Tikkun Leil Shavuot - Mincha Service 🔀
2024-06-11 18:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | 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.

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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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Candle Lighting
2024-06-11 20:30, 2024-06-12 21:14, 2024-06-14 20:32, 2024-06-21 20:33 | GA

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.

Shavuot Day 1
2024-06-12 | GA

Office Closed
2024-06-12 - 2024-06-13 | GA

Sunrise Shacharit Service 🔀
2024-06-12 05:30 - 08:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Garden, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327
For our early birds—whether or not you came to the rest of our Tikkun Leil Shavuot program—we welcome you to join us for a special morning experience beginning at 5:30 a.m. with an outdoor morning service in the garden. Afterward please join us for yoga and Mindful Moments with chanting.
Breakfast starts around 8:30 a.m, and we will be joined by Dr. Linda Lippitt who will present a morning study session.
This event is free and open to the community.
For a PDF version of the Tikkun Leil Shavuot program, click here.
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Morning Yoga and Mindful Moments 🔀
2024-06-12 08:00 - 09:15 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Breezeway, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327
As part of our community Tikkun Leil Shavuot, join Congregation Bet Haverim's Rebecca Leary Safon for 30 minutes of yoga in our garden, followed by 30 minutes of Mindful Moments with chant practice. This yoga session immediately follows our Sunrise Shacharit. Stay afterward for breakfast and Torah stufy.
This event is free and open to the community.
For a PDF version of the full Tikkun Leil Shavuot program, click here.
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Shavuot Day 2
2024-06-13 | GA

Shavuot and Yizkor Service 🔀
2024-06-13 09:30 - 13:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Ellman Chapel, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
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Conclusion of Shavuot
2024-06-13 21:15 | GA

Shabbat Evening Service 🔀
2024-06-14 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-06-21 18:00 - 19:00 | 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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Shabbat Morning Service 🔀
2024-06-15 09:30 - 12:00, 2024-06-22 09:30 - 12:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Ellman Chapel, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States

Mincha, Seudah Sheleshet, Ma'ariv, Havdallah 🔀
2024-06-15 19:45 - 21:15, 2024-06-22 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
2024-06-15 21:15, 2024-06-22 21:17 | GA

Biblical Hebrew Class ▶️
2024-06-18 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-06-25 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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Juneteenth
2024-06-19 | GA

Building Closed
2024-06-19 | GA

Meshorerim Rehearsal and Juneteenth Singalong ⏺️
2024-06-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Ellman Chapel, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
On most Wednesday evenings, musical ensembles will rehearse performance pieces for the High Holidays. No musical training or Hebrew ability is required. We will gather in Ellman Chapel.
This week is Juneteenth: in addition to singing through some of our High Holiday selections, we will celebrate the Juneteenth holiday by singing some traditional spirituals and anthems of the civil rights movement.
Click here for the song sheet which includes links to the sheet music.
If you are interested in joining our High Holiday meshorerim or a performance ensemble, please contact the Interim Director of Music and Tefillah: Bonnie Levine (music@aasynagogue.org).

Juneteenth Rebbe's Tish with Rabbi Mike Rothbaum ⏺️
2024-06-22 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 for Rebbe's Tish where we'll sing, do a bit of studying and kavanot, celebrate simchas, and fulfill the mitzvah of delighting in Shabbat and reciting the blessing after meals! Whether you attended the Shabbat morning service virtually, in person, or not at all, you are welcome to join us—Grab a seat at the square table in the atrium between the Sanctuary and Srochi Auditorium. We'll start around 12:30 p.m. (or ~30 minutes after the service ends) and sing the blessing after meals (Birkat HaMazon) between 1:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.

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During this tish, Congregation Bet Haverim's Rabbi Mike Rothbaum will lead a Juneteenth-themed study and song.

Questions? Contact music@aasynagogue.org.
