Ahavath Achim Synagogue

Conclusion of Passover
2023-04-13 20:32 (America/New_York) | GA

Candle Lighting
2023-04-14 19:50, 2023-04-21 19:55, 2023-04-28 20:00, 2023-05-05 20:06, 2023-05-12 20:11, 2023-05-19 20:16 | GA

Conclusion of Shabbat
2023-04-15 20:34, 2023-04-22 20:39, 2023-04-29 20:45, 2023-05-06 20:50, 2023-05-13 20:55, 2023-05-20 21:01 | GA

58th Community-Wide Holocaust Commemoration ⏺️
2023-04-16 11:00 - 12:30 | Greenwood Cemetery, 1173 Cascade Circle SW, Atlanta, GA, 30311
Join us as we remember the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust and the heroism of survivors and rescuers. This year's featured speaker is Ilse Eichner Reiner, Holocaust Survivor of Theresienstadt.
Orphaned at an early age, Ilse was sent to the ghetto and concentration camp of Theresienstadt. Of 15,000 child prisoners there, she was one of the 100 who survived—only to be deported to Auschwitz. Almost immediately, she was sent to a slave labor camp and then miraculously escaped from a death march. Following her liberation by the Russians, and with great resilience, Ilse built a life enriched by family, culture, and joy.
This event is jointly sponsored by Eternal Life-Hemshech, the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.
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Sisterhood Donor Reunion ⏺️
2023-04-16 14:00 - 16:30 | Congregation B'nai Torah, 700 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs, GA, 30328
Honoring Betty Behr for her years of service to Sisterhood
Presenting Shira Miller, CPCC, the author of Free and Clear: Get Unstuck and Live the Life You Want, which features a step-by-step process for getting unstuck and staying that way for good. A two-time TEDx speaker, Certified Professional Co-Active Coach and Chief Communications Officer of a $2 billion corporation, she knows a lot about getting unstuck—and teaching people how to do the same for themselves.
Please come reunite, because it feels so good with your fellow sisters. Enjoy delicious hors d'oeuvres, sharing thoughts, face-to-face conversation, and love.
The cost to attend is $25 in addition to a donor contribution. The Donor Event is the only time that Ahavath Achim Sisterhood requests our members contribute a donation above annual dues. The donor contribution levels are as follows:

$36 Silver: Will fund art supplies for one Kesher "hugg" (elective) session
$54 Gold: Will fund healthy, compostable snacks for one Kesher session
$118 Platinum: Will underwrite the cost of one teacher for a Kesher session
$180 Diamond: Will cover supplies for an entire holiday-themed Kesher session
$200+ Crown: Honor Betty Behr for her years of service to Sisterhood by choosing to give any amount over two hundred dollars

There are two ways to register:

Online: Fill out the form (link below).
By check/mail: A formal invitation will be sent to all Sisterhood members prior to the event. Please mail the response card with a check to Sara Papier (3231 Hunterdon Way SE, Marietta, GA 30067). Checks must be payable to Ahavath Achim Sisterhood.

The deadline to register is Friday, April 7. Reservations made prior to Friday, March 31 will receive Shira's book, Free and Clear: Get Unstuck and Live the Life You Want.
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Yom HaShoah
2023-04-18 | GA

Latte and Learn
2023-04-20 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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Yom HaZikaron Ceremony ⏺️
2023-04-24 08:00 - 12:00 | GA
Please join the Consulate General of Israel to the Southeast for a community Yom HaZikaron ceremony honoring Israel's fallen soldiers and victims of terror.

Yom HaZikaron
2023-04-25 | GA

Yom Ha'atzmaut
2023-04-26 | GA

Ethiopian Heritage Festival ⏺️
2023-04-26 17:00 - 2023-04-27 20:00 | Clark Atlanta University, 223 James P Brawley Dr SW, Atlanta, GA, 30314
Wednesday, April 26

5:00 p.m.: Opening Reception (Ethiopian Food and Art Exhibition)
6:30 p.m.: Ethiopian Dance Performance and Lessons
7:00 p.m.: Lecture—Cultural History Between Ethiopia and Israel
7:15 p.m.: Film Screening of Live and Become (2005)

Thursday, April 27

5:00 p.m.: Music, Art, and Food Fair
6:00 p.m.: Film Screening of Exodus 91 (2023)

This event is free and open to the community. All events will take place in the Thomas Cole Research Center for Science and Technology Building (follow directional signs). There is parking available at the Visitor's Parking Deck (190 Mildred St. SW Atlanta GA 30314) where credit cards are accepted.
Produced by the Clark Atlanta University's Department of Theatre and Communication Studies with Professor Shai Fredo
AA is a proud community sponsor of this event.

Atlanta Celebrates Israel @75 ⏺️
2023-04-26 18:00 - 21:00 | GA
This year marks Israel's 75th anniversary! Yom Ha'atzmaut, Israel's Independence Day, is usually celebrated each year by numerous organizations around Atlanta. On this occasion of Israel's Diamond Anniversary of Independence and given the rise in anti-Israel and antisemitic rhetoric, it is not only out of celebration, but necessity, that the Jewish community of Atlanta, the State of Israel, non-profit organizations, and Georgia state and local governments will come together for an evening of solidarity, recognition, and celebration. AA is a proud community sponsor of this event.
This event is open to the community, but registration is required.
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Shir Shabbat 🔀
2023-04-28 18:00 - 19:15 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Ellman Chapel, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
Join us one Shabbat a month to lift up your voice where we invite our Meshorerim (spiritual singers) to help lead us in a particularly musical and energetic Shabbat evening service. The prayer experience is even better in person, so we hope you'll join us!
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The Great Big Recycling Event ⏺️
2023-04-30 10:30 - 12:30 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327
Much like how we remove chametz from our homes during Passover, the AA Greening Group wants to help rid your homes of unwanted recyclable items AND landfills of harmful contaminants! We will take these items to CHaRM (the Center for Hard to Recycle Materials) for you!
Please bring only the items listed below to the Synagogue's upper parking lot. Greening Group volunteers will help you unload and collect fees and donations.

Styrofoam (e.g., old coolers, appliance packing; NO packing peanuts)
Small appliances
Computers and monitors (fee of $20 per item)
Electric cords, batteries (NO alkaline), and chargers
Worn or torn clothing items or linens
Glass bottles (clean and dry)
Books (hardcover or paperback)
Plastic bags (stretchy, not crackly)
Florescent tubes (fee of $1 per two tubes)
CDs and CD cases
Plastics (with triangular recycle logo)
Household chemicals (e.g., herbicides, pesticides, bug spray, drain cleaner)

Questions? Call June Neumark (404.213.7540), Patsy Little (770.823.7609), or Myrtle Lewin (404.409.3169).

Blood Drive
2023-05-07 09:00 - 14:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Srochi Auditorium, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave. NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
Do the mitzvah of donating blood at Ahavath Achim Synagogue's quarterly Blood Drive. Every day, blood donors help patients of all ages: accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those battling cancer. The need for blood is constant, and, due to Covid-19, the blood supply is low and needs to be replenished.
All who give blood will receive a $10 Amazon gift card by email and will be automatically entered for a chance to win a trip for two to Florida, including round-trip airfare, a three-night stay at the Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach, and a $100 voucher for the resort's Ocean Hai restaurant, plus a $750 gift card for expenses.
The Quarterly Blood Drive is sponsored by Ahavath Achim Synagogue, Congregation Shearith Israel, Congregation Or VeShalom, Jewish War Veterans Post 112, and Fulton Lodge No. 216 Free and Accepted Masons.
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Sisterhood Closing Program ⏺️
2023-05-07 13:00 - 15:00 | The Home of Lori Harber
All Sisters are invited to the Closing Program as we celebrate the installation of our new leadership team and Israel turning 75! We will socialize, enjoy an Israeli-style lunch, and learn an Israeli-inspired dance taught to us by Sisterhood member Sandy Friedman. Come ready for fun, and wear comfortable shoes.
The cost to attend is $10 per person. Registration is required (link below). We ask that you kindly register no later than Thursday, May 4 so we can provide an accurate number to the caterer. The address will be sent upon registration.
Questions? Please contact the Sisterhood co-presidents: Beth Friedman (770.344.8192; bethfriedman@outlook.com); Brooke Rosenthal (818.804.1505; cambrya@hotmail.com).
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Georgian Chamber Players ⏺️
2023-05-07 15:00 - 17:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue—Ellman Chapel, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327, United States
Join us for a concert featuring the Georgian Chamber Players presented by the Marilyn Ginsberg Eckstein Cultural Arts Program Fund.
The program will feature noted artists, Julie Coucheron (piano), Elizabeth Pridgen (piano), Joel Noyes (cello), David Coucheron (violin), Justin Bruns (violin), and Zhenwei Shi (viola) performing Mozart's Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major KV 448, Schumann's Five Pieces in Folk Style Op. 102 for Cello and Piano, and Schumann's Piano Quintet in E Flat Major Op. 44.
This event is free and open to the community. Reception following the concert. Donations to the Marilyn Ginsberg Eckstein Cultural Arts Program Fund are appreciated.
Questions? Please contact the Cultural Arts Committee Chair: Ivan Millender (ivanmillender@earthlink.net; 404.406.6333).

Lag Ba'Omer Community Bonfire ⏺️
2023-05-07 17:00 - 22:00 | Lake Claire Community Land Trust, 270 Arizona Ave NE, Atlanta, GA, 30307
Lag Ba'Omer is a mystical holiday connected to the counting of the Omer, a Kabbalist practice that marks the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot. This period invites us to explore the building blocks of life (like lovingkindness, strength, and harmony) and reflect on how they manifest in our own worlds. It is a time to gather our wider communities together as we recount our ancestors moving out of bondage and learning to live as free, interconnected people. Through music and fire, come to mark the 33rd day of the Omer, our seven-week journey towards revelation at Mount Sinai. In the light of the flames we will learn deep teachings of this holiday through stories, songs, and holy ritual, tending the fire of the Atlanta Jewish community.

5–6:00 p.m.—Circle Up!:A friendly family-friendly interactive show with song, learning, and dance co-led by Michael Levine and Reuben Haller. We welcome kids of all ages. Tickets are $18 per kid, $12 per kid members/builders. Kid's tickets include Circle Up and the Community Concert.
6–7:30 p.m.—BYO Picnic at the Land Trust: Hang and explore the land trust with your friends and family! There are picnic tables and fresh water available for your BYO picnic. There are also a bunch of restaurants on Clifton at Mclendon within walking distance.
7:30 p.m.—Lag Ba'Omer Community Concert: A concert featuring local musicians and teachers—Ori Salzburg, Rabbi Sam Blustin, Gayanne Guerin, Rabbi Ariel Root Wolpe, Reuben Haller and McKenzie Wren. Tickets are $25 per adult (18+), $20 for members/builders.

No one turned away for lack of funds. People of all backgrounds and identities are welcome. AA is a proud community sponsor of this event.
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Czech Torah Happy Hour ⏺️
2023-05-12 17:00 - 18:00 | Ahavath Achim Synagogue — Epstein Sanctuary, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Atlanta, GA, 30327
Join us prior to Shir Shabbat for Czech Torah Happy Hour, where we will discuss the rededication of our Czech Holocaust Torah!

Israel Independence Day Celebration ⏺️ CANCELED
2023-05-18 17:00 - 19:00 | Brook Run Park, 4770 N Peachtree Rd , Dunwoody, GA, 30338
Celebrate Israel's 75th Independence Day with a party for all ages! Festivities will include food trucks, activities and crafts, games, face painting, live music, and more. Kosher food will be available for purchase. Free and open to all! AA is a proud community sponsor of this event.
