Tidings

Ohabei Shalom—New England’s First Reform Congregation

November 2007, Cheshvan/Kislev 5768
What’s Inside: Put Your Whole Self In: Bar and Bat Mitzvah at Temple Ohabei Shalom
Congregational Updates
• Rabbi Search Many of us know the Hokey Pokey, that Sh’ma and the blessings
• Berenson Library popular favorite of children’s (and some adult) that surround it. In so
parties. You start by putting your right foot in, doing, we can integrate
Cantor Schloss and continue until, in the words of the song, our B’nei Mitzvah into
“you put your whole self in.” I would be the service as a whole.
President’s Message hesitant to suggest that the Hokey Pokey can This will strengthen us
tell us anything about how to live a rich as a Jewish community.
spiritual life, were it not that at least some
Our Rabbinic Intern We ask our B’nei
scholars believe that it had its origins in a
Mitzvah to put their
Shaker hymn. So, with a nod to the Shakers, I
Worship hands into Judaism. The hands symbolize our
think that the process of becoming a Bar or
• High Holyday interest in being handy when it comes to doing
Bat Mitzvah is about learning to put one’s
thank yous tikkun olam, to repairing the world. Toward
whole self into Judaism. Here at Temple
• Food Drive report that end, we have begun to require a Mitzvah
Ohabei Shalom, we have a wonderful tradition
project from each of our B’nei Mitzvah. We
of Bar and Bat Mitzvah, where our children
Social Groups are building structures to support those
learn and show how they are moving toward
• Sisterhood Mitzvah projects, including highlighting them
Jewish adulthood. We are planning some new
• Brotherhood in future issues of the Tidings.
features that we hope will build on these
• Mitzvah Committee traditions. We ask our B’nei Mitzvah to put their heads
into Judaism. This is demonstrated by the
We ask our B’nei Mitzvah to put their hearts
Lifelong Learning thinking that is required in preparing their
into Judaism. The heart, the feeling and
• Adult Hebrew divrei Torah, their Bar or Bat Mitzvah
passion for Judaism, is best demonstrated by
• Winter Kallah speeches. We are developing a curriculum for
leading a service. After all, our tradition refers
• “Study with Sandy” these divrei Torah that will increase the
to Jewish worship as avodah shebalev, a
• Lifelong Learning opportunities for our students to engage in
service of the heart. Our B’nei Mitzvah
serious, yet enjoyable, Jewish learning about
candidates currently read from the Torah and
Lissner Hall the relationship between the Torah and their
Haftarah and lead a portion of the service
own lives.
connected to Torah. A literate Jew should be
Ansin Religious School able to lead from any part of the service, and Please encourage our B’nei Mitzvah as they go
• Mark Your Calendar Bar or Bat Mitzvah includes a demonstration about putting their whole selves into becoming
• B’nei Mitzvah to the community of the young person’s Jewish adults. Maybe we can all help turn each
• Shari Churwin willingness and ability to be a literate Jew. So, other about toward leading fuller Jewish lives.
we are gradually moving toward having our
Community B’nei Mitzvah take responsibility for some
• Toy Drive additional parts of the service, in particular the
• Family Table
• CJP Seniordirect Welcome New Member!s
Elliot Friedman James Barron Bonnie Becker
Liza Berkowitz Gracemarie Kunkel Jerome Kravitz
November Funds
Jason Dubey Meredith Fishbane Arthur & Susan Flashman
Lynne Fussteig David Goldman Gail Gordon
Yizkor Elohim John Hadley & Anne Shapiro Robert Nathenson Sherryl Rosenberg
Scott Newberger & Lydia Brown Deborah Rothman Vanessa Seibald
November Calendar Scott & Mary Schneider Igor Shargorodskiy & Alla Shlosman
Brandon Dickason & Susan Swerdlick Gabriele Spear
Updates
Update on the Rabbi Search Process Berenson Library Update
The Rabbi Search Committee met throughout the summer,
Hanna and Herbert Zeiger
reviewing candidate resumes and conducting interviews. With The updating of the Berenson Library that was started on
the end of the summer the pace of the committee’s work has Mitzvah Day continued during the summer with some exciting
accelerated. The committee continues to fulfill its charge of progress. In one seven hour day (which felt more like 14
finding Ohabei Shalom the best candidate possible to fill the hours), we met with a dealer in Judaica books who took doz-
critical position of Senior Rabbi. ens of boxes of books promising to find good homes for them.
The money from this transaction added to donations from our
It is a sign of the desirability of this congregation that we have
congregation enabled us to obtain the skilled services of Marie
received many more applications than we’d expected from
Cloutier, a newly graduated Simmons librarian.
across the U.S. and abroad and we continue to receive re-
sumes. The committee gives each candidate its full attention Since August, Marie has been entering the Berenson books on
and consideration. The committee has been meeting regularly the same data base as the Gopen Family Library collection.
and is identifying a small group of candidates to consider on Our goal is to facilitate access to materials from both libraries
the “short list.” to the whole Temple Ohabei Shalom community.
Much work still lies ahead. The committee continues to work We are so grateful to friends, colleagues and fellow congrega-
toward the goal of making its recommendation of our senior tion members for volunteering their time and ideas to this pro-
rabbi by the end of this calendar year. We appreciate the com- ject. Our next step will be to make possible the purchase of
ments, thoughts and ideas members of the congregation have new and interesting books to add to the Berenson and Gopen
shared with the committee and we are considering this feed- libraries.
back seriously as part of the process.
Come in, visit us and explore the treasures in a world of books!

No Tools Required variety of sources from the Talmud

Cantor Randall Schloss
to Maimonides, a cantor must,
On November 2nd, at our Friday night Shabbat worship, I will among other things, possess a
be formally installed as the Cantor of Temple Ohabei Shalom. pleasant voice, be skilled in chanting
If you are not familiar with the “installation” of clergy serving blessings and scripture and display a
a congregation, I will feel free to anticipate some of your thorough knowledge of midrash,
questions: in short, no, this installation will not require power halachah and agadah. The Tosefta
tools, additional insurance or a licensed electrician. But it even adds that a cantor ought to
does require two things: me and you, clergy and community. have a mature beard (I’m sorry to fall
short on the beard requirement).
The relationship between clergy and congregation is a special However these qualities merely give
one. Some often think that clergy members are somehow the cantor the potential to fulfill his holy purpose. In his
“holier” than your typical Jew, that we have a direct line to article, The Vocation of the Cantor, Abraham Joshua
God. Indeed, rabbis and cantors are often referred to as klei Heschel explains not the qualities of a cantor, but the
kodesh: holy vessels. But what is it that would make us clergy cantor’s holy purpose: “To attain a degree of spiritual
“holy”? Using the analogy of a vessel, what truly makes the security one cannot rely upon one’s own resources. One
vessel holy? No matter the precious metal or the fine details needs an atmosphere where the concern for the spirit is
of decoration that may adorn a Kiddush cup, what defines shared by a community. It is the task of the cantor to
that vessel as sacred is its use. If we fill it with coffee and create the liturgical community, to convert a plurality of
drink from it each morning, it is a coffee cup. If we fill it with praying individuals into a unity of worship.”
wine and only drink from it after blessing Shabbat or another
sacred occasion, it is a holy vessel. An installation of a cantor does not honor the cantor alone.
Nor does it honor the community alone. But it honors the
In the case of cantors, we may have the ability to be klei holy relationship between cantor and community. It is my
kodesh, but it is not because a cantor is inherently “holy.” hope and prayer that my installation will allow me to
Rather we must serve a holy purpose to become klei kodesh. become klei kodesh in serving this kahal kodesh.
This does not diminish the role of a cantor. According to a
President’s Message Personnel Update
Leonard M. Davidson Dianne Newman has now left her position as Executive Director
at Temple Ohabei Shalom. We thank Dianne for the service that
Think Ohabei before you buy !! OK,
she has provided to our congregation and wish her well in the
it’s pronounced o-ha-vey….but you
future. I am pleased to report that Dottie Berman has gra-
get the idea. As I mentioned on the
ciously agreed to increase her hours at the synagogue while we
High Holidays, we are now able to
work to fill the gap left by Dianne's leaving. Thank you for your
contribute financially to Temple
patience and understanding.
Ohabei Shalom when we buy over
the internet from many of the
vendors that we already use, without it costing anything more Our Rabbinic Intern
in the process. Our congregation’s website, www.ohabei.org, Navah Levine is a third-
now features a link to an affiliates page where many of the year rabbinical student
websites that we commonly use, from Amazon to Ebay to at Hebrew College. She
iTunes to Staples, etc. are listed. When you click to these is the rabbinic intern at
affiliates from our website and make a purchase as you would Temple Ohabei Shalom
normally do, Temple Ohabei Shalom automatically receives a and resides in Providence
referral fee at no additional cost to you. with her partner Claudia.
This method of fundraising is something that we can all take
I grew up in an observant home that was deeply committed
advantage of. Not only does it not cost us anything, but it also
to Jewish community and Jewish education. My values and
gives us an opportunity to expand our ability to raise money.
interests have been shaped by that upbringing. I have been
For instance, if your workplace already orders online from
an active member of Havurat Shalom in Somerville since
Staples or Office Depot or any of the other affiliates, please
1990. Havurat Shalom is a lay-led, non-denominational
just ask them to click to these pages by going through the
community where services and classes are led by members
Temple’s website first. That is all there is to it! The same is
from a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. We
true for family and friends who use these websites no matter
learn from each other and broaden our appreciation of what
where they are located. We are adding more links in the future,
it means to live Jewishly. I have taught a number of classes
and hope to make this as user-friendly an option as possible.
on topics such as Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes, Mishna, and
We do not endorse any of these websites, but merely offer
how to chant Torah. I am also an occasional leader of Shab-
them as organizations that have agreed to pay TOS a referral
bat and holiday services. My spirit soars most when I am
fee when people access their homepage from ours.
physically active, such as climbing a mountain, riding my bi-
I am pleased to report that we continue to work on making our cycle or swimming in a beautiful lake.
congregation more environmentally kind and energy-efficient
After an extended career in investment consulting, I decided
as well. With the tremendous assistance of Ed Jacobs, we have
to enter rabbinical training based on two desires: to deepen
replaced many of our energy-inefficient incandescent bulbs
my Jewish knowledge and to involve myself more fully in the
with energy-efficient (and cost-saving) compact fluorescent
Jewish community. Hebrew College’s trans-denominational
bulbs. We are working to improve the efficiency of our heating
approach (people from different denominations learning and
system as well, which helps the environment and our budget at
praying together) is one that embodies values I hold dear.
the same time.
Among these values is an emphasis on the Jewish community
Finally, I am pleased to report that we are now renting our as Am Echad, One People. Within our larger community, we
facilities to two very fine institutions. Meridian Academy is a have different approaches to Jewish observance and different
wonderful charter school that uses our school building during theological and philosophical beliefs. Those differences
the week when our Ansin Religious School is not in session. should enrich us as a whole, not divide us. We do not al-
And on Sunday afternoons we are host to the El-Shaddai ways bridge these gaps, but I think the effort to do so is
church, which holds its services in our chapel. We are doing worthwhile and strengthens the Jewish People. For this rea-
our best to be hospitable and welcoming hosts to these guests. son, the opportunity to work and learn with the diverse
membership, clergy, and staff of Temple Ohabei Shalom has
With our joint efforts, we will continue to do our best to particular appeal.
strengthen our community financially, much as we do in so
many other areas. Your help and assistance, especially with the Among other responsibilities, I will act as the staff point-
web affiliate program, will assure that our efforts will be person for the Annual Winter Kallah and for the Spring Mitz-
successful. vah Day. I look forward to our year together.
Worship
Oue thanks to everyone who helped to make
our recent High Holyday services a meaningful
time for everyone.
Musicians/Choir:
Jennifer Harney, Jeanne Lucas, Leah Schloss, Soprano
Diane Whiting, Mindy Hinkel, Alto
Sisterhood Crafts Fair
Martin Thomson, Dan Moore, Tenor Sun, Nov. 4 , 11 am–4 pm
th

Ron Williams, John Proft, Bass Penn-Spero Social Hall

David Sparr, Music Director; Mickey Katz, Cello Unique hand-crafted gifts
Makhela for Hanukah or everyday…
Sophia Mosner-Koor (Teaching Assistant) Books African art
Abby Alfaro Ashley Davidson Micah Katz-Zeiger Jewelry Soaps
Eliza Klein Jay Rauch Max Tepermeister Note cards Mezzuzot
Sophia Tepermeister and much more
The Greenfield Family Raffles! Face Painting!
Admission: $2.
Children under 5—free
Torah/Haftarah readers
Tables for crafters are still
Sarah Plovmick Miriam Seldin-Stein Catherine Stein
Available, $25— contact Julie Boris:
Laura Jacobs Hannah Gottlieb Sydney Karnovsky [email protected] or
Ezra Plancon Diane Rosen Sammy Greenfield (617) 566-0748
Rhonda Solomon Leah Schloss

Yom Kippur Service and Study Session:

Shelly Tennenbaum
Len Davidson

Ushers and Ticket takers

Jake Bamberger Evie Bazer George Bazer
David Chused Jesse Cochin Ashley Davidson
Louis Goldman Elliot Goldstein Marilyn Goldstein
Eddie Gould Spence Gould Larry Green
Arnie Greenfield Judith Halpert Ed Jacobs
Sam Jacobs Kathy Jonas David Kanter
Estelle Katz Jonathan Kaufman Stan Keizer
Mark Lipof Judy Mabel Ellen Mosner
Robert Pierson Shellee Robbins Donna Rubenoff
Shelley Schwartz Chip Shore Max Shore
Bob Silton Palma Spunt Michael Weintraub
Ita N. Wiener

Chlild care
Sarah Gusky Abigail Alexander
OSTY & all of the teenaged volunteers

Youth Service
Shari Churwin Kate Mikesh Ari Fleisher

And the Temple Ohabei Shalom Staff

Social Groups
Brotherhood News Sisterhood News
Jonathan Atkins & Ben Adler Betsy Gould
One wonderful bonus of involvement in our Sisterhood
After a very successful Telethon hosted by the
is the formation of warm, meaningful relationships. Our
Brotherhood Officers, new members were welcomed and
dinner at Rubin’s on Oct. 17th was a gathering of these
returning members were happy to connect with friends.
friends for great food, and sharing of interesting conver-
The annual Installation of Officers Ceremony was a gala
sation. A good time was had by all!
highlight of the current year, presided over by national
officers of the Men of Reform Judaism (formally The excitement and momentum is building towards the
NFTB). The Officers and Board of the TOS Brotherhood Sisterhood Crafts Fair on Sunday, November 4th, from
for 2007-2008, are as follows: 11 am to 4 pm in Penn-Spero Social Hall. A plethora of
Co-Presidents Jonathan Atkins & Ben Adler diverse crafters will be offered! Local artists include: 4
VP-Programs Howard Koor Sisters’ Soaps, bags by My Oilcloth, Oppenheim
VP-Membership Barry Lyons award-winning author Leslie Sills, Buddha Belly natural
Treasurer Ed Kahn lotions, wide selections of handmade jewelry, journals,
Co-Secretaries Jeremy Robin & Louis Goldman
Past Presidents Spencer Gould & Robert Pierson
notecards, Judaica, and more. We will have face paint-
Inspiration Chair Dr. Hubert Caplan ing, nostalgic candy, and hourly raffles. Admission will
Hospitality Chairs Craig Greenwald & David Alpert be $2 / person, while children under 5 will be free. This
promises to be a fun-filled afternoon, and a great op-
Monday, November 5, 2007 will feature a dinner portunity to purchase holiday gifts. Any crafters still in-
meeting for members, followed by a speaker. We shall be terested in securing a crafts table at the bargain price of
honored to welcome Matthew Ganz, a former Peace $25. Please contact Julie Boris at (617) 566-0738 or
Corps worker who was stationed in Chad. Matthew will [email protected].
share with us his experiences with working in neighboring
Darfour. We will hear firsthand of the plight, condition, We’re thrilled that the Polly Epstein Gift Shop is open
and emotions of the natives. and filled with beautiful and varied life cycle Judaica gifts
and cards. Come to our gift shop, located across from
Please Note: Dinner reservations are a MUST, by calling
the Gallery between TOS’ two social halls. It is open
Craig Greenwald, at 617-738-8316 before October
every Sunday morning 9:15 am - 12:15 pm, or by spe-
30th.
cial appointment. Visit us first, for you will have no need
Once again, we remind members that when shopping at to go elsewhere! Proceeds from the gift shop enable
the Butcherie in Brookline, to please have your cash Sisterhood to generously support to our beloved syna-
register tape receipts stamped. And either bring them gogue and Ansin Religious School. Contact Amy Hozid
with you to TOS, or mail them to the Ohabei Shalom (617) 566-1939 or [email protected] for further in-
Brotherhood. formation.

Student Away At College? Mitzvah Committee

“No one is lonely when doing a mitzvah. For a mitzvah is where
Attention parents! Do you have a college student who G-d and man meet.” —Abraham Joshua Heschel
will be away from home for Hanukah? We would like to
send a holiday gift package to help him or her stay Please join us on Saturday, Dec. 1st, as we visit our
connected to our community. Please send contact in- congregational shut-ins for Hanukah. First we attend
formation by November 15 to: Shabbat services, and after a Kiddush lunch, we are off
Besty Gould to spend some quality time. When you give the gift of
27 Locust St yourself, you experience a powerful sense of joy and
Dedham, MA 02026 fulfillment. Those interested in doing this wonderful
781-329-7439 mitzvah, or if you know of a congregant who would
[email protected] benefit from a holiday visit, please contact Betsy Gould.
Lifelong Learning

Annual Winter Kallah

January 25-27, 2008
Learn to with Dr. Joel Hoffman:
Read Hebrew! The Mystery and Majesty of the
Adult Hebrew Dead Sea Scrolls
“Crash Course” Share in a great Temple Ohabei Shalom tradition of a
weekend of study and relaxation, to be held again this
year at the Sea Crest Inn in North Falmouth. Dr. Hoff-
Sundays, 9:30-11:00 a.m. man’s first visit to TOS last year left those who studied
the history of the Hebrew language with him asking for
more. This time, he turns his attention to the Dead Sea
October 28 Scrolls. Since their discovery a half century ago, the Dead
November 4 Sea Scrolls have captured the popular imagination, and
created more controversy and intrigue than any other
November 18 ancient find. This engaging presentation offers an intro-
December 2 duction to the fascinating story behind the discovery of
December 9 the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Save the date!! Details to follow.

Learning Mondays:
Study with Sandy Adult Education classes
Four evenings with Rabbi Sandy Seltzer
for spring semester will
The Liturgy of the Synagogue:
Some Celebrated Controversies
include:
The development of Jewish Liturgy has been a long, un-
even and frequently controversial process. Often what
was deemed to be a radical innovation in one generation
My People’s Prayerbook
became standard and fully accepted in another. In these
sessions four such controversies will be explored both Israel @60
historically and in terms of their significance today.
November 19: The Controversy Over From Birth to Death and
the Creation of a Written Prayerbook
and its Contents Beyond: the Jewish Life
November 26: The Controversy Over
the Role of Women in the Prayer Life of Cycle
the Congregation
December 3: The Controversy Over
the Recitation of the Aleinu
December 10: The Controversy Over
Kabbalat Shabbat, Welcoming the Sabbath,
Plan to Join us!
New at Temple Ohabei Shalom
Our sincere thanks to the following vendors.
Newly Refurbished Lissner Hall
We thank them for their professionalism and
Lissner Hall, site of countless committee meetings, Brother- price considerations in doing the Lissner Hall
hood Dinners, Receptions, Open Houses, weekly Shabbat
Kiddush and festive events, has been refurbished. Thanks to
remodeling work.
a generous gift from Shirley Spero, the room has been re-
done from top—thhe chandeliers, to bottom—the carpeting. • Wallpaper: Heritage Painting,
With a new color scheme and new lighting, the room has a Kevin Carty - owner. (508)958-4880
totally different and more elegant “look”.
• Carpet: Mal Elfman's,
Shirley’s vision for the room was turned into reality by two Fred Richard, contact. (781)899-9400
talented members of the Congregation, Danit Ben-Ari and
Alina Duckham, interior designers, who offered their exper-
tise and industry contacts to complete the project in time for Thanks to our wonderful real estate broker for
the Temple’s fall Open House and pre-Slikhot reception. locating our two new tenants.
The result is truly beautiful. Thanks, too, to Eddie Jacobs John Barry
who added energy-efficient lighting which will save dollars
while further softening the ambiance in the room.
Richards Barry Joyce & Partners, LLC
53 State Street, 37th Floor
If you haven’t yet seen the refurbished Lissner Hall, please Boston, MA 02109
stop by. And next time you see Alina, Danit or Shirley, Tel (617) 439-3230
please say “thanks” from all of us at Temple Ohabei Shalom.

TOS Hanukah Celebration

Little Hands Friday December 7 Service 6:00pm
Jewish Programming for Young Children
Dinner and Latke Tasting
Mondays Thursdays 7:00 pm
Story Hour at TOS Playgroup at KI
Spending Hanukah with
10:00 am—11:00 am 9:30 am — 10:30 am your TOS community—
Support the formation Join other parents and priceless.
of your child’s Jewish young children (0-4
identity, the years old) for Jewish Watch your mail and email for
development of pre- books, games, toys and
reading skills and your puzzles. A great
details and reservation forms.
child’s social / opportunity for parents
emotional development to make connections
through exposure to with others in the Special Birthdays:
community. Dr. Judith Ferry Mr. Igor Ostrovsky
Locations & Contact Info: Mrs. Rosalie Mover Mr. Stanley Z. Band
Temple Ohabei Shalom Mr. Robert Gopen Mr. Barry Lyons
1187 Beacon Street, Brookline Mrs. Anita Leibowitz Mr. Jeffrey Wexler
(617) 739-9200
Special Anniversaries
Congregation Kehilith Israel
384 Harvard Street, Brookline
Howard Koor & Ellen Mosner
(617)277-9155
Ansin Religious School News
No School
Mark Your Calendars! Sunday & Monday 11/11 and 11/12 Veteran’s Day Weekend
Sunday 11/25 Thanksgiving Weekend

High School Family Forum

Monday, December 3rd, High School Family Forum 6:00-8:30pm

Hanukkah Family Service & Dinner

featuring TOSTY (Grades 1 & 2)Friday December 7
More information to come soon!

BOSTY Shabbat-In
Friday December 14, 4:00 pm – Saturday December 15, 9:00am
For students in Grades 5 & 6. Watch for more information to come.

Youth Group Events:

• TOSTY (Grades 1 & 2) Sunday November 4, 2007, 12:15 pm
• MOSTY (Grades 3 & 4) Sunday November 4, 2007, 12:15 pm
• BOSTY (Grades 5 &6) Sunday November 4, 2007, 12:15 pm

B’nai Mitzvah Havurah

Saturday, December 1, 10:30-1:00
For 6th grade students and parents

Turkey Tzedakah Drive

Hopefully, we all have many things to be thankful for in this New Year, 5768. As November approaches we tradi-
tionally begin thinking about preparing for our own meaningful family Thanksgiving celebrations. At JF&CS's Family
Table, Greater Boston's Jewish Food Pantry, our "family" consists of 170 needy Jewish families, including 105 chil-
dren, 100 elderly, and 180 adults. Family Table helps Jews in 38 local communities who are experiencing
great financial stress due to job layoffs, low wages, serious illness or disability, and the trauma of domestic
violence. Imagine what it must be like for a parent to have to choose between paying the rent, or
buying food to feed their children.
As Thanksgiving approaches, we are asking families in the Jewish community to share their many
blessings by helping a Family Table recipient provide a meaningful Thanksgiving celebration for
their household. Through our "Turkey Tzedakah" drive, we provide each recipient family with
a food certificate or kosher turkey and holiday foods for their family.
Please send a tax-deductible donation of $18 or an amount of your
choice to "Family Table", c/o Jewish Family & Children's Service, 1430
Main Street, Waltham, MA 02451 by November 22, 2007.
All You Need is Love
Shari Churwin Mitzvah Mall:
Last week I got into the shoes of our stu- Save the World
dents and had my first day of "school". I am
a student in the new Ikkarim program. Ikkarim
One Present at a Time!
means “roots” or “principles” and it is a class Sunday, November 18
Our 4th annual Mitzvah Mall will feature different organiza-
for parents with younger children that is
tions to whom a small contribution can make a big differ-
designed for participants explore basic Jew-
ence. We encourage everyone in the school to participate
ish values and their modern significance in order to discover
and for members of the congregation to stop in as well!
how these values apply within—and can enrich—our many
circles of relationships. Along with several other new moms, I
had the blissful opportunity to share a quiet hour and a half
of learning. We spent our time exploring Jewish texts looking
for personal meaning.
BOSTY Shabbat & Dinner
As we began our study we looked at the text of the Shema and
(Grades 5 & 6)
the V’ahavta, a text with which I thought I was very familiar. It is November 16, 6:00 PM
a text that is often touted as the motto of the Jewish people and
is one of the first things that we teach our students. Our stu-
dents learn that mitzvot, commandments, are directives for how
Join us for this month’s
to live our lives—”do this,” “don’t do that.” It is from these in- Shabbat Mishpacha, led by
structions that we as Reform Jews choose the mitzvot that our BOSTY students.
make our lives meaningful and complete.
I had never really thought about what the Shema in its en-
tirety is actually commanding us to do. The very first line,
Shema Yisrael Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad, is a declara-
tion of our faith, a reminder of what sets us apart from other,
Mazel Tov to our B’nei Mitzvah!
our indestructible belief that there is only One God. Then
the text says, V’ahavta, you shall love. . . it is not asking for
us to obey or to believe one way or another, but rather to
use an emotion, love, as an outward sign of faith, a sign just
like putting a mezuzah on your house (which I am sure that
you know is also a part of the V’ahavta text). How is it that
we can be commanded to love?
Many of the other mitzvot are concrete. Don’t murder.
Ari Coopersmith & Ezra Coopersmith
Don’t covet. Honor your parents. It is easy for others to see Sons of Robert Coopersmith & Amy Tishelman
if we are following these commandments or not. Unlike November 3, 2007
these, love is an emotion, and so, presumably not something
visible or fully under human control. By elevating this seem- Isabel Fine
ingly spontaneous emotion to the level of a commandment
we turn it into something holy—something I will try to re- Daughter of Alan Fine and
member the next time one of my children needs my attention Carol Rosenberg
at two in the morning.
November 17, 2007
Wish List
Trying to think of a way to give back to the ARS? How
about donating any of the following items to our facility?
• Used desktop computer for the Gopen Family Library
Charlotte Edelstein
• Gently used furniture for the new OSTY Lounge: Daughter of Bernard
Couches/Loveseats TV
Beanbag chairs DVD player
Edelstein and Ann Epstein
Rugs December 1, 2007
Community

Toy Drive
A02nnual Holiday Toy

December 2 - 16, 2007

The Grow Clinic at Boston Medical Center serves malnourished, at risk children.
Ohabei Shalom has provided ongoing support to this program for several years.
You can help by:
*bringing unwrapped new toys to the playpens located in the Synagogue office and out-
side of the Ansin Religious School office.
Puppets, Checkers, Stuffed Animals, Dolls, Books, Games…
Absolutely no guns, GI Joe figures, war games, etc.
*donating a bottle or two of unwrapped
Sesame Street Complete Vitamins.
Please do not substitute any other brand.
*writing a check
payable to “Ohabei Shalom - Grow Clinic” and send to the Synagogue office at:
1187 Beacon Street, Brookline, MA 02446

Jewish Family and Children’s

Service Greater Boston’s
Jewish Food Pantry
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 [email protected],
November Funds
General Fund
Donor ARS Fund
Faith P. Hoffman & Family Donor In Honor Of
In Honor Of Robert & Esta Epstein Rabbi Alpert & Cantor Schloss
Geraldine Schlenker Michael Weintraub’s & Diane
Rosen’s 25th Wedding Minyan Fund
Anniversary Donor In Memory Of
David & Eleanor Doris Zich’s 90th Birthday Ernest A. Weinerman Frances E. Weinerman
Oppenheimer Harold and Kelly Kalick Ida Kalick
David Sparr Francis Hester Suzanne Gardel Isaac Cohen
In Appreciation Of Manya Korduner Abram Koyfman
Lawrence & Denise Green High Holiday Honors Gerald & Toby Penn Sara Melnick
Jay & Joan Meltzer Len Davidson Rosalie O. Epstein & William Oxman
Ernest Sarason Jr. Len Davidson Beatrice Oxman
In Memory Of Irving & Harriett Caplan Florence Caplan
Robert L. Beal Frances Sherman Liebman Meryl O. Cohen William Oxman
John & Meg Stevens Frances Sherman Liebman Harold & Kelly Kalick Ida Kalick
Griffin & Katie James Frances Sherman Liebman Carl Ostroff Morris Ostroff
Abby Stevens Frances Sherman Liebman Joy Darish Morris Fisher
Gerald & Toby Penn Sara Melnick Albert Gersh Annie Gersh
Anne C. Wood Frances Sherman Liebman Anne Fries Elliot Fries
Harold & Sylvia Koritz Frances Sherman Liebman Dorothy Cadiff Joseph Champagne
Hanna B. Zeiger Frances Sherman Liebman William Price Jane Bander Price
Lois Nathan Frances Sherman Liebman Burton Cooperstein Aaron Cooperstein
Lois S. Platt Frances Sherman Liebman Jon Rotenberg Richard Ross
Barbara Helfgot-Hyett Lillian Schor Helfgot Judi Ross Zuker Richard Ross
Martin & Linda Dlugatz Frances Sherman Liebman Ita Wiener Benjamin Persky
Larry & Phyllis Liebman Frances Sherman Liebman Harold Koritz Harris Koritz
Isaak & Khaia Shifrin Ruben J. Pisecki, Malka M. Richard & Vivian Marson Julian Marzynski
Pisecka, Gitl R. Pisecka, Roger Landay Mildred Landay
Sahachne R. Pisecki, Leyb-Tlel Ranna Dallal James Pivnick
R. Pisecki, & Rysia J. Shifrina Anne Caplan Richard Caplan
Kae Ellen Engalnder Esther Small
Fund for Life Long Learning Galina Aronis Friedman Alexander Aronis
Donor In Honor Of Edith Pollack Jennie White
Nathaniel & Nelly Doris Zich’s 90th Birthday Sam Gelman & Rita Segal Yefim Segal
Rosenberg Harold & Kelly Kalick Phillip Kalick
Frederick & Bonnie Marks Michael Weintraub’s & Diane Steve Kern Elizabeth Kern
Rosen’s 25th Wedding Harriet Baker Benjamin Baker
Anniversary Phyllis Sisson Kenneth Sisson
Janet Ginns Doris Zich’s 90th Birthday Dorothy A. Sterman Samuel G. Myerson
Frank F. Marmorek Elise Marmorek
Prayer Book Fund Sy Gottlieb David Gottlieb
Donor In Memory Of Jay J. Kroopnick Annette H. Rosen
Louis B. Goldman Frances Sherman Liebman Michael & Emiliya Emilfarb Boris Gorokhovsky
Myer & Elaine Singer Our Ginesky and Pinkerton
Pulpit Flowers Fund Loved Ones
Donor In Memory Of Hilda Lopez Maria Lopez
Lesley C. Seder Ann Olans Crossman Rimma Kofman Modes Dubinsky
Rafael & Taisiya Brocha Aronov
Kocherovskiy
Yizkor Elohim - May God Remember
Eva Loeb, mother of Robert Loeb
Harold M. Shoher, father of Jessica Shoher
Shepard Spunt, brother-in-law of Palma Spunt
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.
November 1-10 (20-29 Katherine Kachelnik Julia Spitz Gertrude London *
Heshvan) J. Benn Keizer * Carrie Thalheimer Etta Marlin
Joseph A. Aaron Maori Killick * Anna Snider Ullian * Philip Mode
Philip Antupit Hannah Sima Kirzon Iris Grill Veltin Louis Morningstar *
Anna Aronson Solomon Kozol Jennie Vinocoor * Pauline Pantell
David Aronson Margy Kritzman Bertha Waldman Ida Corman Parker *
Lillian F. Aronson Benjamin H. Lazarus Harold Widett Marion Kopel Pear *
Gail Arvedon Fanny S. Lazarus George J. Penan *
Leonard S. Bailey Herbert Leiter November 11-17 (1-7 Kislev) Mollie N. Penan *
Arnold M. Barron * Gladys Less Wolf Abrams Morris Penn
Benjamin F. Beal * Leonard Levine * Recha R. Adler * Sarah Richman *
Morris B. Beal * Nathan N. Levins Eleanor Aronson Mollie Risman
Lena Becker * Mandel Max Lewenberg Kenneth M. Baker * Albert Rosenberg
Matthew Scott Berger Harold M. Linsky * Solomon Belenki Ida Rubin
Sadie Berger * Louis L. Lobel * Henrietta Benjamin Eva Sanger
Abraham H. Bleich * Vivian Lopatin Ida Bernstein Nathan Sepinuck
Lillian H. Bleich * Herbert Malick * Morris Bernstein * Avram Simovici
Lillian Hochberg Bleich Samuel Bennett Mannos Morris Blinderman Doris L. Starr *
Olivia M. Braverman * Charles H. Milender * Hannah Brodsky * Helen Gilbert Stillman
Gertrude Brightman * Sylvia Miller Robert Burack * Mark Stone
David D. Brooks * George Moskowitz Sophie Burkhardt Hyman Tishler *
David Disman Brooks * Samuel (Cy) Mover J. Maynard Cashman Arnold Jacob Utstein *
Joseph Burack * Harry Olansky * Rae F. Cohen Daisy T. Veiner *
Levi Cohen * Celia Palefsky Steven M. Coler * Richard Von Bargen
Barbara Comenitz Ida Pearlman Edward M. Dangel * Maurie D. Wiseman *
Irene Hambro Dana * Maurice P. Penan * Morris Dulman Milton J. Zabarsky *
Rose DuKaten Yitshak Rabin MIldred Frank Golda Zeiger
Roy F. Edwards * Albert A. Raphael * Joseph Freidson *
Sheldon Faber Sylvia Rideman Helen Uhr Geller * November 18-24 (8-14
Barney Fagelman Lena F. Rosenberg * Arthur Gerome Kislev)
Anna Feldberg Abraham Rosenfield * Barnard Ginzberg Richard Altman
Hyman S. Feldman * Morris Rothstein * Anna E. Glass * Kermit Archer
Ruth Abelson Finch Annie Rubin Harry Gold * Edmund Aronson
Rosa Fishel Theresa Ruff Eve A. Goldenberg * Issack Barahai
Celia Fisher * Henry Saphirstein * Leon M. Goodman Clara Benson *
Laura Gallagher Solly Scheinberg Mary Goose * Louis Benson *
Samuel Glass * Janet Scolnick Gussie G. Gorfine Abraham Bernhardt
Jacob Goldman * Rachel Scolnick Sarah Gosman Pauline Bloom
Mary G. Goldman * Annie R. Shapiro Ethel Douglas Grace * Simon Brucker *
Howard Gordon Cherna Freyda Shapiro * Beatrice Greenhood Nelson Butters *
Samuel Gordon * Frank S. Shapiro * Bertha B. Hambro Louis Caplan
Frieda Gorfinkle * Minnie Sharaf * Max Horn Pauline Cohen
S. Eunice Gosian Dorothy Silin Rebecca Horowitz * Katie Comenitz
Allida Grossman Phillip Small Harry Indursky * Solomon Croan
Henry O. Harris Hyman Smith Sarah Josephs Bertha Dublin
Ellen Smith Harting * Solomon Smith * Elizabeth G. Kline Olga Falkson *
Sophia Heiderman William H. Sneirson * Bertha Koritz Sonia Forman
Hyman Hootstein * Chana Leah Solomon Aaron Kotin Edith S. Freedman *
Brian M. Hubar Lillian Solomon * Julia Lebach Morey Freedman *
Yahrzeits, continued Funds, continued
November 18-24 (8-14 Elaine Garnick Gopen Family Library
Kislev), cont. Lillian Gold Donor In Memory Of
Selma Lazarus Gold John H. Goldberg * Marcia E. Levine Rabbi Albert Goldstein
Jennie Goose * Emma Goldinger
Abraham Green * Annie T. Goldman * Piano Fund
Irving Greenbaum Frank Green *
Donor In Memory Of
Anna Grodberg Jean Jacob Gross
Dr. Robert A. Olins and Janice P. Olins
Alan Jay Grossman * Nathan Hydeman
David Halperin Dr. Henry Kaplan Irma W. Olins
Charles Hootstein Esther Gittel Katz Nancy J. Olins Janice P. Olins
Lawrence Kahn Fannie Katz Andrew M. Olins Janice P. Olins
Joseph A. Kline Mortimer Katz Estate of Janice P. Olins
Sylvia S. Levine Bernard Lebow * In Honor Of
Annie Lewenberg Dorothy Franklin Levin Michael Weintraub and Cantor Schloss
Michael Lipof * Israel Levin Diane Rosen
Ida Margolis Ina Gordon Long * Cantor’s Discretionary
Mary Miller Joseph Tudor Maleson Fund
Esther Morse Rebecca Mannos
Donor In Honor Of
Abraham Myerson * Marcus Masse
Jean Platt Benjamin Myers * Mrs. Shirley Spero Cantor Schloss
Louis Pokroisky * Rebecca Myers Berman-Sumberg Family Cantor Schloss
Shirley R. Porte * Bess Needleman Fund
Bertha Raphael Bernard Nelson
Rachel Raphael Linda Penn R.K. Shelley Schwartz Cantor Schloss
Esther R. Rothstein * Harry Rabinowitz
Jacob David Seidler * Suzanna Rado Shellee Robbins & Donald Cantor Schloss
Annie Sher Pauline G. Rifkin * Steinbrecher
Leo Shlanger Shirley Rock George & Evie Bazer Cantor Schloss
Harry Stein Harry Rosenfield *
Judith L. Palefsky Cantor Schloss
Fannie M. Strout * Nellie Perle Rosnosky *
Gertrude Haft Tanger * Samuel Schertzer
Cantorial Search Cantor Schloss
Shirley B. Utstein * Anna Schoenfeld Committee
Dora Weiner * Tillie Schwartz Diane Rosen For The Honor Of Chanting
Florence Weiner Samuel Sedar * Torah On Yom Kippur
Frank Wilson * Daniel Seidler *
Francis S. Wyner Judd Seldin
Elizabeth Wyzanski George I. Shapiro *
Aaron Ziegler * David Israel Sharaf *
Annie Sher
November 25-30 (15-21 Emily R. Shoolman * Are you missing
Kislev) Henry Shulman *
Royal Franklin Beal * Bernard Siff something?
Minna K. Berkowitz * Dorothy Beckanstin Smith
Benjamin Bernstein Juliette A. Sobell *
Fannie Bernstein * Abraham Stepansky
Stanton L. Black Golden Wasser * Following High Holyday services we
Fannie L. Burack * Nehemiah H. Whitman *
Abraham Nathan Caplan Isidore Zeiger have found:
Edwin Claff * Stella Zelinkoff 7 full-size tallitot
Hilda R. Cohen * Hannah Zimmer
Norman S. Coler *
1 tallit katan
2 tallit bags; 1 of which has a matching
Thanks to our greeters! kippah.
Ben Adler Stan Keizer
Robert Pierson Hilda Lopez Please see Marilyn in the office to identify
Be a greeter! Call Stan Keizer to help out...
 THE EVER PRESENT PRESENCE,
Come Visit the selected writings of Rabbi Albert S. Goldstein

Polly Epstein Gift Many of our retired and/or out-of-state mem-

bers were unavailable to attend our book fair or
Shop to check the temple bulletin board regarding the
book, THE EVER PRESENT PRESENCE, se-
(Located in the Gallery downstairs) lected writings (articles, sermons, essays) of
Rabbi Albert S. Goldstein. Temple Ohabei
Come Here First! Shalom is noted therein. The book has received
Regular Hours: high acclaim from outside and inside American
Reform Rabbinic circles.
Sun 9:00 a.m.- Noon
Tues3:00 p.m.- 5:30 p.m. A must read, the book presents ". a rare op-
Also by Appointment portunity to encounter God in the world
through the work and soul of a devoted servant,
Rabbi Albert S. Goldstein."

Gift Certificates Available! Local temple members can obtain the book
from the Brookline Israel Book Store on Har-
**All Profits Benefit TOS Programing** vard St or at the Brookline and Newton Librar-
ies. Out-of-state members and others can ob-
tain a copy from: KTAV Publishing House, Inc.,
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www ktav.com ISBN: 088125-942-X
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November Shabbat Celebrations & Events

Thurs 1 9:30 am Ikkarim Thu 15 9:30 am Ikkarim
7:00 pm Synagogue Community Committee Meeting Fri 16 6:00 pm Shabbat Mishpacha—BOSTY service
7:30 pm Me'ah Sat 17 9:00 am Torah Study with Rabbi Alpert
Fri 2 8:00 pm Shabbat Rishon, Installation of Cantor Schloss 10:30 am Shabbat worship, Bat Mitzvah, Isabel Fine
Sun 18 9:15 am ARS: Grades K-7
Sat 3 9:00 am Torah Study with Rabbi Alpert
10:30 am Shabbat Service, B’nei Mitzvah 9:15 am Mitzvah Mall
of Ari and Ezra Coopersmith 9:30 am Adult Hebrew
Sun 4 9:15 am ARS: K-7 Mon 19 6:00 pm ARS: High School
9:30 am Adult Hebrew 6:30 pm Monday Night Learning
10:00 am Sisterhood Crafts Fair Tues 20 3:30 pm ARS: Grades 3-7
Thu 22 Thanksgiving—Temple Office closed
Mon 5 6:00 pm ARS: High School
Fri 23 6:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service
7:00 pm School Committee Meeting
Sat 24 9:00 am Torah Study with Rabbi Alpert
Tues 6 3:30 pm ARS: Grades 3-7
Sun 25 ARS—No School
Thu 8 9:30 am Ikkarim
9:30 am Adult Hebrew Class I
8:00 pm “Priaying With Lior” —Jewish Film Festival
Mon 26 6:00 pm ARS: High School
Fri 9 6:00 pm Erev Shabbat Services
6:30 Monday Night Learning
Sat 10 9:00 am Torah Study with Rabbi Alpert
Tues 27 3:30 pm ARS: Grades 3-7
10:30 am Shabbat worship, Chapel
6:30 pm Executive Committee Meeting
Sun 11 ARS: No School, Veteran’s Day
Thurs 29 9:30 am Ikkarim
Mon 12 Office closed—Veterans Day
Friday 30 6:00 pm Erev Shabbat services
No ARS High School
Sat Dec 19:00 am Torah Study
Tues 13 3:30 pm ARS: Grades 3-7
10:30 Shabbat service, Bat Mitzvah, Charlotte Edelstein
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Havurah , 6th grade families
Thomas M. Alpert Rabbi
Randall Schloss Cantor
Emily Gopen Lipof Rabbi Emerita
Monday—Thursday 8:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.
Leonard Davidson President
Daily Worship

Shari A. Churwin Education Director Friday 8:00 a.m.

Kate Mikesh Director of Informal Education Saturday 6:00 p.m.
Amanda Singer Education Programs Coordinator Sundays & Holidays 9:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.
Dottie Berman Social Action Coordinator
Karen Landman Executive Assistant to the Clergy Ohabei Shalom is the area’s only Reform synagogue
Alan Shepro Office Manager / Bookkeeper providing daily prayer for those in need of solace or a
Marilyn Klickstein Receptionist quiet moment of introspection.
Kim Singer B’nei Mitzvah Educator
David Sparr Music Director Each Daily Worship leader commits to
Tidings is a monthly publication of Temple Ohabei Shalom one 20-minute weekly service. To become
1187 Beacon Street, Brookline, MA 02446 a leader, please call the synagogue office
(617)277-6610 www.ohabei.org

November Candle Lighting Times

2 - 4:17 P.M. 16 - 4:04 p.m.
9 - 4:11 P.M. 23 - 3:59 p.m.