YOM HASHOAH SERVICE +

DENIAL FILM SCREENING

APRIL 7 | 5:30PM
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APRIL 2021
NISSAN / IYAR 15781 BULLETIN
A MESSAGE FROM RABBI JOSHUA FRANKLIN

Reentry from Exile

The doors to our sanctuary have now been closed to the public for over a

year. Most of us long to return to our spiritual home at the Jewish Center

of the Hamptons, to be together once more in the comfort of a familiar

pew, in the place that we have developed Jewish memories over the years.

The time for reentry from exile is soon approaching as we are currently

planning the reopening of the Jewish Center sanctuary on a limited basis.,

but this is nonetheless a moment for us to mark with excitement and

jubilation. I’m reminded of the Psalm that the Jews sang when they were returning to their beloved

Jerusalem after seventy years of living in captivity in Babylonia:

‫׃םי ֽ ִמ ְל ֹח ּ ְכ ּוני֗ ִָהי֝ ן ֹ֑ו ּי ִצ ת ֣ ַבי ִׁש־ת ֶא ה ָוה ֭ ְי ב ּ֣ו ׁש ּ ְב ת ֹ֥ולֲע ֫ ּ ַמ ֽ ַה רי֗ ִׁש‬

A Song of Ascension: We feel like dreamers when we imagine God restoring the treasures of Zion

‫ה ֥ ּ ָנ ֫ ִר ּונ ֪ ֵנֹוׁש ְלּו ֮ ּוני ּ ִפ קֹו֡ חׂ ְש א ֪ ֵל ּ ָמִי ז֤ ָא‬

Our mouths are filled with laughter, and our tongues with joy — Psalm 126

Welcoming our community back into the Jewish Center’s sanctuary will surely evoke the same

kind of elation. We will, of course, still continue to offer a virtual platform for those who wish

to be a part of the worship community via Zoom, Facebook Live, and Vimeo. Something similar

happened at the time of the return of Exiles from Babylonia; many ended up not physically

returning. These steps are not a return to normal; rather, a a gradual return to a new normal

for our community. Yes, there will be the old comforts of our sanctuary and the experience of

physical community, yet there will also be many safety protocols that effect the way we pray, our

ability to interact, and the look of our sanctuary.

The time is nearing. Over the next month, keep on the look out for details about our reopening.

Rabbi J oshua Franklin

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 SHABBAT ON THE BEACH

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MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

FRIDAY, MAY 28 | 6:00pm
101 OCEAN AVENUE, EAST HAMPTON
Shabbat on the Beach fuses the experience of spending the summer at the beach
with traditional Jewish Shabbat rituals. Find your spot in the sand and join the
Jewish Center of the Hamptons community in singing, dancing, and celebrating the
joys of a magical Shabbat experience.

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YOM HASHOAH SERVICE

Yom HaShoah Service

Holocaust Remembrance Day
Wednesday, April 7 at 5:30pm
We will remember the millions of Jewish men,
women, and children, as well as countless others,
whose lives were taken during the Shoah, one
of the darkest times of human history. Yom
HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day,
teaches us to remember and honor not only the
millions of lives lost, but the bravery and strength
of those who survived such senseless acts of
brutality.
To commemorate this time in history, Jewish
Center of the Hamptons will mark the day with a
brief memorial service, followed by a screening
of the award-winning film, Denial. The film
chronicles the Irving v Penguin Books Ltd trial, in
which Deborah Lipstadt, a Holocaust scholar, was
sued by Holocaust denier David Irving for libel.

We hope you will join us for this service followed by a special

screening of the film Denial (see Page 5 for details) →

We invite you to pick up a yellow Yahrzeit candle to light in memory of

those whose lives were tragically cut short. The yellow wax reminds us
of the yellow arm bands that Jews were forced to wear.
May their memories forever be for a blessing.

Yom HaSh oah

CLICK HERE TO
Remembrance Day
Holocaust
Memorial Service

April 7, 2021  5781

Charlotte Sasso, Chairperson

DOWNLOAD THE
Rabbi Joshua Franklin
Rabbi Debra Stein, Cantor
Zimmerman
Rabbi Emeritus Sheldon

BOOKLET

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 DENIAL FILM SCREENING

Join us for a screening of the film

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7 | 5:30pm

immediately following our Yom HaShoah service

Based on the acclaimed book Denial: Holocaust History on Trial, DENIAL recounts Deborah E.
Lipstadt’s (Academy Award® winner Rachel Weisz) legal battle for historical truth against
David Irving (BAFTA nominee Timothy Spall), who accused her of libel when she declared him
a Holocaust denier. In the English legal system, in cases of libel, the burden of proof is on the
defendant, therefore it was up to Lipstadt and her legal team, led by Richard Rampton (Academy
Award® nominee Tom Wilkinson), to prove the essential truth that the Holocaust occurred.

DENIAL is directed by Emmy Award® winner Mick Jackson (“Temple Grandin”) and adapted for
the screen by BAFTA and Academy Award® nominated writer David Hare (The Reader). Producers
are Gary Foster and Russ Krasnoff.

This event will be held on Zoom. Register at jcoh.org/denial

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MUSSAR / MAZEL TOV

MUSSAR:
A PRACTICE OF SHAPING OUR HOLY VIRTUES
WITH RABBI JOSHUA FRANKLIN
MONDAYS | MARCH 15–MAY 3 | 5:00pm
The word “Mussar” translates into “correction” “instruction,” or “ethics;” but Mussar as a practice
describes a movement of self betterment through the development of holy Jewish virtues. Come
explore one value (middah) at a time with Rabbi Josh Franklin, as we unpack ideas such as humility
(anavah), wisdom (chochmah), generosity (n’divut), compassion (rachamim), and trust (bitachon).
Mussar is not Jewish self-help. Its purpose rather is to elevate holiness in each individual.

This event will be held on Zoom. Please visit jcoh.org/virtual to join.

MAZEL TOV
• Parents Claire & Michael Olshan, along with grandparents
Carole & Mort Olshan, on the birth of Colette Eve Olshan
on Thursday, February 4, 2021.
• Parents Jordana & James Daunt, along with grandparent
Rabbi Debra Stein, Cantor on the birth of Logan Hayes Daunt
on Sunday, March 28, 2021.
• Parents Samantha & Lowell Wiener, along with grandparents
Diane & Steve Wiener on the birth of Brody Maddox Wiener
on Wednesday, April 7, 2021.
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 SHABBAT EVENING SERVICE WITH TEMPLE BNAI TORAH OF WANTAGH

RABBI DANIEL BAR-NAHUM CANTOR RICA TIMMAN

RABBI JOSHUA FRANKLIN RABBI DEBRA STEIN, CANTOR

SHABBAT EVENING SERVICE

WITH
TEMPLE BNAI TORAH
OF WANTAGH
FRIDAY, APRIL 16 | 6:00pm

The Jewish Center of the Hamptons teams up with Temple Bnai Torah of Wantagh for a joint
Shabbat Evening service. In addition to an evening with an expanded community, we’ll have
clergy from both communities leading services together.

This event will be held on Zoom. Please visit jcoh.org/live to join.

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HELP GETTING A VACCINE APPOINTMENT / SHTISEL SEASON 3 DISCUSSION GROUP

DO YOU NEED HELP GETTING A VACCINE APPOINTMENT?

JCOH Members who are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and have not received your
first dose and do not have an appointment for one, please fill out the form on our website or
call the JCOH office at 631-324-9858 to request help. We have volunteers who are offering to
assist in getting you an appointment!
JCOH Members please visit jcoh.org/help to register to get help.

SHTISEL SEASON 3 DISCUSSION GROUP | THURSDAYS | 5:30pm | APRIL 8–JUNE 3

with Rabbi Joshua Franklin
Join Rabbi Joshua Franklin for a discussion on the hit Israeli television series, Shtisel. Shtisel is about
a fictional Haredi Jewish (ultra-Orthodox Jewish) family living in Geula, Jerusalem. Participants can
watch the series on Netflix starting on March 28. Each of the nine sessions will explore an episode
from the newest season of the show. Issues such as Jewish identity, Israeli culture, living as an
Orthodox Jew, and more will be explored during the conversation.
This event will be held on Zoom. Please visit jcoh.org/shtisel to register.

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 GRACIOUS GIVING / SOCIAL MEDIA

PASSOVER APPEAL PATIO STONES RABBI FRANKLIN’S

DISCRETIONARY
Selim Sadaka Daryl Roth
Jaclyn & David Epstein
Nanette Rosenberg Elizabeth Linker in honor of their daughter,
Stephanie Cuba in memory of Elaine Corwin Sydney (Shoshana) Hannah
“Through Storms We Grow” Epstein’s baby naming
Randi Ball
Todd & Michelle Kingsley Sylvia & Howard Dolch
Herman Goldberg in honor of their new grandson,
Martin Maness
Lulu Fairman Rhodes August Reilly
In honor of his grandchild, Carter
Susan Stouber Maness’, Bris / Baby naming
Carole Ostroff
Leslee Simon
GENERAL DONATIONS
RABBI DEBRA STEIN,
Laurie Koen
Elizabeth Gordon CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY
Karen Merns
Pete Webb Arlene Brodsky
Sylvia & Howard Dolch
in gratitude for the ability to Zoom
Susan Lorinsky our classes Jean & Marty Forman
Arnold Warmbrand in honor of the birth of
Michael Tobin & Danna Greenberg Logan Hayes Daunt
Martin Forman
Matthew Oates Elaine & Stanley Weiss
Nancy Gerber “Mazel Tov ad infinitum!”
Karen Frankel Arlene Louzon

Raymond Russolillo Susan Stouber

Audrey Morgan Harriet Reisberg SOCIAL ACTION FUND
Anna Rottersman
Barbara Denson
Ronnie Tuft Andrea Eisenberg
Antonia Szilagi in memory of her mother & father,
Martin Forman Charlotte & Max Eisenberg
Esther Muller-Wieder Judy Kossover
Allison Klein
Bernard Cornick Audrey Krisbergh in honor of Myrna Klein

JOIN THE #JCOH

PELOTON GROUP
CONNECT AND WORK OUT WITH
FELLOW JCOH CONGREGANTS

Join us at jcoh.org/peloton
or search the #JCOH tag!

LIKE JCOH ON
/JewishCenterOfTheHamptons
FOLLOW JCOH ON
@JewishCenterOfTheHamptons
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LIVESTREAMING SERVICES

While we remain socially distanced, we hope

you will take the opportunity to connect to
us this Shabbat by tuning into our services
by visiting jcoh.org/live.
We will continue to find ways to connect
with our community and to connect you
to each other.

ZOOM SHABBAT
FRIDAYS | 6:00pm
SATURDAYS | 10:00am
Connect with your JCOH
community, wherever
you may be, by joining us
for Zoom Shabbat. Zoom
allows us to see each other
virtually as we pray, creating
community even when
we may be at a distance.
Together, we will light
Shabbat candles, sing and
pray in community.

TORAH STUDY
SATURDAYS | 12:00pm
Dive deep into the weekly
Torah portion with Rabbi
Joshua Franklin. Come for just
one or come for every one.

Each week we begin anew in

our study of Torah through
an array of perspective,
commentaries, and opinion.

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 LIVESTREAMING SERVICES/ MORNING MINYAN

PRAYER BOOKS: CURBSIDE PICK-UP

Prayer books are available to be borrowed from the JCOH so that
you can have them on hand while livestreaming our services via
jcoh.org/live. We have sanitized and individually bagged prayer
books that have been placed on a cart located on the porch
outside the front door to the administrative building. If you come
by to borrow a book, please send an email to office@jcoh.org to
let us know. Please consider dropping off some non-perishable
food items in the bin to be donated to our local food pantries.

DIGITAL PRAYER BOOKS

Visit jcoh.org/live to find a digital copy
of our prayer book and weekly readings.

Permissions for the online usage of our

prayer book was graciously extended by
The Movement for Reform Judaism London

MORNING MINYAN
THURSDAYS | 8:00am
Join your fellow JCOH Congregants for a lay-led morning minyan every Thursday morning.

This event will be held on Zoom. Please visit jcoh.org/virtual

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LIFECYCLE EVENTS / HEALING WISHES / ALL IN THE FAMILY / PRAYER FOR THE SICK

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAPPY

YOM HULEDET SAME’ACH ANNIVERSARY
Randi Ball Jeffrey Hirschfeld Barbara Seril
Joan Brill &
Fredrick Becker Sarah Jaffe Irving Shafran Paul Kallmeyer

Linda Berley Elizabeth Karmely Irene Silverman Ron & Judy Baron
Jeff Blau Shirley Katz Anna Spector Robert & Amanda
Marilyn Breslow Michelle Kingsley Joseph Tahl Lowenthal

Nancy Chemtob Max Kopelman Vicki Tahl Scott & Tami Schneider

Susan Ehrlich Roger Lang Janice Tainiter Robert & Andrea Vogel

Marc Ellenbogen Laurie Lederman Jeffrey Tannenbaum Joel & Nancy Wintner

Jarett Fein Jacqueline Lowey Maureen Vienick Juan Mesa-Freydell &

Catherine Stoll
Andrew Feuerstein Andrew Mall Eileen Warner

Linda Fischbach Daniel Marrow Eugene Wexler Stuart & Lynn Epstein

Gregory Fischbach Juan Mesa-Freydell Sara Beth Zivitz Robert & Emily
Rosenberg
Lloyd Goldman Kori Otero Rivalyn Zweig
George & Joan Segal
Marilyn Goldstein Gary Rein
John & Myrna Daniels
Mark Hirsch Mina Seeman

HEALING WISHES ALL IN THE FAMILY

Keeping those who are ill or homebound in our prayers

Please call the Jewish Center office at 631-324-9858 to let
is a precious mitzvah. We need your help in helping us
us know of any lifecycle events such as joyous occasions,
embrace those who are ill or homebound by calling their
illnesses or deaths so that our Rabbi, Cantor, staff, and
names in our prayers and lifting our communal and
congregation can respond appropriately.
individual voices as one.

MISHEBERACH PRAYER FOR THE SICK

Elizabeth Hill
Katie & John Cockerham Somerstein family
Jeffrey Mazlin
Angela Hamil Gary Stein
Albertina Pineda and family
Carol Harrison Leonard Yohay
Carol Roaman
John Harrison June Yohay
Nanette Rosenberg

If you would like the name of your loved one on our list, please email office@jcoh.org or call 631-324-9858.

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 YAHRZEITS / IN MEMORIAM

THE DEPARTED LIVE ON IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WHO CHERISH THEIR MEMORY.

Ilse Baron Goldie Helman Samuel S. Perelson

Lillian Baumblatt Ellen P. Hermanson Dora Piccone

Richard Baumgarten Rosalyn Hermanson Lizzie Rosenthal

Gertrude Bennett Libby Hillman Louis Rubinstein

T.G. Bialek Lillian Butler Hoffman Frances Rudman

Harry Bialek Sam Joseph Max Schleiff

Lily Bialek Barbara Katz Henry Schlossberg

Lillian Black Maxwell Katz Sandra Sendrowitz

Gregory Butler Barry Kaye James Shane

Sam Butler Carol Kaye Jenny Sheps

Alexander Cohen Myron H. Kinberg Lucille Siris

Ann Cohen Edith Kolodney Cheryl Stein

Judith Druck Samuel Kramer Lori Stein

Nona Feiner Frances P. Rothschild Lauterbach- Bea Taffet

Russell
Simon Ferman Christopher Anslem Taylor
Max Lefkowitz
Evan M. Frankel Fay White
Barnet Levine
Jerome S. Frankel Elias Wolfson
Arnold Lewis
Samuel Fryman Ruth Yablonsky
Bernice Mager
Sandra Fryman Benjamin Zucker
Daniel Mazzilli
Mae Goldberg
Sydney Middleberg
Harry Gordon
Harry Miller
Richard Grossman
John Neuwirth
Arthur Grossman
Ernest Oppenheimer
Dolores Harris

IN MEMORIAM…
Harry Lauhon

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 JCOH CALENDAR
APRIL 2021 — NISSAN / IYAR 5781
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
19 Nissan 1 20 Nissan 2 21 Nissan 3
 Morning Minyan  Shabbat Service  Shabbat Service
DATE KEY 8:00am 6:00pm 10:00am

 Torah Study
 Services streamed online. Visit jcoh.org/live for more info 12:00pm
 Virtual Community events on Zoom. Visit jcoh.org/virtual
for more info

22 Nissan 4 23 Nissan 5 24 Nissan 6 25 Nissan 7 26 Nissan 8 27 Nissan 9 28 Nissan 10

 Mussar:  Yom HaShoah  Morning Minyan  Shabbat Service  Shabbat Service
A Practice of Service + Denial 8:00am 6:00pm 10:00am
Shaping Our Film Screening
Holy Virtues 5:30pm  Shtisel Season 3  Torah Study
5:00pm Discussion Group 12:00pm
5:30pm

29 Nissan 11 30 Nissan 12 1 Iyar 13 2 Iyar 14 3 Iyar 15 4 Iyar 16 5 Iyar 17

Gates of Jewish  Mussar:  Morning Minyan  Shabbat Service  Shabbat Service
Learning Pods A Practice of 8:00am with Temple Bnai 10:00am
9:00am Shaping Our Torah of Wantagh
Holy Virtues  Shtisel Season 3 6:00pm  Torah Study
5:00pm Discussion Group 12:00pm
5:30pm

6 Iyar 18 7 Iyar 19 8 Iyar 20 9 Iyar 21 10 Iyar 22 11 Iyar 23 12 Iyar 24

Gates of Jewish  Mussar:  Morning Minyan  Shabbat Service  Shabbat Service
Learning Pods A Practice of 8:00am 6:00pm 10:00am
9:00am Shaping Our
Holy Virtues  Shtisel Season 3  Torah Study
5:00pm Discussion Group 12:00pm
5:30pm

13 Iyar 25 14 Iyar 26 15 Iyar 27 16 Iyar 28 17 Iyar 29 18 Iyar 30

Gates of Jewish  Mussar:  Morning Minyan  Shabbat Service
Learning Pods A Practice of 8:00am 6:00pm
9:00am Shaping Our
Holy Virtues  Shtisel Season 3
5:00pm Discussion Group
5:30pm

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 WAYS TO GIVE

MEMBERSHIP AMAZON SMILE

Membership helps support the wide range of programs and
activities offered at the Jewish Center of the Hamptons.
Your dues also help maintain the beauty of our sanctuary
and the upkeep of our buildings and grounds. We
encourage everyone to take full advantage of the wide
array of religious, intellectual, cultural and social events at
the JCOH. To join, contact the JCOH office at 631-324-9858
or visit jcoh.org/membership. Shop with Amazon Smile and give back to the Jewish Center
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INSCRIBE A STONE

We have refurbished the Donald and Barbara Zucker Patio with stones designed
in the shape of the Star of David. These stones can be engraved in honor of a
special person or moment in our lives, or in memory of a loved one.
Help us raise needed funds to support our yearly operating budget. This project
will be ongoing for years to come, allowing future generations the opportunity
to participate.
Contact our Executive Director, Matthew Oates, for details at 631-324-9858
or by email at moates@jcoh.org.

HONOR A LOVED ONE’S MEMORY

When those whom we hold close to us die, we yearn to
find a way to consecrate and honor their memory. As we
sit in our beautiful landmark sanctuary, we are warmed by
‫תהא נשמתו צרורה‬
‫בצרור החיים‬
its loveliness, soulfulness and openness to the world of the
spirit and the physical world around us. We feel ever closer
to God.
Honoring the memory of our loved ones who have passed
You can enshrine the memory of your loved ones by beyond the threshold of life offers us an opportunity to pay
inscribing their name(s) on a pew plaque in the sanctuary. homage to those who made the world a better place because
In that sacred space you will connect to the bonds between they lived in it. It is a time to strengthen the bonds between
here and the hereafter in our hearts and minds.
them and the divine.
A Memorial Plaque in our small sanctuary may be
A Pew Plaque in our Main Sanctuary may be purchased for $1,000.
purchased for $5,000.

Visit jcoh.org/giving or text JCOH to (631) 910-7700 to donate!

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JCOH.ORG • 631-324-9858 • FAX 631-329-6654

CURRENT OFFICERS CURRENT BOARD OF TRUSTEES PAST PRESIDENT CLERGY

PRESIDENT
Evan Frankel z”l
Fredrick Becker C. Leonard Gordon Rabbi Joshua Franklin
Harry A. Katz Barbara Braun Morris L. Kramer Rabbi Debra Stein, Cantor
Caroline Berley Endzweig Betty L. Marmon z”l Rabbi Emeritus Sheldon Zimmerman
VICE PRESIDENTS
Michael Frank Joseph Oppenheimer z”l
Mitchell Iden
David Gallo Donald Zucker STAFF
Carole Olshan
Alan Garfield Linda Heller Kamm
Carol S. Roaman DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Martin Gershon Michael Salzhauer EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMERITA
Steven P. Schwartz
Kenneth Gilman Diane Wiener
TREASURER Marc Goldstein HONORARY TRUSTEES

Hirschel B. Abelson Arthur Malman Howard Lutnick, CO-CHAIRMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Morton Olshan, CO-CHAIRMAN Matthew Oates

Andrea Olshan
SECRETARY Edward Pantzer David Gerstein ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Charlotte Sasso Jeffrey Rimland Jane H. Goldman Patricia Fall
Nanette Rosenberg Steven Roth
Andrew Sabin GRAPHIC ARTIST
CHAIRMAN Gregory D. Shufro
Michael Salzhauer Michael Senft Wil Weiss
Anna Spector
Stuart Suna Sheldon Solow z”l MAINTENANCE
Carol Wenig Donald Zucker Nicholas Ward
Nancy Wintner FOUNDERS Carlos Alfaro
Cathy Yohay Evan M. Frankel z”l
Lynn Zises Jacob Kaplan z”l
Sara Beth Zivitz Irving Markowitz
Bernard Zeldin

SHABBAT SERVICES OFFICE HOURS OFFICE DIRECTORY

Monday–Friday: Phone: 631-324-9858
Shabbat Evening Service 9:00am–5:00pm Fax: 631-329-6654 | jcoh.org
Fridays at 6:00pm
Rabbi Joshua Franklin Patricia Fall, Administrative Assistant
Shabbat Morning Service
Ext. 204, rabbi@jcoh.org Ext. 201, pfall@jcoh.org
Saturdays at 10:00am
Followed by Torah Study on Zoom Rabbi Debra Stein, Cantor Wil Weiss, Graphic Artist
(visit jcoh.org/virtual for more info) Ext. 205, cantor@jcoh.org Ext. 211, wweiss@jcoh.org
Matthew Oates, Executive Director Nicholas Ward, Head of Maintenance
Livestream all of our services by visiting Ext. 203, moates@jcoh.org Ext. 207, maintenance@jcoh.org
Diane Wiener, Dir. of Development
Ext. 206, development@jcoh.org
Financial Department
financial@jcoh.org