Rabbi: David Finkelstein

Cantor: Ellen Band

Hazzan: Yosi Weintraub

President: Merrill Griff

Vice Pres.: Lester Macklin

Secretary: Genevieve Fosa

Treasurer: Arthur Marion

Membership Secretary:

Ellen Macklin

Editor: Andrea Baron

Address

25 Harvard Street

P. O. Box 540182

Waltham, MA 02454

Email: office@tbiwaltham.org

web site: www.tbiwaltham.org

(781) 894-5146

Office Hours

Monday - Friday

9:00am - 12:00pm

Rabbi’s Corner 1

Dec 14th Concert/Dance 2

Dec 25th Dinner & Movie 3

Donations & Thank You’s 5

Upcoming Events 7

Remembering Herb Baron 10-11

Mark’s Remarks 6

Yahrzeits 8-9

Classes / Candle Lighting 12

Hanukah Blessings 13

Calendar 14-15

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

We all know that Jews value education, but how many of us think about education in connection with Hanukkah? I'll be the first to admit that education is not one of my primary Hanukkah associations. Latkes, menorahs, Maccabees, presents, sufganiyot, and Ma'oz Tzur are all deeper Hanukkah associations in my mind. But education, one could argue, is the hidden essence of Hanukkah.

Hanukkah means “dedication,” and the holiday is so-named because it commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple after the Maccabees ousted Antiochus IV from its precincts in 167 B.C.E. Antiochus had outlawed Judaism in the land of Israel. He had defiled the Temple and outlawed the study of Torah. He actually outlawed Jewish education. In addition to “dedication,” the Hebrew root of the word Hanukkah can also mean “education.” On Hanukkah, then, we have good reason to celebrate that we live in the 21st century United States, where we may legally practice our Judaism, and where we may freely study Torah.

At TBI, we have been exercising our freedom to study Torah in new ways. For the past month, the shul has turned into a beit midrash (a house of study) every Thursday night from7:00 to 8:30pm. Each week, we alternate between studying the Weekly Torah portion and studying synagogue skills. In addition to receiving over one hundred high-quality, donated volumes in the shul library, the Temple has just purchased fifty copies of Judaism's 10 Best Ideas: A Brief Guide for Seekers, by my teacher Rabbi Arthur Green. It is a slim volume and a great read. We will be discussing one chapter per week after Shabbat morning Kiddush, starting on Shabbat Hanukkah, December 20th. Come claim your free copy from the rabbi. Recently, Moshe Givental, a rabbinical student at Hebrew College came to us on Shabbat to teach about the mitzvah of Shemittah, the sabbatical year. Hands-on learning about horticulture – until recently, a lost Jewish art in the United States – continues to blossom from Brad Baker.

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Rabbi’s Corner: How Beautiful Our Heritage By: Rabbi David Finkelstein

The next bulletin will be for February 2015. If you have an article that you would like to submit please get it in to the Temple office before January 15th.

Temple Beth Israel

Temple Talk December 2014 and January 2015 Volume 30 Issue 3

Kislev - Tevet - Shevat 5775

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Looking for something to do Christmas Day…..

Well look no further……

Join members of Temple Beth Israel for

a Movie and (Kosher) Chinese Food

We will be screening The Jazz Singer starring Neil Diamond and enjoying (Kosher) Chinese Food.

1:00PM food, 2:00PM movie, all for just $10

RSVP/check to Ed Brown 35 Lyme Road Dept. TBI

West Newton, MA 02465 by Tue Dec. 23.

Neil Diamond stars in this motion picture as Yussel Rabinovitch, a young Jewish cantor who strives to make a career in popular music. Against the wishes of his rigid father and his loving wife, Yussel travels to California to play his music. Swept up by the excitement, he meets a woman who believes in his talent and shares his dream. He grows apart from his family, and becomes confused about what he should ultimately do with his life.

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MEMBERSHIP

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!

Temple Beth Israel has enriched our congregation with these new members:

Ann Baker Zvi Ruder and Leslie Ament

Eleanor Baker Rustin Shenkman

Lydia Fascia David Smith

Natalya Gomelskya Robert and Catherine Solomon

Hella Hackerem Sharon Sokoloff

Stan Tobias Jonathan Lurie and Debra Darling

Vanessa Lefevre Roz Potter

Ian Rosenblum

Shaun and Rachel Hayward and Leora and Isaac

I know they will be greeted and befriended by all. That's the way it is at Temple Beth Israel, and we look forward to getting to know each family and help them settle in.

Ellen Macklin

Torah study and Jewish education are a mitzvah, not just for children, but for everyone. We remind ourselves every time we recite the first paragraph of the Shema: “You shall teach them [these words] diligently to your children. You shall recite them at home and away, morning and night” (Deuteronomy 6:7). By fulfilling the mitzvah of Torah study, we open our lives to great wisdom and knowledge, and we enrich ourselves with a deep sense of the beauty of our heritage. How wonderful it is to be a Jew! As we say every morning, “How good is our portion, how pleasant our lot, and how beautiful our heritage!” I encourage us all to exercise our religious freedoms by studying Torah this Hanukkah, and in so doing, to contribute to the growth of our learning community.

Happy Hanukkah!

Rabbi David

Contact Rabbi David at rabbidavid@tbiwaltham.org or 781-786-8679

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Rabbi’s Corner:

How Beautiful Our Heritage

Condolences

To Nessie Baron, Jim, Andrea and Michaela Baron, Audrey, Steven, Joshua and Jared Kennen on the loss of their beloved Husband, Father and Papa, Herb Baron.

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Donations

General Fund

Jessica Schwartz, in honor of Sheila Lesnick’s birthday.

Charles Brecher, in memory of Catherine Cantrell’s mother, Maryann Bowra.

Barbara Labitt, in memory of Catherine Cantrell’s mother, Maryann Bowra.

Irving and Sheila Lesnick, in memory of Catherine Cantrell’s mother, Maryann Bowra.

David Freedman, in memory of Anita Israel, Harry Baker, Ben Cohen.

Alec Simon, in honor of the Temple’s 100th Anniversary.

Hella Hackerem, in honor of her daughter’s birthday.

Hella Hackerem, in memory of Stanley Heller.

Jason Weiner

Morris Hollender Torah Reading Fund

Hellen Lewis

THANK YOU

Thanks to those who read Torah, Haftarah, or gave a D'var Torah in November:

Cantor Ellen Band Catherine Cantrell

Rabbi David Finkelstein Genevieve Fosa

Mark Frydenberg Merrill Griff

Esther Keaney Rabbi Sara Meirowitz

Caroline Nudelman Mike Rosenberg

Celia Schneider Yaron Shragai

Hazan Yosi Weintraub Bruce Trager

Please contact mark@tbiwaltham.org to volunteer to read from the Torah or chant a Haftarah, or susan@theindexpros.com if you would like to give a D’var Torah in the coming months.

12/6 - Sisterhood

12/13 - Irving and Sheila Lesnick

12/20 - Susan Holbert

1/3 - Mark Frydenberg in honor of his Bar Mitzvah Anniversary

1/10 - Sisterhood

1/31 - Ben and Caroline Nudelman in honor of Caroline’s Birthday

To sponsor a Kiddush lunch,

please contact the temple office.

Saturday Kiddush Sponsors

Sponsor a Kiddush Lunch

The cost to provide our Kiddush lunch for our usual

attendance of 30 to 40 people is about $150. To ensure

that we can continue providing Shabbat lunches into the

future, we are asking members, and friends of Temple

Beth Israel to sponsor a Shabbat lunch once or twice

between December 2014 and August 2015. It is a great

way celebrate a birthday, wedding or Bar/Bat Mitzvah

anniversary, or other milestone with your TBI family. You

might also sponsor lunch in memory of a loved one, or

just because ….

To sponsor a lunch, please contribute $150 to the Shabbat

Kiddush fund or, if that amount is prohibitive, please

consider co-sponsoring a lunch by making a smaller

contribution ($36, $54, $72, or any amount you can

afford).

We will thank all lunch sponsors at announcements at the

end of services, and list names of sponsors in the Temple

newsletter. Please send your check to the office along

with the date of the lunch you would like to sponsor or

co-sponsor, and if there is a special occasion. We will

contact you to find out your favorite Kiddush lunch foods

to put on the menu.

High Holiday Donations

Jonathan Schiff

Taubman Family

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TEMPLE TALK P AGE 6

At the last ritual committee meeting, I proposed that we invite our former rabbis (and our current one, and our cantors, too!) of TBI to return to TBI for a Shabbat of community, memory, and celebration in honor of our 100th anniversary. With the support of the ritual committee, I invite you to mark your calendar for March 6 and 7, 2015, for this weekend of to honor the spiritual history of TBI.

The event is in the beginning planning stages. We are contacting Rabbis Stanley Dreifuss, Rim Meirowitz, Reuel Karpov, Jeff Foust, and Tracy Nathan to join with Rabbi David Finkelstein throughout the weekend. Rabbis Meirowitz and Foust, both local to the Boston area, are scheduled to attend. As others confirm their ability to attend, we will keep you posted. We will ask those from out of town who can't make it in person to send in a video or written greeting.

We will gather for Friday night services and dinner, then again for services and lunch on Shabbat morning, and finally, for Havdallah, a short teaching, and a casual reception and reminiscing on Saturday night. The rabbis in attendance will participate in services throughout the weekend, either sharing their memories of their times in Waltham, giving a D'var Torah, or other remarks.

As we plan the event, there are many ways you can become involved:

· Contribute photos from TBI's past with these rabbis that can be included in a slide

show

· Assist with publicity or creating the slide show

· Assist with airport transportation or Shabbat hospitality for any out of town guests

· Make a donation to co-sponsor the special Kiddush lunch on Saturday, March 7 in

honor of our rabbis

· Offer to help with shopping, schlepping, or anything else

· Mark your calendar and plan to attend!

Please contact me or the Temple office if you are able to help with any of these. We look forward to this special occasion in honor of TBI's 100th anniversary, and hope you will join us.

Mark's Remarks: The Rabbis of Waltham

By: Mark Frydenberg

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Shabbat Service and Dinner

Friday, December 19, 6:30pm Friday, January 9, 6:30pm

Sign up on our website at www.tbiwaltham.org

Service begins at 6:30pm Dinner begins after services around 7:30pm

$15 per adult, $36 per family if paid by the Wed. before the dinner

$18 per adult, $45 per family for late reservations

Please notify us of any dietary requirements when you sign up.

Beth Israel Cemetery

The cost for a single grave is $2,200 for

Temple members.

Non-members are charged an additional $400

to become members of the Temple. The total

for non-members is $2,600 per grave.

Two graves together are considered a lot. For

members a lot costs $4,400 and for non-

members it costs $5,200

Please contact Jay Trilling of Menorah

Cemetery Management Corporation, at

(857)636-9440 for further information.

Jim Baron

Cemetery Chairman

OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WORSHIP SERVICE

Interested in learning, teaching, or improving your skills in leading the service, reading Torah, chanting Haftarah, giving a Torah talk, or helping out in some way with the service?

We are thinking of offering classes if there is enough interest.

Let us know!

Please contact Susan Holbert (781)893-0514 for more information.

Do you like to cook? Can you help

with food shopping? We’re looking

for a few volunteers who can help

with food shopping or meal

preparation for Shabbat lunches

and dinners once or twice a

month. Please call Marge Marion

at 508-561-2338 if interested.

Friday December 19th

Chanukah

Baked Chicken, latkes, apple sauce, salads and sufganyot

Friday January 9th

Vegetarian lasagna, baked eggplant, garlic bread, salads and dessert

Friday February 6th

Tu B’shvat Seder and Fish Dinner with a variety of fresh fruits, red and white wine and grape juice

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December and January Yahrzeits

TEMPLE TALK P AGE 8

Plaque Loc. Name Date

5-1 Eva Baron 25-Nov Kislev 03

5-2 Bessie Griff 27-Nov Kislev 05

2-2 Morris Goodman 27-Nov Kislev 05

5-1 Mildred Perlmutter 28-Nov Kislev 06

2-4 John F. Kennedy 28-Nov Kislev 06

Samuel Orovitz 28-Nov Kislev 06

5-1 Nathan Weiner 29-Nov Kislev 07

2-4 Abraham Shecktman 29-Nov Kislev 07

5-4 Margret Fassberg 29-Nov Kislev 07

5-1 Helen Norman 30-Nov Kislev 08

5-2 Milton Portnov 1-Dec Kislev 09

6-1 Sylvia Moldoff 1-Dec Kislev 09

4-2 Eileen Moses 1-Dec Kislev 09

6-3 Blanche Weinstein 2-Dec Kislev 10

Abraham Werblin 2-Dec Kislev 10

6-1 Max Canter 3-Dec Kislev 11

3-4 Edward Rosenburg 3-Dec Kislev 11

5-1 Miriam Goldman 3-Dec Kislev 11

2-1 Alexander Abraham 3-Dec Kislev 11

6-3 Blanche Kaufman 3-Dec Kislev 11

6-3 Donald Marc Merowitz 3-Dec Kislev 11

2-2 Barney Geller 4-Dec Kislev 12

6-3 Joseph Finstein 4-Dec Kislev 12

2-2 Simon Greenberg 4-Dec Kislev 12

3-3 Henry Milesky 5-Dec Kislev 13

3-2 Mollie Fine 5-Dec Kislev 13

3-3 Rose Bloom 5-Dec Kislev 13

2-3 Becky Mankowich 6-Dec Kislev 14

2-2 Louis Gould 6-Dec Kislev 14

1-1 Benjamin Caplan 7-Dec Kislev 15

2-3 Jacob Mankowich 7-Dec Kislev 15

5-1 Rose Grater 7-Dec Kislev 15

3-4 Bella Weiner 7-Dec Kislev 15

2-2 Abraham Ginsburg 7-Dec Kislev 15

4-1 Mary Rosenfeld 8-Dec Kislev 16

2-4 Meyer Rosenfeld 8-Dec Kislev 16

1-4 Lipman Simmons 8-Dec Kislev 16

6-3 Elaine Kaplan 9-Dec Kislev 17

3-3 Sadye Leyton 9-Dec Kislev 17

1-1 Lana Blackstone 9-Dec Kislev 17

Plaque Loc. Name Date

2-2 Jennie Fine 10-Dec Kislev 18

Sadie Kaitz 10-Dec Kislev 18

6-3 Jack Marcou 10-Dec Kislev 18

Morris Bootin 10-Dec Kislev 18

2-3 Paul Meyerovitz 11-Dec Kislev 19

2-2 Tillie Klayman 11-Dec Kislev 19

4-3 Samuel Blackstone 11-Dec Kislev 19

1-2 Shiphrah Goldberg 11-Dec Kislev 19

4-2 Eva Rebecca Tauber 12-Dec Kislev 20

2-2 Sarah Harris 12-Dec Kislev 20

4-3 Philip Leavy 12-Dec Kislev 20

3-2 Edward Rubin 13-Dec Kislev 21

2-1 Ida Canter 14-Dec Kislev 22

Anita Israel 15-Dec Kislev 23

Rebecca Sechter 15-Dec Kislev 23

3-3 Bertha Lebowitz 15-Dec Kislev 23

5-4 Harry Cotton 16-Dec Kislev 24

Fanny Meiselman 16-Dec Kislev 24

5-4 Dr. Ludwig Kubin 16-Dec Kislev 24

2-3 Ida Mendelson 17-Dec Kislev 25

2-3 Charles Mendelsohn 17-Dec Kislev 25

5-2 Charles Goldstein 17-Dec Kislev 25

6-3 Dr. Joseph Jacobs 19-Dec Kislev 27

1-4 Dora Posner 20-Dec Kislev 28

5-2 Jennie Elkins 20-Dec Kislev 28

4-3 Louis Sheer 20-Dec Kislev 28

4-3 Carl Simon 21-Dec Kislev 29

2-1 Joseph Berman 21-Dec Kislev 29

1-4 Chana Chosed 21-Dec Kislev 29

5-3 Benjamin Greene 22-Dec Kislev 30

3-2 Leah Freedman 22-Dec Kislev 30

1-3 Blume Pill 22-Dec Kislev 30

1-4 Aaron Wolk 23-Dec Tevet 01

2-1 Simon Canter 23-Dec Tevet 01

5-4 Hugh Greenblott 24-Dec Tevet 02

3-3 Isadore Ingber 24-Dec Tevet 02

4-1 Samuel Horenstein 24-Dec Tevet 02

5-2 Alan Goldberg 24-Dec Tevet 02

4-1 Marcus Bern 24-Dec Tevet 02

5-3 Joseph Drapkin 24-Dec Tevet 02

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December and January Yahrzeits

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If you would like to make a donation in memory of a loved one, please send it to the Temple Office along with a brief note of who you would like to be remembered.

Please call if you will be attending a weekday morning minyan to say Kaddish so we can help you ensure that 10 people are present.

Plaque Loc. Name Date

4-4 Ethel Potash 24-Dec Tevet 02

1-2 Shlome Pincus Freedman 25-Dec Tevet 03

Mary Bloom 26-Dec Tevet 04

1-2 Sarah Feingold 26-Dec Tevet 04

6-4 Milton Blackman 26-Dec Tevet 04

2-4 Sam Schectman 26-Dec Tevet 04

1-1 Ralla Blackstone 27-Dec Tevet 05

4-1 Beverly Fine 28-Dec Tevet 06

Marilyn Mallick 28-Dec Tevet 06

1-4 Philip Shriberg 28-Dec Tevet 06

5-3 Howard Kaplan 28-Dec Tevet 06

Gail Tushin 31-Dec Tevet 09

2-1 Sadie Cumenes 1-Jan Tevet 10

4-2 Daniel Wolk 1-Jan Tevet 10

3-1 Jennie Sulkin 2-Jan Tevet 11

4-3 Rudy Seigler 2-Jan Tevet 11

5-1 Harry Rosenthal 3-Jan Tevet 12

3-1 Ida Hollicker 4-Jan Tevet 13

4-1 Nafthali Shapiro 5-Jan Tevet 14

Joseph Sherman 5-Jan Tevet 14

4-4 Jerry Resnikoff 5-Jan Tevet 14

1-3 Harriet Lietzky 5-Jan Tevet 14

Dolores Simon 6-Jan Tevet 15

3-4 Archie Sudhalter 7-Jan Tevet 16

1-3 Harry Kniznik 8-Jan Tevet 17

Steven Cantrell 9-Jan Tevet 18

Richard Cotton 9-Jan Tevet 18

5-3 Dora Geller 9-Jan Tevet 18

4-4 Bertha Creveshay 9-Jan Tevet 18

6-1 Irving Etkind 10-Jan Tevet 19

Abraham Alper 10-Jan Tevet 19

4-2 Eva Wolf 10-Jan Tevet 19

1-4 Harris Posner 10-Jan Tevet 19

5-4 Harold Levison 11-Jan Tevet 20

1-3 Joseph Pill 13-Jan Tevet 22

4-3 Newell Goldberg 13-Jan Tevet 22

3-4 Aaron Tushin 13-Jan Tevet 22

5-1 Frank Rosenburg 14-Jan Tevet 23

Plaque Loc. Name Date

5-3 Sarah Rachel Greene 15-Jan Tevet 24

4-2 Harry Levison 15-Jan Tevet 24

6-1 Abraham Kennen 15-Jan Tevet 24

2-4 Nathan and Rae Sudhalter 15-Jan Tevet 24

1-1 Samuel Cron 15-Jan Tevet 24

Nathan Goldstein 16-Jan Tevet 25

2-4 Rose Tatelman 17-Jan Tevet 26

3-1 Dr. H Myer Bloomenthal 20-Jan Tevet 29

4-2 Sidney Tushin 22-Jan Shevat 02

1-3 Esther Kniznik 23-Jan Shevat 03

5-2 Pearl Portnov 24-Jan Shevat 04

6-4 Sadie Shay 24-Jan Shevat 04

6-3 Lillian Wigod Stroum 25-Jan Shevat 05

5-4 Anita Kaitz 25-Jan Shevat 05

5-1 Clara Loewy Lustig 25-Jan Shevat 05

5-1 Richard Lustig 26-Jan Shevat 06

5-1 Louis Perlmuter 26-Jan Shevat 06

3-1 Esther Weiner 26-Jan Shevat 06

4-1 Julius Handel 27-Jan Shevat 07

3-1 Benjamin Freeman 28-Jan Shevat 08

4-4 Samuel Seskin 28-Jan Shevat 08

5-2 Sylvia Kurtzman 28-Jan Shevat 08

6-4 Sarah Kennen 29-Jan Shevat 09

6-3 Rubin Elkins 29-Jan Shevat 09

Sophie Koocher 29-Jan Shevat 09

4-3 Joshua Mikels Webb 30-Jan Shevat 10

Julius Bootin 31-Jan Shevat 11

2-3 Beril Novick 1-Feb Shevat 12

Edythe Simon 2-Feb Shevat 13

3-2 Molly Hauser 2-Feb Shevat 13

1-2 Morris Katz 2-Feb Shevat 13

Bessie Goldberg 2-Feb Shevat 13

1-3 Louis Kniznik 2-Feb Shevat 13

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Remember the old joke about Schwartz who comes to shul to talk to God, and Goldberg who comes to shul to talk to Schwartz? Herb Baron was both Schwartz and Goldberg. He took his davenning seriously, and en-joyed his synagogue camaraderie as well. He sometimes gathered enough people in the back of the social hall that he could have held committee meetings while services were still going on in the sanctuary.

Herb Baron was one of those people who always meant well and wanted the best for everybody. Around the synagogue, he gave people nicknames. Morris Hollender was Shlepseleh, I was Marco Polo. Merrill Griff was Mister President. He pronounced every vowel in the name of his granddaughter Mi-cha-e-la.

With his passing is the end of a spirited weekday nusach that only Herb could chant. Nobody lead Psukey D'zimrah quite the same way as Herb did on Sunday mornings. He belted out the Baruch's of the morning blessings and hailed each Halleluyah, with the psalm's opening and concluding verses, like a melodic con-ductor on the Davenning Express.

Herb's dedication to the synagogue was evident throughout his life. He served as president of Temple Beth Israel for several years, and chaired the Temple's Cemetery Committee for decades. He was proud of the way our cemetery was managed, and the way it looked. He was helpful to congregants and their families as they selected their plots and ordered their grave stones.

Herb was never afraid to share his ideas or opinions at board or ritual committee meetings. He often made the suggestion that we should hire a youth director for the synagogue, at a time when the synagogue did not have many kids in attendance. When asked where the youth would come from to direct, he would reply "That's their job." More often than not, when someone made a proposal with which he disagreed, he'd be first to say "I disagree" and explain his reasoning before others shared their opinions. More often than not, he would come around to agreeing. Occasionally he'd approve immediately, and say "Now that's a good idea. I agree."

The High Holy Days were always special to Herb. He wore his dark suit and donned his fancy tallis, the one he set aside for special occasions such as the B'nai Mitzvah of his grandchildren. For many years, Herb served as an usher, and also chanted one of the Haftarah readings. He kept impeccable records of who had which aliyahs on the holidays for years. One of the things he looked forward to the most was sitting with his entire family in their reserved row of seats in the sanctuary. He was always proud of his sister Ina Moses, of blessed memory. When she had her adult Bat Mitzvah, he cheered her on.

We learned the news of Herb's death shortly after it happened on Shabbat afternoon. The Zohar teaches us that Joseph, Moses, and King David also died on Shabbat afternoon, and that those who pass from this world to the next on Shabbat afternoon are considered righteous. In their memory, the Shabbat afternoon service includes three verses from psalms, each beginning with the word "Tzidkatcha" (Your righteousness). For Joseph, "Your righteousness is as great as the mighty mountains." (Psalm 36:6). For Moses, "Your right-eousness, God, reaches to the heavens, you who have done great things. Who is like you, God"? (Psalm 71:19), and for King David, "Your righteousness is everlasting and your law is true." (Psalm 119:142) The Zohar explains that when Joseph died, springs dried up and the tribes fell into exile. When Moses died, the sun darkened at noon and the Written Torah was locked up. When King David died, the moon withdrew her light. With Herb Baron's death, the spirit of Temple Beth Israel also will be diminished.

Perhaps the most fitting final blessing to offer in Herb's memory at this time of transition are the words he would say as he made his transition from completing morning prayers to starting the day:

"Ok boys and girls. Play ball!"

May the memory of Herb Baron, and of all the righteous, be a blessing.

More Mark's Remarks: Remembering Herb Baron By: Mark Frydenberg

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Remembering Herbie Baron By: Cantor Ellen Band

Herbie had a big presence at Temple Beth Israel. When I asked Jim and Andrea how long Herbie had been president of the shul, they said they could not remember because, they said, “Herbie was always here.” He was a board member from the time he joined the shul in 1957 after he married Nessie. He also served as a Vice President. He served as chair of the cemetery committee for 20 years. Jimmy told me that when Herbie found out the location of his cemetery plot, he was delighted to know that he would be, “at the corner by the entrance, the greeter of the cemetery.” Many of you were greeted by Herbie on the High Holy Days when he served as an usher along with Eddie Kaufman, Harry Baker z’l’, and Sam Weinstein z’l’. He passed this tradition on to Jimmy who began as an usher with his father. Herbie chanted the haftorah on the second day of Rosh Hashanah up until a few years ago. He was also a member of the program committee during which time he programmed the following events: Sunday morning breakfasts with, among others, a magician, an Elvis impersonator, and a monkey grinder; Selichos Flickos (a Jewish themed movie for S’lichot evening); and he and Nessie along with Thelma and Yukie Kennen planned New Years Eve parties in the 70’s. Apart from his family and work as a school principal, Herbie’s life revolved around the Temple. He was a model of a devoted member.

Near the end of the movie The Wizard of Oz, the Tin Man is about to get a heart. The Wizard tells him that he’s lucky not to have one since, without a heart, he can’t experience heartbreak. When the Wizard hands the ticking heart to the Tin Man, he tells him that a person is measured not so much by how much he loves, but by how much he is loved by others. Herbie Baron was a well-loved man, deeply loved by his family, friends, members of Temple Beth Israel, and by all who knew this kind and loving man.

Donations in memory of Herb Baron

Annette Manasse George and Jan Barry Anita D’Angio

Rabbi Ari Lev Fornari Charles Papandreou Flora D’Angio

Heidi and Alisa Kellner Claire Flynn Ellie Kasden

Ellie Handel Irving and Sheila Lesnick

Ed Kaufman Lillian Etkind

David Kaufman Edie Rosenberg and Robert Gross

Erika Cohen David Freedman

Rhoda Abramson Myrna Epstein

Nancy and David Solomont Marilyn Tracy

Morty and Sandra Padulsky Judy Dideo

Caroline and Jack Simensky Maida Rubin

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Sisterhood News Did you know that Temple Beth Israel has a Sisterhood? The Sisterhood is open to all female members of Temple Beth Israel. Dues are $10/year or $150 for a lifetime membership. The Sisterhood holds several breakfasts each year and will also be helping the Temple celebrate its 100th year.

Contact Nessie Baron 781-899-3866 or the Temple Office to join.

Classes Continue at TBI

Parashat Hashavuah – The Weekly Torah Portion meeting on alternate Thursday evenings 7-8:30pm at the Temple - Dec 11, Jan 8, Jan 22 In this class, we will investigate selections from the weekly Torah portion with the help of classical Jewish commentators, Talmud, midrash, Jewish mystical texts, modern scholarship, and anything else that can help us understand and connect to our precious heritage. Come join this latest iteration of our 3,000+ years-old book club and lend your voice and your life experience to the discussion! Synagogue Skills Workshop meeting on alternate Thursday evenings 7-8:30pm at the Temple - Dec 18, Jan 15, Jan 29 Whether you want to work on your Hebrew reading skills, comprehension of the siddur, Torah chanting, prayer leadership, the art of the gabbai, or any other synagogue skill, this workshop will be for you. Come as you are or bring a study buddy. The rabbi will be hopping from table to table or sitting nearby, ready to help you develop your synagogue skills for the betterment of our community locally and worldwide.

Hanukkah Candle Lighting

December 18th - 4:30pm

Join us at City Hall in the

City Council Chambers for our annual candle lighting

with Mayor Jeanette McCarthy

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Before kindling the Hanukkah lights on the first night of Hanukkah, Tuesday,

December 16th, recite all three blessings. On every subsequent night only the

first two are recited.

1. Ba-ruch A-tah Ado-nai E-lo-he-nu Me-lech ha-olam a-sher ki-de-sha-nu be-

mitz-vo-tav ve-tzi-va-nu le-had-lik ner shel Ha-nu-kkah.

2. Ba-ruch A-tah Ado-nai E-lo-he-nu Me-lech Ha-olam she-a-sa ni-sim la-avo-te-

nu ba-ya-mim ha-hem bi-zman ha-zeh.

Recited only on the first night (or the first time lighting this Hanukkah):

3. Ba-ruch A-tah Ado-nai E-lo-he-nu Me-lech Ha-olam she-heche-ya-nu ve-ki-yi-

ma-nu ve-higi-a-nu liz-man ha-zeh.

Translation:

1. Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, Who made us holy

through Your commandments and commanded us to kindle the Hannukah lights.

2. Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe, Who performed wondrous deeds for our ancestors in those ancient days at this season.

(First Night Only)

3. Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the universe, Who has given us life and sustained us and enabled us to reach this season.

Hanukkah Blessings

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30

April 2014

If not specified, Minyan - Monday and Thursday is at 7:00am and on Saturday at 9:00am

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 3:54pm 6

Vayishlach

7 8 9 10 11 123:54pm 13

Vayeshev

14 Class and Concert

12-5pm

15 16

Candle

#1

17

Candle

#2

18 Candle

Lighting at City Hall 4:30pm

Candle

#3

19 Friday

Night Service and Dinner 6:30pm

Candle

#4

20 Ch. 1:

Simhah--Joy

Miketz

Candle

#5

21

Candle

#6

22

Candle

#7

23

Candle

#8

24 25 Minyan 8:00am

263:59pm 27

Ch. 2: Creation in God's Image

Vayigash

28 29 30 31 Chapter Numbers on Saturday refer to the book “Judaism’s 10 Best Ideas”

December 2014

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Minyan 8:00am

24:05pm 3

Ch. 3: Halakhah

Vayechi

4 5 6 7 8 94:12pm Friday Night Service and Dinner 6:00pm

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Ch. 4: Repairing the World

Shemot

11 12 13 14 15 164:19pm 17

Ch. 5: Shabbat

Va’era

18 19 20 21 22 234:28pm 24

Ch. 6: Tshuvah

Bo

25 26 27 28 29 304:37pm 31

Ch. 7: Torah

Beshallach

Shabbat Shirah

January 2015

If not specified, Minyan - Monday and Thursday is at 7:00am and on Saturday at 9:00am

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