The Temple
April 2015 = Nisan – Iyar 5775 = Volume 76 / Number 8 = established 1867 = the-temple.org
Temple on the Road:
A View from Behind the Wheel
BY CANTOR DEBORAH HARTMAN
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his year, The Temple embarked on an initiative to bring new venues of worship to our diverse and
widespread congregation. In October, Temple on the Road, a vision of Rabbi Berg and our engagement team, headed by Rabbi Lydia Medwin, began travelling to zip codes beyond midtown and
reaching many of our congregants who may or may not be able to arrive at our Peachtree Street location in
time for 6:00 PM Shabbat worship. None of us knew how this would be received, or if there would even be
an interest in meeting beyond our walls, but we quickly learned how much Temple on the Road was needed
and appreciated!
Attendance at the first three locations was extraordinary! Congregants of all ages turned out in droves for
our targeted Candler Park, Oak Grove and Sandy Springs locations. These were led by Rabbis Spinrad, Berg,
and Lapidus and accompanied by guitar. The reports were glowing…congregants loved the chance to worship
in their own neighborhoods, see familiar faces and establish community in their own backyards, all without
having to fight Atlanta’s traffic!
When my turn came to step out into the community, I
traveled to the William Breman Jewish Home and Lenbrook
Retirement Community. In preparing for these visits, I had
given lots of thought to how nice it would be for the residents of
these facilities to have The Temple come to them; but entertained
no thought as to how these visits would affect me. I was totally
unprepared for how personally meaningful they would be.
When Rabbi Berg and I arrived at The Jewish Home we found
the residents seated at lovely Shabbat dinner tables surrounded by
family, loving staff, and devoted caregivers. As Rabbi Berg started
to speak, and as we chanted the familiar words of the Shabbat
blessings, we were able to see the words come alive through the
eyes of the residents and their families. It was so touching for us
to be able to make that connection and to bring in Shabbat with
those not able to regularly attend worship services.
The Lenbrook visit was equally meaningful. This time, I
brought along Judy Cole, our pianist extraordinaire! We were
amazed at the number of familiar faces and fabulous attendance. Here too, tables were set for Shabbat dinner and lovingly
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attended by staff. The residents participated with us and were
can be reached at:
fully engaged in worship. We even managed to fit in a few tunes [email protected]
from Fiddler on the Roof! I heard laughter, and saw tears too,
as the tunes we sang struck a chord of familiarity and a sense of being home.
We can experience that feeling of a congregational home on multiple levels. In addition to Temple on the
Road, Temple in the Neighborhood connects us via our zip codes for camaraderie and socializing. Both
these initiatives, as well as our small group conversations, contribute to strengthening our community and
deepening our friendships. Last but not least, through the marvels of technology, we now livestream our
chapel and sanctuary worship services to countless viewers every Shabbat.
While we would like to think that everyone can join us in person and regularly at our Temple facility, we
know that is not always possible. Fortunately, we have a variety of options that bind us together as family, creating a large, diverse and extraordinary extended community.
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Friday, April 3
Pre-Seder Shabbat Service....................5:30 PM
First Night Seder at The Temple –
Passover Around the World................... 6:15 PM
Jewish Meditation .................................... 7:00 PM
Saturday, April 4
Passover/Shabbat Chapel Worship.....10:30 AM
Friday, April 10
Passover/Yizkor Chapel
Worship Service................................... 10:30 AM
Shabbat Worship Service......................6:00 PM
Temple on the Road – Oak Grove.......6:00 PM
Jewish Meditation .................................... 7:00 PM
First Friday...............................................8:00 PM
Saturday, April 11
Mini Shabbat Morning......................... 9:30 AM
Bar Mitzvah of Ethan Blase............... 10:30 AM
Friday, April 17
Shabbat Worship Service......................6:00 PM
YoFI Service.............................................6:00 PM
Jewish Meditation .................................... 7:00 PM
Saturday, April 18
Bat Mitzvah of Catherine Levy......... 10:30 AM
Friday, April 24
Shabbat Worship Service,
Guest Speaker: Michael Horowitz –
Atlanta Jewish Federation.....................6:00 PM
Jewish Meditation .................................... 7:00 PM
Saturday, April 25
Bat Mitzvah of Ella Kuehnert............ 10:30 AM
Mincha Bat Mitzvah of
Emma Schwartz......................................5:30 PM
For a full listing of services & other programs:
WWW.THE-TEMPLE.ORG
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Lifecycles&Special Occasions
Mazal Tov to...
B’nei Mitzvah
<Bertram L. Levy on being awarded the 11th Annual Greater Good Award by the
Georgia Planned Giving Council.
<Billy Bauman for his recognition by Hillel Campus Superstar 2015 for his years of
volunteer services in the community and for his passionate efforts to help secure
Jewish continuity in Atlanta.
<Spring Asher and her family on the publication of Our Family Haggadah.
<Our own Rabbi Steven H. Rau and Stacey Levy on the publication of Everyone is
Welcome: Creating a Culture of Inclusion in Congregational Schools.
<Eric Lubell and Yana Kutikova on their wedding.
<Xavier Flores and Julie Kozarsky on their wedding.
<Sara Stirne and Yuri Cutino on their engagement.
<Allison and Derrick Farnham on the birth of their son, Axel Jeffrey (AJ) and to
grandparents, Joyce and Jay Schwartz and great-grandmother, Sonia Schwartz.
<Jane and Jonathan Meisel on the birth of Joshua Shea Meisel and to big brother Jack
and grandparents, Jon Lowe and Joyce Bihary.
May Their Memory
Be For a Blessing
Our Newest
Members
Our Heartfelt Sympathy to the Families of:
<Monica Chau &
Brandon Miller
<Carol Lobman Hart (mother of Michal Hillman)
<Joseph Panitch (uncle of Bob Wiskind)
<Irwin Wolf (husband of Selma and father of
Donna Howell)
<Dr. Martin Smith (father of Deborah Smith, grandfather
of Sara Loft and brother-in-law of Bernie Marcus)
<Jack Opler (father of Stephen Opler)
<Morris Lewis III (husband of Harriett and father of
Andrew Lewis)
<Alvin Levy (husband of Sarah Levy)
<Alice Gottlieb Simensky (mother of Janet Selig)
<Jean Alligood (mother of Max)
<Carol Greenwald (mother of Doug Nelson)
<Vera Rosen (mother of Peter Rosen)
<Katie Wice
<Carol Feldman (sister of Ann Jones and mother of
Bobbi Kelman)
<Samuel Finn Dana (grand- nephew of Barbara Eason)
<Gilbert Kaplan (father of Susan K. Cohen)
Rabbi Alvin Sugarman
is the 2015 recipient of
the Robert Ross Johnson
Humanitarian Award
4LEFT (L-R): Elizabeth Gill, president
of Buckhead Rotary; Rabbi Sugarman;
and, Jim Breedlove, chair of the Award
Committee. RIGHT: Rabbi Sugarman
addressing the Buckhead Rotary Club.
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APRIL 11
APRIL 18
ETHAN BLASE
CATHERINE L.
HARTMAN LEVY
Son of Deborah &
Kevin Blase
Daughter of
Valerie Hartman & Jeff Levy
<Casey Harrington &
Jerry Ushakov
<Corey Massey
Caroline Massey
<Jack Rosenthal
<Brook & Jason Soss
Ari Soss
Harlan Soss
<Shawna & Bruce Walker
Anna Walker
Zachary Walker
<Jessica Weaver
& Oren Snir
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APRIL 25
ELLA HINES
KUEHNERT
EMMA MILLER
SCHWARTZ
Daughter of Julie &
Matthew Kuehnert
Daughter of Katherine
& Jon Schwartz
Leadership
&Contacts
Postal Mail:
The Temple
1589 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
Telephone: 404.873.1731
Fax: 404.873.5529
Email: [email protected]
Web: the-temple.org
Follow us!
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@the_templeatl
Dream for
Tomorrow
THE TEMPLE’S ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN:
Investing for 2017 and Beyond
@the_templeatl
Clergy
Rabbi Peter S. Berg
Rabbi Loren Filson Lapidus
Rabbi David Spinrad
Cantor Deborah L. Hartman
Rabbi Steven H. Rau, RJE
Director of Lifelong Learning
Rabbi Lydia Medwin
Director of Congregational
Engagement and Outreach
Rabbi Alvin M. Sugarman, Ph.D.
Emeritus
Staff
Mark R. Jacobson
Executive Director
Edye Summerfield
Weinberg Early Learning
Center Director
Elizabeth C. Foster
Family & Teen Educator
Stephanie Fields
Education Coordinator
Loren Fay Saunders
Communication and
Marketing Coordinator
Summer Jacobs
Engagement Associate
Zachary Hoffman
Engagement Associate
For nearly a century and a half, The Temple has been a beacon in the Jewish world. Today, Rabbi Berg
leads the most forward thinking, innovative clergy and education team in the Reform Movement.
Mark Jacobson and his administrative staff provide skillful and caring enterprise management, and
our lay leadership upholds a nearly 150 year legacy of passionate commitment to our Temple community. We offer our community an unmatched breadth of worship, learning, social and community
service opportunities, and The Temple is at the forefront of re-defining how a 21st century synagogue
engages throughout the community. Above all else, it is the generous, unwavering support of our
Temple family that affords us the resources to be the most vibrant, exciting congregation anywhere.
When our doors opened in 1867, our founders could not have imagined the world as it is today.
Neither can we fully define today the needs of tomorrow – but we can prepare – by building an endowment that gives us the ability to act, to respond and to be – The Temple.
As you know, The Temple has launched Chalom L’atid: Dreaming for Tomorrow—an Endowment
Campaign with a goal of increasing our current endowment to $36 million. In so doing, the campaign
is assuring our ability to continue the important work of our sacred community for a generation to
come. Already, we have been overwhelmed by the generosity of members who have responded to this
opportunity.
Please consider joining with us and your fellow Temple members in Dreaming for Tomorrow by
making a multi-year pledge, a planned gift or both. Together, we can assure that The Temple continues
to help define the path of Reform Judaism for generations to come.
For more information on the endowment campaign, please visit the-temple.org/dream or
contact Mark Jacobson, Executive Director at [email protected] or 404-873-1731.
Michael Coles and Jim Grien
Campaign Co-Chairs
Thank You to our Endowment Campaign Volunteers!
Officers of
the Board
Jon Amsler
President
Lauren Grien
Executive President
Kent Alexander
Vice President
Hank Kimmel
Vice President
Martin Maslia
Secretary
Louis Lettes
Treasurer
Michael Coles & Janet Lavine
Executive Committee Appointees
4LEFT: Front row, left to right: Gwyn Gordon, Joyce Baron and Barbara Abend. Back row, left to right: Barry Potluck,
Sue Roseman and Barbara Seligman. RIGHT: Jackie Kanfer (left) and Summer Jacobs, our new Engagement Associate.
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Learn at the temple
TBRS Purim Carnival
Thank you to everyone who helped with the
TBRS Purim Carnival this year:
Stephanie Abramowitz, Amber Ackerman, Benny Ackerman, Lucy Adelman, Max
Adelman, Ellie Aferiat, Noah Aronson, Philip Azar, Jeff Belkin, Sabrina Belkin, Ethan
Beller, Lee Ben-Arie, Terry Berger, Jeff Berhold, Morgan Berhold, Ally Carter, Brad Carter,
Maddy Carter, Pam Carter, Sophie Celcer, Jeremy Citron, Reid Cohen, Sam Cooper,
Cole Daly, Elaine De Simone, Lizette Dunay, Abby Edlein, Ike Edlein, Molly Edlein,
Scott Edlein, Susan Edlein, Isabelle Fishbein, Molly Fischbach, Melissa Fishbein, Royce
Flacker, Hannah Jessica Genser, Suzanne Gilboa, Angel Goldman, Lane Goldman, Sophie
Goldman, Mina Goldsman, Brynne Goncher, Jackie Haar, Amy Hirsh, Drew Hockstein,
Ruby Kaufman, Jeffrey Kitzler, Andrew Kroger, Carolina Kroger, Gabrielle Kroger, Rachel
Kroger, Julia Kushner, Billy Levine, Julie Levine, Mia Levine, Alisa Lewis, Ansel Lewis,
Adam Lourie, Max Lourie, Noah Lourie, Jen Lowenstein, Amy Sue Mann, Max Maslia,
Kate Mason, Michelle Merrick-Davis, Erik Montag, Rachel Myers, Mandy Peskin, Julie
Rau, Jacob Ripps, Robyn Ripps, Kim Reed, Sydney Reed, Sydnei Rubenstein, Andie Scher,
Maya Schiele, Sammi Seiden, Shelley Seinberg, Brooke Smith, Meredith Smith, Lesley
Solomon, Larry Sommerfeld, Jessie Spolan, Mia Spolan, Mitch Spolan, Tanya Stein,
Alan Tapper, Jason Tapper, Lynley Teras, Mariel Tillet, Allyn Tucker, Bailey Tucker, Elliot
Williams, Nate Yaeger, and anyone who stepped up at the last minute to help!
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Purim @ T
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4Rabbi Steven Rau and Temple President Jon Amsler jousting
4Prize table at the car
nival
4ABOVE & RIGHT: The WELC students had a great time at their Purim parade!
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TAMID: A Lifetime of Jewish Learning
TAMID dates for the month of April include 13, 20, and 27. Classes that continue into
April include: Adult B’nei Mitzvah, Hebrew 101, Judaism 101, Melton Year 2, Melton CE*:
Beyond Borders, Melton CE*: A Survey of the Major Prophets.
To register for classes please visit www.the-temple.org/tamid or contact
Stephanie at [email protected].
New classes beginning in April include:
LUNCH AND LEARN’S YEAR OF JUDAISM IN THE ARTS CONTINUES WITH A
CONVERSATION WITH THE CANTOR
Wednesdays, April 22 and 29 • 12:00 – 1:00 PM • Cantor Deborah Hartman
Free and open to the community. Bring your lunch and appetite for learning
“BIRTH IS A BEGINNING”
Mondays, April 13, 20, and 27 • 7:00 PM – 7:55 PM • Rabbi Loren Filson Lapidus
Free and open to the community
Following last year’s “Death and Dying” class, we will learn about the beginning of the
life cycle in our tradition. From biblical matriarchs to medieval superstitions to modernday ethical questions, we will discover how Judaism understands this very first stage of life.
YoFI Shabbat
The Breman
Religious School
& Youth Calendar
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Religious School | 9:30 AM
13-15 Last Week of Midweek Hebrew
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YoFI Shabbat led by Kindergarten | 6:00 PM
YoFI Shabbat Dinner | 6:45 PM
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Religious School | 9:30 AM
6th Grade Family Tile Project | 9:30 AM
Teen Israel Trip Parent Meeting | 11:00 AM
Madrichim Meeting | 12:15 PM
Friday, April 17 • 6:45pm
Tzadikim Meeting | 12:15 PM
YoFI services are a worship experience for young readers. Services are led by a rabbi and song
leader and are followed by a dinner. April’s YoFI is led by the TBRS Kindergarten classes.
Religious School Committee Meeting | 12:15 PM
Members: Ages 10 years and up $12 • 2-9 years $10 • Under 2 are free
Guests: Ages 10 years and up $15 • 2-9 years $12 • Under 2 are free
Please visit www.the-temple.org to register by April 14th.
Questions? Contact Stephanie Fields at [email protected].
Camp Minimac is Offering
1-week Sessions this Summer
Join us from June 1 – August 7 as we enjoy:
24-26 NFTY-SAR Spring Kallah in Charlotte, NC
26 Religious School | 9:30 AM
Closing Service | 11:15 AM
Rabbi Rau and Stacey Levy
Publish a Book on Inclusion
STRETCHING STORIES
Stretching Stories starts with the introduction of a wonderful children’s
book. We will stretch that story into the week’s activities including special
in-house field trips, art, music, drama, cooking, character awareness and
more!
Register for 8 weeks and get 2 FREE!
Children who will be 16 months – 5 years old on June 1, 2015 may register for one or more Camp Minimac Sessions.
WELC is Now Accepting Applications
Apply now for the 2015-2016 school year for children who will be 18
months – 4 years old on September 1, 2015. Spaces are available in
both our Half Day and Extended Day (7:30 AM – 6:00 PM) programs.
Applications and additional information for Camp Minimac and
Weinberg Early Learning Center can be found on our website or by
contacting the WELC/Camp Minimac office at 404-872-8668 or
[email protected].
Mazel tov to Rabbi Steven Rau and Stacey Levy on
the publication of their book, Everyone is Welcome.
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Programs&News
Passover@The Temple
First Night Seder at The Temple –
Passover Around the World
Friday, April 3 • Check in: 5:45 PM • Seder: 6:15 PM
We’ve saved you a place at the seder table! Join us for our annual community seder led by our clergy and including a traditional meal catered by
The Brickery. Price for members is $50/adult and $25/children ages 4-13;
non-members $60/adult and $35/child.
To RSVP, please go to www.thetemple.org/passover or call Joya
Schmidt at 404-873-1731 by March 24.
First Friday Presents:
8th Night Kabbalistic
Passover Seder for
Young Professionals
Friday, April 10 • 8:00 PM
For the Jewish Mystics, the 8th and final night of Passover offered a new
take on an ancient tradition. They internalized our ancient story of moving from Egyptian slavery to liberation, and saw in it a five-stage process
to move from personal bondage to freedom. In lieu of our more typical
Friday service, join Rabbi Spinrad and the First Friday crew as we take this
journey together. The cost of the Seder is $25 with all proceeds donated to
The Temple’s Blessing Box Project, the part of our ongoing, multi-faceted
Anti-sex Trafficking Initiative that goes after hunger, one of the root causes
of slavery. Space is limited to the first 50 registrants.
To volunteer, email Summer Jacobs of our Engagement team: sjacobs@
the-temple.org. To register: http://tinyurl.com/plp7qug.
Follow us on Twitter: @FirstFridaysATL
Blessing Boxes
Sunday, April 12 • 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Action Ministries Feed the Hungry Warehouse
2160 Hills Ave, Suite F, Atlanta, GA 30318
As a part of our ongoing Anti-sex Trafficking Initiative, join your Temple community as we make an
impact on hunger, a root cause of modern day slavery
and trafficking. This year’s program is an expansion of
2014’s Blessing Bag project and follows best practices
as laid out by our partner organizations, who recommend boxes of non-perishable food rather than bags. This is an
acknowledgement that those who are food recipients come from homes where all
residents living there may food insecure.
Our goal in 2015 is to fill 1,000 boxes, meaning The Temple needs to raise $5,000
to cover the $5 per box fee to cover administrative and transportation costs. All are
welcome, but volunteers ages 12 and under must have adult supervision.
You may donate by either sending your check to The Temple with “Blessing Boxes”
in the memo line or by calling The Temple to donate by credit card. To register to
volunteer, please email our Core Team Leader Mary Anne Fry at [email protected].
Thank you for your generosity and for helping us to make Atlanta freedom’s home!
Library News
At Passover we gather together to tell the story of our exodus from Egypt and
how we became a people who accepted the Torah. You can find that story in the
many beautiful Haggadahs in the 262.5 area of our library.
Of course, when we Jews get together, we eat. Check out our cookbook section,
641.5, for many delicious recipes. And have a great Seder.
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ISIS Conversation with Ambassador Robert S. Ford
Thursday, April 2 • 6:30 PM at The Carter Center
Join your Temple as we co-sponsor a special evening of conversation: ISIS: First
Syria and Iraq. Then Libya. What’s Next? Former U.S. Ambassador to Syria and
Algeria Robert S. Ford, Hrair Balian, Director of the Conflict Resolution Program
at The Carter Center, and Assistant Professor Abbas Barzegar, PhD of the Department of Religious Studies at Georgia State University will engage in a panel conversation followed by an audience question and answer. Registration required, free and
open to the public. www.wacatlanta.org.
Temple on the Road—
Bringing Shabbat to You!
Friday, April 10 • 6:00 PM • Oak Grove
The Temple is coming to Oak Grove! We invite you to celebrate Shabbat with us
at Leafmore Creek Park Club in the Oak Grove neighborhood on April 10th at 6
PM. It will be a family-friendly music-filled service. Come early to enjoy the playground, and bring some tasty treats to share for an oneg (reception) immediately
following the service.
Leafmore Creek Park Club is located at 1373 Altamont Dr, Decatur, GA 30033.
Please contact Summer Jacobs at [email protected] for more information.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Mini Shabbat Mornings
Saturday, April 11 • 9:30 AM
Looking for something to do with your little one
on a Saturday morning? Infants through preschoolers and their families are invited to join us
on the second Saturday of every month at 9:30 AM
in the Covenant Chapel for singing and a story
with our puppets, followed by a bagel snack (matzah will be available for those who observe the 8th
day of Passover) and then playground time. We’ll play on our beautiful outdoor
Sonia’s playground, or if it rains, on the WELC’s two indoor playgrounds. Please
come dressed casually.
There is no fee or RSVP required. Questions? Please contact either Rabbi
Loren Filson Lapidus at [email protected] or Edye Summerfield at [email protected].
Daytime Discussion Group
Wednesday, April 22 • 10:30 AM
For our April meeting, we will be discussing Jewish European composers, and
why some converted out of Judaism. Together we’ll be using the resources of
the library to learn about this topic. You don’t have to read ahead; everyone is
welcome. The Daytime Discussion group meets monthly before the first Lunch
and Learn.
Temple Book Club
Tuesday, April 14 • 7:30 PM • Temple Media Center
We will be reading A Guide for the Perplexed, a novel by
Dara Horn. Bob Wenger will lead our discussion of this
page-turning mystery which skillfully blends the psychology of Biblical and modern sibling rivalry with the theology of medieval philosopher Maimonides, the twentiethcentury scholarly research of Solomon Schechter, the Arab
Spring, and the digital frontier of computer apps. Dara
Horn has taught Jewish literature and history at Harvard
University and her novels have won the National Jewish
Book Award for Fiction and Editors' Choice by the New
York Times Book Review.
Join Us…
Yom HaShoah
92nd Street Y @ The Temple Program Broadcast
This program is made possible by Marc Weinberg in honor of Chuck and Lisa
Taylor. Each broadcast will be followed by a discussion relevant to the topic. All
technological issues have been properly addressed and enhanced. Upcoming
programs include:
THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN IN C ONVERSATION
WITH D OV SEIDMAN
Sunday, April 12 @ 2PM-4PM
Join us for the first in a series of conversations on how individuals, nations and
business must urgently change how they behave, lead and operate in a world
that is more interconnected and interdependent. This first evening will examine
the challenges in the global arena at this pivotal time and the fundamental shifts
needed to solve our most pressing problems.
DAVID BRO OKS: ON CHARACTER
Sunday, May 3 @ 3PM-5PM **Please Note Time Change **
Join New York Times columnist David Brooks for an in-depth discussion about
what constitutes character as explored in his new book. Some people seem to
possess inner lives that are more substantive than the rest of ours. How do they
do it? Depth, argues Brooks, is the core of our being and something we cultivate
over time; it’s engraved by thought and action; it’s built through the commitments we make—to a nation, a faith, a calling or loved ones—and the sacrifices
we endure because of those commitments.
Bingo at the Jewish Home
Wednesday, April 15 • 7:30 – 8:30 PM
Please consider joining other Temple congregants for a one time mitzvah project. We will be going to the William Breman Jewish home to assist with their
weekly Bingo Party. It is a mitzvah to share your time with the residents. We
will assist with helping them play and serving cookies and soft drinks. Please
RSVP by emailing Barbara Abend at [email protected] and let her
know of your interest and the number of family members that will be joining
you. Upon receiving your response, she will send you further details.
Sandwich Salon: Women Connecting & Learning
Tuesday, April 28 • 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
SYMPHONY, OPERA, THEATER… THE HIGH!
WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THE ARTS?
Delve into the local arts scene with a panel of speakers designed just for us! We are
excited to be joined by Catherine Fox, executive director, editor and chief art critic
of ArtsAtl (http://www.artsatl.com), and former art and architecture critic at The
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Mira Hirsch, theatre arts professional and an active
director, teacher and theatre advisor. Education Director
and Associate Artist of Theatrical Outfit, Mira is well known
locally as the founder and artistic director of Jewish Theatre
of the South. Also joining us is Mark Kent, VP, Education
and Community Engagement for the Atlanta Symphony
Orchestra. Formerly with the Cobb Energy Performing Arts
Centre Foundation, he was instrumental in the formation
of the well-regarded Shuler Hensley Awards for Excellence Women Connecting
& Learning
in High School Musical Theater. To round out the panel we
will be joined by playwright Hank Kimmel, a founding member and board president
of Working Title Playwrights. His plays have been produced throughout the United
States, including right here in Atlanta at Jewish Theatre of the South.
Don’t miss this special Sandwich Salon. Bring your lunch and a friend—or
two! RSVP to Joya by April 21 at [email protected].
Sunday, April 12 • 3:30-4:30 PM
The MJCCA will commemorate Yom HaShoah at the Besser Holocaust
Memorial Garden, one of the preeminent Holocaust Memorials in the
Southeast. The Yom HaShoah ceremony will feature remarks from Irving
Roth, Holocaust survivor, writer and internationally known educator. Mr.
Roth is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades for his work promoting a more accepting and diverse world, including the Spirit of Anne
Frank Award. He is also an author of the book, Bondi's Brother: A Story of
Love, Loss, Betrayal and Liberation.
Highlights of the ceremony will include: A performance by Shir Harmony, Atlanta's only adult Jewish women's a cappella group; Memorial
prayers; and The lighting of six torches in memory of those who perished
in the Holocaust.
The program is free of charge, and will take place at the MJCCA, (5342
Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody). Rain or Shine. For information, visit www.
atlantajcc.org, or call 678-812-4161.
Yom Hazikaron
C ONSUL ATE GENERAL OF ISRAEL IN ATL ANTA
INVITES THE TEMPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN
YOM HAZIKARON
Tuesday, April 21 • 7:30 PM at Congregation Ahavath Achim
The Consulate General of Israel of the Southeast and the Israeli House in
Atlanta invite The Temple to participate in the annual Memorial Ceremony
for Israel’s fallen soldiers and victims of terror. Yom Hazikaron is designated
as Israel’s official Memorial Day to honor its fallen servicemen, servicewomen, and civilian casualties. Yom Hazikaron gives us the opportunity to
honor and remember those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in the name
of Israel. This year’s Memorial Ceremony will take place at Congregation
Ahavath Achim on April 21 at 7:30 PM.
We ask that congregants provide the Consulate General of Israel with the
names of any immediate family members who have fallen while protecting
Israel or as victims of terror. We want to honor those from our local community, and there will be memorial candles located at the entrance of AA.
These candles will be lit during the ceremony.
If you plan to attend, please wear a white shirt and arrive to the synagogue
no later than 7:15 PM. There will be a security screening prior to entering
the synagogue, and guests are asked to leave large bags and unnecessary
items in their vehicles.
Your presence at the Yom Hazikaron Memorial Ceremony is of the
utmost importance. Please RSVP to [email protected]. For
more information, visit the website at http://atlanta.mfa.gov.il.
Yom HaAtzmaut - Happy Birthday, Israel!!!!!
Sunday, April 26 • 1:00 – 5:00 PM • Location to be announced
Join us at a community-wide festival to celebrate Yom HaAtzmaut – Israel’s
67th birthday. There will be food, shopping, fun and games for the entire
family. Please check www.JewishAtlanta.org for updates on the location.
Sages of All Ages: Day Out at the Center for Civil
and Human Rights, Followed by Sips N Strokes
Tuesday, April 21 • Bus departure: 9:30 AM
Calling all Sages—please join us for a day of culture. We will be going to The Center for Civil and Human Rights to connect the 20th century American Civil Rights
Movement to today’s Global Human Rights Movement. Afterwards, we'll be off to
Sips n Strokes where lunch will be provided. We will be learning to paint a stilllife portrait with oil paints that we are able to take home! Please feel free to bring
an unopened bottle of wine or a beverage of your choosing to sip. Please RSVP
by April 7 to Joya Schmidt at [email protected]. Cost: $45/per person.
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Programs&News
Caring at The Temple
Our Caring at The Temple program reaches out to fellow congregants during
times of hardship or pastoral need, providing homemade chicken soup and challah to members who are bereaved, ill, recently discharged from the hospital, or
are celebrating the arrival of a new child. We recently celebrated our 500th soup
delivery, and nearly every step of the program—from soup preparation, to delivery (within your zip code), to letting us know about
fellow congregants in need—is led by members of our
congregation.
Thanks to our Caring at The Temple volunteers who
delivered soup this month:
Lara Church Geller, Civia Gerber, Lisa Katz, Robbie
Levin, Deborah Maslia, Mitzi Michelson, Sharyn Mulqueen, Jill Slavin and Leslie Stone.
To be a part of this program and to fulfill the mitzvah
of bikkur cholimI (visiting the sick) or to let us know
who needs soup, please contact Rabbi David Spinrad at
[email protected] or 404-873-1731.
Support The Temple When
You Shop at Kroger
Enroll your Kroger Plus card in the Kroger Community Rewards Program. Enrollment is easy
and does not impact your savings. Sign in to your
account and enroll using our NPO number: 75313.
You must go through the online enrollment
process. Have your Kroger Plus card handy. Once
you have created an account, scroll down to the bottom of the page to the Community Rewards section. Put your information in and the search for the NPO
number. The name you will see will be listed as "The Temple: THE HEBREW
BENEVOLENT CONGREGATION".
Every time you shop for groceries and swipes you card, The Temple automatically starts earning a rebate. You must swipe your registered Kroger Plus card or
use the phone number that is related to the registered Kroger Plus card when
shopping for each purchase to count.
To verify you are enrolled correctly, you will see The Temple's name on the right
side of your information page when applying the NPO number. Enrollment takes
up to 7 days to start earning money towards The Temple community rewards.
The Temple’s 2015 Confirmands
C O N F I R M AT I O N C L A S S O F 2 0 1 5
There are few prouder moments for The Temple than when we come together to consecrate the
confirmation of our young members. This year, we will celebrate on Friday, May 1 with the following
confirmands and their families. Then join us on Sunday, May 3 at 10:00 AM as our confirmands lead us
in their confirmation service. All of our Temple members are invited to join in this joyous occasion with us.
MAX YALE ADELMAN
Mark & Amy Adelman
MACKENSIE IDA FREEMAN
Dr. Kevin & Mrs. Faryl Freeman
LYNDSEY PEARLSTEIN
Blair & Terri Pearlstein
LENORE EVE ALEXANDER
Pamela & Michael Alexander
WALKER EVAN GOLDSTEIN
Andrew Goldstein & Gail Scogin
JOSEPH MARVIN RAFSHOON
Ellen & Scott Rafshoon
ETHAN RHYS BELLER
Bonnie Klein & Eric Beller
SYDNEY MAYA KATZ
Karen & Mitch Katz
ARIEL HANNAH SCHWARTZ
Ellen & Eric Schwartz
DANIELLE SHAI BEN-ARIE
Neta & Eyal Ben-Arie
MICAH ISAAC KITZLER
Kim & Jeffrey Kitzler
MAXWELL BENJAMIN SIMPSON
Helene Erenberg & Kendall Simpson
CAROLYN REBECCA CAPELOUTO
Gary & Susanna Capelouto
JAKE HENDRIK KLAUSNER
Daniel & Lucy Klausner
EVAN JAY STRAT
Amy & Clifford Strat
SOPHIE SARA CELCER
Iréné Celcer &
Alberto Gonzalez Celcer
SAMUEL STUTZ LETTES
Louis & Amy Lettes
JOSHUA HENRI VAN DER EERDEN
Gaye & Henri van der Eerden
SAMUEL KOHL LEVY
Linda & Bert Levy
EMMA ILENE WARREN
Susanne Warren & Richie Warren
KATELYN CHANCE MASON
Cheryl & John Mason
SOPHIE HIRSCH YAEGER
Mira Hirsch & Keith Yaeger
ANNA KATHRYN OTTE
Jennifer Bush Otte & Fred L. Otte z”l
LILLIAN JULIETTE YOUNG
Lisa & Craig Young
ADAM JAMES COHEN
Glen & Lee Cohen
SHELBY AMANDA ETKIND
Andrew & Michelle Etkind
& Jennifer Pirkle Etkind
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SAV E T
H E SE DATES!
FRIDAY, APRIL 3
Zaban Couples Center
At the end of April, the Zaban Couples Center will complete another successful residential season. But make no mistake, the work of the Center is far from over when the residents move out.
The Center provides ongoing support, educational sessions and social services to former residents
throughout the year.
Over the past six months, many of this year’s residents found new jobs, strengthened their relationships with their partners and learned new coping skills to help them as they embark on this
next phase of independent living.
Thanks to the generosity of members of the Temple as well as
other congregations, churches, school/youth groups and foundations
throughout the city, the residents benefited from a safe environment
to live, healthy dinners, numerous lunches and many programs to help
get them back on their feet.
If you are interested in learning more about and/or supporting the
Zaban Couples Center, please visit the web site www.zabancouplescenter.org or its Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ZabanCouplesCenter
facebook.com/ZabanCouplesCenter
The Temple and JF&CS Moas Chitim –
Passover Food Drive
Moas Chitim (“wheat money”) is an ancient custom in which Jews provide funds to Jews in need
for the purchase of Passover food. JF&CS supports a group of dedicated volunteers who have taken
on the responsibility of Moas Chitim in Atlanta. JF&CS coordinates the distribution of food and
financial assistance for these Jewish families.
Last year we gave out over 240 bags of food to Jewish Atlantans in need. You can help by collecting these specific Passover items (all marked Kosher for Passover) and place them in the barrel
in the lobby.
• Passover Chocolates and/or Fruit Gels
• Macaroons (any flavor)
• Dried Fruits
• Gefilte Fish
• Matzo Ball and Soup Mix
• Passover Preserves
•Tuna
Please note: We Are Not Collecting Matzo or any
Matzo products. These items have already been ordered.
First Night Seder at The Temple –
Passover Around the World
See page 6 for more information.
FRIDAY, APRIL 10
8th Night Kabbalistic Passover Seder
for Young Professionals
See page 6 for more information.
SUNDAY, APRIL 12
Blessing Boxes action in April
See page 6 for more information.
SUNDAY, MAY 17
Sages of All Ages: Gibbs Gardens
More info coming soon!
Temple History
Janice Rothchild Blumberg and Barbara Seligman accompany
a group of students from the University of Pennsylvania on a
historical tour of The Temple. The students are studying civil
rights through a cultural program that has been taking them
on a tour of a few major cities (including Selma, Alabama) that
were heavily involved in the Civil Rights Movement.
"Today we are visiting The Temple to learn about and explore
the relationship between blacks and Jews", says one student.
For more information, please contact: Elizabeth Foster at [email protected]. All food must be
collected by Sunday, March 22nd in order to distribute by Passover. Thank you for your support!
A Party with a Purpose—
The Big Reveal:
The 2015 Hunger Walk
Thank you to everyone who participated
in this years 2015 Hunger Walk. With
over 60+ walkers/runner, we reached and
exceeded our goal with a grand total of $10,384.00!!
LISTENING CAMPAIGN WRAP UP
AND SMALL GROUPS LAUNCH
Sunday, April 26
9:45 AM Breakfast • 10:00 AM Small Groups Launch
Get in on the ground floor of an initiative that is making waves
nationally. Join us to hear what we said in our house parties
and help us create the small groups that will certainly bring you
deeper meaning and wonderful friends. Come for breakfast—
leave excited about the year to come! Please RSVP to Joya
Schmidt at [email protected].
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Contributions of Support
Rabbis’
Discretionary Funds
In Memory of:
Jean Alligood
Mickie & Burt Cohen
Temple
Endowment Fund
Bill Weiller
In Memory of:
Selma Sacks
Milton Siegel
Mother of Ellen Strauss
Wendy Lipshutz &
Hank Aldort
Dorothy Wells
Judith Wells
Leonard M. Bernes
Jack Wells
Florence Bernes
Judith Wells
Affie
Bill & Bea Gotthelf
In Honor of:
Naming of our daughter,
Ishara Jain Baumrind
Eva Davidson
Linda & Gene Davidson
Sheila Greenstein Davis
Leonard Greenstein
Leonard Edlein
Joan & Donald Brown
Parul Jain & Ben Baumrind
Anniversary Josh &
Linda Brener
Nancy, Samantha, Adam
& Jason Brener
JoAnne Finestone
Birthday of
Margie Holland
Deedee & Marc Hamburger
Recovery of Edye Koonin
Bill Weiller
Berit Milah of Levi Light
Jackie & Richard Newfield
Birth of Levi Light
Renee L. Flom
Alvin Hamburger
Sylvia Isikoff
Max Korman
Milton Kuniansky
The Kuniansky Family
Terry Lerner
Jackie & Richard Newfield
Beloved husband,
Alvin Levy
The Levy family
Morris Lewis III
Jeremy Berry
Nancy Abrams
Joan & Donald Brown
Janet Lefkowitz
Bill Weiller
Bar Mitzvah
of our son David
Sherry & Jerry Perchik
Bat Mitzvah
of our daughter, Ally
Lisa & Gregg Spivack
Our daughter
Clara’s naming
J.L. Mack, Jr.
Lauren & David
Wattenmaker
Clyde Rodbell
Cantor’s
Discretionary Fund
Dear husband,
James Rones
In Memory of:
Jim Levy
My dad, Joseph Seltzer
Robert Craft
Chip Mack
Brad & Debbie Weitz
Gail Rones
Naomi Popkin
Beloved mother,
Pat Richards
Claudia Shorr
Sholom Rubenstein
Jill & Doug Slavin
Selma Sacks
Helen & George Bowen
Arlene & Jerry Shlesinger
Belle Serber
Leonard Greenstein
Minna Shubin
Marilyn & Josh Shubin
Alice Gottlieb Simensky
Joan & Donald Brown
Jackie & Dave Wolf
Elinor Siegel
Mickie & Burt Cohen
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Lynne Daly
Claudia Shorr
Wally Dreyfoos
Jeanne Dreyfoos
Alvin Levy
Sarah Levy
Patsy Collat
Shirley Wender
In Honor of:
The Bat Mitzvah
of our daughter, Ally
Lisa & Gregg Spivack
The Bar Mitzvah
of our son, David
Sherry & Jerry Perchik
Engagement of our
daughter Alexandra
to Ian Roth
Janet & Milton Dortch
The Temple Board
of Trustees
Linda & Michael Friedman
Esther Ross
Maurice Draluck
Carolyn, Larry, Mark,
Sammy & Tzipi Levine
Morris Lewis III
Temple Board of Trustees
Deborah & Jay Auerbach
Brenda & Jake Guercio
Thomas Laforge
Joyce & Donald Block
Amelia Island Convention
& Visitors Bureau, Inc
Norma Lewis
Terrie & John Lantor
McKenna Long &
Aldridge, LLP
Kathryn Cullari/Cullari
Communications Group
Julie Metzger Adkins
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Wynne
Karen Castellaw
Patsy Collat
Linda & Steve Citron
Sonia Kuniansky
Carol & Kevin Cleveland
Elizabeth Hewitt
Helen Wax
Jonathan Wax
Edward Gray
Nancy Gray Abrams
Michelle Taylor
The Temple Board
of Trustees
Dr. Martin Smith
The Temple Board of Trustees
Linda & Steve Selig
Cathy & Steve Kuranoff
Irwin Wolff
Sylvia Grossman
Alice Gottlieb Simensky
Shirley Mossler
Finn Dana
Sharon & Howard Silvermintz
Loretta & Hyman Shapiro
Esta Kornfield
Nancy & Steven Gallant
Temple Breman
Religious School
Fund
Judith & Mark Taylor
Alice Gottlieb Simensky
The Temple Board of Trustees
Lila & Doug Hertz
Sally & Sam Coolik
Deanne & Julian Mohr
Robert Israel Zwig
Marcy & James Solmson
Jack Opler
Maurene & Ralph Birnberg
Judith Kirschner
Mary Caroline &
Sidney Kirschner
In Honor of:
Birthday of Norman Asher
Bobbie & Jon Golden
Birthday of Gene Davidson
Dr. Jeffrey and Mavis Wener
Donation:
Dahlila Hampton
Senior
Transportation
Fund
In Memory of:
Beatrice Smith
Joyce & Sonny Shlesinger
Alvin Levy
Barbara & Melvin Seligman
Abraham Freeman
Alysa Freeman
Fannie Shapiro
Loretta & Hyman Shapiro
Susan S. Wise
Dick Wise
Joan Solomon
Jill & Joe Ferst
Raie Weinbaum
Elaine Harris
Alvin Levy
Holland Youth
Library Fund
Susan Miller
In Memory of:
Janice Dattel Levin
Suzanne Jacob
Jack & Paula Weinstock
Rose Gross Stern
Alice Gottlieb Simensky
The Temple Board
of Trustees
Kelly & David Miller
Jack Levin
Jane & Hamilton Kimzey
Ellen & Jack Holland
Sue & Dick Stern
Temple Library Fund
Albert L. Greenberg
Marcy & James Solmson
In Memory of:
Rita Ferst
Temple Board of Trustees
MedWay Air Ambulance
Barbara & Henry Kimmel
Susan & Mark Jacobson
Annette & Jack Rau
In Memory of:
Irwin Wolff
Temple Singers Fund
Jack Opler
In memory of
Alice Gottlieb Simensky
Edward Zwig
The Temple Board of Trustees
Frank Gottlieb
Ellen & Jack Holland
Annette and Jack Rau
The Temple Book Club
Ron Glass & Ian Ratner
Advisory Group
Lillian Wexler
Jack Wexler
Alvin Levy
Loretta & Hyman Shapiro
Leona Young
Virginia Hein
Community
Services Fund
In Memory of:
Selma Sacks
Ronnie van Gelder
Dr. Martin Smith
Ronnie van Gelder
Molly Blank
Ronnie van Gelder
Morris O. Lewis III
APCO Worldwide
Helen & Burt Horwitz
Bunny Mitchell
Alvin Levy
Ronnie van Gelder
Jack Opler
Ronnie van Gelder
Charlotte Adis
Ronnie van Gelder
Ruth van Gelder
Ronnie van Gelder
Arthur A. Cohen
Ronnie van Gelder
Abraham Cohen
June C. Klein
Lowenstein Youth
Scholarship Fund
In honor of
75th birthday
of Genie Aberson
Joel & Irwin Lowenstein
Jen & Stan Lowenstein
Ellen Italiaander
Joanne & Eddie Birnbrey
Suzanne & Richie Reiman
Ruth & Alan Shor
Prayerbook
(New High Holy
Day Prayer Book)
& Worship
Enrichment Fund
In Memory of:
Elias Rau
Annette & Jack Rau
Bat Mitzvah
of Sydney Ellam
Kelley & Jeffrey Ellman
Bar Mitzvah of
Jaden Ellman
Kelley & Jeffrey Ellman
Andrew Lev Miller
Kelly & David Miller
Susan Miller
Laurel Kay Miller
Seymour Kaufman
Adam, Kristen, Zachary
& Mekaela Kepler
Kelly & David Miller
Joan Kaufman
Jay Dittler Shlesinger
Joyce & Sonny Shlesinger
Blanche & Milton Silon
Elaine Clear
Marcia F. Heiman
Carol Finkelstein
Gerson Finkelstein
Carol Finkelstein
Frank Grbinich
Lauren & David
Wattenmaker
Lorraine & George Hunt
Lauren & David Wattenmaker
Estelle, Carl & Andrew
Wattenmaker
Lauren & David Wattenmaker
Robert H. Kremer, Sr.
Ray Ann Kremer
May Friedman
Goldwasser &
Harry Goldwasser
Kelly & David Miller
Lisa Kepler
Rex Borenstein
Lindsay & Evan Borenstein
Granddaughter,
Bailey Hartman
Deborah & Sanford Hartman
Grandson,
Addison Hartman
Deborah & Sanford Hartman
Granddaughter,
Carly Hartman
Deborah & Sanford Hartman
Grandson,
Josiah Hartman
Deborah & Sanford Hartman
Marcia & Stuart Naterman
Jack Opler
Diane & Martin Maslia
Maslia & Whitehead Families
Craig Kaufman
Alice Gottlieb Simensky
Jodi Moss
Ronald P. Carling
Sandra L. Carling
In Honor of:
Rabbi Loren Lapidus
Robyn & Scott Ripps
Naming of daughter
Clara “Esther” Lorraine
Wattenmaker
Lauren & David Wattenmaker
Deborah & Sanford Hartman
Deborah & Sanford Hartman
Nancy & John Hirsch
Joyce & Jay Schwartz
Irving & Joyce Shlesinger
Florence Melton
Lauren & Jim Grien
Barbara & Burton Gold
Clyde Rodbell
Paula & Roy Swartzberg
Lauren & Jim Grien
Lauren & Jim Grien
Clyde Rodbell
Lauren & Jim Grien
Sadie Schwartz Blonstein
Lenore E. Gold
Shirley Mirvis Borenstein
Barbara & Burton Gold
Pike Family Organ
Fund
Barbara & Burton Gold
Anonymous
Dianne Ratowsky
Fayne Frankel
Alvin Levy
Adult Education
Fund
Weinberg Early
Learning Center
Fund
In Memory of:
Eileen Lange
In Memory of:
Lillian Nadler Straus
Joyce & Jay Schwartz
Morris Lewis III
Leonard Edlin
Beatrice Marcus Smith
Donation:
Sonny & Joyce Shlesinger
Lauren & Jim Grien
Nathan Rosenzweig
Margery A. Ganz &
Richard Ganz
Beloved father,
David Levison
Melvyn & Mildred Anhalt
Gerald W. Miller
Phil Dietz
In Memory:
Corrine M. Ganz
Sonia Kuniansky
In Memory of:
Molly Blank
Roy Sobelson
Paula & Roy Swartzberg
Shirley Mirvis Borenstein
Elaine Sobelson Rubin
Aaron Hartman
Claudia Shorr
Milton Kuniansky
Lenore E. Gold
Memorial Fund
Dianne Ratowsky
Fayne Frankel
Deborah & Sanford Hartman
Ronald & Elaine Koenig
Birthday of
Sandra Epstein
Jeanette & Nat Tieman
90th birthday of
Marshall Numark
Deborah & Sanford Hartman
Sonia W. Schwartz
Barbara Seligman
In Memory of:
Jack Opler
85th birthday of
Eleanor Goldsmith
Samuel (Sid) Koenig
Mary Zwiren
In Memory of:
Jack Opler
Esther Bleich
Scholarship Fund
Deborah & Sanford Hartman
Lillian Silverman
Weinberg
Speedy recovery of
Hyman Shapiro
Ellen & Paul Goldstein
Granddaughter,
Eva Benardot
Deborah & Sanford Hartman
Josephine R. Katz
Spring & Tom Asher
Norman Leifer
Denise Stein
In Memory of:
Selma Sacks
Burton Epstein
William Savitt
Sonia’s Playground
Fund
Sandra Epstein
Jodi Moss
Granddaughter,
Libby Hartman
Paula & Stuart Light
In Honor of:
Levi Dylan Light,
great grandson of
Marilyn & Josh Shubin
Janet Selig
Lindsay & Evan Borenstein
Marcia & Stuart Naterman
Arthur W. Light
Penny Saunders
Marion & Bert
Sobelson Family
Fund
Cal Borenstein
Granddaughter,
Juniper Hartman
Ida Goodman Naterman
& Abraham Naterman
Morton Jefferson
Saunders
Owen Halpern
Corrine Friedman
Barbara & Burton Gold
Irving Elishewitz
Barbara & Burton Gold
Pearle Goldwasser
Barbara & Burton Gold
In Honor of:
Bat Mitzvah
of Lauren Isaacson
Judith & Mark Taylor
Sam Miller
Memorial Fund
In Memory of:
Armand David Kahn
Elizabeth & Bill Jump
Zaban Couples
Center
In memory of:
Susan Lynn Babush
Dick & Carole Babush
Leondid Edlin
Anta Romm
Dick & Sue Stern
HIGH
HOLY
DAYS
2015
Mishkan
HaNefesh
Alice Seminski,
mother of Janet Selig
Mike & Sue Tancill
In honor of:
80th birthday of
Norman Asher
Brenda Raymon
My 40th birthday
Amanda Cohn
The 40th birthday
of Amanda Cohn
Friends & Family
Birthday of
Bea Feiman
Fayne Frankel
Bat Mitzvah of
Ally Spivack
Gabrielle Kroger
Tommy Lazer
In support of:
Marta Transportation
The Friedman Family
Philanthropic Fund
Donations:
Anonymous
Stephanie Aferiat
Ethel Delman
Angela & Steven
Langham
Sari Marmur
Theodore Orkin
Phyllis Owens
Jeffrey Rubin
We appreciate all donations & suggest a minimum of $10.00 per acknowledgement. Donations can be earmarked to one of our various
donations funds. For more information on the various funds and their purpose in funding The Temple’s legacy and operations, please
contact Rita Zadoff at 404-873-1731. You can make donations in person, over the phone, or via our website at THE-TEMPLE.ORG
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The school year will be over
before you know it! Graduations?
Confirmation? Teacher
appreciation gifts? Other simchas?
What more meaningful gift
than donating a set of our new
High Holiday prayer books,
Mishkan HaNefesh! For $54.00,
you and your honoree will be
recognized for years to come with
a personalized nameplate in each
of the two volumes.
Ordering instructions
are now on
The Temple’s website:
www.the-temple.org.
events
UPCOMING
TEAR-OFF THIS PANEL AND
SAVE FOR YOUR FRIDGE!
APRIL 3
6:15 PM First Night Seder at The Temple –
Passover Around the World
THE TEMPLE
1589 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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APRIL 10
6:00 PM Temple on the Road—Oak Grove*
8:00 PM First Friday Presents:
8th Night Kabbalistic Passover Seder
for Young Professionals
APRIL 11
9:30 AM Mini Shabbat Mornings
10:30 AM Daytime Discussion Group
APRIL 12
10:00 AM Blessing Boxes*
2:00 PM 92Y: Thomas L. Friedman in
Conversation with Dov Seidman
3:30 PM Yom HaShoah*
APRIL 14
7:30 PM Temple Book Club
APRIL 15
7:30 PM Bingo at the Jewish Home*
APRIL 21
9:30 AM Sages of All Ages:
Day Out at the Civil and Human Rights
Museum and Sips n Strokes*
7:30 PM Yom Hazikaron: Consulate General of
Israel in Atlanta Invites The Temple to
Participate in Yom Hazikaron*
APRIL 22
7:00 PM Lunch and Learn
t h e t e m pl e a pri l 2 0 1 5 bu l l e t i n
APRIL 25
7:00 PM Annual Fundraiser: It's 1965!
APRIL 26
9:45 AM Listening Campaign:
Party with a Purpose – The Big Reveal
1:00 PM Yom HaAtzmaut - Happy Birthday, Israel!
APRIL 28
11:45 AM Sandwich Salon:
Symphony, Opera, Theater… The High!
What Can We Learn From The Arts?*
SAVE THE DATE FOR A TRIP
BACK IN TIME TO CELEBRATE
ALVIN & BARBARA SUGARMAN’S
50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY:
M AY 1
6:00 PM Confirmation Consecration Shabbat
IT’S 1965!
M AY 3
10:00 AM Confirmation Service
3:00 PM 92Y: David Brooks: On Character
7-10 PM at The Temple
APRIL 29
7:00 PM Lunch and Learn
M AY 1 7
Sages of All Ages: Gibbs Gardens
TBD
* Program is away from The Temple
1589 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30309
404.873.1731 | [email protected]
the-temple.org
Saturday evening, April 25
Enjoy casual food stations and
dance to music from the ’60s.
Invitation to follow soon.
Thank you to Joanna & Ira Genser for
chairing this sure-to-be memorable event.
Non-Profit
Organization
U.S. Postage
PAID
Permit No. 968
Atlanta, GA