda Penn
Louise Levingston Myron L. Wasserman Harry I. Wasserman
R.K. (Shelley) Schwartz Joseph A. Kline, Esq. Victor & Joy Darish Ida Darish
Anita Leibowitz Lena Drucker
In Honor of
Stuart J. Blitz Emily Fuch’s Conversion In Thoughtful Prayer for
Larry & Phyllis Brody Steven Davis Helen and Robert L. Sawyer Natalie & Matthew Sawyer

Gopen Family Library In Memory of Mitzvah Day Donations

Janice, Rick, Jennifer Michael Lipof David, Maya, Hannah Krantz &
and Sydney Lipof Lisa Pemstein
Spencer & Eddie Gould
Minyan Fund In Memory of Jeffrey, Daniel, Julia Hurwit &
David Pearlman Ida Pearlman Beth Greenspan
Marlene Lebow Hyman S. Feldman Arthur, Susan, Kaela &
Florence Hootstein Charles Hootstein Danielle Flashman
Amy Hozid Solomon Hozid Peter, Martin, George Patsouris
Spencer A. Gould Elias Gottlieb & Hana Kolton-Patsouris
Spencer A. Gould George Kaufman Lisa Irvings & Michael Brill
Robert Beal Morris Rothstein Brotherhood
Jerome Kravitz Professor Alfred Maleson R.K. (Shelley) Schwartz
Rabbi Emily Lipof Harry Lipof
Rabbi Emily Lipof Michael Lipof Music and Worship Fund In Honor of
Rabbi Emily Lipof Joseph Lipof R.K. (Shelley) Schwartz Cantor Randall Schloss
Rabbi Emily Lipof Jennie Lipof Louise Levingston
Raymond Mannos Rebecca Mannos
Mark H. Lipof Michael Lipof Betsy Gould Mitzvah Fund
Sidney L. Grodberg Anna Grodberg Fredda Cole
George E. Bazer Evelyn Bazer Carla & Richard Benka
Sy Gottlieb Elinor Lasky Rollins Griffith Teacher Center
Elinor R. Goldman Pauline Cohen of Boston
Herbert & Hanna Zeiger Golda Zeiger Anne Caplan
Melba and Martin Rubin Ida Rubin Maureen Maderos
Phyllis Kaplan Dr. Henry Kaplan Shirley Spero
Priscilla Green Samuel Gerson
Roberta & Stephen Paris Benjamin Bernstein Winter Kallah
Shellee Robbins & Harry Rabinowitz Ed & Margie Kahn
Donald Steinbrecher
Irving & Louise Dublin Bertha Dublin
Elliot Comenitz Katie Comenitz
Betty Morningstar Louis Morningstar
Rhoda Butters Katherine Kachelnik
Mr. & Mrs. Braverman Louis Caplan
Helen B. Fuchs Robert Fuchs
Zita Samuels Miriam Weinberg
Judith Andelman Fred Andelman
Diane Schertzer Samuel Schertzer
Daniel W. Krueger Devone Jonath Krueger
Richard & Vivian Marson Dear Parents Fanny and Julian
Muriel Follick A. Marzynski
Norman S. Coler
and Steven M. Coler
Jeanne Ashworth Miriam Oshry
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 Circle of Giving 5770
Co-Chairs: Spencer Gould & Cathryn Stein
Leadership Gifts
We wish to honor the generous benefactors who have provided Leadership Gifts
to fund specific initiatives and to promote The Circle of Giving:
$25,000: Mike & Christina Gordon
Doug & Toni Gordon
$20,000: Richard Leibovitch & Cindy Roseman
Annual Appeal
We are grateful to the valuable donors who have contributed to our annual appeal,
The Circle of Giving: (gifts received through December 1st )

Pillars ($ 5000+) Patrons (continued) Sustainers ($360 - $999)

Dick & Carol Daynard
Rabbi John Franken
Cantor Randall Schloss
Shirley Spero
Alexander & Brenda R. Tanger
Benefactors ($2500 – $4999)
David G. Kanter
Steven & Janet Kouroubacalis
Patrons ($1200 - $2499)
Cherise & Bob Bransfield
John & Beth Gamel
in honor of Rabbi Franken & Cantor Schloss
Spencer & Betsy(‫)ז״ל‬Gould
Eddie & Betsy Jacobs
(continued next column)
Allison & Eric Rimm Scott & Susie Allen
Adrienne Shishko & Joel Sklar Danit Ben Ari & Tom Marton
TOS Sisterhood Marc & Denise Casper
Betsy Gould Mitzvah Fund Leonard Davidson & Laurie Katzman
in Loving Memory of Betsy Gould Saul & Doris Feldman
Ellen Harder & Edward Bloom
Guardians ($1000 - $1199) Jonathan Kaufman & Barbara Howard
Daniel & Eva Deykin The Kaufman-Howard Family
Bill & Marcia Harris in memory of George Kaufman
Ed & Margie Kahn Hana Kolton-Patsouris &
Donald Levin & Thomas Horn Peter Patsouris
Louise Levingston
Martin & Diane Trust
Alan Litchman & Laura Trust
R. K. (Shelley) Schwartz
Robert & Tamara Sitkoff
Cathryn Stein & David Seldin
Herbert & Hanna Zeiger

Friends (up to $359) Friends (continued) Friends (continued)

Anonymous (2) Gertrude Goldberg Josh & Tanya Paris
Jonathan Atkins & Barbara Rome Elinor Goldman Stephen & Roberta Paris
Louis & Jane Barber Louis Goldman William Price & Arlene Scherer
Adam Barnosky Arnie & Tracy Greenfield David Rogovin & Susan Liberman
Marilyn Barron Florence Hootstein Sheldon & Hilde Rotenberg
Joseph Beck Sam & Anne Jacobs Esther Rubinovitz
David Bernstein & Donna Sorgi Dan & Priscilla Karnovsky Evelyn Ruby
Bernard & Marjorie Birnbaum Mark & Beth Kates Zita Samuels
Stuart Blitz & Emily Fuchs Estelle Katz Andrew Schloss & Nancy Bloom
Roberta Brucker Stan Keizer Lila Sesholtz
Hubert & "Ray" Caplan in memory of Betsy Jerome Kravitz Katherine & Josh Shmikler
Gould and in honor of Spencer Gould Daniel Krueger Simon Singer & Elena Brachtel
Jesse Cochin & Alice Newton Rabbi Paul & Marilyn Levenson Phyllis Sisson
Elaine Cohen Jami Levine & Alan Beggs in memory of Louise Parker James
Steven Davis Nathan Levine Palma Spunt
Eugene Deutsch & Eva Balash Marc Linderman Ronny Sydney
Jason Dubey Joan & Jay Meltzer Michael Weintraub & Diane Rosen
Leona Estridge Sherry Michelson Ita N. Wiener
Marion Fertel Greg & Ilene Mogavero Alexander & Marina Zelfond
Corinne E. Gilbert Laura Moskowitz & Robin Shore
Beth Glasky Ellen Mosner & Howard Koor

We offer warm and loving thanks to the Congregants, Trustees, TOS Officers and Brotherhood Officers who have made calls on
behalf of the Circle of Giving:
Jonathan Atkins, Mindy Berman, Cherise Bransfield, Jesse Cochin, Len Davidson, Louis Goldman, Doug Gordon,
Barbara Howard, Ed Kahn, Jonathan Kaufman, Dan Krueger, Bob Loeb, Diane Rosen, David Seldin, Chip Shore,
Shirley Spero, Ronny Sydney, Cassandra Warshowsky, and Michael Weintraub
Add your name to our growing list of generous givers. The Circle of Giving provides for consistency in our funding and gives everyone the
opportunity to join in supporting our community above and beyond the annual membership commitment. Join us this year as we strive for 100%
congregant participation in our annual appeal.
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Gifts can be sent to Circle of Giving, 1187 Beacon Street, Brookline, MA 02446.
Community Notices
Giving at Year End
Even in today’s economy, you can create a lasting tribute
for Temple Ohabei Shalom through a gift annuity or
other charitable gift. Remember that gifts made by
December 31 can help reduce the amount of taxes you
owe next April. For more information on deciding what
to give (such as checks, securities, real estate, life
insurance, retirement plans, etc.) or how to go about
giving it, please contact our Acting Administrator, David
Brody at 617-277-6610, ext. 22.
TOS Green Committee Seeks Chair
We are looking for a self motivated, environmentally
conscious leader to work with other committee members
and community groups to develop and implement an
environmental action plan for our Synagogue and our
Congregants. Please contact Michael Weintraub at 617-
232-9036 for information.
Illness? Hospitalization?
Engagement? Wedding? Birth?
Simcha?
Please let us know...
617-277-6610
FAMILY TABLE
Greater Boston’s Jewish Food Pantry
Temple Ohabei Shalom’s monthly contribution is
Canned Tuna or Salmon
and Graham Crackers
Donations can be brought to the new Family Table bins in the office
and chapel foyers. You can also write a check to the Sisterhood of
Ohabei Shalom with “Family Table” in the memo line or volunteer to
drive our contributions to the collection center in Waltham just one
Sunday a year, 9:30am - 11:30am.
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Calling all Singers & Musicians!
Musicians: Are you a musician? Come share your talent with
your community!
TOS Choir: From novices to experienced singers, all are
welcome! Rehearsals are usually held on Monday evenings at
7:00 p.m. in the Chapel.
Mahkelah: Makhelah offers students who love to sing an
opportunity to learn and perform both new and traditional
music in Hebrew and English. Cantor Randall Schloss leads
the choir in weekly rehearsals and a variety of performances at
religious services, concerts, choral festivals, school events,
nursing homes, and more. All students (grades 3-7) are
encouraged to join.
If you would like to participate or would like more
information, contact Cantor Schloss at rschloss@ohabei.org.
Join the TOS Group on Facebook!
Search “Temple Ohabei Shalom” and click
“Join this group.” See photos from recent
events, connect with other members, past and
present, get notices on TOS programs, and
more! See you online!
Shabbat Torah Study
Twice a month
(2 and 4th Saturdays)
nd
January 9 and 23
9:00 am – 10:15 am
Join us as we read (in English), discuss, debate, and learn
together in a warm and welcoming environment. The sessions
will be facilitated by Rabbi Franken or by a lay volunteer who
has prepared topics for discussion. Torah study is always
“come as you are,” and no preparation is required (or
expected). Dress comfortably, and perhaps bring a spouse or
friend. We meet in the Berenson Library. Coffee and tea are
provided, No experience necessary! All opinions welcome.
 THANK YOU TO ALL WHO DONATED FOR MAKING

THIS YEAR’S TOY DRIVE A SUCCESS!

BROTHERHOOD - BROTHERHOOD - BROTHERHOOD

WANTED! New members to help grow the

TOS Brotherhood…this means YOU!
This will help TOS in many ways: It will help keep a vital wing of TOS alive, active and contributing to the life of our
synagogue and our religious school!

HOW WILL YOU BENEFIT BY JOINING?

• First year is free…and we feed you!

• Spend time once a month getting to know other men at TOS.
• Enjoy short educational, Judaic, or fun topic program presentations.
• Make a connection through us with other facets of synagogue life.
• Be an example to your children, showing how participation enriches
both your lives, as well as the life of our synagogue community.

The Brotherhood can continue to support our Temple and school activities …but only if YOU join in! Our assistance is
critical during these difficult financial times and participation by the males of this synagogue is essential to make this
happen.

Commit to attending our January or February meeting, or both! Give us a try!

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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. A name in bold indicates that the plaque will be illuminated during the Shabbat of yahrzeit.

January 1-7 Louis R. Oppenheim Sanford J. Gilbert January 8-14

Leah Scheinfeldt Aaron Minna B. Oppenheim Celia Kaplan Sarah Posner Borosky
Woolf W. Aaron Fred Paris Frances Ornsteen Harry B. Cohen
Lillian E Aarons Lillian W. Pastan Jennie Rakowsky Hannah Cooks
Manuel H. Aarons Bruna Rosengard Bertha Rosenblatt Molly C. Davis
Marie Aarons Molly Rothstein Betty Ann Rothstein William J. Hotch
Burton D. Aaronson Lee Sagansky Sarah Saslaw Betty Lessner
Max Aaronson David Sawyer Miriam Starr Skirball Fred Podren
Ida Abrams Thelma R. Sawyer Mitchell Starr Andrew Spunt
Sadie Albert Mary Gordon Silverman Rose Corman Leonard Tarlin
Abraham Ancona Harris Spero Fannie Geller Robert Alberg
Mary Aronson Harry I. Spero Marjorie Gordon Irma Helen Bailen
Rose Sedlis Beal Jeannette Spero Bertha Levin Harold Berk
Joseph ben Isac Belenki Leah Spero Matilda Sanger Benjamin Cohen
Anna A. Bloom George Stone Morris Schwartz Bernard Fisher
Arthur R. Damm Joseph Weber Sarah Silver Rose R. Grossman
David Daynard Augusta Wolf Barbara Silverman Ira Markwett
Nathan Dublin Abraham Y. Esther Shwartz Tofias Harry E. Morgan
Morris Dunn Celia Yaffa Mildred Yarchin Fanny Nathan
Annie R. Feinberg Sadie B. Cohen Evelyn Andelman Rebecca Silverman
Gilbert Fertel Carl Gelb Arline Freedman Sophie Smokler
Ruth B. Fertel Samuel Halper Samuel Gordon Jean Tartakoff
Samuel Fertel Harry Karmelin Jacob Hark Shayne Turner
Alice Ficksman Marshall Platt Samuel Herbert Levingston Nathan Weinstein
Alice Gerstein Samuel Neal Rubin Edward Levinson Abraham Wiesenfeld
Rabbi Abraham Ginsberg Laura K. Spiel Joseph Pantell Max Moses Adler
Henrietta B. Goldberg Bella Swartz Lewis Polakewich Bertha Baron
Oscar C. Goldberg Rebecca Abrams Avraam Rivin Samuel Bernstein
Joel Goldenberg Lillian Festinger Benjamin F. Solomon Beatrice Berson
Rose J. Goldstein Sidney Henry Goldinger Mary Caro Rosalind Frederics
Ruth S. Goldstein Frances Baer Greenbaum Edward Goldman Oscar C Goldberg, Jr.
Esther Grolnic Rebecca J. Kaufman Eva Diane Macklis Elmyra Pavan
David Louis Harris Nathan Marcus Howard Z. Mann David Podren
Rebecca Jacobs Harris Otto Morningstar Louis Marks Elaine Tallen
Sadye Jampolsky David L. Rosenberg Helen Merlin Fannie Weiner Epstein
Judith C. Kaplan Harry Segal Itskhak Pisecki Herman Fishel
George Kline Ben G. Shapiro Shmuel Pisecki Samuel Goldstein
Gertrude Kushner Esther Siff Hersh Leyb Shifrin Charles Green
Hyman Lass Herschel Vershbow Myrna Rice Stein Fannie Green
Lena Levine John Chalfin Samuel H. Zitter Marie Kargman
Julius Nager Lawrence Finch
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Yahrzeits, continued
Jacob Levin Nathan Cohen Helen F. Rockman Lila Glasky
I. Roy Levy Louis Corman Louis N. Schwartz Walter Heineman
Louis Moses Sarah W. Daynard Harry Aaron Stoller Pamela Kagle
Aaron Scheinfeldt Maurice Galer Bertha Brody Max Kravitz
Joseph Silberman Dorothy Klein Abraham Feinberg Carolyn Regan
Nancy Spitz Sara K. Levison Charles Garfinkle Leopold Basch
Gabriel M. Stern Abraham E. Nizel Rachael Ginzberg Ethel Block
Col. Robert William Timothy Andrew C. Rabinowitz Herman M. Nelson Jeanette F. Cohen
Joseph Barron Max Rosengard Maurice J. Rosenfeld Thea Kern
Helen Behr Sarah Klous Cohen Henry Rosnosky Rita Parks
Edith Birnbaum Isaac H. Feinberg Samuel S. Slosberg Marlene Passman
Anne Cohen S. Norma Gold Theresa E. Whitman Deborah B. Pokroisky
Alice Feldman Victor I. Mertens Beatrice Adler Pauline N. Raab
Lucille Glick Fannie Pave Mildred Aronson Sidney H. Ross
Aaron B. Goldstein Nathaniel N. Serper Irving Avers Joseph G. Smith
Jerome Iskols Joseph Blumenthal Jane Hart Berk Stanley Brand Swartz
Melvin Levine Charles Corvin Irving Blank Adele Jurow Wallach
Harry C. Smith Mary Feldman Mary Jane Byrne Violet Aaronson
Joy Sparr Morris Greenberg Pauline Endlar Max Goldforb
Leo Solomon Stone Amelia Kalesky Grace Freidson Edna Greene
Helen A. Cobden Charles Kalisky Neil Goldman Ann A. Helpern
Esther Davis Minnie Burack Kliman Lillian Greenberg Harold D. Himelfarb
Sarah B. Finch Tamara Lerner Bertha Handwerker A. George Kohn
Rebecka Hollander Frances S. Mason Albert L. Levine Taurice Wit Kohn
Murray Taub Morris Steelman Joan Marton Fannie Levine
Rosalind Bernstein Milton M. Bengis Bertha Passman Sarah Moses
Gertrude T. Corman Henry Crine Nathan Rabinowitz Ruth Resnik
Karen Grossman Josephine Cummins Harry Shapiro Hyman L. Rosengard
Isaac Heiderman Rosa Freed Lorne Scott Shomes Esther Israel Rosenthal
Sarah Kahn Gilda Gilder Isaac Simons Rose S. Rosnosky
Harry Oshry Max C. Goldman Irving Willis Sarah Scheinberg
Herman Rifkin William J. Haft Esther Miller Wyzanski Melanie Swartz
Louis Sheinwald Fred Platt Helen Meyers Cohen Abram Tischler
Dr. Sumner A. Smith Raymond Bruce Rothstein Mary Gordon-Silverman Al Deitch
Helen Dizon Esther P. Mann Henry Joski
January 15-21 Frank Gorfine M. Stanley Metz Jean Lebow
Arthur H. Bloch Evelyn M. Lane Bernard Shalit Jennie Pearl
Rose Einstein Harvey Leopold Joseph K. Shankman Philip Raab
Sarah Halper Charles Merlin Esther Waxman Bertha Cohen Spitz
Fannie Kaplan Michael Perkins Nathan Weiss Suzanne Phillips Timothy
Ray Levy Maurice Prolman Molly Bolan Maurice Wyzanski
Andrew Von Bargen Herbert S. Sharlin Henry L. Cabitt Sylvia Dreyfus Adams
Samuel Wingersky Bertram Irving Sparr Jennie G. Gordon Maurice Caro
Abbott J. Epstein Joseph Hirsh Alfred Daniels
Jacob Glasker January 22-31 Morris Levit Victor DeGrottola
Dorothy Israel Philip Caplan Tessie Sepinuck Jessica Ellenberg
Harold Landy Heiman Caro Beverly Shapson William Goldberg
Barnet Lechten William Coughlin Charles E. Smith Annette Harris
Dorothea Mathias Harriet W. Daniels Seymour Stadfeld Jules Lader
Margery Behr Leonore K. Grover William Alpert Arthur Sparr
Dana Eliezer Berger Abraham B. Kamine Charlotte Y. Bernhardt Louis Spero

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 January Calendar
1 New Year’s Day - Office Closed 19 3:30pm Ansin Religious School
6:00pm Erev Shabbat Service 7:00pm Sisterhood Nutrition Program & Seder
2 No ARS Shabbat School - Winter Break 22 6:00pm Erev Shabbat Service
10:30am Shabbat Service 23 9:00am Torah Study
4 6:00pm Junior Chai & High School 9:30am Shabbat School
5 3:30pm Ansin Religious School 10:30am Shabbat Service
8 6:00pm Erev Shabbat Service 7:30pm 3rd Annual Music Benefit (see page 3)
9 9:00am Torah Study 25 6:00pm Junior Chai & High School
9:30am Shabbat School 6:30pm Brotherhood ADL Program
10:30am Shabbat Service 25 3:30pm Ansin Religious School
Bat Mitzvah of Julia Hurwit 29 Annual Winter Kallah Begins (see page 6)
10 3:00pm Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing! Gatherings 6:00pm Erev Shabbat Service
11 6:00pm Junior Chai & High School 30 9:30am Shabbat School
12 3:30pm Ansin Religious School 10:30am Shabbat Service
7:00pm Board of Trustees Meeting Tu B’Sh’vat
15 6:00pm Judaism in Motion Erev Shabbat Service February
7:15pm Shabbat Dinner 1 6:00pm Junior Chai & High School
16 9:30am No ARS Shabbat School - MLK Jr. Weekend 2 3:30pm Ansin Religious School
10:30am Shabbat Service 5 5:45pm Tot Shabbat
B’nei Mitzvah of Matan & Lior Kahn 7:30pm Shabbat Rishon
18 Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Office Closed 6 9:30am ARS Shabbat B’Yachad
No Junior Chai & High School 10:30am Shabbat Service
20th Annual JOSTY Regional Shul-in Begins

Leadership Staff and Executive Board

John A. Franken, Rabbi Jesse Cochin, President

Randall M. Schloss, Cantor
Emily G. Lipof, Rabbi Emerita
David Brody, Acting Administrator
Shari A. Churwin, Education Director
Karen Glansberg, Director of Early Education
Kate Mikesh, Director of Informal Education
David Sparr, Music Director
Arnie Greenfield, Vice President
Cathryn Stein, Vice President
Michael Weintraub, Vice President
Ronny Sydney, Vice President
Martin Shore, Assistant Treasurer
Daniel W. Krueger, Recording Secretary

Daily Worship Service Schedule

January Candle Lighting Times
Monday - Thursday: 8 am & 6pm
1 - 4:04 p.m. 22 - 4:27 p.m. Friday: 8 am
8 - 4:11 p.m. 29 - 4:36 p.m. Sunday and legal holidays: 9:00 am & 6pm
15 - 4:18 p.m. Please note there is no Saturday Daily Worship Service at 6pm.
Daily Worship Services are now being held in the library.
There are openings for new leaders. If this interests you, contact
Ita N. Wiener at 617-734-7137 or Spencer Gould at 781-329-
7439. Thank you!
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