Wednesday, January 16, 2013
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NATIONAL POLLSTER COMING TO STOUGHTON: Former presidential pollster Patrick Caddell will be speaking on issues of national security and the Middle East at the Ahavath Torah Congregation on Monday, January 28th, as part of the Irwin M. and H. Ethel Hausman Memorial Free Speech Speakers’ Series. This event is held in conjunction with "Secure America Now," which helped obtain Mr. Caddell’s commitment for this event on short notice. Pat Caddell has worked for Democratic presidential candidates George McGovern in 1972, Jimmy Carter in 1976 and 1980, Gary Hart in 1984, Joe Biden in 1988, and Jerry Brown in 1992. He also worked for Colorado Senate candidate Andrew Romanoff in 2010. He taught at the US Military Academy, University of California…
Monday, January 7, 2013
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NO AMBASSADOR FOR YOU! Last week, About Town reported the news that Ahavath Torah Congregation in Stoughton was hosting Dore Gold, former Ambassador to the United Nations for Israel, at the end of January. But Ambassador Gold had to ultimately end up declining the invite because of a scheduling conflict. On December 30, we received an enthusiastic email from the Temple's Rabbi, Jonathan Hausman, confirming Gold's appearance on January 28. Hausman said tickets were $125 and $250 and that it was sponsored by The Irwin M. and H. Ethel Hausman Memorial Free Speech Speakers’ Series. It went on to say that SecureAmericaNow.org would receive funds raised, to help underwrite the cost of the Ambassador’s appearance. Hausman wrote that, "This is a…
Thursday, October 18, 2012
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Thursday, October 18, 2012
Editor's Note: The following is a guest column written by Mark Kushinsky and edited by Faye Kushinsky. Mark Snyder will return with another edition of About Town on Friday. RETIRED ISRAELI AMBASSADOR VISITS STOUGHTON: Ambassador Yoram Ettinger gave an impassioned talk titled “The US-Iran-Israel Triangle” Friday evening, Oct. 12, at an open gathering hosted by Ahavath Torah Congregation in Stoughton. Ettinger opened the talk with a reference to the opening lines of Genesis, which was read recently on Shabbat (Saturday), and how it can also be interpreted as a covenant of Fire and how in Hebrew The United States is translated as “the lands of the covenant.” In a subsequent talk the Ambassador went on to explain that the word “federal” is …
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
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JOE DAWE HONORED: Stoughton High School Athletic Director Ryan Donahue wanted to honor longtime Stoughton High football public address announcer Joseph Dawe, Jr. last Friday night, Sept. 28, at halftime of the Stoughton High-Mansfield High football game. Dawe was joined on field by the Stoughton High cheerleaders during a brief ceremony. As the public address announcer that night, I read a prepared statement that Donahue received from Joe’s son, Joseph Dawe III. This is what I read: Joe Dawe began his career in the Stoughton Public Schools in 1962 as a 6th grade teacher and later as the assistant principal at the Jones Elementary School. During this time, Joe was a founding father of the Stoughton Public School's bilingual education …
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
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ARMY LT. GENERAL TO SPEAK IN STOUGHTON: Ahavath Torah Congregation's Hausman Memorial Lecture Series presents an evening with retired Lieutenant General William G. "Jerry" Boykin for “A General’s Perspective: US/Israeli Relations – The Ties That Bind." It takes place Wednesday July 11 at the Ahavath Torah Congregation, 1179 Central Street in Stoughton. The meet and greet BBQ with Boykin will begin at 5:30 p.m. - $100 paid RSVP (cash or check only). The general event will begin at 7 p.m. - $20 checks to be made payable to ATC. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Homes for Our Troops (www.HomesForOurTroops.com). LTG (ret.) Jerry Boykin was one of the original members of the US Army's Delta Force. He was privileged to ultimately …
Friday, January 20, 2012
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IRAN SO FAR AWAY: Dr. Mark Durie, spoke Thursday night about "A Perspective on Islam, Christians, and Israel" at Ahavath Torah Congregation in Stoughton. The evening focused on the view of Christians, Jews and Israel through Islam's foundational texts and how that should shape one's understanding on the future of negotiations between Israel and her neighbors, as well as sister democracies. He talked about what happens when non-Muslims live under Muslim rule. They have traditionally been presented with three choices: conversion to Islam, death, or the subservient status known as dhimmitude. His latest book sheds light on that little-understood condition and its contemporary relevance. The Third Choice: Islam, Dhimmitude and Freedom by Durie…
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1:01 am on Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Mr. Dawe is a gentleman and well loved in our town. I am delighted the town has honored him once again. the Stoughton Sentinel more ›