Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
News and information about Ahavath Torah Congregation, a lively, family-oriented conservative synagogue located in Stoughton, Massachusetts. Ahavath Torah Congregation is lead by Rabbi Jonathan Hausman.
Citation preview
Jonathan H. Hausman, Rabbi Phil Weiner, President
February Schedule
In this issuePresident’s Message................................................2
February Calendar...................................................3
From the Rabbi’s Desk............................................4
Rabbi Henry Gerson Religious School News........8
Sisterhood..............................................................18
Tikun Olam/Social Action Corner........................20
February Yahrzeit Calendar..................................22
Dates to Save.........................................................24
Shabbat YitroFriday February 5
Candle lighting ............................4:46 PM Kabbalat Shabbat.........................7:30 PM
Saturday February 6 Tefillah.........................................9:30 AM
Zayin Class Service
Shabbat MishpatimFriday February 12
Candle lighting.............................4:55 PM Kabbalat Shabbat.........................7:30 PM
Saturday February 13 Tefillah.........................................9:30 AM
Shabbat TerumahFriday February 19
Candle lighting............................5:04 PM Kabbalat Shabbat.........................7:30 PM
Saturday February 20 Tefillah.........................................9:30 AM
Shabbat Zachor/TetzavehFriday February 26
Candle lighting............................5:12 PM Kabbalat Shabbat.........................7:30 PM
Dalet Class ServiceSaturday February 27 Tefillah.........................................9:30 AM Purim Megillah Reading .............6:30 PM
A Call to Minyan – We Need You!
Please do not forget the continuing need of our Minyan.The camaraderie and spiritual fulfillment which develops when building a Kahal Kodesh,a Holy Community, is just as important as the comfort we provide to mourners in daily worship.
The opportunity to meditate, reflect, and remember is essential to our spiritual growth.To connect with the Almighty is a powerful experience!
Minyanim are held Sunday at 9 AM, Monday through Thursday at 7:30 PM..Shabbat Services begin at 7:30 PM on Friday (unless otherwise indicated)and Saturday morning at 9:30 AM.
Artist-in-Residence Weekend
More on pages 6 & 7
Bulletin ContributionsThe deadline for contributions to the March Bulletin isFriday, February 12. Please submit your articles via email(preferably in Word format) to [email protected].
Please! No Calls or E-mails to ATC Officers on Shabbat or Holidays
Ahavath Torah CongregationAffiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism1179 Central St • Stoughton MA 02072 • www.atorah.org
Monday - Friday 10 AM - 3 PM781-344-8733
Jonathan [email protected]
Kevin Margolius781-344-8755
Ruth [email protected]
Ina Beth Winer 781-344-8733
Phil Weiner David Crosby Lillian Goldberg Eric Kahn Maria Woolf
Stu WeinerMarcia Boland-Wells
David Steinberg Paula Gaffin
Larry Fox
Stu WeinerDavid Steinberg
Maxine Frutkoff Bob Powell
Marcia Boland-WellsSam Stein
Dan Litwack Stan Zoll
Alan LaderEmily Prigot
Howard ShaevitzStacy Andler Dale Roseman
Madeleine Lewis Susan Komisar Hausman Janet Weinstein
Nessa Wilensky Rick Smith Anne Leppo Ellen Greene Helayne Adelstein
Amy GriffingDavid Steinberg
Contact any of the above through the ATC office - 781-344-8733
Harvey Abramowitz Peter Asnes Beverly BarbellPaul Barbell Bob Bornstein Leslie BoyleAdam Chale Maxine Frutkoff Steve GoldbergJay Goldstein Ron Gorin Amy GriffingAlan Lader Cindy Pazyra Emily PrigotRich Sandler Rick Smith Mark SnyderFred SussmanHelayne Adelstein/Nessa Wilensky Stacy Andler/Dale RosemanDan Litwack/Amy Litwack Wendy Schulze/David SchulzeJeremy Sigel/Michelle Sigel
President’s Message
Although I am not into makingNew Year's resolutions, Iknow a lot of other people
are, and this is not such a bad thing.Whatever the reason or excuse, ifthe resolution is positive and for thebetter, if it is a source ofencouragement and improvement, ifit builds confidence and self-esteem, then I am all for it. Moststudies, however, show that mostNew Year's resolutions go
unfulfilled, and because so many have to do with changingpersonal behavior, the failure to fulfill the resolution becomesan even greater sense of frustration and leads to more negativeand harmful habits.
Instead of New Year's resolutions, it is better to set long-termgoals. It is better to have dreams and hopes and to workdiligently for their fulfillment. Of course, there will be hurdlesand setbacks to overcome, and we may never reach our goals,but Judaism teaches us to always work towards the completionof a task even if the task is never completed.
One resolution and goal that every Jew should have is to visitIsrael at least once in their lifetime. Can you imagine living inthe ghetto, facing persecution, praying to G-d hoping to betaken from this misery? Then one day being delivered to ahomeland…Well, in 1948, that age-old dream came true as themodern State of Israel was established.
Today, we bask and take pride in Israel's tremendousaccomplishments: from its technological and agriculturalinnovations that have changed the world to the spirit ofsurvival felt by every Israeli. Despite its problems and threatsto its security, the very fact that Israel exists is a miracle weshould marvel every day.
If you have ever resolved to visit Israel, if you have everdreamed of being there in person, if you have ever imaginedfulfilling that life-long goal, if you have ever thought of doingsomething your ancestors only dreamed of, then DO IT! Lifeis too short to think about it and that's what most of usdo…just think about it.
Phil [email protected]
This Page is generously sponsored by Schlossberg & Solomon Memorial Chapels of Canton, MA
BulletinDeadline
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
17 Shevat 1 18 Shevat 2 19 Shevat 37:30 PMYouth Committee
20 Shevat 4 21 Shevat 57:30 PMKabbalatShabbat
22 Shevat 69:30 AMZayin ClassService
23 Shevat 77:00 PMSisterhood Board
24 Shevat 87:30 PMSpeaker:Dr. MordechaiKedar
25 Shevat 9 26 Shevat 107:30 PMBoard ofDirectors
27 Shevat 11 28 Shevat 127:30 PMKabbalatShabbat
29 Shevat 139:30 AMTefillah
30 Shevat 14Rosh Chodesh
Adar
1 Adar 15Rosh Chodesh
AdarPresident’s Day
2 Adar 16 3 Adar 17 4 Adar 18 5 Adar 197:30 PMKabbalatShabbat
6 Adar 209:30 AMTefillah
7 Adar 21 8 Adar 22 9 Adar 237:30 PMRitual Committee
10 Adar 247:30 PMSchool Committee
11 Adar 25Ta’anit Esther
12 Adar 267:30 PMDalet ClassService
13 Adar 279:30 AM Tefillah10:00 AMJunior Cong.6:30 PMMegillah ReadingJunior Cong.
14 Adar 28Purim
Tel:781-344-8733 • Fax:781-344-4315 • Email: [email protected] • Web site: www.atorah.org
February 5.......................4:46 PM
February 12.....................4:55 PM
February 19.....................5:04 PM
February 26.....................5:12 PM
No Classes
CandleLighting Times
February Calendar
No Classes No Classes
Ahavath Torah Congregation44
From the Rabbi’s Desk...Normally, I wouldwrite somethingfor my columnabout theupcoming holy day(Purim) or someother philosophical
issue that seems to be in the forefrontof the news cycle. However, I wouldlike to address the Torah portions ofthe last weeks of January.
Va'era and Bo contain the Torah'srecount of the Ten Plagues.Individually, each of the Ten Plaguesmust have been overwhelming andfrightening. In succession, one afterthe other, life becomes futile andhopeless. It culminates with MakatBechorot/Death of the First Born (thereason that first born male childrenhave the custom of fasting ErevPesach). As a result, Pharaoh isfinally moved to do something toalleviate the suffering.
Interestingly, Pharaoh could haveacquiesced and spared Egypt anyharm inflicted upon even oneEgyptian. This was not to be. Pharaohbecomes the villain, a model ofinsouciant indifference to the plightof his subjects.
Every time I read these parshiyot, Iam amazed over and over again atPharaoh's actions. I am not callousto the suffering of the Egyptians. Idare not turn a blind eye to anyhuman suffering, regardless of thejustifiable spin I might put on it.While I unconditionally root for theIsraelites and rejoice in theirtriumph, I also ponder the plight ofthe ordinary Egyptians.
Our Pesach ritual so indicates;spilling the wine during the recitationof the Ten Plagues; reciting anabbreviated Hallel during most ofPesach. Our celebration of ourjustifiable exodus is muted in the faceof other human tragedy.
My friends, we have witnessed theindescribable devastation of the TenPlagues and more at the end ofJanuary due to nature's fury, thrustupon a helpless people ...the citizensof Haiti. The sights and sounds arehaunting. The plague of destructionand devastation, as the earth literallyopened up and devoured an entire cityand its population in the blink of aneye, was just an opener. As theprophet said ‘better were the deadthan the living’.
But the Torah narrative presents a rayof light in the midst of the Plagues. Itdeclares—in the midst of theCHOSHECH—HACHODESHHAZEH LACHEM—the quality ofhuman life over the next while is inyour hands—LACHEM—given toyou. We can't change the tragic factson the ground. However, we canaffect the future.
Living entombed in tons of rubble; afew lucky were miraculously rescuedmy some unbelievably skilled andbrave teams from around the world.The bravest and most efficient is theteam from Israel, dispatched within 48hours. It is Israel's history in rapidresponse that has saved hundreds, asearch and rescue team that freesothers unable to be rescued by evenUS teams, a fully functioning fieldhospital which can care for the mostmedically hurt Haitian, while US fieldhospitals can't seem to get theiroperations up and running withoutglitches. Israel successfully savinglives amidst devastation beyondcomprehension.
An unprecedented amount of moneyhas been raised to date, but equally interms of the response with human
Bereavement Support GroupOld Colony Hospice offers a Bereavement Support Groupto afford those who've experienced loss, support during thegrieving process. Drop-in groups and established groupsare available free of charge on Tuesdays and Thursdays.For further information, contact Noreen Dionne,Bereavement Program Assistant, directly at Old ColonyHospice, at 781-341-4146 x210, to confirm your space.
Old Colony Hospice offers many different services to thecommunity and is a leader in palliative care. For furtherinformation, please contact the office at 781-341-4145.
continued on page 15
Ahavath Torah Congregation 55
Sarah and Matthew Forti
Rabbi’s Discretionary FundSusan and Martin Keithe, in appreciation
Eli Kaminsky, in memory of beloved brother, Louis Kay
Bennette Shultz, in memory of Bob Saunders
Bennette Shultz, in honor of Tracy Walsh, granddaughterof Helen Hillson, receiving her Master’s Degree
Eli Chernin, with thanks
Margie and Warren Freshman, in memory of belovedfather, Samuel Freshman
Margie and Warren Freshman, in memory of belovedsister, Alane M. Freshman
Donna and Rich Sandler, in memory of beloved father,Robert Gold
Donna and Rich Sandler, in memory of beloved mother,Rosalyn Sandler
Lori and Mitch Abrams, with thanks
Bennette Shultz, in hopes for a speedy recovery forSimma Kuznitz
Donations received after January 11th will beacknowledged in the March issue.
Boston Jewish Music FestivalThe First annual Boston Jewish Music Festival is coming!!Save the Dates: March 6-14, 2010, for a new, exciting, andmeaningful celebration of Jewish music in all its forms.From Klezmer to Cantorial to Classical, from Israel to theBalkans to Brooklyn underground, the Boston area willring with music for all ages and tastes-concerts for thewhole family, dance parties for the limber, workshops andspecial school appearances. It'll be the cultural event of theyear-a source of pride and enjoyment for the entire Bostoncommunity.
Find out more about events, the latest news, and how youcan help at www.bostonjewishmusicfestival.org.
PurimPurim begins Saturday evening, February 27. Ourfestivities will begin after Shabbat concludes at 6:30 PM.Costumes, noise, food, and lots of fun.
If you would like to learn how to read the Megillah forPurim, there is plenty of time and there are many parts.Just let Rabbi J know!!
Student Cantor Kevin MargoliusKevin Margolius is a studentin the Cantorial School atHebrew College. Originallyfrom Cleveland, Ohio, hemoved to Boston for school,receiving a BS in QuantitativeEconomics from TuftsUniversity in 2009. During hisstudies he served as co-chairof KOACH, the Conservativestudent group at Hillel. Kevinalso performed with Tufts'award-winning Jewish acappella group, Shir Appeal.While with Shir Appeal, hearranged music and appeared on three albums.
Kevin first came to ATC in 2007, performing for theartist-in-residence program with Shir Appeal. He currentlyworks with our USY, and in the past he has taught in theATC religious school, as well as at Suburban TempleKol-Ami in Cleveland.
Please...Help your synagogueby paying your dueson a timely basis.Thanks!
Ahavath Torah Congregation66
Artist-in-Residence Weekend a Big Success!We had over 325 people participate in our 10th annual Artist-in Residence Weekend, including the Lego program, whichattracted close to 100 people from other communities, from many towns in Massachusetts and even Rhode Island.
We enjoyed a full-participation Havdalah event on Saturday evening, with everyone lighting the function hall with over 125candles. Our personal kotel was constructed quickly with assistance from our kids and grown ups, with all the notes alreadypacked for delivery to the real kotel (thanks to Harvey Cohen). The concert by Shir Appeal was really great, and interactive.
On Sunday, we enjoyed a pizza lunch, ice cream sundaes, and a wonderful, two-hour directed Lego build with architectStephen W. Schwartz, AIA. More than 60,000 Legos came to life as our participants created more than 130 archeologicalaspects of a scale model of the Old City of Jerusalem. The build was complemented by a history lesson and walk-throughof a 400 sq. foot map of the walled city, complete with a Lego replica of the menorah in the Beit haMikdash.
The school committee extends a hearty thank you to the following people for their time, energy, and participation:
Stacy Andler
Sheryl Asnes
Suzan and David Crosby
Sheera Lader
Amy and Dan Litwack
Marla and Matt Potter
Dale Roseman
Wendy and David Schulze
Cindy Weiner
With Special Thanks from the Religious School to ...
Steve Niers
Bob Bornstein
Howard Andler
Emily Prigot
Ellen Greene
Andrea Fallon
Harvey Cohen
Rabbi Hausman
The Lipsky Foundation
And a BIG thank you to our sponsors:
The Lipsky Foundation,
Beverly Barbell
Stephen Niers
The Lader Family
The Mallock Family
The Potter Family
The Roseman Family
The Asnes Family
The Hausman Family
The Crosby Family
The Hirsch and Feingold Families
The Schulze Family
The Litwack Family
The Weiner Family
The Barbell Family
The Korenblyum Family
The Andler Family
Ahavath Torah Congregation 77
Artist-in-Residence Weekend January 2010
Ahavath Torah Congregation88
Rabbi Henry Gerson Religious School NewsYasher Koach to MarinaKorenblyum and the Hey Class! Inspite of snow days, vacations, andstudying for Jerusalem 3000, theyshowed us how much they havelearned from the beginning of the yearand it was evident, that they had muchfun in preparing for their Friday nightService. They have every right to beproud of themselves and we celebratedin their joy and kvelled from theirenthusiasm and eagerness. They wereguided, with patience, exuberance anddevotion by their outstandinglytalented teacher, Marina Korenblyum.We relished with them, and were soproud of them, since they were racingagainst time to practice and pull it alltogether with all of our extraneouscircumstances that didn't allow formuch time to prepare. But, because ofMarina's perseverance and their owninner strength, as usual, "all's well thatend's well." We are now lookingforward to davening along with theDalet (4th) and Zayin (7th) classes.Our class services are not only for theparticular classes, but for the entirecongregation to come out and praywith us. Whether it's the Friday nightservices or Shabbat morning, it's awonderful feeling for all generations tocome to services to help make aminyan, and to share in the joy of ourstudents' progress and achievement asthey take their place in ourCongregation as the next generation.
Jerusalem of Gold /The City of David /The Holy City of Peace
The Talmud says, "Ten measures ofbeauty descended to the world, ninewere taken by Jerusalem and one bythe rest of the world."
All of our classes are in the midst ofstudying and learning our “Meyuchad”(special/unique) program inpreparation for our Jerusalem 3000Happening which is our Artist-in-Residence Program (January 23rd &24th). “For out of Zion Torah will goforth and the word of G-d fromJerusalem.” The enduring history ofJerusalem is being taught with a multi-media curriculum including videos,slide-shows, maps, historicalbiographies, and group exercises.Students will be also be asked to doresearch on computers to learn aboutthe early history of Jerusalem up to theSix Day War. Studying aboutJerusalem is to impart the primacy ofIsrael and of Jerusalem for us Jews asthe "heart and soul of our religion" andwhy we turn to the EAST as ourreligious and spiritual core center; whywe in the Diaspora have prayed forover 2,000 years to return there. Thisgraded, age-appropriate, sequentialcomprehensive curriculum willindelibly impress students withJerusalem’s many facets, beauty andspecial place in the life of our Jewishpeople.
This is a congregational happening forall ages, for families, for friends andfor the entire surroundingcommunities. By the time you arereading this, we will have built theentire Old City of Jerusalem with60,000 Legos!
Mazal Tov to all ourChanukah contest winners andentries: first prize was awarded toEmma Sokolovski; second prizewinners were Abigail and HaleyRoseman; third prizes were shared byRachel Weiner and David Mallock.All entrees received prizes for theireffort and creativity. Students are
already flexing their imaginations fornext year's contest!
At the end of February, we are readyto frolic and have fun celebrating theholiday of PURIM.
“When a person enters the month ofAdar, joy increases.” (Ta’anit 29a).
“Be happy, it’s Adar – and make it aday of feasting and of gladness”(Esther 8:16).
If ever a holiday was designedfor and around a woman, Purim is it!Queen Vashti and Esther are heroines.The story is a romantic one; it’s a storyof loyalty, faith and courage. In it weare assured that despite oppressionand anti-Semitism, in whatever guise,the prevailing tyrant will be ultimatelyoverthrown. The story is a melodrama,a soap opera – dramatic and amazingand modern in every aspect; it is athriller and tension-ridden. It has aCinderella theme: poor Esther whomarries a king; there is regicide – thekilling of a queen, Vashti; a beautycontest, a suspense plot, espionage,conspirators who are apprehended, ofpalace and harem intrigue and, lastly,a villain who is foiled by his own evildesign and “hoisted on his ownpetard.” The story reads quickly andeasily. In the city of Shushan, KingAhasueurus of Persia, is advised tosearch the country for a new queen,since his wife, Vashti, has refused toobey his order to appear before hisguests (to dance the dance of the sevenveils). She is removed – to partsunknown - from the throne. Simple,modest young Esther, cousin ofMordechai the Jew, wins, from amonghundreds of applicants, the honor ofbeing the King’s consort (anAmerican idol of sorts).
Ahavath Torah Congregation 99
The Prime Minister, scheming,arrogant Haman, sets out to punishMordechai for refusing to bow downbefore him. Accordingly, he,therefore, decides to exterminate allthe Jews. Haman persuades the King toissue an edict ordering the destructionof all the Jews in the land. It was tohappen on the 14th day of Adar.Mordechai tells Esther the sad newsand pleads with her to intercede onbehalf of her people. Esther appearsbefore the King at the risk of her ownlife since she has not been summonedby him. She asks the King to bringHaman to a banquet that she ispreparing. There, she discloses the factthat gallows are being set up for hercousin, and she also reveals her ownJewish identity. The King is outragedat his own Prime Minister. He, then,issues a decree for Haman to be thevictim of his own infamous plot. The14th of Adar, from a day of sadnessand fear, thereby, becomes a day ofhappiness and festivity.
And so, Purim, the festival ofLotteries, becomes a day of merrimentand buffoonery, of parody and satire,the loony day of full-moon in the pre-spring month of Adar. The story is,indeed, the intertwining of two jokes.One is Haman’s efforts to impaleMordechai, to destroy the Jews and toelevate himself. The precise irony isthat Haman himself is impaled, and hisown party is massacred, andMordechai and all the Jews areelevated to great power and honor. Theother joke is less bloody. Ahasueurus,who deposed Vashti for not takingorders from him, in the end, winds uptaking orders from his new wife,Esther.
It’s also important to take notice thatmany of the characters wanted to mask
themselves in the story by being whomthey wanted to be and not whom theyreally were. King Ahasueurus reallydidn’t want to be King – he wanted tobe a party animal with noresponsibility; Haman didn’t want tobe vizier – he wanted to be King;Vashti didn’t want to take orders –shewanted to be her own person; Estherreally didn’t want to acknowledge herJewish identity; Mordechai wanted tobe Jewish and not bow down tohumans. And, therefore, the Rabbishave given us one day in the Jewishyear when we can wear masks and besomeone other than ourselves!
In religious school, the Purim songs,story, sounds, laughter, jokes andsmiles will be permeating our schoolhalls, culminating in the congregation-wide Megillah reading and Purimparty on Saturday night, February27th. Expectations, according totradition, are that ALL children andadults are expected to come ready forfun and frivolity, dressed in costume,to celebrate the triumph of good overevil.
Purim is one of the two days in theJewish year when we are allowed todrink schnapps – alcohol. Whengrowing up, I remember that even inConservative shuls, schnapps wasserved openly and plentifully. Now-a-days, one would certainly find liquorserved openly in Orthodox andLubavitch services. In accordance withthe atmosphere of hilarity, the Talmudurges Jews to become so mellow(drunk) that we can no longerdistinguish between “blessed beMordechai” and “cursed be Haman.”But these days "times they have-a-changed" and we have to rememberto be responsible and to remember theeffects of alcohol.
Megillah reading is the perfect time tobring children to synagogue. If onetook a child to shul only once a year(only hypothetically), Purim wouldbe the best possible experience! Evenwithout understanding the context, achild would immediate associateJudaism with pure joy andcelebration. She/he would feelbonded to a community which knewhow to laugh, which loved itstradition, to frolic and have pure fun.
And how can we blot Haman’s nameout? Write Haman’s name on thebottom of your shoes and then stompand bang your shoes when his nameis mentioned; bang rocks togetherwith his name on them; blow a shofar,a trumpet, beat on a drum, pots, pans,etc; play appropriate music, playinappropriate music! Shake yournoisemakers: graggers (Yiddish) orra’ashanim (Hebrew). Beimaginative, be creative! And bringyour ear plugs if necessary.
Mishloach Manot is themitzvah of Purim: Mordechaigave the Jewish people a commandafter their victory, “These daysshould be observed as a time to sendgifts to one another and presents tothe poor.” (Esther 9:22). This is themitzvah of giving a gift of two ormore kinds of foods to people whoare important in your life. Childrencan decorate paper plates and help tobring your favorite hamantaschen andsome sweets to family and to friends.The process of making MishloachManot not only allows for themitzvah of the “joy of giving” butalso an intrinsic statement ofconnection.
continued on page 13
Ahavath Torah Congregation1010
Kitah GimelKitah Gimel is very busy! We are working hard to learnnew prayers and new tunes to some prayers that we knewlike Shalom Aleichem, L'cha Dodi, and Mi Chamocha.Wait until you hear us! A packet with all the prayers hasgone home so that we can practice reading the words. Inclass, we are learning great tunes!
We have read many interesting stories about the city ofYerushalayim in our new folders. Did you know that itoriginally was called Ir Shalem in the days of Avraham?We liked the story of King Solomon and the magical wormcalled Shamir. The stones for the Beit HaMikdash (HolyTemple) could not be cut by metal because that was usedfor weapons of war. In this legend, King Solomon locatesa worm that can cut through anything. It was a great story!Our walls are covered with pictures of Old and NewYerushalayim. One Sunday, we saw a video about the 60neighborhoods of Yerushalayim. We saw another videoabout a Treasure Hunt for kids throughout Old and NewYerushalayim. In our book, I Live in Israel, we're studyingabout the differences between the two halves ofYerushalayim. Looking at some pictures, we noticed theclothes of a Chasidic Jew and his long payot (the long hairnext to his ears.) Yerushalayim has many different groupsof Jews! We're reading a book called Secret Room aboutYerushalayim. It's very interesting!
Guess what? We started reading in our Hebrew textShalom Yisrael. We are learning short stories about twokids named Dina and Doron. They have a pet mouse(achbar) called Bar. We don't think that our motherswould let us have a mouse running loose in the house!Playing the Hebrew game Around the World, lets us guessthe meaning of Hebrew words. It was fun!
B'Shalom,
Morah RivkaG'veret Gaffin
Kitah HayShalom Kitah Hay parents! The Hebrew month ofShevat usually falls in February. We celebrate TuB'Shevat - The New Year for Trees. Kitah Hay studentsare making great progress in their religious studies.They led Kabbalat Shabbat Services on January 15th.All my students did exceptionally well and I would liketo thank them.
Rav Todot to Adinah, Binyamin, Nehemiya, Chaya,Yaakov, Yonah, Chayim, Keyla and Rivkah. Everyoneworked really hard! Thank you!
The next generation of Jewish adults is here and I amproud to be a part of it.
Todah Rabbah to all parents, Morah Ruti, Mrs. Andlerand Mrs. Roseman for their support.
In our Meyuchad program, we are having fun learningabout Jerusalem, the Kotel, the first settlement andMoses Montefiore. Please ask your child to share withyou the stories we learned in class.
In our History studies, we are going to talk about theAshkenazic and Sephardic Jews: - the Jews fromEurope, Spain and all the Mediterranean countries Ourstudents will be working on reports of those Jewscoming from all the various countries; they will all bemaking their own presentations afterwards.
We will finish our favorite book “The Jewish LifeCycle” and as always will play games and will havegreat time learning together!
Kol Tuv,
Morah MazalMarina Korenblyum
Eying a new plasma TV?
Use ATC scrip ...
It’s a Mitzvah!
News About IsraelNews about Israel may be obtained at the following sites:
www.israelnationalnews.comwww.jta.orgwww.guysen.com/mailinfo_en.phpwww.armdi.org
Ahavath Torah Congregation 1111
During January, the Vav Class turned its attention toJerusalem and to preparing for our class service.
We worked on the geography of Jerusalem, both as it fitsinto the wider terrain of Israel and of the City itself. Wesaw slides of the City, including its many holy places, amodel of the City in Roman times, and views of modernJerusalem. We learned about the history of the City fromits establishment thousands of years ago, through itscapture by King David some three thousand years ago, onto its fate during the conflict with the Arabs. We will nextturn our attention to getting to know some of itsneighborhoods and the people who live in them.
We learned the prayers we will lead and began practicingfor our class service. We attended the adult service onJanuary 16 to see what it was like and learned a great dealabout what it means. We're looking forward to ouropportunity to lead one in March.
L'hitra'ot,
Dr. ZDr. Yale Zussman
Kitah Vav
A Call to Minyan – We Need You!
Please do not forget the continuing need of our Minyan.Minyanim are held Sunday at 9 AM, Monday throughThursday at 7:30 PM. Shabbat Services begin at 7:30PM on Friday (unless otherwise indicated) andSaturday morning at 9:30 AM.
Please...Help your synagogueby paying your dueson a timely basis.Thanks!
Ahavath Torah Congregation1212
Kitah BetWhile the weather has not been so favorable outside,inside, our lessons have a good "punch" to them.Continuing with our aleph-bet, we are learning new wordscorresponding to our letters and vowels. As we learn moreof the aleph-bet, we need to practice, practice and practiceour reading at home as well, which the class has beendoing consistently. We are traveling through Israel, ourhomeland, and learning more and more how similar thingscan be, yet, how different schooling is for children our age.
Our new project is our Kosher Box. We are reading labelsand looking for kosher symbols on foods we eat andbringing in the clean packaging with the kosher symbol onthem. It is amazing how many items we have found in ourhomes which are kosher. Soon we will have a section ofour bulletin board, covered with a collage of kosherpackaging. Speaking of bulletin boards, when in theschool wing, please check out our aleph-bet mittens. Weended the month with Tu B'Shevat where we plantedparsley in our own creative decorative pots to be ready forour Pesach seders in March.
B'Shalom,
Morah YehuditHelayne Magier Adelstein
Rabbi Henry Gerson Religious School
PASSOVER CHOCOLATE SALEKosher for Passover
Parve and Milk Chocolate
Please help the school fund programs such as Israeli dancing and field trips to the Toro Synagogue.
Sales brochures can be found in the ATC lobby, posted on all bulletin boards and in the school office.
Purchase from the school office, any student, or on-line at www.misschocolate.com, school code is 702909.
For more information, email Marla Potter at [email protected] or call her at 781-341-0239.
All orders are due by February 24, 2010.
College Text Books? Use ATC scrip ...
It’s a Mitzvah!
Please Help a Fellow CongregantThrough Rabbi J’s Job Bank!One kind of mitzvah is giving a person something to eat.Helping a person to find a job so that he can provide hisown food is even a greater mitzvah.
Many ATC members are looking for jobs. We want tohelp. Through Rabbi J’s Job Bank, ‘jobs wanted’ and‘positions available’ are freely posted to a large number ofpeople and allows us to post them through the ATC officeand other publications.
If you are interested in participating, please submit nomore than a five-sentence description (longer descriptionswill be edited) of your skills or the job for which you arelooking, or of a position which you may have available, byway of e-mail to [email protected].
If you know of any job possibilities that fit one or more ofthe resumes at any time, please call Rabbi J. He will relayyour phone number to the appropriate party so they canfollow up directly.
Ahavath Torah Congregation 1313
Torah Fund Cards
Want to honor someone in a very special way, or sendhim/her good wishes or condolences? A Torah Fund cardis just the right thing, as it states that a donation has beenmade to the Jewish Theological Seminary (the source ofour Conservative rabbis, cantors, and educators) in theirname. It’s a wonderful mitzvah for the sender, and anhonor for the recipient!
A donation of $4.00 per card goes directly to the Seminaryto help build and maintain the beautiful sanctuaries,chapels, dormitories, affiliated camps and scholarships, etc.
You can have a card sent by calling the Sisterhood TorahFund Chair, Anne Leppo at 781-341-3946, or the cards maybe purchased at all Sisterhood events.
To sum it up, Purim is a day of noisemaking, merrymakingand remembering! It’s a time to let our hair down, to laughat ourselves and at the world! For our ancestors whoendured a physical oppression, the story of Purim was nojoke but an opportunity to fantasize about Jewish power–political and military! For us who live at a time whenJews have attained a level of physical comfort (as well aspolitical and military power), Purim is an opportunity totake a short break from our concerns about contemporarylife!
For one day a year, we can put on a mask and be someoneelse! Purim is a full-hearted celebration to life – L’chayim!
For those adults who want to be part of a Purim Shpiel (afun, full-fledged satirical playlet), please contact theschool office and join us in this century-old tradition ofmaking fun of the status quo!
Best wishes for a Freilichin Purim!
Morah RutiRuth GreenfieldDirector of [email protected]
Join the ATC E-mail ListTo be added or deleted from this list,send an email to:
If you would like to send email to thecongregation, send text as you would like the congregationto see it to:
Please note that you must send your text from asubscribed email address.
USY Youth FundThe USY Youth Fund is a scholarship program that is usedto help out our USYer's in need. Your generous donationsto this fund have allowed several young members of ourshul to attend chapter, regional and international USYevents. If you have a simcha, birthday, bar or bat mitzvah,remembrance or any other special occasion, pleaseconsider a donation to this scholarship fund. You may mailor leave checks (payable to ATC Youth Fund) with Ina inthe main office. Acknowledgement cards and confirmationletters will be sent out for all donations. Thank you inadvance for your support. Please feel free to contact me byemail at [email protected].
Amy Griffing
CondolencesElizabeth Schwartz, on the loss of her beloved
brother-in-law, Carl Frutkoff
Maxine Frutkoff, on the loss of her beloved uncle,Carl Frutkoff
School News (cont.)
Ahavath Torah Congregation1414
Don't Forget YourPasta and Raisins!!!
Our congregation has made a commitment toJewish Family Table to provide 35 packages of
raisins and 35 boxes of pasta each month.
Please help out!
Mention ATC and 10% of your wine purchase will be donated to ATC!
The Dalet Class has had a very busy January. After a nicevacation, the students came back to class eager to learn andready to continue their Jewish studies. Hebrew reading,Torah study, blessings and prayers, Hebrew vocabulary,Jewish Holidays, Israel, and Prophets, are the areas that theDalet students have been concentrating on this year.
The Dalet Class is continuing to improve their Hebrewreading skills through their text book "Shalom Ivrit", whichthe students seem to be really enjoying. They are increasingtheir Hebrew vocabulary, and it is amazing to me how manyHebrew words the students now know. They love makingup short sentences in Hebrew and having their fellowclassmates translate what they have said! The children arereading short Hebrew stories about family, friends, animals,food, holidays, etc. Each lesson introduces Hebrewvocabulary related to the story. The students love learningthe Hebrew vocabulary, and reading and translating thestories. We play various games, using the vocabularywords, which reinforces the learning, while also having a lotof fun! In the "Shalom Ivrit Prayer Companion" we arelearning prayer vocabulary, the roots of Hebrew words, andthe meaning of the prayers as we learn them. The childrenare so enthusiastic and full of ruach!
We also began preparing for the Dalet Class ShabbatService in February. The class is so excited, and theywant to lead many of the prayers together. They just lovesinging and reciting the prayers and blessings! Please joinIsaac, Abraham, Taylor, Jacob and Nicole, on February26th, as they lead the Friday night Shabbat service.
The class continued their studies of the Prophets andJewish History. The students also loved learning moreabout our Jewish homeland, Eretz Yisrael, through our"Welcome to Israel", textbook which we incorporated intoour school wide program "Jerusalem 3000". We focusedon Jerusalem, its history and so much more. The highlightof this program was the building of the city of Jerusalemout of 60,000 Legos on Sunday, January 24th! Everyonethat attended had an amazing experience!
We also talked about the celebration of the holiday of TuB'Shevat, the "New Year of the Trees" by discussing theimportance of trees to the earth and the environment. ForTu B'Shevat, we planted parsley seeds so we can use theparsley at our Passover Seders.
The next few months will be extremely busy for thestudents, preparing for their service, learning about theholidays of Purim and Pesach, and continuing with the restof the Dalet curriculum. They are a wonderful group of"talmidim" (students), and it continues to be a pleasure forme teaching and learning with them!
B’Shalom,
Morah Sosah LeahSusan Bernstein
Kitah Dalet
Refilling your prescriptions?
use ATC scrip ...
It’s a Mitzvah!
Ahavath Torah Congregation 1515
Kitah ZayinKitah Zayin is now engaged in the study program,Jerusalem 3000. This multi-faceted program includes anin-depth study of the history, geography, and politics ofJerusalem in the larger context of Israel itself. Theprogram has thus far consisted of viewing slides of the OldCity, and 60 Neighborhoods of Jerusalem, as well asreading and discussion of a myriad of topics. On Sunday,January 24th, the program will be culminated in a hands-onprogram with the construction of a model of the walled OldCity from 60,000 Legos. All the classes will be learningthe "second national anthem" of Israel, "Jerusalem ofGold" as I teach it to them while strumming my guitar. Thisis Naomi Shemer's famous song which she wrote after theSix Day War.
Alan Greene
ATC School Enrichment FundEnrichment Fund Contributions and Support
Steve NiersBob BornsteinHoward AndlerAndrea Fallon
The Enrichment Fund is used to help sponsor schoolactivities such as Onegs after class services and purchasingthe siddurim for the Bet class. This can be a great way forpeople to recognize events or to memorialize the loss ofsomeone special while at the same time assisting thereligious school. People can leave checks (payable to theATC Enrichment Fund) with information regarding thedonation in either the school office or in the main officewith Ina. I will check the office and completeacknowledgement cards and send out confirmation letters.I can also be reached at home at 781-341-0239 or at myemail address of [email protected].
Marla PotterDonations received after January 11th will be
acknowledged in the March issue.
Wells Fargo Donates to ATCRich Roseman, Wells Fargo Bank Home MortgageConsultant / Sr. Loan Officer / Renovation Specialist /FHA Expert, has a special program through the Bank thatwill provide $300 to ATC for every loan that closeswhether it is a purchase or a refinance. There is no costto the borrower and the closing costs do not adverselyaffect participants. The loan program can be with orwithout closing costs. This is available to any existing,past, or future members, as well as any referrals. In fact,anyone who wants to obtain a loan through Wells Fargocan go through Rich Roseman, and receive reducedclosing costs, reduced legal fees, and the lowest ratepossible for your situation.
For further information, contact Rich Roseman directly at781-910-8280 or via email at [email protected].
resources. Doctors, nurses, rescuers, volunteers…allcoming together to create some good in this gigantic sea ofevil, including the US. Yet, little Israel has stolen the showin setting up the most sophisticated Field Hospital,surpassing anything Haiti ever had and it’s well honedrescue team doing the impossible time and again. Ironic—no one has accused Israel of being disproportionate in itshumanitarian response – while those normally hurling theaccusation – are so conspicuous by their absence in thishumanitarian effort.
As Jews, we are taught not to be indifferent to the sufferingof others. The challenge is astronomical and long term.Israel and the Jewish People can again set the tone forrestoration and revival of spirit and body in Haiti. Toooften, we have been tested so cruelly. Yet, we have foundthe means to overcome. We are the living proof that hereis light despite the darkness and that there will be cause tocelebrate life and successfully meet the challenges andopportunities it brings.
Rabbi J
From the Rabbi’s Desk (cont.)
For all your grocery shopping
use ATC scrip ...
It’s a Mitzvah!
Please...Help your synagogueby paying your dueson a timely basis.Thanks!
Ahavath Torah Congregation1616
Craks, Bams, Dots, Winds
Sherut L'TefillahInterested in improving your davenen skills? Would youlike to learn how to lead weekday or Shabbat services insections or in its entirety? Rabbi J and Arthur Arkanaseare interested in helping. All you need is an ability to carrya tune, an ability to read Hebrew and desire. Any agewelcome. Contact Rabbi J for further information.
It's time to think about your Mah Jongg card order for thecoming year. Leaving for the winter? Order before you go.Have a group here and in the south, ask them both to orderwith us through our Sisterhood!! Do you know thatSisterhood gets $$ back for every 35 cards we sell? Lastyear we hit our goal of 150 cards, let's try for 175+.
Standard print $7.00 each Larger print $8.00 each
Order as many as you like. Please do not wait to the lastminute, as all orders must be received by January 28th.Each person can have their order sent directly to theirpersonal address, if they choose.
Make all checks out to: ATC SisterhoodKindly send orders directly to:
Helayne Magier Adelstein 28 Cherrywood Dr Stoughton, MA 02072
Any questions please feel free to contact:Helayne @ 781-344-7566
Please Help OurFood Pantry Collection!Unemployment and underemployment has devastated thecommunity. The need for Food Pantry assistance hasincreased by 50% this past year. Please remember theongoing needs of our Food Pantry collection. ATC servesas a collection center for the Stoughton Food Pantry andJewish Family Table.
Scrip TipsWhen you made those New Year resolutions for 2010,hopefully, you didn't forget the one about purchasing giftcards/scrip from ATC. No problem, you can start today!!There is so much available from supermarkets, homeimprovement stores, restaurants, bookstores, clothingstores, gas stations, coffee stops, drug stores and more.
Use your cards for gifts for a birthday, anniversary, babybirth, for a Bar and Bat Mitzvah, or just because. Use thesecards for purchasing postage stamps at your localsupermarkets while checking out your groceries, the clerkshave them in their drawers. Use them to purchase booksfor your college students at many university book stores.Use them for your children who live off campus andpurchase food at supermarkets. So many uses... ask a scripseller and they will help you out with many ideas.
Just call your local scrip/gift card seller today they willassist you.
This is a mitzvah by helping YOUR synagogue in thelargest on-going fundraiser.
Anne Leppo 781-341-3946Rick Smith (Tanglewood) 781-341-0882Ellen Greene 781-344-4261(also @ YMCA Membership Office x262) 781-344-2016Rabbi J & Ina at the synagogue 781-344-8733Helayne(Bet Class & Greenbrook/Copperwood) 781-344-7566 Specializing in catered functions, corporate events &
parties, food service, weddings & private parties
WE SELLPROPANE
www.rentaldepot.tv
Two Convenient Locations • We Deliver!!!W. ROXBURY 88 Spring St.
Toll Free Dial 888-305-0045 or 617-327-1200
STOUGHTON 287 Washington StToll Free Dial 800-449-8368 or 781-341-5800
Tents Frame & Pole Coffee Maker Place Settings
Canopy Tents Candelabra China
Tables (all sizes) Champagne Fountains Dance Floors
Skirting Silver Trays & Dishes Portable Bars
Linens - Many Colors Silver Serving Pieces Concession Equip
Chairs - Many Styles Punch Bowls Barbecue Grills
Chafing Dishes Wedding Arches ... and much more
formerly Taylor Rental
LowPrices
NewInventory
Ahavath Torah Congregation1818
On January 22nd, we held our annualSisterhood Shabbat. Paula Gaffin served asevent chair, aided and abetted by ShaynaGoldberg Gibson and Maxine Frutkoff. Itwas a lovely, celebratory evening salutingthe hard-working women of sisterhood.Thanks to all who participated.
On January 31st we held our Mah Jonggtournament, headed up by Inez Springer andEllen Greene. It was a fun afternoon ofgames and prizes for all! Thanks Inez andEllen for another great afternoon!
Wednesday, January 13th, we hosted our2nd Darkness To Light FacilitatorWorkshop. 20 guests from around thecountry spent the day with us and learned to deliver theaward-winning Stewards Of Children workshop. I amparticularly proud of this accomplishment. Thanks to BobBornstein, Dale Appel and Rabbi J, all of whom helped setup and serve. Special thanks to Paul Greenfield and hisassistant, Mrs. Greenfield, for the delicious soup weenjoyed for lunch and to NRM catering who providedlovely sandwiches and fruit! Todah to you all!
Mark your calendars for the afternoon of Sunday, March14! It's Sisterhood's biggest fundraiser of the year: ourcommunity children's concert. At 3 PM we will beentertained by Debbie and Friends. Debbie is DebbieCavalier, Dean of Education at Berklee and she has beenentertaining children for years. Her music is lively and fun;you can check it out at www.debbieandfriends.net. Comehave a good time while helping support our shul. Inviteyour friends! This is a major fundraiser; if you are able,please join the committee and lend a hand. You can reachSue Korch and Vicki Lemkin, event chairs, [email protected].
The annual area Women's Seder is being held in Brocktonat Temple Beth Emunah on March 18. If you would like to
help plan the seder, please contact me and Iwill pass your name along to the planningcommittee.
Don't forget to shop the Judaica Shop!Sandy Stogel, Lynne Rosenbloom and JanHackel continue to fill the shop withbeautiful wares from a variety of vendors,appropriate for all sorts of occasions. Helpsupport sisterhood and ATC by shoppingright here. Judaica Shop can provide youwith wonderful, unique gifts for the specialfolks in your life. Also, if you would like tobe a Shop volunteer, please contact Sandyat 781-341-2916. Additional help is neededon a regular basis.
Don't forget about Torah Fund cards! Every card purchasesupports the Jewish Theological Seminary in NY andbolsters the Conservative movement. The cards are lovelyand Anne Leppo, who works tirelessly at this, is happy tohelp you with whatever you might need.
If you haven't yet joined Sisterhood, please do. Supportyour synagogue and our efforts. Bring your unique talentsand vision to the table and help us create bright newprogramming that will appeal to a wide range of folks.
Finally, Madeleine and I will be stepping down from ourco-President positions this spring. We'll have served for 2years and, while it's been rewarding, it's time for newleadership. I encourage you to consider stepping up to helpkeep Sisterhood vital and functioning. The nominatingcommittee will meet soon and will need to know of yourinterest.
ee you soon,
Susan Komisar [email protected]
Sisterhood
Weight WatchersWeight Watchers now meets once a week at AhavathTorah Congregation. Meetings take place on Tuesdaysand begin at 6 PM. Doors open at 5:30 PM.
For all your grocery shopping
use ATC scrip ...
It’s a Mitzvah!
Ahavath Torah Congregation 1919
ATC 90th Anniversary Education Series
ATC has a wonderful series of national and international renowned speakers coming to the shul this coming year.Please join us for one, two or all of the forthcoming personalities, who will share their particular views on theimportant issues of the day. There will be a suggested donation for some of our speaker programs, while others willrequire an entrance fee.
February 8, 2010
"Jerusalem, Islam and Arab Terrorism: The Myth of al-Aqsa" with Dr. Mordechai Kedar.Dr. Kedar is one of Israel's leading scholars of Arabic, Arabic literature, Arab political andpopular culture and mass media, Islam, Islamic Movements, gender issues in Islam, andstate and society in the Arab world. He is a lecturer at Bar-Ilan University, from which heearned his Ph.D. He is fluent in English, Hebrew and Arabic.
Kedar is an academic expert on the Israeli Arab population. He served for twenty-five yearsin IDF Military Intelligence, where he specialized in Islamic groups, the political discourseof Arab countries, the Arabic press and mass media, and the Syrian domestic arena. He haswritten and published extensively in his subject and has appeared on English, Israeli andArabic language television.
Kedar drew attention with a June 2008 al-Jazeera interview in which he challenged themoderator's assertion that "You cannot erase Jerusalem from the Quran," pointing out thatJerusalem is not mentioned in the Quran.
Some have claimed he is mistaken about this, citing this verse from the Quran, Chapter 17,Suraa AL-Israa, verse 1: "Glory be to Him Who made His servant to go on a night from theSacred Mosque to the remote mosque of which We have blessed the precincts, so that Wemay show to him some of Our signs; surely He is the Hearing, the Seeing." This though is irrelevant, since, in any case, thename "Jerusalem" is not mentioned in the Quran, and the meaning of the "remote mosque" as being related to Jerusalem isan interpretation of the relevant verse.
There will be a suggested donation of $5 per person for this event.
March 7, 2010
Homegrown Jihad and Anti-semitism as a Growing Threat to the United States with Erick Stakelbeck,CBN news. Erick Stakelbeck is a sought after authority on terrorism and national security issues, withextensive experience in television, radio, print, and web media. He will discuss his on-the-ground reportingand investigations from mosques and radical Islamic hotspots here in the US.
March 18, 2010
An Evening with Pamela Geller, date and time to be announced. Pamela Geller is the founder, editor andpublisher of AtlasShrugs.com, one of this country's most widely read news and opinion blogs.
Ahavath Torah Congregation2020
Tikun Olam/Social Action CornerOn Thursday, January 7th, from 2-7 PM the Social ActionCommittee sponsored a Blood Drive Mobile for Children'sHospital; Ahavath Congregation synagogue members andlocal residents gave blood. Each donated pint of blood willbenefit four children.
Much gratitude goes to Lenny and Barbara Lezberg, DaleAppel, and Janet Weinstein for registering all the blooddonors during the blood drive that day. Thank you to EliseWeinstein for putting up posters advertising the BloodDrive. Many, many thanks to all the generous blooddonors, who came out during the five hour Blood Drive.This was the first Blood Drive our synagogue sponsoredfor Children's Hospital.
On Sunday, January 17, from 10 AM to 12 PM, synagoguemembers donated clothing, toys, games, books, and babyequipment to Cradles to Crayons. From 1-3 PM, membersof Ahavath Torah Congregation, visited and brought oursynagogue’s donations to the Cradles to Crayons facility;we sorted through donations to make sure families willreceive clothing and toys in good condition. The studentsalso participated in an educational program about howCradles to Crayons helps families in need.
Bar/Bat Mitzvah students of our religious school receiveMitzvah Credit for helping out with or participating inAhavath Torah Congregation Social Action Programs likeChildren's Hospital or Red Cross Blood drives, ProjectIsaiah, Project Ezra, Cradles to Crayons, and the upcomingWalk for Hunger in May. Look for information, regardingProject Bread's Walk for Hunger in May, in upcomingATC bulletins or flyers.
Our January delivery to Jewish Family Table marked thesixth month in a row that we have had a sufficient supply
of pasta and raisins for our donation without having topurchase any extras. We hope you continue with yourgenerosity. Holiday season may be over, but unfortunately,"Hunger Season" lasts year-round and JFT informed usrecently that they are now serving well over 200 families-- they served just over 160 at this time last year. To thosewho have donated, thank you very much; we hope you willcontinue to help. To those who have yet to donate, wethank you in advance for your help because we will need iteven more over these next few months as donations tend towane following the holidays.
We also continue to ask for volunteers to help with our JFTcommitment. In January, we were fortunate to have DanCretu bring our donation to the JFT offices in Waltham --THANKS DAN!!! If anyone can make the Februarydelivery for us on February 7, please email Jon Bloom([email protected]) or Amy Snetsky([email protected]) or call them at 508-230-8688.Please also consider helping us with our "DeliverySunday" on June 13, when we will need 10 volunteers topack groceries and deliver them to clients of JFT. Look formore details on this in coming months.
Thank you for helping us help others in the month ofJanuary. Please continue to give raisins and pasta to theJewish Family Table pantry each month. If you know ofany ATC member who is going through a hard time, whoneeds meals, etc., please let us know. You can contactJanet Weinstein at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Janet Weinsteinand The Social Action Committee
2010 Family TableDistribution ScheduleFebruary 7, 2010 May 16, 2010March 14, 2010 June 13, 2010April 11, 2010
Please...Help your synagogueby paying your dueson a timely basis.Thanks!
A Call to Minyan – We Need You!
Please do not forget the continuing need of ourMinyan. The camaraderie and spiritual fulfillmentwhich develops when building a Kahal Kodesh, a HolyCommunity, is just as important as the comfort weprovide to mourners in daily worship.Minyanim are held Sunday at 9 AM, Monday throughThursday at 7:30 PM Shabbat Services begin at 7:30PM on Friday (unless otherwise indicated) andSaturday mornings at 9:30 AM.
Ahavath Torah Congregation 2121
SAMUEL M. HAUSMANAttorney at Law
Auto Accident, Slip and Fall, and Other Personal InjuryCriminal Defense Business and Employment Law Medical
Malpractice Social Security Disability General Practice
Law Office of Esther C.S. Dezube33 Kingston St., 4th Floor MansfieldBoston, MA 02111 (By Appointment)Phone: 617-451-0531 508-261-8872Fax: 617-451-5462 e:[email protected]
Bikkur Cholim/Visiting the SickPlease call the office or have someone call on your behalfif you are ill, or know of a congregant who is ill, and wouldlike a visit by Rabbi J. The only way Rabbi J will know ifyou are hospitalized or ill is if he is notified.
Please rest assured that Rabbi J does his best to protect aperson’s privacy.
Oneg/Kiddush/Seudah ShlisheetSponsorsPlease consider full or partial sponsorship of an OnegShabbat (Friday night after services), a Kiddush (Saturdaymorning after services) or a Seudah Shlisheet (Saturdayafternoon meal between Mincha and Ma'ariv services), oreven a Friday Night Dinner in honor of a simcha in yourlife, in memory of a loved one, or just because you wantto. Call the shul office at 781-344-8733 or e-mail [email protected] for details.
Sponsorships received after January 11th will berecognized in the March issue.
Get Well Wishes Sydni Smith Simma Kuznitz Steve Goldberg Arnie Lipshires Nate Stogel Michael Weinstein
SHARON MEMORIAL PARK
Heritage ~ Tradition ~ CommunityPre-need Planning
~Interfaith Section Available
For informationContact Ira Vogel
781-828-7216www.sharonmemorial.com
Ahavath Torah Congregation2222
February 1Sidney D. NadlerMuriel Yoffa
February 2Morris AndelmanJeff CarltonSima IlyayevaMax Segal
February 3Sonia CarsonJene GrossmanIakov KrivelevRose SadowHarry Suskin
February 4Mildred D. GinsbergRose KaufmanRichard KrozyEdward OpperSamuel Rosenthal
February 5Abraham David ClineIsadore CraneRose Lofchie
February 6Aaron HarpelHelen KaplanElizabeth KitsisMartha MindlinSarah RubinAnne Ryman
February 7Joseph Baker
February 8Mae AronsonSamuel R. BlumenthalEsther Feldman
February 9Rabbi Henry Gerson
February 10Charles Chapman
February 11Ruth Savage
February 12Freda ErdunastSadie Raffel
February 13Hyman KaminskyAbraham Kramer
February 14Marion CereelGertrude GoodmanAl L. KaufmanArthur LifsitzPearl C. WeinsteinGolda Wish
February 15Edward A. SandlerEsther R. Sussman
February 17Evelyn FigureGertrude KramerMaurice H. SavalLinda Sylvia
February 18Dianne GreenfieldHelen HellerBessie Hesed
February 19Herbert L. BornsteinDavid FeldmanAbraham FleshelIrving Snetsky
February 20Max L. AndelmanLillian MarkofskyPearl PachterMax Ribak
February 21Sadie ChefitzGeorge FisherHarvey FreedmanEva SchneidermanMorris ShultzJulius L. SussmanHyman Wolf
February 22Gloria BrombergPhilip DoresRobert GriffingDavid SaltzbergLouis SilvermanSamuel Steinberg
February 23Daniel Sperberg
February 24Hyman Frank
February 25George SpigelArnold Warshauer
February 26Raymond GootzitRuth S. GootzitArlene Kamin
February 27Rose Ruderman
February 28Jeffrey EbensenClaire Rosenberg
February Yahrzeit Calendar
Ahavath Torah Congregation 2323
Scrip is a term that means “substitute money”. When youpurchase scrip, you’re purchasing negotiable gift certificatesand prepaid cards that are used just like cash. You can usescrip to purchase everyday expenses like food, clothing, andother essentials, and with every purchase, you earn revenuefor ATC.
Our supplier acts on behalf of churches, schools and othernon profit organizations to purchase large amounts of scripfrom grocery stores, department stores, and other retailers.Because the scrip is purchased with cash up front, theparticipating retailers offer a substantial discount. ATC buysthe scrip at a discount, and re-sells the certificates to familieslike yours for full face value. The discount from two to fifteenpercent or more – is our revenue.
Scrip is a popular fundraiser because families don’t have to sellanything. Our congregants produce revenue by making regularhousehold purchases they would make anyway. Groceries,clothing, toys, gifts, even gasoline can be purchased with scrip.Scrip is available at most major ATC functions.
We stock scrip in various denominations for Shaw's, Stop &Shop, Roche Brothers, Butcherie, Barnes & Noble, HomeDepot, Best Buy, Outback, and more. Go to www.atorah.orgfor a complete list of available vendors.
Nessa Wilensky 781-344-8823Anne Leppo 781-341-3946Rick Smith (Tanglewood) 781-341-0882Ellen Greene 781-344-4261(also @ YMCA Membership Office x262) 781-344-2016Rabbi J & Ina at the synagogue 781-344-8733Helayne (Bet Class & Greenbrook/Copperwood) 781-344-7566
Ahavath Torah Congregation1179 Central StreetStoughton, MA 02072
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
NON-PROFIT ORG.U.S. POSTAGE PAID
PERMIT #2STOUGHTON, MA
02072
TIME VALUE
Dates to Save
Board of Directors Meeting:Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 7:30 PMMarch Bulletin Deadline: Friday, February 12th
