Ahavath Achim Synagogue

Office Closed
2024-05-27 | GA

Honeymoon Israel Reset & Refresh Series ⏺️
2024-05-28 18:30 - 20:30, 2024-06-04 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | GA
AA's Interfaith Inclusion Committee invites you to the Honeymoon Reset & Refresh Series! The series is all about providing couples a welcoming Jewish space for self-discovery, rejuvenation, and community building. This five-session program uses Shabbat as a compass to explore Jewish life, deepen relationships, and make meaningful connections with other couples through engaging conversation, delicious meals, and experiential learning. This series will be led by HMI Rabbi Elizabeth Breit in partnership the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta's Interfaith Connector.
This program will take place as a five-part series:

Tuesday, May 21, 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 28, 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 4, 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Friday, June 14: Shabbat dinner at private home in Sandy Springs (details to follow)
Saturday, June 29: Havdallah (end of Shabbat) event (details to follow)

The cost to register is $72 per couple. Locations of the events will vary to prioritize the geographic convenience of the group.
Spots are limited. If you are interested in registering for this series, please contact Rabbi Laurence Rosenthal (lrosenthal@aasynagogue.org; 404.603.5744).

Biblical Hebrew Class ▶️
2024-05-28 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-06-04 19:30 - 21:00 | GA
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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Candle Lighting
2024-05-31 20:25, 2024-06-07 20:29, 2024-06-11 20:30 | GA

Shabbat Morning Service 🔀
2024-06-01 09:30 - 12:00, 2024-06-08 09:30 - 12:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Ellman Chapel, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
Join us in Ellman Chapel or via Zoom.
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Sustainability Shabbat 🔀
2024-06-01 09:30 - 12:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue — Epstein Sanctuary, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327
Environmental Justice as a Spiritual Practice of Awe and Wonder
Join our AAGreening Group for a very special Sustainability Shabbat. As we head into summer and plan to spend more time outside, enjoying the weather, there couldn't be a better time to bring attention to the awe and wonder of our natural world. Water falls from the sky (i.e., rain), and we are fed; the sun shines a light on the earth, and we are warmed; plants grow—Miraculous. Come and learn how protecting and sustaining the earth is a core spiritual practice of our Jewish tradition. Following service, we will have a gourmet Vegan lunch, complete with our fanciest flatware, to highlight how sustainable and renewable go hand in hand. Also, join us for a special Rebbe's Tish during lunch for learning and singing focused on the splendor of the planet Earth.
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Pirkei Avot Rebbe's Tish ⏺️
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.

Mincha, Seudah Sheleshet, Ma'ariv, Havdallah 🔀
2024-06-01 19:45 - 21:15, 2024-06-08 19:45 - 21:15 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Ellman Chapel, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
Join us each week as we say goodbye to Shabbat and start the following week anew. Prayer, Torah reading, a short study with the rabbi, a light seudah sheleshet (third meal), and a musical havdallah will be part of this experience!
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Conclusion of Shabbat
2024-06-01 21:09, 2024-06-08 21:13 | GA

High Holiday Melodies with the Meshorerim ⏺️
2024-06-02 10:30 - 12:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue — Epstein Sanctuary, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327
Come listen in or sing along with our High Holiday Meshorerim! Our Sunday morning singing sessions are open to all, and no musical training or Hebrew ability is required. Familiarize yourself with the High Holidays melodies to elevate your holiday experience. Stay tuned and check out the music page (coming soon) for more details!
Questions? Please contact the Interim Director of Music and Tefillah: Bonnie Levine (music@aasynagogue.org).
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Naomi's Book Club 🔀 *Virtual Only*
2024-06-03 10:15 - 11:30 | GA
Join Sisterhood on the first Monday of the month for a lively book discussion. June's book The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams, and the discussion will be led by Shirley Minsk.
Questions? Contact Madeleine Gimbel (maddy_gimbel@yahoo.com; 404.355.7711).
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Rabbi Rosenthal's Talmud Class 🔀
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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Rosh Chodesh Sivan
2024-06-07 | GA
Start of month of Sivan on the Hebrew calendar

The 137th Annual Meeting of Ahavath Achim Synagogue 🔀
2024-06-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue — Epstein Sanctuary, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327
The Annual Meeting is our time to gather as a congregational family to take stock of where we are and where we are going and attend to synagogue affairs. The "State of the Synagogue: Past, Present, and Future" will be presented. The business portion of the meeting includes the election and installation of officers and board of directors.
The full slate of officers and board of directors presented by the Nominating Committee has been mailed to every congregant. All AA members in good standing who are present at the Annual Meeting, in person or by proxy, are eligible to vote. A quorum of 100 members is required in person or by proxy (proxy form linked below).
The Annual Meeting will be held virtually and in person, with light refreshments served.
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Proxy Form
2024–25 Slate
Officers:

Mark Stern, President (two-year term)
Adam Hirsch, Executive Vice President (two-year term)
Josh Hanna, Financial Vice President (two-year term)
Ryan Posner, Vice President (two-year term)
Taylor Smith, Vice President (one-year term filling Adam Hirsch's remaining term)

Elected Board of Directors (two-year terms ending 2026):

Lauren Barden
Andrew Cozewith
Brandon Goldberg
Helaine Lasky
Gail Solomon

Elected Board of Directors (one-year terms ending 2025):

Michael Joseph
Marcia Spielberger

Terms Expiring—Thank You for Your Service:

Gary Alembik (President)
Irene Aronin (Presidential Appointee)
Gerry Benjamin (Immediate Past President)
Barbara Feinberg (Vice President)
Heleen Grossman (Board of Directors Member)
Cathy Miller (Board of Directors Member)
Mark Papier (Board of Directors Member)
Barry Prusin (Board of Directors Member)
Bob Tepper (Presidential Appointee)
Rob Wildstein (Presidential Appointee)

Erev Shavuot
2024-06-11 | GA

Office Closed at Noon
2024-06-11 | GA

Mincha/Ma'ariv Service ▶️
2024-06-11 18:00 - 18:30 | GA
Our regular daily mincha / ma'ariv service will take place as usual virtually. Join us for Tikkun Leil Shavuot afterwards – for a PDF version of the Tikkun Leil Shavuot program, click here.
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Tikkun Leil Shavuot - Mincha Service 🔀
2024-06-11 18:30 - 19:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Ellman Chapel, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
We will hold a brief "extra" mincha service to kick off our Tikkun Leil Shavuot.
For a PDF version of the Tikkun Leil Shavuot program, click here.
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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.

Program

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Presenters

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Community Partners

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Tikkun Leil Shavuot Opening Program—Music in Common 🔀
2024-06-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Paradies Hall, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave. NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
Join us in kicking off our Tikkun Leil Shavuot program for a powerful opening program by Music in Common! The program will feature a documentary screening, dialogue, and musical performance focused on Music in Common's Israel-Palestine and interfaith work in the U.S. and Middle East. All are welcome to stay the rest of the night (and into the morning) for Tikkun Leil Shavuot: Singing at Sinai! See the full program here.
The documentary filming "From Madness to Music" can be found here.
This event is free and open to the community.
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Festival Ma'ariv Service 🔀
2024-06-11 21:00 - 21:30 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Ellman Chapel, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
After our plenary session with Music in Common, we will join together for an Erev Shavuot evening service.
For a PDF version of the Tikkun Leil Shavuot program, click here.
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Midnight Kiddush Levana 🔀
2024-06-12 00:00 - 00:30 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Garden, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327
As part of our Tikkun Leil Shavuot program, join Bonnie and Michael Levine for a musical moon blessing, singing, and dancing, followed by cheesecake at 12:30 p.m. in Paradies Hall.
You can join virtually using this link. If you are joining us virtually, we invite you to go outside where the moon is visible, from wherever you are!
For the Kiddush Levana song sheet click here.
For a PDF version of the Tikkun Leil Shavuot program, click here.
