Torah Study 🔀
2024-04-27 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-05-04 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-05-11 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-05-18 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-05-25 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-06-01 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-06-08 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Cavalier Room, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327
Join us every Shabbat morning for Torah Study, where lay leaders, rabbis, and congregants lead lively discussions about the weekly parashat. This discussion requires no special knowledge and is designed to deepen your understanding and appreciation of the Torah and the wisdom of our Sages.
Questions? Contact the chair: Michael Miller (mgmiller@sloan.mit.edu).
Join us in the Cavalier Room or via Zoom.
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Rebbe's Tish ⏺️
2024-04-27 12:30 - 14:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Srochi Auditorium, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave. NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
Join us during kiddush lunch on Shabbat mornings for Rebbe's Tish where we'll sing, do a bit of studying and kavanot, celebrate simchas, and fulfill the mitzvah of delighting in Shabbat and reciting the blessing after meals! Whether you attended the Shabbat morning service virtually, in person, or not at all, you are welcome to join us—Grab a seat at the square table in the atrium between the Sanctuary and Srochi Auditorium. We'll start around 12:30 p.m. (or ~30 minutes after the service ends) and sing the blessing after meals (Birkat HaMazon) between 1:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Questions? Contact music@aasynagogue.org.

Rabbi Rosenthal's Talmud Class 🔀
2024-05-01 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-05-08 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-05-15 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-05-22 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-05 17:00 - 18:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Foyer, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327
Join Rabbi Rosenthal every Wednesday for an exploration into the minds of our rabbis to better understand our modern Jewish world and the innovative process of Rabbinic Judaism. This year we will be studying Tractate Megillah, Chapter 1 "Megillah Nikret," understanding the days that different Jewish communities and townships can read the Biblical Book of Esther in celebration of the Purim Holiday. As always, this study will take us far beyond the holiday of Purim giving us an insight into the lives Jews lived in the past and a better idea of the spiritual life we live today. No experience of Talmud study is needed. We will work in English translation and the conversation will flow from our hearts and minds.
Although an online text will be shared, Rabbi Rosenthal encourages all students to purchase their own copy of Tractate Megillah. He recommends the Koren Steinsaltz edition.
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Biblical Hebrew Class
2024-05-01 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-05-08 19:30 - 20:30
Join us every Wednesday for Biblical Hebrew Class, led by Hebrew instructor, Jim Dricker. In this class, we will cover all aspects of grammar and a well-rounded basic vocabulary. Students set the pace of the program, and we will proceed as fast or as slow as the majority of the class requests. We might take two years to complete… maybe more… perhaps less! The only prerequisite is the ability to sound out Hebrew words.
Required textbook: The First Hebrew Primer: The Adult Beginner's Path to Biblical Hebrew, Third Edition by Simon, Resnikoff, and Motzkin (available on Amazon and other book sellers)

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Pirkei Avot Rebbe's Tish ⏺️
2024-05-04 12:30 - 14:00, 2024-05-18 12:30 - 14:00, 2024-05-25 12:30 - 14:00, 2024-06-01 12:30 - 14:00, 2024-06-08 12:30 - 14:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Srochi Auditorium, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave. NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
Join us during kiddush lunch on Shabbat mornings from Passover to Shavuot for a special Pirkei Avot Rebbe's Tish. During the period of long Shabbos afternoons in the Omer count period, we will use our Rebbe's Tish time to observe the tradition of studying Pirkei Avot, "Ethics of the Fathers." Each week one of our rabbi friends will lead a session covering one chapter per week.
Schedule:

Saturday, April 27—Chol HaMoed Chapter 1: Jordan Forman and Rabbi Neil Sandler
Saturday, May 4— Pirkei Avot Chapter 2: Rabbi Hillel Norry
Saturday, May 11—Israel Exploration Table and Pirkei Avot: Rabbi Laurence Rosenthal
Saturday, May 18—Pirkei Avot Chapter 3: Rabbi Laurence Rosenthal
Saturday, May 25—Pirkei Avot Chapter 4: Rabbi Michael Rothbaum
Saturday, June 1—Pirkei Avot Chapter 5: Rabbi Shulamit Cenker
Saturday, June 8—Pirkei Avot Chapter 6: Rabbi Chaim Listfield

Questions? Contact music@aasynagogue.org.

Rosh and Nosh ⏺️
2024-05-09 08:15 - 09:00, 2024-06-07 08:15 - 09:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue – Lobby, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327
Join us once a month on Rosh Chodesh to elevate the new month with Ahava parents and minyan regulars! After the morning minyan service, we'll be offering the opportunity for our two wonderful communities to schmooze and learn a short bit of Torah that's friendly for the whole family. Stop in for coffee and a donut, and hang out as long as you'd like! Learning will last approximately five minutes and will be offered twice, at 8:30 a.m. and 8:45 a.m.

Israel Exploration Shabbat Table 🔀
2024-05-11 12:45 - 13:45, 2024-06-08 12:45 - 13:45 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Paradies Hall, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave. NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
Join us one Saturday a month to learn about and discuss current issues involving Israel. With the incredibly complex reality that the Jewish state finds itself, the goal of this group is to learn and discuss. We will read through recent articles and publications highlighting major issues and welcome educators, advocates, Israeli Government, and NGO professionals to share their thoughts, work, and hope. Learning is at the core of this experience, so come with an open mind and heart.
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Source Sheets:

Saturday, June 15: Will Zionism Survive the War?—Yuval Harari; Liberal Zionism: A Pillar of Israels Settler Colonial Project—M. Muhannad Ayyash
Saturday, May 11: Pirkei Avot—Words that Bind OR Words that Break
Saturday, April 13: Opinion: Preaching Spiritual Coexistence During Ramadan as a Palestinian-Israeli Imam—Sheikh Khalil al-Baz
Saturday, March 2: Israel's Greatest Threat Unwavering Belief in Its Own Morality—Donielle Hartman
Saturday, January 13: Ahad Haam—The First Zionist Congress—1897

Biblical Hebrew Class ▶️
2024-05-14 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-05-21 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-05-28 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-06-04 19:30 - 21:00
Join us every Tuesday for Biblical Hebrew Class, led by Hebrew instructor, Jim Dricker. In this class, we will cover all aspects of grammar and a well-rounded basic vocabulary. Students set the pace of the program, and we will proceed as fast or as slow as the majority of the class requests. We might take two years to complete… maybe more… perhaps less! The only prerequisite is the ability to sound out Hebrew words.
Required textbook: The First Hebrew Primer: The Adult Beginner's Path to Biblical Hebrew, Third Edition by Simon, Resnikoff, and Motzkin (available on Amazon and other book sellers)

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Breman Museum Exhibition Tour—Absence of Humanity: The Holocaust Years ⏺️
2024-05-19 13:30 - 16:00 | The Breman Museum, 1440 Spring St NW, Atlanta, GA, 30309
The Ahavath Achim Synagogue Antisemitism Task Force is organizing an outing to The Breman Museum, which will offer a docent-led tour of its exhibition "Absence of Humanity: The Holocaust Years." This exhibition presents the history of the Holocaust through artifacts and stories of Atlanta area Holocaust survivors. Following the tour, a Holocaust survivor, a relative of a survivor, or a video of a survivor will offer a presentation. Attendance is limited to 60 participants, and registration is required (link below). Attendees will pay a group rate admission fee upon arrival at the Breman Museum ($5 for seniors and $7 for adults).
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Tikkun Leil Shavuot: Singing at Sinai 🔀
2024-06-11 18:30 - 2024-06-12 09:30 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327
Join us for our community's all-night learning in partnership with Congregation Bet Haverim, Ma'alot, and 18Doors to celebrate the giving of the Torah.
We'll offer multiple in-person and virtual learning tracks and special learning tailored to this year's theme: "Singing at Sinai." The program will kick off with Music in Common's Plenary Session at 7:00 p.m., followed by a whole night of breakout sessions (see schedule below), a Midnight Kiddush Levana at 12:00 a.m., a Sunrise Shacharit Service at 5:30 a.m., and Morning Yoga and Mindful Moments at 8:00 a.m.
This event is free and open to the community—Come for any or all of the evening or morning events, in person or virtually!
Click here for a PDF version of the entire program.

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