Schmooze and News at AA
Special Message
Shabbat Corner
- Candle Lighting: 7:54 p.m.
- Shabbat Morning Service 🔀: 9:30 a.m.—Zoom
- Torah Study 🔀: 10:30 a.m.—Zoom
- Israel Exploration Shabbat Table 🔀: 12:30 p.m.—Zoom
- High Holiday Children's Choir Rehearsal ⏺️: 2:00 p.m.
- Mincha Ma'ariv Havdallah Service ▶️: 8:00 p.m.—Zoom
- Conclusion of Shabbat: 8:36 p.m.
- Torah Parsha (Ki Teitzei):
- Annual: Deuteronomy 21:10–25:19
- Triennial: Deuteronomy 21:10–23:7
- Haftara: Isaiah 54:1–10
- Parsha Video of the Week: The Schechter Institutes—Reading the Parsha Through the Eyes of a Mystic
- Bible Video of the Week: Rabbi Joshua Lesser—What Kind of Listener are YOU?
Feel-Good News
Kiddush Sponors
Carol Dlin in honor of her birthday on 8/25
Barbara Wexler and Alan Wexler in honor of their daughter, Kara's (Eli), aufruf
Lynn and Barry Prusin in honor of Barry's birthday on 8/5
Berta and Lev Mebel in honor of Lev's birthday on 8/6
Shelley and Scott Kaplan in honor of their anniversary on 8/13
Lynne and Tom Greenfield in honor of their anniversary on 8/31
Sanctuary Dedication Weekend 8.18.23–8.20.23 Recap >>
Yasher Koach to June Neumark >>
Events
Other Things Happening at AA
Enhance your celebration of the Sukkot holiday with a set of the Four Species. As this year is a Shemita year in Israel, the lulavim and etrogim will be imported from Morocco. Each set costs $65 and includes the Etrog, Lulav, Myrtles, Willows and a Lulav bag.
Pre-paid orders must be placed by Wednesday, September 13. We will email and/or call you when the shipment arrives.
Are you fun? Innovative? Passionate? Love kids? We are seeking exceptional 9th–12th grade madrichim (guides) to join our Kesher team. Kesher is AA's supplementary education program for students four years old through sixth grade.
If you are interested, please email our Interim Director of Education: Annsley Klehr (aklehr@aasynagogue.org). Hourly rates start at $10/hr.
Are you fun? Innovative? Passionate? Good with children? We are seeking exceptional teachers to join our Kesher team. Kesher is AA's supplementary education program for students four years old through sixth grade.
Kesher Lead Teacher Job Description
Kesher Assistant Teacher Job Description
If you are interested, please email our Interim Director of Education: Annsley Klehr (aklehr@aasynagogue.org). Hourly rates start at $30/hr.
Registration for Kesher religious school (3 Yrs–6th Grade) and Neisah teen program (7th–9th Grade) is now open! Take advantage of our early-bird rates by applying before 
The 2023 Summer Beineinu Year-in-Review issue is out! If you haven't yet received your copy in the mail, you can view the electronic version here.
We feel blessed to have a vibrant community that believes in the power of prayer as a source of comfort, strength and healing. At every service, we take a moment to recite the names of individuals we are holding in our hearts for health and healing. Beginning January 1, 2023, all are welcome to add names to our Misheberach (Healing) Prayer List for 30 days. These names will be recited each morning during prayer regardless of their support's presence at services. At the end of 30 days, we request that names be renewed with our office receptionist, Fern Schorr (fschorr@aasynagogue.org; 404.355.5222). Without renewal, names will be removed from the list with our hope that our prayers were successful in sending strength and wholeness.
Do you know an AA congregant who is in the hospital or infirm? We are concerned about loved ones and friends who are in the hospital or infirm. Although our synagogue office remains closed, we are still working and would like to connect with you, especially in regards to pastoral care. If you have information about friends or family in the hospital or other care facilities, please contact Rabbi Rosenthal (lrosenthal@aasynagogue.org) directly. We always appreciate the opportunity to speak with anyone in need and offer support in any way we can.
For many years, Sisterhood has been an active supporter of Rebecca's Tent (a shelter for homeless women at Congregation Shearith Israel) by providing dinners during the winter months. Now, there is an opportunity outside the kitchen to support the shelter's success by attending their Annual Theater Event at Horizon Theater on Wednesday, August 23. Have a delightful evening that supports a wonderful cause!
It's time again to send the sweetest Rosh Hashanah greetings and support Ahavath Achim Sisterhood with your honey purchase. Honey is $14 per jar. Shipping is FREE for orders submitted online through Tuesday, August 1. After August 1, $7.00 per jar is automatically added for shipping.
If you cannot order online, mail your order to Janet Kupshik, Honey Chairperson, 769 West Paces Ferry Road, NW, Atlanta, GA 30327. Mail orders must be received by Thursday, July 20, or shipping charges will be added and charged.
Through our membership with the ADL's (Anti-Defamation League) Kulanu Initiaitve, our AA family is creating an antisemitism task force to partner with other communities across the country to collectively fight hate and antisemitism. Membership on the task force will require a year's commitment and involve participation in ADL virtual meetings and community of practice working sessions. Our congregation will also offer special programs, initiatives, and action steps to raise awareness, call out local and national antisemitic incidents, and build relationships with communities susceptible to antisemitic infiltration. To learn more about or to join the task force, please contact Rabbi Rosenthal (lrosenthal@aasynagogue.org).
Ahavath Achim's Sisterhood is a dynamic organization of women of all ages with diverse experiences, talents, and interests within our synagogue, community, and the Jewish world. Every woman counts for Sisterhood to grow and thrive. Basic membership dues are $45, but we encourage you to join at a Chai-er level. Your generous dues and donations are vital for Sisterhood to continue to offer programs and projects that strengthen and sustain our Jewish values.
We need your involvement in AA's social action programs! Motivate your family and friends "into action" towards the betterment of our community, and envision our current programs continued for the future. Reach out to your nieces, nephews, friends, and new neighbors for new contacts and ideas to help us increase our pool of volunteers for our wonderful existing and future programs. We need you! Find out how you want to be involved by reviewing the list of social action programs in which our synagogue has been involved for many years. If you'd like to become involved, please email our Social Action Chair: Alan Wexler (alanwexler@databankinfo.com; 404.872.8880).
Are you a warm, friendly, dedicated volunteer who wants to make a difference in a fellow congregant's life through acts of loving kindness? Are you willing to make a personal call or visit to comfort and support a congregant who has lost a loved one or been ill? These caring touches – acts of loving kindness – make all the difference in the world to those receiving them. If you want to be a part of strengthening our community, then AA's new Chesed Initiative is for you! This committee will work with our clergy, staff, and lay leaders to connect members who need help with members who want to do good deeds! Additionally, if you know of a congregant who is facing personal difficulties related to health, loss, or grief, please contact Fern Schorr (fschorr@aasynagogue.org; 404.355.5222) to let us know. Help us reach out to members in need. We welcome your help and time with this important project.
Donate to the Ukraine Emergency Fund of Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta
Tribute donations offer the ability to memorialize or honor friends and family through donations to a variety of designated funds. Tribute donations can be made in honor of B'nai Mitzvah, the birth of a baby, a graduation, a wedding, or other special occasion. Donations in memory of loved ones are a thoughtful and meaningful way to remember those who have passed away. Your donation will be acknowledged with a card to the recipient of this tribute. Please note that Tribute Donations require a minimum contribution of $18.
