Ahavath Achim Synagogue

Worship in Pink Shabbat 🔀
2024-09-14 09:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Ellman Chapel, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
Join us for Sisterhood's 17th annual Worship in Pink Shabbat! 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. The guest speaker is Theru Ross, Susan G. Komen's Program Manager and Community Education and Outreach Coordinator. We encourage anyone wanting to participate in the service to contact Debra Elovich (dlelovich@gmail.com) or Rina Wolfe (rinawolfe10@gmail.com).
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Conclusion of Shabbat
2024-09-14 20:10, 2024-09-21 20:00, 2024-09-28 19:50, 2024-10-05 19:41 | GA

Regenerative Movement Class ⏺️ *Postponed*
2024-09-15 09:30 - 12:30 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Srochi Auditorium, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave. NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
This event has been postponed. New date TBD
Join us for a Regenerative Movement Class, an engaging and transformative workshop aimed at relieving body stress, compression, and discomfort. This session builds on our previous Wellness Workshop, where we explored the Wall Reset technique, helping many of you find your Zero Line and alleviate joint pain. Jay Kratz, owner of META MVMT, bodyworker, and movement expert, will present this class. For more information about the class, click here.
The cost to attend is $25 per person. Registration for this event is required (link below). Please wear comfortable clothes and bring a water bottle and a yoga mat (optional).

Questions? Contact Marcia Spielberger (maspielberger@comcast.net).
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This event is co-sponsored by Sisterhood, Brotherhood, and the Mature Active Adult Community (mAAc).

Shabbat Torah Study Facilitation Clinic ⏺️
2024-09-18 19:00 - 21:00 | The Home of Marsha and Mark Kozinn
וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם לְבָנֶיךָ וְדִבַּרְתָּ בָּם
"You will teach these words to your children, and you will talk about them" (Deuteronomy 6:7; The Shemah).
Join our premier Torah study facilitators and Rabbi Rosenthal for a deep dive into the spiritual practice of studying Torah. This gathering will share the wisdom, tools, and tips for studying, developing, discovering, and facilitating a dynamic Torah study session. This event is perfect for those who want to teach our community, step up his/her Shabbat dinner table, or grow spiritually. Issues to be discussed:

How Torah is studied, Jewishly
Resources
How to prepare
Leading a discussion

This clinic is free but RSVP is required (link below). The address will be provided upon RSVP.
Questions? Contact our Torah Study Lay-Coordinator: Dr. Michael Miller (781.405.5242).
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mAAc Tour of BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir ⏺️
2024-09-19 11:00 - 13:00 | BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, 460 Rockbridge Rd NW, Lilburn, GA, 30047
Join the Mature Active Adult Community (mAAc) for a tour of BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir! A Mandir is a Hindu place of worship—a haven for spirituality and a place of paramount peace. It is also a vibrant center with social, cultural, and spiritual activities. The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir was inaugurated by the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha in August of 2007 after only 17 months of construction time, utilizing 1.3 million volunteer hours. The Mandir comprises three types of stone (Turkish limestone, Italian marble, and Indian pink sandstone). More than 34,000 individual pieces were carved by hand in India, shipped to the USA, and assembled in Lilburn like a giant 3-D puzzle.
The cost to attend is a minimum of two vegetarian cans of food (no meat, poultry, or fish). Food goes to the Care Closet, a confidential school-based food pantry in Gwinnett, GA. Registration is required (form below).
Questions?
Registration: Jackie Nix (jnix@aasynagogue.org; 404.603.5743)
Program: Gail Solomon (solgail.627@gmail.com; 404.456.6171)
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Candle Lighting
2024-09-20 19:18, 2024-09-27 19:08 | GA

Piano Recital with Benjamin Warsaw ⏺️
2024-09-22 15:00 - 17:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Ellman Chapel, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
The Marilyn Ginsberg Eckstein Cultural Arts Program Fund presents a piano recital featuring Benjamin Warsaw performing a musical tapestry of classic, 20th-century contemporary compositions for the virtuoso pianist: Couperin, Chopin, Scriabin, Prokofiev, Schulhoff, Shemer, Gulda, Part, and Warsaw.
This concert is open to the community. There will be a reception following the concert. No admission charge or reservation is required. A $20 entrance donation for the Cultural Arts Fund is appreciated. Students are welcome to attend gratis.
Questions? Please contact the Cultural Arts Committee Chair: Ivan Millender (ivanmillender@earthlink.net; 404.406.6333).
About Benjamin Warsaw
Young American pianist Dr. Benjamin Warsaw is a classical pianist, composer, teacher, and accompanist who performs solo and ensemble concerts throughout North America. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. Warsaw is currently Associate Professor of Music at Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus, Savannah, GA. He teaches piano and other music-related courses there and is the founder and Artistic Director of the Piano in the Arts concert series. During the summers, Dr. Warsaw has been on faculty at Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Blue Lake Fine Arts, Chautauqua Institution, and the Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival. In 2015, Dr. Warsaw released his debut album, Warsaw Plays Warsaw, featuring a set of 24 Preludes of original music for piano. He was honored to have been selected as Georgia Music Teacher's Association's 2017 composer of the year, for which he wrote Microcosms, a collection of short piano pieces for the developing pianist. Dr. Warsaw holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music and Boston University and is an ASCAP composer.

Building Closed *Everything Virtual Only*
2024-09-26 - 2024-09-27 | GA

Selichot
2024-09-28 | GA

Ma'ariv/Havdallah/Selichot Service 🔀
2024-09-28 19:45 - 22:30 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Ellman Chapel, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
Join the clergy and service leaders for the official beginning of the High Holiday melodies and prayer experience! The Selichot service weaves together our petitions to God and prayers for our souls, community, and family, helping us prepare our spirit for the upcoming Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur experience.
Join us in Ellman Chapel or via Zoom.
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High Holiday Cemetery Memorial Services ⏺️
2024-09-29 10:30 - 13:00 | GA
Commemorate your loved ones' lives by joining us for our traditional High Holiday Cemetery Memorial Service at Arlington and Greenwood Cemeteries.

10:30 a.m. at Greenwood Cemetery (1173 Cascade Cir SW, Atlanta, GA 30311)
12:00 p.m. at Arlington Memorial Park (201 Mount Vernon Hwy NW, Sandy Springs, GA 30328)

Goat Yoga with Z’havah Sisterhood ⏺️
2024-09-29 11:00 - 13:00 | Goat Yoga Georgia, 2910 Tig Knight Rd, Loganville, GA, 30052
Join your AA sisters for a fun morning of yoga… with goats at Goat Yoga Georgia! No yoga experience is required. Bring a yoga mat and a picnic lunch.
The cost to attend is $25 per person, and RSVP is required. To RSVP, please contact Rebecca Sokol (sokolrebecca@gmail.com; 770.789.1467). To pay, please Venmo Rebecca Sokol (@Rebecca-Sokol-7).

Erev Rosh Hashanah
2024-10-02 | GA

Office Closed at Noon
2024-10-02, 2024-10-11 | GA

5785 High Holiday Service Schedule
2024-10-02 - 2024-10-04, 2024-10-11 - 2024-10-12 | GA
View the 5785 High Holiday Service Schedule

Rosh Hashanah Day 1
2024-10-03 | GA

Office Closed
2024-10-03 - 2024-10-04 | GA

Rosh Hashanah Day 2
2024-10-04 | GA

Young Family Tashlich ⏺️
2024-10-06 10:30 - 11:30 | Morgan Falls Overlook Park, 400 Morgan Falls Rd, Sandy Springs, GA, 30350
Families with young children are invited to Young Family Tashlich. We will have a family-friendly discussion about Tashlich followed by an activity (either a book or songs). We will conclude by walking to the water and performing Tashlich with frozen peas! Meet on the grassy area across the pavilion.
There is no cost to attend, but registration is required (link below) by Friday, October 4.
Questions? Contact Amira Bobrov (amira.bobrov@gmail.com).
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Reverse Tashlich ⏺️ *Rescheduled to 10/6*
2024-10-06 13:45 - 16:00 | Peachtree Creek Greenway—Brookhaven, 1801 Corporate Blvd, Brookhaven, GA, 30329
*The Peachtree Creek Reverse Tashlich cleanup has been rescheduled to Sunday, October 6! We will still be cleaning the Peachtree Creek Greenway, where the creek was badly battered by the flooding water brought on by Hurricane Helene. The waters brought a lot of debris, which we hope to remove, preventing it from flowing south into the Chattahoochee River (and eventually the ocean). Please register for the new date using the link below.

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Join AA's Greening Group for Reverse Tashlich! The ritual of Tashlich requires us to symbolically cast our sins into a body of moving water; Reverse Tashlich asks us to remove human-made trash from our rivers and streams, much of which ultimately flows into our oceans. This year, like last year, we will clean the Peachtree Creek Greenway, a beautiful walking/running path just a few miles east of AA.
Please arrive at the parking lot by 1:45 p.m. to register. All are welcome to stay on dry ground, but if you plan on getting down and dirty, be sure to wear boots. Please bring your own reusable water bottle. Gloves will be provided.
This is AA's sixth year participating, and we will be one of over 250 Reverse Tashlich events across the globe on that day, coordinated through Repair the Sea. Our event is co-sponsored by Adamah-Atlanta.
Registration is required (link below).
Questions? Contact the Greening Group Co-Chair: Myrtle Lewin (aagreening@gmail.com).
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Tehillim (Psalms) Reading 🔀
2024-10-06 17:00 - 18:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Ellman Chapel, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
For those of us who feel helpless to change horrors in the world, we are not helpless. Let us join together and recite Tehillim during the days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. We invite you to join in reading for one hour each night to lift our voices collectively in agreement and together pray Tehillim for the security of the Jewish people, for the safety and release of the hostages, for peace and an end to this war, for healing of those ill—physically, mentally or spiritually—for any other need that we want to raise to HaShem.
"If you only knew the power that lies in the verses of Tehillim and their effects in the celestial heights, you would recite them all the time. Know that the chapters of Tehillim break through all barriers and soar aloft from level to level unimpeded. They intercede before the Master of the Universe and secure their effect with kindness and mercy."—Tzemach Tzedek, the 3rd Lubavitcher Rebbe
If you are interested in joining, please fill out the form (below), and pass it on to people you think would be interested.
Join us the following days in person or via Zoom:

Sunday, October 6, 5– 6 pm—Zoom
Monday, October 7, 5– 6 pm—Zoom
Tuesday, October 8, 5– 6 pm—Zoom
Wednesday, October 9, 5– 6 pm—Zoom
Thursday, October 10, 5– 6 pm—Zoom

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One Year Commemoration of the October 7 Massacre in Israel ⏺️
2024-10-07 19:00 - 21:00 | GA
On October 7, 2023, Israel endured the deadliest attack on Jewish people in a single day since the Holocaust. On Simchat Torah, a celebratory holiday of our Jewish heritage and pride, Hamas terrorists breached the southern Gaza border and took 1,200 innocent lives. There are still more than 100 hostages still in Gaza from more than eight different nations, showing that this is not just a Jewish or Israeli issue. It is an issue of humanity. And we must stand together to find comfort, support, and healing.
Israel remains a focal point in our work and community efforts. In light of recent events and the ongoing captivity of hostages, we are committed to supporting those affected alongside our overseas partners. As we continue these vital efforts, we must look forward and consider how we, as a community, will come together to mark the tragic events of October 7. Remembering is a fundamental aspect of Jewish tradition, and we must honor those who lost their lives while remaining vigilant in safeguarding our freedom to practice our faith.
The Israeli government established an annual national day of remembrance on the Hebrew date of the 24th of Tishrei. For the first anniversary of this tragedy, an additional ceremony will be held on the Gregorian date of October 7. Here in Atlanta, the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta is organizing two significant community events to observe these dates: the Gregorian anniversary on October 7 and the Hebrew anniversary on October 27. Join AA and many Jewish Atlanta organizations for these meaningful events.
The event on October 27 is an experiential and educational program. It will feature an expo of ways to engage with Israel, educational sessions led by community experts, hands-on activities, and a ceremony honoring the victims.
Registration is required to attend these events (links below).
Register for October 7
Register for October 27

Kol Nidre
2024-10-11 | GA

Yom Kippur
2024-10-12 | GA
