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Ohabei Shalom—New England’s First Reform Congregation

September 2008, Elul 5768
What’s Inside:

Rabbi’s Message Celebrate with us!...

Our Leadership Team Judaism In Motion
Cantor Schloss’ Message

High Holy Day

Information
• Schedule
• Security
• S’lichot
• Choir

Auxiliaries
• Sisterhood
• Brotherhood

Ansin Religious School

• Mark Your Calendars
• Traffic Information
• Shari Churwin
• Sept. B’nei Mitzvah

Recycling @TOS

President’s Message

Helping Hands

Yizkor Elohim

Project for Our Future

September Funds

Rosh Chodesh—It’s A
Girl Thing

Family Table

September Calendar
100 Blessings a Day
Rabbi John Franken
A sage once declared that every
person should say 100 blessings a day.
100 blessings? To many of us that
would seem beyond reach when
identifying, much less blessing, our
good fortune comes neither easily nor
naturally. For this reason, perhaps, the
Rabbis filled our prayerbook liturgy with blessings, or praises
to God, for gifts we otherwise might take for granted.
In the morning service alone, we praise God for the wonder
of creation, for the gift of love through Torah, for the marvel
of the human body, for the purity of our souls, for making us
in God’s image, for making us Jews, for making us free, for
enlightening the unenlightened, for giving strength to the
weary, for freeing the captive, for being the Source of Peace.
These blessings are blessings ben adam laMakom – between
humans and the Holy One. Yet there are also blessings we
say ben adam lachavero – between one person and another.
In our daily lives, “Good morning” or “Have a good day” are
Our Dynamic Leadership Team
Rabbi John Franken and Cantor Randall Schloss
blessings in the same way “Shalom” or “Shalom Aleichem”
(“Peace be upon you”) are. They are words of kindness and
goodness whose utterance brings out our love of God and
humanity. In my travels I have encountered foreigners who
make fun of Americans for routinely saying “Have a nice day.”
Evidently they cannot imagine strangers really caring whether
others have a nice day or not. But blessing someone else with
a pleasant day brings a certain goodness and goodwill into the
world that touches all of us—the speaker as well as the
recipient.
In our tradition, besides routine blessings, there are also
extraordinary ones. After being welcomed to a new place
(“Baruch haba”), for example, one customarily replies “Baruch
hanimtza.” Colloquially, the reply means something like “right
back at you” but it can also mean “I am blessed to be here.”
Such is how I feel about coming to Temple Ohabei Shalom to
be your new rabbi. It is a joy, a privilege and an honor, but
mostly it is a blessing. I look forward to sharing our lives
together and hope very much you will come by to introduce
yourself. So let me say, after receiving such a warm welcome
since my arrival several weeks ago, “Baruch hanimtza.” It is a
blessing to be among you.
Please join TOS in welcoming Rabbi John Franken and Execu-
tive Director Steven Davis who this summer joined Cantor
Schloss, Shari Churwin, Kate Mikesh and Kim Singer and the
rest of our wonderful staff. Rabbi Franken requests all mem-
bers to send digital photos of themselves (adults and children
alike) to office@ohabei.org to assist our staff in getting to
know all of you! The entire staff of TOS is excited for the year
to come and wishes you Shana Tovah, a Happy New Year!
Shari Churwin Steven Davis
Kate MIkesh Kim Singer
Sacred Community
Cantor Randall Schloss
A new year is about to begin. This
congregation is blessed to have a new
rabbi, John Franken, a new president,
Jesse Cochin, and a new executive
director, Steven Davis. And I am still
relatively new myself. So we really
have a completely new, energized
leadership team. I hope that you are all as excited for the
coming year and the potential of our team as I am. However, I
have neglected to mention the most important member of this
team, the one who most directly can ensure the success of this
community: YOU!
So while this community rightly ought to expect great things
from its leaders, we in return expect a commitment and col-
laboration that will support the entire community. As a cantor,
it is this collaboration that sustains and fulfills me more than
any other aspect of my role as a clergy member. In his article,
The Vocation of the Cantor, Abraham Joshua Heschel explains
the cantor’s holy purpose: “To attain a degree of spiritual se-
curity one cannot rely upon one's own resources. One needs
an atmosphere, where the concern for the spirit is shared by a
community. It is the task of the cantor to create the liturgical
community, to convert a plurality of praying individuals into a
unity of worship.” This relationship of cantor and liturgical
community can easily be expanded to include the leadership
team and the entire synagogue community. We must all share
Heschel’s “concern for the spirit.”
So if you are looking for a way that you might become more
engaged within our sacred community, here are a few sug-
gestions:
• Join the choir! There is no better way to engage in a
worship service than to help lead it. The Temple Ohabei
Shalom choir is open to all who love to sing, regardless
of musical experience. As in the past, the choir’s first
engagement for the year will be to help lead the congre-
gation in our musical S’lichot service on Saturday eve-
ning, September 20th. Rehearsals for S’lichot will be
held on the evenings of 9/4, 9/8 and 9/15 at 7 PM. In
general, we will rehearse on many Monday evenings
throughout the year. Please join us.
• Study and share your Jewish learning with our commu-
nity! I am thrilled that so many congregants will be
chanting Torah and Haftarah and will be participating in
our High Holiday worship in so many other ways. But
this kind of community participation does not need to
end with the closing of the gates on Yom Kippur after-
noon. The Rabbi and I welcome participation each Shab-
bat through Torah study, chanting, divrei Torah, etc.
• Join a committee! The committees of Temple Ohabei
Shalom do not just meet to discuss issues relevant to
each committee. Committee members share social
bonds, engage in learning opportunities and actively
respond to the needs of the community.
These are only a few of the myriad ways that we can work
together to strengthen our community. Please contact me,
Rabbi Franken or Steven Davis to discuss how you would like
to be involved. I look forward to an exciting New Year.
L'shanah tovah um’tukah.

Thanks to our Greeters for July and August

Jerry Kravitz Shelley Schwartz
Betsy & Spencer Gould Larry Green
Alfred Maleson Judith Halpert
Boris Gutman Stan Keizer
Ronny Sydney

Welcome New Members!

September Special Birthdays
Ciro Alfaro Robert Fireman Temple Ohabei Shalom welcomes
Deborah Rothman Dr. Barry Goldberg
• Sandra and Herman Rosen
Dr. Judith Sharlin Michael Churwin
Barbara Sidell • Benjamin Goldenberg
• David Brody
Anniversaries
Robert & Danielle Rizika to our wonderful community.
Mr. Andrew O’Connell & Dr. Sharon Levine
Worship

High Holy Day Schedule 5769

S'lichot: September Rosh Hashana II: October 1
7:30pm Reception 10:00am Rosh Hashana Service, Chapel
8:30pm Musical Program
Yom Kippur October 8
9:30pm Service
7:30pm Kol Nidre*
Rosh Hashana I: September 29
October 9
7:30pm Erev Rosh Hashana Service, Sanctuary*
10:00am Yom Kippur Service, Sanctuary
September 30 10:30am Youth Service, Montague Chapel
10:00am Rosh Hashana Service, Sanctuary 1:00pm Adult Learning - free to the public
10:30am Youth Service, Montague Chapel 2:00pm Family Service (all ages), Montague Chapel
2:00pm Family Service (all ages) 3:00pm Afternoon Service, Sanctuary
3:15pm Tashlich at Longwood Green Line D Station (N’iah, Yizkor, concluding service)
(if you would like to meet at TOS first, please arrive at 3:00 to
walk together) *Please note the change in start time.

Please see the High Holy Day mailing for additional information (including childcare).

Join us for S’lichot

Saturday, September 20, 7:30 pm
T’shuvah L’tzion: Return to The Land of Your Soul
Join Rabbi Franken and Cantor Schloss for an exploration of the High Holiday experience in modern
Israel through images, music and text.

Holiday Parking and Security
• Please help us to insure that these Holidays
are safe by not carrying a large handbag.
For our security, we reserve the right to
inspect all possessions we deem necessary.
• Leave plenty of time to find on-street
parking; the parking lot will be accessible by
permit only.
Come and Sing with our Choir!
From novices to experienced singers, all are
welcome! In general, we will rehearse on many
Monday evenings throughout the year.
Our first engagement for the year will be to lead
the congregation at Slichot, Saturday evening,
September 20th.

• Use the corner of Kent and Beacon Streets
for all drop-offs. Assistance for the handi-
capped will be available.
• Do not park on the grass around Longwood
Mall. Our neighbors appreciate your
cooperation.
Rehearsals for Slichot will be held on the eve-
nings of 9/4, 9/8 and 9/15 at 7 PM
Please contact Karen Landman
(klandman@ohabei.org) if you would like to
participate. If you would like more information,
contact Cantor Schloss at rschloss@ohabei.org.
Auxiliaries
Brotherhood News
Jonathan Atkins & Louis Goldman
On behalf of the Officers and Board of the Brotherhood, we
welcome you back to a New Year of exciting programs. We are
also bringing back the monthly “Breakfast with the Brothers”
Sunday Morning Discussion Groups. They will take place on
the third Sunday of every month beginning in October and will
always be from 9:30am to 12pm, in Lissner Hall.
We will be having two events occurring this September:
Welcome Back Barbecue
On Saturday evening, September 27, 2008, at 6:30pm, the
Brotherhood will host our Annual Welcome Back Barbecue
for current, new, and prospective members. All men of the
congregation are invited to join us for that event. It will take
place in the Temple Garden, located behind the Chapel
adjacent to the parking lot. Rain Date is Sunday, September
28, 2008.
Reservations are required, and MUST be made by September
17,2008, by calling Jerry at 617-731-5736.
Brotherhood Installation of Officers Ceremony
The Installation of Officers Ceremony will take place on
Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 6:30pm, in the Chapel
following the Daily Worship Service. A reception honoring
the newly installed Brotherhood Officers will follow
immediately.
2008-2009 Brotherhood Officers and Board
Co-Presidents - Jonathan Atkins & Louis Goldman
VP-Programs - Howard Koor
VP-Membership - Barry Lyons
Treasurer - Ed Kahn
Secretary - Jerry Kravitz
Past Presidents -
Inspiration Chair -
Spencer Gould & Robert Pierson
Dr. Hubert Caplan
Hospitality Chairs - Craig Greenwald & David Alpert
The entire Ohabei Shalom family is invited to attend the
Installation Festivities.
Reservations are required to attend this event, and MUST be
received no later than September 22, 2008 by calling Jerry at
617-731-5736. We regret that no exceptions can be made.
Sisterhood News
Betsy Gould
Happy New Year to all our sisters and to the whole congrega-
tion. It is truly a sweet time for us. The hot and wet summer is
on its way out (hope it was a good one!) and we look forward
to a lovely fall. We are delighted to welcome Rabbi Franken
and Steven Davis (back) to our congregational family. The halls
of the office are sparkling and newly painted thanks to Steven
and the wonderful custodians who, little did we know, are also
professional painters! They put a lot of heart into their job and
we are so appreciative.
The Sisterhood ran a successful new program this summer to
ensure a Sweet New Year: Rosh Hashana Honey! Everyone in
the congregation was invited to order jars of honey straight
from a (kosher) bee farm in Tennessee to be sent to family and
friends anywhere in the U.S., arriving just in time for Rosh
Hashana! Let us know how you liked the honey and those
yummy recipes (Honey Trifle anyone?!)
Please join us at our annual Welcome Coffee on Sunday, Sept.
21 at 9:30 a.m. Rabbi Franken will be our special guest! Come
and meet him in an intimate setting. You do not have to be a
member of Sisterhood to come. Also plan to join us on
October 15 when we will be dining out together. So
save the date!
We hope that you have all received our annual membership
letter. For those of you who do not yet belong to Sisterhood,
we encourage you to join with us in support of our syna-
gogue. We wish you all a very sweet New Year!
Come Visit the
Polly Epstein Gift Shop
(Located in the Gallery downstairs)
Come Here First!
Open by Appointment
Gift Certificates
Available!
All Profits Benefit TOS Programming
Ansin Religious School News
Don’t miss . . .
Mark Your Calendars! September 14, 2008, 9:30 am
Welcome Back to the ARS Brunch: A special welcome celebration for Rabbi Franken
Meet the ARS Teachers and staff, Learn about the Curriculum, Get Involved in our School!!!

Yom Rishon – First Day of school

• for grades 3 – 7: Tuesday, September 9
• PreK – grade 2: Sunday, September 14 (all ARS parents encouraged to attend)
• High school (grades 8 – 12) (Special Post-Confirmation OSTY Lounge Night): Monday, September 17

No school on Rosh Hashana

Monday, September 29 and Tuesday, September 39

Family Education
Grade 6 & 7 tallit making September 28, 9:15-1:00 RSVP required before September 9. $60 per tallit.
Please contact Kim Singer for more information ksinger@ohabei.org

Ohabei Shalom Temple Youth

The Youth Group Season is about to begin! Mark your calendar with these Kick Off Events!
September 21: BOSTY (grades 5 & 6) and JOSTY (grades 7 & 8)
September 28: TOSTY (grades 1 & 2) and MOSTY (grades 3– 4)
Keep a lookout for more information!

Traffic Alert
With school back in session, please take a moment to look at the traffic pattern to be
used during school drop off and pick up times (on Sundays, 9-9:30 am and 12:00 –
12:30 pm; on Tuesdays 3:15 – 3:45 and 5:15 – 5:45 pm) by all members of the con-
gregation. These procedures are designed to help keep all of our students and families
safe.
“It's about time…”
Shari Churwin,
Director of Education
Where does the time go? As I sit
and write this article, I can’t believe
that the summer is coming to an
end. I am sure that I am not the
only one who feels like they are not
ready for summer to be over. Time has a funny way of seem-
ing endless at the beginning of summer and then suddenly it
is September. And though we are all sad to see summer end,
there is a rich beauty to the world in the fall that should be
savored as the days grow shorter and the air grows cooler.
The concept of time is very important in our Jewish tradition.
In fact, our Torah begins with the idea of how time came
about. The Torah begins with God separating light from
darkness with the creation of the first day. This is how we
begin counting time. We are very aware of time, counting the
days when Elul ends and the month of Tishrei begins, mark-
ing Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. This is also the time
when we begin our school year.
It always seems fitting to me that Rosh Hashana comes for us
in the fall and the beginning of the school year. It is a natural
time for introspection. We are given a chance each year to
rethink how we live our lives, to make amends for past bad
choices and to move forward into the New Year with a re-
newed sense of who we want to be. For myself this year I
know that I want to work for you and with you to make this a
wonderful year of Jewish learning. I want to listen to your
thoughts about our school, to try to meet each student and
family’s needs and to be supportive to our teachers and staff.
This school year will be memorable for our families, students
and teachers. It is truly an opportunity for a new beginning as
we welcome Rabbi Franken to the Ohabei Shalom family.
Please plan to join us on the first Sunday of school, Sunday,
September 14, 9:30 am where you will have the opportunity
to meet our wonderful teachers and staff and to join Rabbi
Franken and Cantor Schloss for a breakfast program (more
information coming in the mail). I am looking forward to
seeing you then. I am confident that this will be another
spectacular year for our community as we vow to make good
use of our time by learning and doing and continuing the
Jewish tradition of making time sacred.
L’shana Tovah
~Shari
Mazel Tov to our B’nei Mitzvah!
Jacob Rizika, Sept, 13, 2008
Son of & Robert & Danielle Rizika
For his mitzvah project, Jacob sold roses
door to door for Valentine's day to raise
money for two organizations. Jake sup-
ported The Brookline Food Pantry and
The Junior Program at Boston's Commu-
nity Boating with the money earned from
these sales.
Jacob Helfgot, Sept, 20, 2008
Son of Joseph Helfgot & Susan Whitman-Helfgot
Jacob has been hard at work raising
awareness for the critical need for organ
donors. Only one of three individuals in
the United States awaiting heart transplant
is lucky enough to receive one. You can be a
donor, too! Go to www.neob.org and you
are on your way! Give the gift of life.
Laura Ancona Sept. 27, 2008
Daughter of Henry & Deborah Ancona
Laura has been working as a helper in
an art class for young children. She
enjoys art and wants to share her talent
and enthusiasm with younger kids. She
wants to help them to explore their own
interest and abilities in art.
Bertie Ancona Sept. 27, 2008
Son of Henry & Deborah Ancona
Bertie is interested global warming.
This summer he went with his mother
to Torino, Italy to work with a group
of international university students who
are trying to design a 200 mile-per-
gallon car—way to go, Bertie!
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Join Temple Ohabei Shalom in recycling paper with • Office & school
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community recycling programs and collection • Mail
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Boston Globe, making us a • Trash
part of our local full-circle • Plastic
recycling. We recently • Glass
received a bright green and
• Metal
yellow container, located in a
• Cardboard
convenient spot in the temple

President’s Message

Congratulations! Jesse Cochin

Kate Mikesh, TOS Director of In-
formal Education, has been
named Youth Worker of the
Month by RJyouthworker.org, an
affiliate of the Union for Reform
Judaism.
Kate will be featured on their
website in the month of Septem-
ber: www.rjyouthworker.org
For me, Rosh Hashana is partly made up
of the feeling of renewal and
rejuvenation. I realize those are often
viewed as characteristics of springtime.
Rosh Hashana has the feeling of a
springtime holiday in many ways. I often
think about Rosh Hashana as a hopeful beginning, a fresh
start, to a sweet new year.
Indeed I have the distinct feeling that we all are entering a
period of renewal here at Temple Ohabei Shalom. The
worship services over the summer have been particularly
musical and joyful. Planning has begun for the re-initiation of
regular Tot-Shabbats. Most important, we have two
energetic, highly committed, exceedingly talented clergy
members to lead us in prayer, as well as in learning, creating
and fulfilling our missions as Jews.
If you have been away over the summer, upon your return
you will notice that there has begun a physical renewal at the
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The Synagogue Community Committee is pleased to
announce a new initiative for the upcoming year.
Lotsa Helping Hands, a free online site, enables our
community to work together in assisting our members in need.
Through Lotsa Helping Hands, Ohabei Shalom will be able to
provide rides, meals and other services to member’s of our
community in need.
How can you help?
By volunteering your time:
• Join Ohabei Shalom’s Helpers by visiting
www.lotsahelpinghands.com/c/605426/login
• Enter your primary email address into the section titled,
“Interested in becoming a member of this community?”.
• You will receive an email directing you to create a
username and password. Once inside, you will be able to
see messages as well as information on families in need.
• As we receive requests for assistance, we will create
separate calendars that will address the member’s needs.
Invitations to these calendars will be sent via email or you
can read about them in the “announcement” section.
• You decide what help you wish to extend and how much
time to devote to this project.
President’s Message, cont.
Temple as well. The offices and halls of the administrative
wing have fresh new colors, painted by our wonderful
custodial staff. The custodians have each conveyed to me
their love for the Temple and their desire to help make it
look beautiful. The Rabbi’s suite is also newly decorated
with the help and expertise of Danit Ben-Ari. That’s an
invitation to go see and say hello to Rabbi Franken.
One of the biggest processes of renewal ever entered into by
this congregation is also set to begin during this year. As
you know, the Project for Our Future will see the building of
a new entry way, elevator and pre-school, as well as
renovated Ansin Religious School facilities. The project will
make the Temple accessible to physically challenged people.
It will infuse the Temple with much needed income. It will
also add the spirit and energy of children into our midst.
By informing the Temple of individuals in need:
• Please call Steven Davis, Executive Director, at
617-277-6610 or via email at sdavis@ohabei.org
• Contact Amy Tishelman, chair of the Synagogue
Community Committee,
communitycommittee@ohabei.org
• Talk to our Clergy. Rabbi Franken and Cantor
Schloss can also take the necessary steps to assist
the Synagogue Community Committee in providing
help to those in need.
By being a “buddy”
Shul Buddies The Synagogue Community Committee
(SCC) is partnering new members to TOS with current
members in order to make them truly feel welcome.
Member families are asked to invite new member's to
accompany them to one Shabbat service, one TOS
program and one dinner (at their home or out). If you
are interested in being paired with a "Shul Buddy",
please contact Amy Tishelman at
communitycommittee@ohabei.org or Steven Davis in
the main office (617-277-6610). Thank you for making
our new members feel so welcome!
Thank you all for helping us with these new initiatives. We
hope to bring additional programs to the synagogue for
those in need. If you would like to become a member of
the Synagogue Community Committee, which enhances
our member’s experience and builds a caring community,
please contact Amy Tishelman,
communitycommittee@ohabei.org
The project is currently getting revised architectural drawings
in response to suggestions by the Project for Our Future
Committee, and a contractor will be selected shortly. In
addition, planning has begun to determine what philosophy
and curriculum the pre-school will adopt, as well as for
recruitment of kids for the opening of the school.
Successfully done, this project will bring financial health to
our family and our house into the foreseeable future. That
prospect certainly fills me with excitement as I reflect on what
Rosh Hashana will bring for us in terms of renewal and
rejuvenation.
This year, as I dip my apples into honey, in hopes of a sweet
new year, I will be hoping that I can convey to the
congregation how exciting and bright and sweet our future is.
And how sweet it will be when we all welcome the New Year
with the enthusiasm and excitement I feel for our future.
L’Shana Tova,
Jesse
Yizkor Elohim - May God Remember
Tsalo Lipchin, husband of Khala Lipchin
Arthur I. Zich, husband of Doris Zich
We extend our deepest sympathy to their familes.

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.

Louis Gold Evelyn Yasner * Authur Sternburg

September 1-5 Howard M. Hollander * Fannie Etcoff * Benjamin A. Belis *
Bernard Bloom Ethel Morgan * Rachel Freidson Joseph L. Champagne
Fanny K. Cohen Henry C. Rosen Rose C. Horblit * Arthur Greenbaum *
George I. Ellis * Deborah Rubin * Esidor J. Klous Martha Hirshberg *
Frances G. Hartman Bessie Simons * Rabbi Raphael Lasker Louis Hollander *
Frances Kartt * Maxwell Stearns Eva Loeb Rita Mabel
Habiba Mashal Carrie B. Dach * Hy George Mallen * Katie B. Masters *
Necha Maurice Benjamin Gargill * Isaac Walper Bernard Ross *
Berel Mazer * Helen G. Guttentag * Minnie Weber Gertrude C. Alpert *
Barnet Nemrow * Marian E. Lipsky * Isaac Wolper Adela Brauner *
Pearl Prost Marian Rogovin Sidney Hark
Estelle C. Rosen * September 13-19
Robert Ruthfield Louis I. Lehner *
Eva Rosenberg Gertrude S. Adler *
Golda Bereablit Mildred Mamuchin
Jacob A. Slosberg * Herman Isaac Berman
Abraham S. Cohen * Dora Newman
Harris Touro Ann Olans Crossman *
Lazarus Freidson Oscar Reinstein
William Wyzanski Annie Finer
Samuel H. Geller * Nathan M. Rosenthal
Miriam J. Goldberg * Sofi Held *
Marcus Levy Leonard P. Scolnick
May Goloboy Henry Hollander
Marilyn M. Macey Harold Ullian *
Robert B. Riseberg Bessie Hurwitz *
Florence Marquis * Morris Waldman
Sidney Jacob Slotnick Barry Lass *
Ruth Savitsky Alexander Aronis
Anne Phyllis Wasserman Leah A. Levinson
Phyllis F. Schneider * Jennie A. Brody *
Arnold Weissberger Henry Lewis
Louis Steinberg Harry Fischer *
Annie Weitzman Aaron M. Mayburg *
Joseph Homer Wyzanski Menashi Mashal
Marcia Milender Abrams Anna Z. Radlo *
Rosa P Cohen Henrietta Rubin
Isaac Albert Augusta Sanger
Newton Fishman
Sarah Effenson * Sarah Shlanger September 20-26
Beatrice E. Halper *
Steven Horowitz Charles Slosberg * Morris Blinder *
Wolf Katz
Joseph Kaufman * Myrtle Sara Spector * Samuel Goloboy
Allan Kaufman
Bruno Maurizi Harris Wingersky Harris I. Koritz
Albert Miller
Minna Pierson Benjamin D. Brooks * Mildred Schlesinger
Helen Rosengard
Eli Raphael * Max J. Bulian Rose M. Sloane
Bertha Sarah Rosenthal
Samuel L. Sepinuck Hannah R. Cobe * Frances Uhr *
Victor I. Shapira
Esther Rochel Shulman * Jeanne G. Coler * Samuel Cline *
Philip Barsh
Anna G. Wald * Mikhail B. Grosso * Morris Cohen
Frank Bernstein *
Harry Kudisch H. Nicholas Kamp Emma Fox
Zachary T. Cohn
Dolly Mashal Sara Melnick Phillip Kalick
Allan Kaufman
Harry Myrick William Oranburg Julian A. Marzynski *
Joan Pardo *
Julius Leo Rodenstein Evelyn C. Sage * Tillie Podren
Morris Rock
Harold Leon Rosenthal Theresa Daniels Helen Rosengard
George Alpert *
Louise Weissberger Edward E. Goldin * Jacob Toochinsky
Fredric Roy Bresnick *
Fred E. Borenstein * Marian Lipsky Elisabeth Weissman
Arthur A. Cohen
David Cook Fannie Revzin Milton I. Alpert *
Minnie Croan
Susill Alexander Isaacson Ethel Shapiro Benjamin Baker
Rachel Dresner
Marilyn M. Macey * Nathan Yassen * Isaac Cohen
Jacob Freiman *
Lyn C. Phillips Hyman S. Baker * Aaron Cooperstein
Robert Greenbaum
Adolph Abraham Rosenbush * Moses Charak Jacob Fishel
Donald F. Greene
Zelda Rosnosky Albert J. Feldman * Naomi D. Spunt *
Hazel Levine *
Louis Bernard Weinberger * Joseph Goldinger Maurice D. Davis *
Jacob Margolies *
Frances E. Weinerman Boris Gorokhovsky Edith B. Feinberg *
Laura Schulman
Arleen Lichtenstein Louis P. Fox
September 6-12 Charles B. Strecker *
Marion S. Rosenthal Ralph O. Frank *
Stella H. Aaronson * Louis Turover *
Sadie S. Segal * Arthur Gordon *
Yahrzeits, continued
Sharon
Hinda Harris Maurice Stern Abraham Halperin Memorial Park
Rayna Hazan Morris Handwerker
Samuel G. Myerson * September 27-30 Mae Levine 60th Annual
Jonas Sulzbury
William Oxman *
Jane Bandler Price Goldie Pantell Caplan
Richard Jacob Litchman
Abraham Oppenheim
Memorial
Joseph Finberg
Nettie Sherman
Marjorie Gordon *
Rebecca Pearl * Service
Chas Von Bargen James Pivnick
Abraham Zimmerman Andrew Todd Koufman * Etta B. Weinstein
Richard L. Caplan Eva M. Nesson * Abraham Afremoff
Minnie Cohen Benjamin Nigrosh * Paul S. Horowitz * Jacob Grossman
Bessie K. Rosenfield *
Harry S. Levenson
Harrry Lipof Lizzie Scheinfeldt
Harriet Johnson
Elizabeth Kern
Memorial Chapel-
Philip Dizon
Monia Morningstar *
Samuel Nadel * Pauline Epstein
Theresa Mandell *
Paul Mosner
in-the-Woods
Harold P. Wallach Morris Fisher
Elliot Fries
John Nathan * Sunday,
Pauline A. Beal * Abraham Ring
Annie Gersh Barbara Halpern Chayela Rosenthal Oct.5, 2008 at
Sol Glauberman Annie Lowenstein * Michael David Smith *
Rabbi Albert Goldstein * Rose E. Mayburg * Hulda Wit * 10 a.m.
Annie F. Herman * Stanley E. Norman Samuel Newton Wyner
Claire S. Linsky Edith Pransky
Harold Righter The administration
Mollie Segal
Ignatz Wit * Eric Robinson Illness? building is open all day.
Gabriel Sanger
Henrietta Bloch *
Jennie P. Sanger Hospitalization? Staff will be on hand to
Goldie Dichter * greet you and to do
Abram Koyfman Mary P. Clark * Please let us know!
Bernice Neiditz Martin Gold everything possible to
Shepard Spunt Harry Gordon 617.277.6610 be of service.
Jeffrey Grossman

Project for our Future

Gifts and Pledges to Date:
Barry & Faith Abrams Ed & Margie Kahn Jeffrey Macklis & Carol Levin
Rabbi Tom Alpert & Eileen Hagerty David G. Kanter Diane Rosen & Mike Weintraub
Harold Ansin Herman Kaufman Tom & Donna Rubenoff
Robert Beal Jonathan Kaufman & Barbara R. K. Shelley Schwartz
Alan Beggs & Jamie Levine Howard Joel Sklar & Adrienne Shishko
Mindy Berman & Andy Sumberg Stan Keizer Shirley Spero
Len & Laurie Davidson Steve Kern Donald Steinbrecher & Shellee
Dan and Eva Deykin Dov & Sima Kirsztajn Robbins
Steven & Frances Freiman Howard Koor & Ellen Mosner Glenn Stevens & Shelly Tenenbaum
Lillian Garber Charles & Sheila Landay Laura Trust & Alan Litchman
Douglas & Toni Gordon Dorothy Lebach Ita Wiener
Larry & Denise Green Louise Levingston Spencer Wootton & Ellen Fox
Clifton & Ruth Helman Sharon Lisann & Chip Shore Maurice Zabarsky
Hideaki Ishihara Karen Livingston
Hilda Lopez-Soto
September Funds
General Fund In Memory Of Minyan Fund In Memory Of
Edna B. Grace Jane N. Morningstar Harriet Baker Beatrice Baker
Ruth E. Werman Jane N. Morningstar Barney Hurwitz
Pearl Benoliel Jane N. Morningstar Stuart & Joan Kimball Florence J. Kimball
Jean G. Pierce Jane N. Morningstar Milton Namiot & Margaret Trezza Charles Namiot
Stanley Kay & Joanne Brecher Jane N. Morningstar Maya R. Krigsgaber Gregory Abramovich
Kay Judith L. Palefsky Norman Palefsky
Ronald & Ronni Casty Jane N. Morningstar Norman & Selma Miriam Minnie Sherman
Bruce A. Beal Jane N. Morningstar Sherman
Robert L. Beal Jane N. Morningstar Hyman Sherman
Shirley H. Eisenberg Jane N. Morningstar Eliot L. Berson & Kyra Kaplan- Annabelle Berson
George & Harriet Greenfield Jane N. Morningstar Berson
Julius Lloyd Horwich Jane N. Morningstar Dr. H. Arthur Berson
Barbara Fine Jane N. Morningstar Ephraim Kaplan
Sumner N. Milender Jane N. Morningstar Joan R. Golub Sadie Bat Moshe; Sadie
Joseph & Terri Gross Jane N. Morningstar Golub
Alan & Susan Solomont Jane N. Morningstar Frank & Kathleen Marmorek Eric Marmorek
Nancy R. Karp Jane N. Morningstar Anne Caplan Fannie Miller
Eileen Schwartz & Helene Jane N. Morningstar Philip Miller
Weitzenkorn Irwin & Lynn Katz Ora L. Katz
David & Susan Stone Jane N. Morningstar Harriet J. Lazarus Blanche L. Marks
Jay & Joan Meltzer Jane N. Morningstar Irving Levy
Bernice Hutzler Stein Jane N. Morningstar Anna Lazarus
Muriel K. Pokross and the Leo Jane N. Morningstar Zach Lazarus
Wasserman Foundation Osa Kamp Stephan Kamp
Shirley Spero Mollie Smith Jerry Kravitz Ben Adler
Shirley Spero Shulamith (Sally) Pierson Jack & Annabelle Sheppard Julius Tofias
Marcia Levine Shulamith (Sally) Pierson Louise Levingston Esther Levingston Goldman
Dottie Berman Maurice Katz Robert & Betty Goldberg Sumner David Goldberg
Anne Caplan Suzanne Gardel Shirley H. Eisenberg Simon J. Helman
Lois S. Platt Bess Samuels Harold & Sylvia Koritz Abraham Jacob Koritz
Susie Hillman Mollie Smith George E. Bazer Arthur Bazer
Estelle Katz Mollie B. Smith Barbara Goldberg Mollie Goldberg
Harold & Sylvia Koritz Ben Adler Natalie M. Dilyock Solomon Dilyock
Dottie Berman Mollie B. Smith Sheila Sacks Michael Waldman
Shulamith (Sally) Pierson Roslyn Wennett Michael Waldman
Bernard Plovnick Ben Adler Marcia Levine Frances & Irving Levine
Robert & Caryl Hurwitz Leo Levi Nathan Levine Roslyn Levine
Steven Kern Irene Rissman Raymond Mannos Rebecca Needle
Lois S. Platt Norman Ober Raymond Mannos Morris Needle
Bruce, Marylin & Ari Klickstein Melvin & Natalie Klickstein George Rabinowitz Alice Rabinowitz
In Honor & Appreciation of Bertram Miller Ida Miller
John & Beth Gamel Len Davidson The Shurdat Family A. Bernard Shurdat
Rabbi Thomas Alpert Alma Tarlow Sade Tarlow
For Health & Recovery Of Baila Janock Irving W. Janock
Robert & Helen Sawyer Sophia Solow Diane Schertzer Bessie Smith
Stephen Ardizzoni Bernard Plovnick Margaret Plovnick
Matthew Sawyer Jordan Patkin & Shirley Levine Mike Levine
Hubert & Raynor Caplan Dr. Abraham Nathan Caplan
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund In appreciation of Evelyn Ruby Nathan Festinger
Harold & Judy Zimmerman Rabbi John Franken George & Meriam Oshry Louis Mason
Ann L. Rosenblatt Rabbi John Franken Cynthia Siegal Pauline Seigal
National Association of Letter Rabbi John Franken Esther Gorfine Masha Pasarevsky
Carriers Stanley & Adele Brown Jack Brown
Nancy Solomon Rabbi John Franken Palma Z. Spunt Malcom Spunt
Laura Trust & Alan Lichtman Rabbi John Franken Joseph & Janet Newman Evelyn Newman
Lisa Ring Rabbi John Franken Willard S. Kahn Dorothy Kahn
In celebration of Samuel Leibowitz & Anita Lang Irwin Leibowitz
Larry & Denise Green Bailey Litchman Leibowitz
Rhoda Butters Kenneth F. Butters
Cantor’s Discretionary Fund In Honor Of Bruce A. Beal Leona R. Beal
Ellen & Ciro Alfaro Abigail Alfaro’s Bat Mitzvah Robert L. Beal Leona R. Beal
In appreciation Of Edwin A. Lewis Freda Lewis
Spero Charitable Foundation Cantor Randall Schloss Harold & Sylvia Koritz Max Levenson
Sandra L. Calmas Cantor Randall Schloss
Funds, cont.
Minyan Fund, cont. Olins Piano Fund In Appreciation Of
Nancy Nottonson Frank Labb Dorothy Julia Lebach Cantor Randall Schloss
Florence Labb
Ann Archer Philip Berstein Building Fund
Stanley B. Sklar William David Sklar Shirley Spero
Mollie Sklar
Anne S. Fries Fanny Shaffer Project for Our Future
Nava Subary Ervin Yechiel Subary Amy Tishelman & Robert
Ida Nemchenok Iosif David Vyshanker Coopersmith
Sheila & Aaron Sacks Florence Waldman Anonymous
David Kritchmar
Richard & Roslyn Wennett Florence Waldman Pulpit Flowers Fund In Memory Of
Florence Hootstein Sylvia Solar Louise Levingston Esther Levingston Goldman
Lillian Zabarsky Rifka Finer Diane Rosen & Michael Evelyn S. Rosen
Jerry Kravitz Shulamith (Sally) Pierson Weintraub
Alexander & Brenda Tanger Gertrude E. Ross George Rabinowitz Esta W. Rabinowitz
Corinne Gilbert Alice Gilbert
Maya Krigsgaber Efim Podvalny Berenson Library In Memory Of
Michael Dalin & Elaine Simon Steven Mark Dalin Louise Levingston Esther Levingston Goldman
Myron L. Wasserman Rosmary Gorton Wasserman
Daniel Deykin Shifra R. Deykin A special thank you.... Temple Ohabei Shalom would
Robert H. Willis Celia Segal Willis
Burton Elliott Sade Goldstein like to acknowledge the generous donation of R.K.
Ida Sidman Goldie Rosenberg (Shelley) Schwartz. Shelley’s donation will enable the
Sy Gottlieb Arthur Gottlieb
Ellen O. Harder Elizabeth Oppenhimer synagogue to promote it's wonderful High Holy Day
Natalie M. Dilyock Bertha Dilyock programs, send New Year's greetings to our commu-
Bernard & Phyllis Kliman Samuel Rice
David Kliman nity and expand advertising throughout the year.
Stuart & Joan Kimball Samuel P. Kimball
Joanne Mills Jane Gersh
Raymond Mannos Paul Mannos
Evelyn Stern Joseph H. Stern
Selma Gordon M. Paul Gordon
Norman & Selma Miriam Sarah Shuman
Sherman
Shellee Robbins & Donald Selma Robbins
Steinbrecher
Anonymous Aldo & Simone Perahya
Doris Cohen Edith Rubin
William Price Thelma Alpert Price
George H. Oshry Harold Oshry
Lois S. Platt Marsha S. Weiss
Pauline A. Rhodes Frank I. Rhodes
Stanley & Adele Brown Hyman Shapiro
Elaine Rosen Richard S. Rosen
Judith L. Palefsky Robert Rideman
Theodore & Shirley Libby Samuel Lipsett
Louis B. Goldman Justin D. Goldman
Louis Burke Charles Burke
Alan & Pamela Lipsitz Clara Balkan
Carl R. Ostroff Martha Ostroff
Maria Rosenthal Rivka Rosenthal
David Rosenthal
David P. Pearlman Matilda Pearlman
Elinor R. Goldman Justin Goldman
Esther P. Gorfine Abraham Pasarevsky

Lifelong Learning Fund In Appreciation Of

Dorothy Julia Lebach Kim Singer

On July 23rd Rabbi Franken conducted the Invocation

before 10,000 letter carriers at their convention at the
Boston Convention Center.
 Jewish Family and Children’s
Service Greater Boston’s
Jewish Food Pantry
Temple Ohabei Shalom’s
monthly contribution is:

Tuna and Shampoo

We especially need shampoo!

Donations can be brought to the synagogue and

placed in the baskets by the Chapel or near the eleva-
tor. You can also write a check to the Sisterhood of
Ohabei Shalom with “Family Table” in the memo line
or volunteer to drive our contributions to the collec-
tion center in Waltham just one Sunday a year,
9:30am—11:30am

If you are interested in

helping, Contact Dottie
Berman at 617-277-6610
or Dberman@ohabei.org.
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September at Temple Ohabei Shalom

September
1 Labor Day—TOS office closed 23 3:30pm
ARS—Grades 3-7
4 7:00pm Volunteer Choir rehearsal 25 6:30pm
Brotherhood Installation—reservations required
5 6:00pm Erev Shabbat Service 26 6:00pm
Erev Shabbat Services
6 10:30am Shabbat Service 27 10:30am
Shabbat Services, B’nai Mitzvah:
8 7:00pm Volunteer choir rehearsal Laura & Bertie Ancona
9 3:30pm First Day ARS, grades 3-7 6:30pm Brotherhood BBQ—reservations required
12 5:15pm Judaism in Motion reception 28 9:15am ARS Grades K-7
6:00pm Erev Shabbat Service 29 Temple Office Closes 3pm
7:30pm Congregational Dinner—reservations required 7:30pm Erev Rosh Hashana
13 10:30am Shabbat Service: Bar Mitzvah: Jacob Rizika 30 Temple Office Closed
14 9:15am ARS—Grades K-7 10:00am Rosh Hashana Services
15 6:00om ARS High School 10:30am Rosh Hashana Youth Service
7:00pm Volunteer Choir rehearsal 2:00 pm Family Service
16 3:30pm ARS—Grades 3-7 3:15 Tashlich (Longwood T Stop)
18 7:00pm TOS Committee Night
19 6:00pm Erev Shabbat Services October
20 10:30am Shabbat Services, Bar Mitzvah: Jacob Helfgot 1 Temple Office Closed
21 9:15am ARS grades K-7 10:00am Rosh Hashana services
9:30am Sisterhood Welcome Coffee 3 6:00pm Erev Shabbat Services
22 6:00pm ARS High School 4 10:30am Shabbat Service, Bat Mitzvah: Sydney Allen

John A. Franken Rabbi

Randall Schloss Cantor Monday—Thursday 8:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m..
Daily Worship

Emily Gopen Lipof Rabbi Emerita

Jesse Cochin President Saturday 6:00 p.m.
Steven Davis Executive Director Sundays & Holidays 9:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.
Shari A. Churwin Education Director Temple Ohabei Shalom is the area’s only Reform
Kate Mikesh Director of Informal Education
synagogue providing daily prayer for those in need
Kim Singer B’nei Mitzvah Educator
David Sparr Music Director of solace or a quiet moment of introspection.
Amanda Singer Education Programs Coordinator
Dottie Berman Social Action Coordinator Each daily worship leader commits to one
Karen Landman Executive Assistant to the Clergy 20-minute weekly service. To become a leader,
Ed Kleiman Bookkeeper please call the synagogue office (617)277-6610.
Marylin Klickstein Administrative Assistant
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