Ahavath Achim Synagogue

Office Closed
2022-10-17 - 2022-10-18 | GA

Shemini Atzeret and Yizkor Service (Hybrid)
2022-10-17 09:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | GA
Come together to conclude Sukkot and for our Yizkor Service where we'll remember and honor the souls of our loved ones whom have passed.

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Simchat Torah Celebration (Hybrid)
2022-10-17 18:00 - 19:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Ellman Chapel, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
Join us to witness the final reading of our sacred Torah and begin again with the story of creation. Don't miss out on this very special evening of singing, dancing with the Torahs, and a very rare evening Torah reading. Additionally, help us give a warm welcome to our special Torah reader, Levi Segal, in preparation for his Bar Mitzvah. (Levi is the son of Drs. Julie and Billy Segal and grandson of Jill and Joe Segal.)
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Candle Lighting
2022-10-17 19:26, 2022-10-21 18:38, 2022-10-28 18:30, 2022-11-04 18:24, 2022-11-11 17:18 | GA

Simchat Torah
2022-10-18 | GA

Simchat Torah Service (Hybrid)
2022-10-18 09:30 - 12:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Ellman Chapel, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
Don't miss the final reading of Deuteronomy and the beginning of Genesis. At around 10:15 a.m., we will join students from Ahava ELC for dancing and singing with the Torah. Then, we will be honor our High Holiday shofar blowers and meshorerim (spiritual singers) with this year's Hatan Torah and Bereshet Kallah (Final and First readings of the Torah). Come, sing, dance, and show your gratitude towards those who gave so much for our High Holiday experience!

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Havdallah
2022-10-18 19:25 | GA

Conclusion of Shabbat
2022-10-18 19:25, 2022-10-22 19:20, 2022-10-29 19:13, 2022-11-05 19:06, 2022-11-12 18:01 | GA

Latte and Learn
2022-10-20 10:30 - 11:30 | GA
Join Sisterhood and the rabbis one Thursday a month for a morning coffee (or tea), conversation, and learning! This season's topic, taught by Rabbi Laurence Rosenthal: Weep, Pray, Love: Rachel in the Bible and Beyond – Rabbi Avi Killip
Questions? Contact the event chair: Debra Cohen (debracohenmusic@gmail.com; 682.777.6021).
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Chodesh Tov: A New Moon Musical Meditation
2022-10-22 11:00 - 12:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Ellman Chapel, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
Join us every month on the Shabbat preceding Rosh Chodesh, the first day of the new Hebrew month, for soulful singing, chanting, and blessings. This service is inspired by the Birkat HaChodesh that we say on the Shabbat preceding Rosh Chodesh. Music will include excerpts from Hallel and Shabbat liturgy as well as other selections fitting for the upcoming month!

Z'havah Sisterhood Gratitude Hike
2022-10-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Arabia Mountain, 3787 Klondike Road, Stonecrest, GA, 30038
Join Z'havah Sisterhood for their opening event where you'll be guided up Arabia Mountain to spend time with friends and focus on what you're grateful for. As the group reaches the top of the mountain, there will be a break for light snacks (provided) and time to reflect and enjoy the view. While this is a Z'havah event, all sisters are welcome! There is no cost to attend.
This is a light to medium hike that should last around two hours. Please bring your own water.
Questions? Contact the Z'havah co-chairs:
Avital Cohen (678.637.3413; avitalkcohen@gmail.com)
Rebecca Sokol (770.789.1467; sokolrebecca@gmail.com)

Brotherhood at the Atlanta Kosher BBQ Festival
2022-10-23 11:00 - 15:00 | Brook Run Park, 4770 N Peachtree Rd , Dunwoody, GA, 30338
Help the AA Brotherhood team, "The Wandering Que," defend their 2019 and 2021 trophies at this year's Atlanta Kosher BBQ Festival! Brotherhood is looking for volunteers to help prep on Thursday evening, October 2o, and during the overnight cook on Saturday, October 22. Bring the family, taste the deliciousness, and support Brotherhood!
To volunteer, please contact the Brotherhood co-chairs: Adam Hirsch (adamhirsch82@gmail.com; 520.990.8758); Andy Siegel (asiegel@siegelinsurance.com; 404.643.0618).
Get a taste of the festival. The 2019 Festival was filmed by Adam Hirsch (Brotherhood president and acclaimed Atlanta director) and his award-winning film crew led by Jacob Ross. The footage was featured in their documentary, No Pork on the Fork, which premiered at the 2020 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival.
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Rabbi Rosenthal's Talmud Class
2022-10-26 17:00 - 18:00 | GA
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Worship in Pink Shabbat (Hybrid)
2022-10-29 09:30 - 12:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Ellman Chapel, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
Join us this Saturday for Sisterhood's 15th Annual Worship in Pink Shabbat! In the spirit of being #MoreThanPink, this Shabbat service honors all cancer survivors, participants of the Susan G. Komen 3-day or 2-day Walks, and the loved ones we have lost. This year's featured speaker is Gretchen Buchanan, a member of the Komen for Cure 3-Day team, Angels 4 Angels, for 15 years. Please attend and hear her inspiring story.
We encourage anyone who would like to participate in the service to contact Debra Elovich (dlelovich@gmail.com) or Rina Wolfe (rinawolfe10@gmail.com).
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The Great Big Recycling Event
2022-10-30 10:00 - 12:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327
In an effort to improve our synagogue's ecological footprint and encourage a "green" state-of-mind among our community, AA's Greening Group collects hard-to-recycle materials and delivers them to CHaRM (Center for Hard to Recycle Materials) for proper recycling and disposal. These items CAN be responsibly recycled, re-purposed, and reused. Recycling can help prevent air and ground water pollution and keep the islands of the Pacific Ocean free of plastic. So, think before you toss, and bring your tricky recyclables (NOT trash/landfill) to AA where the Greening Group will take the items to CHaRM (Center for Hard to Recycle Materials) for proper recycling and disposal.
Only the following items will be accepted:

Molded Styrofoam packaging (must be bagged)
Sheet plastic (e.g., bubble wrap, clean and dry shopping and food storage bags, plastic packaging)
Electronics (TV's and monitors $20 each)
Wax-coated cartons (e.g. half-gallon orange juice and milk cartons)
Food-grade glass (clean unbroken bottles, no lids)
Bikes
Metals (e.g., cans, keys, screws, etc.)
Batteries (please tape terminals)

The drop-off location will be located toward the back of the upper parking lot. Please deposit smaller items in the bins. Stack larger items nearby.
Payment/donations can be left in the collection envelope in the AA lobby.
Questions? Contact the Greening Group Chair: Myrtle Lewin (aagreening@gmail.com).

B’nai Mitzvah Lunch and Learn ⏺️
2022-11-05 12:30 - 13:30 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Paradies Hall, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave. NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
Join us on the first Saturday of the month for B'nai Mitzvah Lunch and Learn, a new program geared towards families with kids within three years of bar or bat mitzvah age. Families are welcome to join us for the Shabbat morning service (beginning at 9:30 a.m.) and stay for kiddush and text study with the rabbis around 12:30 p.m. This is a great opportunity to connect with other families and friends, deepen relationships, and explore what it means to become bar/bat mitzvah. Exploration guides will be available to help you through the service.
Please RSVP to the Director of Education: Sharon Graetz (sgraetz@aasynagogue.org; 404.603.57). Childcare will be available for younger siblings, so please RSVP with names and ages of any additional siblings.
Dates: November 5, December 3, January 7, March 4, April 1, and May 6

Blood Drive
2022-11-06 09:00 - 14:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Srochi Auditorium, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave. NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
Do the mitzvah of donating blood at Ahavath Achim Synagogue's quarterly Blood Drive. Every day, blood donors help patients of all ages: accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those battling cancer. The need for blood is constant, and, due to Covid-19, the blood supply is low and needs to be replenished.
The Quarterly Blood Drive is sponsored by Ahavath Achim Synagogue, Congregation Shearith Israel, Congregation Or VeShalom, Jewish War Veterans Post 112, and Fulton Lodge No. 216 Free and Accepted Masons.
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Stop Dunwoody Child Sex Trafficking
2022-11-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Dunwoody United Methodist Church, 1548 Mt Vernon Rd, Dunwoody, GA, 30338
Join law enforcement and government officials, and school, faith, and community leaders to hear from experts in the field about ways to take a stand against and protect the children in your life from predators who are increasingly using online platforms and social media to access our youth. You will leave with real action steps to help make a difference. This event is organized by Street Grace and partnered by our AAACTS Committee (Awareness and Action Against Child Trafficking for Sex).
Featured Speakers:

Dunwoody Police Chief Grogan
District Attorney Dalia Racine
Federal Bureau of Investigation
And more!

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Musical Shabbat Service (Hybrid)
2022-11-11 18:00 - 19:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Ellman Chapel, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States

Sonia Project Weekend
2022-11-11 18:00 - 2022-11-12 19:30 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327
Practice the art of communal singing at our first Sonia Project Weekend with artist-in-residence (and rabbi-in-residence), Rabbi Sam Blustin. We'll lift up our voices at a musical Friday night service and Shabbat dinner, gather for a joyous Rebbe's Tish on Saturday afternoon, and keep the singing going at a Saturday evening havdallah and bonfire.
Schedule
Friday, November 11

Musical Shabbat Service—6–7:15 p.m., Hybrid: Raise up your voice with a musical service!
Shabbat Dinner and Singing—7:30–9:30 p.m., Paradies Hall: Continue the evening with a delicious Shabbat dinner and much more signing! Registration is required for this event at $18 per person (registration link below).

Saturday, November 12

Shabbat Morning Service—9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Hybrid
Rebbe's Tish—12:30–1:30 p.m., Paradies Hall: Sing and study as we uncover the power of silence within melody.
Family Havdallah and Melaveh Malkah—5:30–7:30 p.m., Rabbi Sam's Patio: Gather at 5:30 p.m. for some singing for families and havdallah. Stay for a bonfire with s'mores and post-Shabbat singing. RSVP to Jill Rosner (jrosner@aasynagogue.org; 404.603.5741) for the address.

Register for Shabbat Dinner and Singing
The deadline to register is Friday, November 4.

About the Sonia Project
In memory of Sonia Fishkin, the Sonia Project seeks to elevate the experience of communal singing at Ahavath Achim through meaningful gathering, education, and the commissioning of new liturgical melodies. This first cycle features our own Rabbi Sam Blustin, who will lead two artist-in-residence weekends and record and perform new liturgical music throughout the year. Thank you to Andy Zangwill, the Sonia Fishkin Memorial Fund, and the Marilyn Ginsberg Eckstein Cultural Arts Program Fund for their sponsorship of this initiative.

Shabbat Dinner and Singing (In-Person)
2022-11-11 19:30 - 21:30 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Paradies Hall, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave. NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
Continue the Sonia Project Weekend with a delicious Shabbat dinner and much more signing!
Registration is required for this event at $18 per person.
Register
The deadline to register is Friday, November 4.

Family Havdallah and Melaveh Malkah (In-Person)
2022-11-12 17:30 - 19:30 | Rabbi Sam's Patio
Gather at 5:30 p.m. for some singing for families and havdallah as part of Sonia Project Weekend! Stay for a bonfire with s'mores and post-Shabbat singing.
RSVP to Jill Rosner (jrosner@aasynagogue.org; 404.603.5741) for the address.
