Shabbat Morning Service 🔀
2022-12-03 09:30 - 12:00, 2022-12-10 09:30 - 12:00, 2022-12-17 09:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Ellman Chapel, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
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Family Shabbat
2022-12-03 10:15 - 12:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327
Join us on the first Saturday of the month for Family Shabbat! Service starts at 10:45 p.m., but come at 10:15 a.m. for a Shabbat-friendly activity and schmooze. Stay for kiddush and challah afterwards. This service is designed for families with kids 0–2nd grade, but all are welcome.
We have a tradition of enjoying fresh-baked challah, lovingly brought by a different family each month. RSVP is not required, but, if you can bring the challah, let us know by emailing the Director of Education: Sharon Graetz (sgraetz@aasynagogue.org).
The location depends on room availability and the weather. We'll set up outside if the weather allows for it; Otherwise, we'll set up in Paradies Hall.
Dates: November 5, December 3, January 7, February 4, March 4, April 1, May 6

Torah Study 🔀
2022-12-03 10:30 - 11:30, 2022-12-10 10:30 - 11:30 | 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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B’nai Mitzvah Lunch and Learn ⏺️
2022-12-03 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

Mincha/Ma'ariv/Havdallah Service (Virtual)
2022-12-03 17:15 - 18:15, 2022-12-10 17:15 - 18:15 | GA
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Conclusion of Shabbat
2022-12-03 17:54, 2022-12-10 17:54 | GA

Schmooze and Booze (and S'mores)
2022-12-04 16:00 - 18:00 | The Home of Bethany and Taylor Smith, 1411 Bates Ct NE, Brookhaven, GA, 30319
Join us at the home of Bethany and Taylor Smith for an evening filled with song, laughter, and camaraderie! Light snacks and drinks will be provided. (Feel free to BYOB.)
Please RSVP to our Director of Outreach and Engagement: Miriam Habif Gelfond (mhabif@aasynagogue.org; 404.603.5749).

Naomi's Book Club
2022-12-05 10:15 | GA
Join Sisterhood on the first Monday of the month for a lively book discussion. December's book is The Unanswered Letter by Faris Cassell, and the discussion will be led by Lynne Greenfield.
Questions? Contact Madeleine Gimbel (maddy_gimbel@yahoo.com; 404.355.7711).

mAAc Meets: Current Events with Rabbi Neil Sandler
2022-12-05 16:00 - 17:30, 2022-12-12 16:00 - 17:30 | GA
Join mAAc members, fellow congregants, and Rabbi Neil Sandler twice a month for Rabbi Sandler's current events discussion group! Rabbi Sandler continues to keep us informed about current events affecting the Jewish Community. He teaches us not only to be aware of the current events but also to understand them.
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Sisterhood Minyan (Hybrid)
2022-12-06 07:15 - 08:45 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Ellman Chapel, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
On the first Tuesday of the month, join Rabbi Blustin and enthusiastic women minyan-goers (along with any men who would like to join) for Morning Minyan. Stay for coffee and danish afterwards.
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mAAc Meets: Tuesdays@AA
2022-12-06 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-12-13 10:00 - 12:00 | GA
Join us for Tuesdays@AA, now part of our congregation's Mature Active Adult Community (mAAc). Every Tuesday, one of our rabbis will begin the class with a one-hour discussion. The second hour of the class will be led by another member of the group.
Rabbi Laurence Rosenthal will teach on the first Tuesday of the month on the topic, "Finding our Footing in Prayer"; Rabbi Neil Sandler will teach on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month on the topic, "Current Events in the Jewish World"; and Rabbi Sam Blustin will teach on the third Tuesday of the month on the topic, "Mussar of the Month: Living Well."
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Rabbi Rosenthal's Talmud Class
2022-12-07 17:00 - 18:00, 2022-12-14 17:00 - 18:00 | GA

Biblical Hebrew Class
2022-12-07 19:30 - 20:30, 2022-12-14 19:30 - 20:30 | GA
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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Dig Deeper: Prayer Book Exploration 🔀
2022-12-08 08:15 - 08:45, 2022-12-15 08:15 - 08:45 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Ellman Chapel, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
Following Morning Minyan, join us for a 30-minute discussion on prayer and selections from the prayer book. A lay-led learning experience, we will explore a selected prayer, including its composition, language, history, and relevance in our daily life. Each session is stand alone, but attending all sessions will provide a deeper understanding of our prayer book, tradition, and spirituality. In-person participants will be treated to coffee and something sweet. Online participants will provide their own.
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mAAc Chutzpah Exhibit Tour
2022-12-08 11:00 - 12:00 | The Breman Museum, 1440 Spring St NW, Atlanta, GA, 30309
Join the Mature Active Adult Community (mAAc) for a tour of the Chutzpah Exhibit at The Breman Museum. It took chutzpah to launch Georgia's only Jewish museum 25 years ago, so it's only fitting that the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum marks its silver anniversary with the appropriately-titled exhibition History with Chutzpah: Remarkable Stories of the Southern Jewish Adventure 1733–Present. The exhibition presents an artifact-rich and interactive immersion into the colorful history of Jewish culture in Georgia and Alabama that serves as the foundation of Jewish life in the Southeast today. History with Chutzpah is "driven by stories," co-curator Sandra Berman said, illustrated and enhanced by more than 300 objects, documents, photographs and oral histories. It will give voice to many people–past and present–whose experiences, achievements and perspectives are reflected in The Breman's deep archival collections.
The cost to attend is: $5 per mAAc member; $8 per non-mAAc member; Free for Breman Museum members. You must register through the online form (link below) by Tuesday, December 6 to attend. If need assistance filling out the form, please contact Jackie Nix.
Questions?
Registration: Jackie Nix (jnix@aasynagogue.org; 404.603.5743)
Program: Contact Gail Solomon (solgail.627@gmail.com; 404.456.6171)
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Gun Violence – A Uniquely American Epidemic: the Facts, the Legislation, the View from the Front Line
2022-12-08 12:00 - 14:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327
AA, in partnership with the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) Atlanta Section, invites you to "Gun Violence – A Uniquely American Epidemic: the Facts, the Legislation, the View from the Front Line."
Guest speakers:

Marissa Swald, PhD, MPH, Epidemiologist in the Surveillance Branch, in the Division of Violence Prevention at CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Elena Parent, (D), Georgia State Senator
Major Jeff Cantin, Atlanta Police Department

The cost to attend is $30 per person.
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Candle Lighting
2022-12-09 17:10, 2022-12-16 17:12 | GA

Rebbe's Tish ⏺️
2022-12-10 12:15 - 13:30 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Paradies Hall, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave. NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
Join us on the second Shabbat of the month for Rebbe's Tish where we'll raise our voices in song, learn new melodies, share stories, and bring a little more joy into our Shabbat.

Latte and Learn
2022-12-15 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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