Ahavath Achim Synagogue

Machar Field Day
2021-08-15 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Ahavath Achim Synagogue, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327
Calling all Macharniks (3rd – 5th graders)! Come join us for the first Machar event of the year. As we get back together for the first time, we'll have a fun morning of field day activities including relays, games, and so much more!
The cost is $10 per participant. The deadline to register is Thursday, August 12.
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Kadima Olympics
2021-08-15 13:00 - 15:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327
Calling all Kadimaniks (6th – 8th graders)! Come join us for Kadima Olympics. Go for the gold in both individual and team games.
The cost is $10 per participant. The deadline to register is Thursday, August 12.
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High Holiday Prep: Melodies of the High Holidays
2021-08-18 19:00 - 20:00 | The Home of Rabbi Blustin
Join Rabbi Sam Blustin for an exploration into the new melodies of our High Holiday davening. The exploration of meaning and melody will help us understand how, through the power of song, the words of the Machzor are lifted higher than the mind can go, and it will prepare us to lift our voices as we gather for the High Holidays.
This learning opportunity will take place at the home of Rabbi Blustin, so RSVP is required for the address and to ensure space. Please RSVP to Jill Rosner (jrosner@aasynagogue.org). With the rise of the Covid-19 Delta Variant, infections, and hospitalizations, this class will now be held virtually only. No RSVP required.
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Drive-Through High Holiday Festival
2021-08-22 12:00 - 14:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327
Join us for a drive-through experience to learn about the amazing things happening at AA. At the start of the drive-through, you will receive a delicious honey cake recipe with a list of ingredients to collect from the following groups/committees stationed along the route!:

Chesed Committee
Adult Education Committee
Sisterhood
Men's Club
Greening Group
Youth and Family Programming (Kesher, Youth Group, Family Programs)
mAAc (Mature Active Adult Community)
Tikkun olam (world repair) committees
Membership Committee
Engagement Committee
and more!

Additionally, please bring something to help Backpack Buddies, one our amazing tikkun olam committees! Backpack Buddies supports the students in our Atlanta community by providing backpacks filled with food for students to bring home, ensuring they have something substantial to eat over weekend. They are looking for:

Jars of peanut butter
Milk cartons
Fruit cups
Apple sauce
Peanut butter crackers
Popcorn
Granola bars
Pop-Tarts
Small boxes of cereal
Oatmeal packets
Juice boxes
Raisins
Boxes of macaroni and cheese

We hope you'll come by and wave hello!
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Cultural Arts Concert - The Sounds of Jewish America
2021-08-22 19:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Srochi Auditorium, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave. NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
AA's Cultural Arts Concert Series (celebrating 40 years), in partnership with Neranenah (formerly the Atlanta Jewish Music Festival), presents The Sounds of Jewish America!
Join us for a musical evening featuring a fun, fascinating, and entertaining overview of Jewish contributions to American music during the 20th century. Joe Alterman, joined by Scott Glazer and Justin Chesarek, will play the works of Jewish musical legends like Harold Arlen, Carole King, and beyond!
Sponsored by Celia and Donald Gilner in memory of their parents, Anne and Abe Gilner and Pauline and Leonard Stone
Free and open to the public | Donations requested | Registration required
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Joe Alterman
A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Joe Alterman studied music at New York University, where he received both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Jazz Piano Performance. In addition to performances with Houston Person, Les McCann, Dick Gregory, and his own trio, among others, Alterman has performed at many world renowned venues including the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Birdland and New York's Blue Note, where Alterman has opened, many times, for Ramsey Lewis. 32 years old, Alterman has released four critically-acclaimed albums, his most recent being 2018's "More Cornbread". He was profiled three times by iconic journalist Nat Hentoff and was the subject of Hentoff's very last piece on music in March 2016. Dick Cavett has referred to Alterman as "one fine, first class entertainer" and Ramsey Lewis has called Alterman "an inspiration to me" and his piano playing "a joy to behold". Les McCann calls Alterman "tiny, but only in stature. As a man and a musician he is already a giant." In addition to his piano work, Alterman is the Executive Director of Neranenah, an Atlanta-based Concert and Culture series which celebrates Jewish contributions to music and the arts. He's also a budding journalist who has written liner notes to three Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra w/Wynton Marsalis albums. Nat Hentoff called one of Alterman's columns on jazz "one of the very best pieces on the essence of jazz, the spirit of jazz, that I've ever read, and I'm not exaggerating."

mAAc Meets: Movie Discussion - Women's Balcony
2021-08-23 19:00 - 20:30 | GA
Members of our Mature Active Adult Community (mAAc) are invited to join Rabbi Neil Sandler for a movie discussion on the film, Women's Balcony. mAAc members are asked to watch Women's Balcony prior to our program. It is available to buy or rent on Amazon.
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Talmud Class with Dr. Sam Kessler
2021-08-25 17:00 | GA
Join us every Wednesday evening for a Talmud class led by Dr. Samuel Kessler as he leads us on a journey through the spiritual mind and rabbinic process which gave us the Jewish lives we have today. No prior Talmudic learning is necessary. Bring an open mind and a genuine interest in how our spiritual ancestors walked and thought through the world!
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High Holiday Prep: Understanding Rosh Hashanah
2021-08-26 19:00 - 20:00 | The Rosenthals
Join Rabbi Rosenthal for a look into the symbols, concepts, and meaning of the Rosh Hashanah service. What is the meaning of this Jewish New Year? What is repentance? How do we do Tshuva? Why apples and honey? Come and learn the stories and ideas that make the High Holidays so important for the Jewish community and the Jewish soul.
This learning opportunity will take place at the home of Rabbi Rosenthal, so RSVP is required for the address and to ensure space. Please RSVP to Jill Rosner (jrosner@aasynagogue.org). With the rise of the Covid-19 Delta Variant, infections, and hospitalizations, this class will now be held virtually only. No RSVP required.
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Selichot Weekend with Artist-in-Residence Rabbi Josh Warshawsky
2021-08-27 - 2021-08-28 | GA
Kick off the liturgical High Holiday season with a weekend of heart-opening Torah and song. Rabbi Josh Warshawsky will lead us in uplifting prayer and song, helping us to connect deeper to ourselves, our community, and our tradition as we prepare spiritually for the High Holidays. See below for a full schedule of programs and services! Registration is required to attend any of the in-person events.
Rabbi Warshawsky is a nationally touring Jewish musician, song leader, and composer. Josh seeks to build intentional praying communities by traveling to synagogues, camps, and schools across the country, sharing his music and teachings on prayer. He is originally from Chicago and has released three albums of Jewish music with a fourth on the way in 2021. Josh composes melodies to open up new possibilities for understanding the deep meaning of the words of our tradition. Josh was ordained by the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in Los Angeles.
Friday, August 27

Shabbat Evening Service with Rabbi Warshawsky – 6 pm | Main Sanctuary and Zoom: Rabbi Warshawsky leads an upbeat, musical Friday night service.
Shabbat Zemirot (Songs for Shabbat) with Rabbi Warshawsky and Friends – 9 pm | Zoom

Saturday, August 28

Shabbat Morning Service with Rabbi Warshawsky – 9:30 am – 12 pm | Main Sanctuary and Zoom: Rabbi Warshawsky and Rabbi Blustin will lead the congregation in upbeat Shabbat t'fillot (prayer). Rabbi Warshawsky will also give the sermon.
Rebbe's Tish and Light Kiddush – 12:30 pm (outdoors and in-person only): Come learn new Shabbat zemirot (songs for shabbat) and melodies that will be a part of Rabbi Warshawsky's evening concert and Selichot service.
Mincha/Ma'ariv/Havdallah Service – 7:45 pm | Main Sanctuary and Zoom
Rabbi Warshawsky in Concert and Selichot – 8:30 pm | Main Sanctuary and Zoom: Kick off the High Holiday season by raising our voices and spirit as an AA community. Rabbi Warshawsky will share some of his original music and Torah, and with our rabbis, lead us through the liturgy of turning and returning that typifies this season.

Sunday, August 29

Kesher Havdallah and Learning – 9:45 am – 12 pm: Rabbi Warshawsky joins Kesher families for Havdallah and learning (Kesher students only)

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Shabbat Evening Service with Rabbi Warshawsky
2021-08-27 18:00 - 19:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue — Epstein Sanctuary, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327
Rabbi Warshawsky leads an upbeat, musical Friday night service.
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Shabbat Zemirot (Songs for Shabbat) with Rabbi Warshawsky and Friends
2021-08-27 21:00 | GA
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Shabbat Morning Service with Rabbi Warshawsky
2021-08-28 09:30 - 12:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue — Epstein Sanctuary, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327
Rabbi Warshawsky and Rabbi Blustin will lead the congregation in upbeat Shabbat t'fillot (prayer). Rabbi Warshawsky will also give the sermon.
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Rebbe's Tish and Light Kiddush
2021-08-28 12:30 | GA
Come learn new Shabbat zemirot (songs for Shabbat) and melodies that will be a part of Rabbi Warshawsky's evening concert and Selichot service. In-person only (outdoors).

Rabbi Warshawsky in Concert and Selichot
2021-08-28 20:30 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue — Epstein Sanctuary, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327
Kick off the High Holiday season by raising our voices and spirit as an AA community. Rabbi Warshawsky will share some of his original music and Torah, and with our rabbis, lead us through the liturgy of turning and returning that typifies this season.
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Kesher Havdallah and Learning with Rabbi Warshawsky
2021-08-29 09:45 | GA
Rabbi Warshawsky joins Kesher families for Havdallah and learning (Kesher students only).

Pre-High Holiday Cemetery Memorial Service
2021-08-29 10:00 | GA
As we approach the High Holidays, we have traditionally held a service at both Arlington and Greenwood Cemeteries to remember our loved ones who have passed on. We invite you to join us for this opportunity to commemorate your loved ones' lives.
10 am at Greenwood Cemetery (1173 Cascade Cir SW, Atlanta, GA 30311)
11:30 am at Arlington Memorial Park (201 Mount Vernon Hwy NW, Sandy Springs, GA 30328)

Shoreshim Outdoor Games Day
2021-08-29 13:00 - 15:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327
All K-2nd graders are invited to the first Shoreshim youth group event! Spend the afternoon participating in a variety of fun and silly games, like water relays, hula-hoop contests, and so much more. A Kosher dairy lunch will be available to participants of both our Kesher and youth group programs. Cost: $10 per child
The deadline to register is Thursday, August 26.
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Men's Club Braves Game
2021-08-29 13:20 | Truist Park, 755 Battery Ave SE, Atlanta, GA, 30339
The Men's Club is back! Join them for their first event of the year, the Atlanta Braves game against the San Francisco Giants. The game starts at 1:20 pm, but arrive early to check out the Battery. Families welcome!
Costs: $30 per ticket and $20 per parking pass (lot B11)
Reserve your ticket(s) by Friday, August 27 by contacting the Men's Club co-chairs: Andy Siegel (asiegel@siegelinsurance.com; 404.643.0618) or Adam Hirsch (adamhirsch82@gmail.com; 520.990.8758).

Mincha/Ma'ariv Service
2021-09-06 18:30 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue — Epstein Sanctuary, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327
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1st Day Rosh Hashanah Services
2021-09-07 | GA
Please refer to the High Holiday service schedule

2nd Day Rosh Hashanah Services
2021-09-08 | GA

Reverse Tashlich
2021-09-12 09:30 - 11:00 | GA
Join AA's Greening Group and JCAN-Georgia (Jewish Climate Action Network) for an opportunity to reverse the neglect and disrespect for the world by cleaning up and safeguarding our natural environment. Come ready to get messy, as we will trek into the undergrowth, go into the ravine, and wade into the mud at Peachtree Battle Creek. We will meet in AA's lower parking lot.
RSVP required to Myrtle Lewin at aagreening@gmail.com.

High Holiday Prep: Understanding Yom Kippur
2021-09-12 10:00 - 11:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Ellman Chapel, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
Gather for an exploration into the major themes of the Yom Kippur service. What does atonement mean? Why do we fast? Is this a day of sadness or joy? Join Rabbi Sam Blustin in Ellman Chapel for an opportunity to explore the deeper meanings involved in this day of Awe. No RSVP required.
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Machar Holiday Food Crafts
2021-09-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327
All Machar-niks (3rd-5th graders) are invited to a fun afternoon of food-themed crafts to wrap up the holidays. We'll dip apples in honey, make edible sukkahs, and create a delicious mini Torah! A Kosher dairy lunch will be available to participants of both our Kesher and youth group programs. Cost: $10 per child
The deadline to register is Thursday, September 9.
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Kol Nidre Services
2021-09-15 | GA

Yom Kippur Services
2021-09-16 | GA

Sukkot
2021-09-20 19:37 - 2021-09-27 19:27 | GA

Office Closed
2021-09-21 - 2021-09-22 | GA

Sukkot Morning Service
2021-09-21 09:30 | GA

Sukkot Evening Service
2021-09-21 18:00 | GA
