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This Sukkot feels different from others. As we gather to celebrate community, friendship, and hospitality, many of us feel angst and concern over the state of democracy in Israel and its repercussions for the future of the state. Here in Atlanta, we’ve seen an Israeli-led protest movement supporting Israeli democracy and opposing the judicial overhaul. […]
Join Sisterhood on the first Monday of the month for a lively book discussion. October's book is House on Endless Waters by Emuna Elon, and the discussion will be led by Marci Draluck. Questions? Contact Madeleine Gimbel ([email protected]; 404.355.7711). Join Via Zoom
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 […]
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 […]
Join Sisterhood for our Opening Meeting, Sisters in the Sukkah! Enjoy a delicious dinner and amazing company! Stella Galanti, a Davis graduate and Weber junior will entertain us with guitar and song. We are also asking all guests to look through their cupboards and bring any Judaica they are ready to part with—They will be […]
Join us two Saturdays a month to learn about and discuss current issues involving Israel. With the incredibly complex reality that the Jewish state finds itself, the goal of this group is to learn and discuss. We will read through recent articles and publications highlighting major issues and welcome educators, advocates, Israeli Government, and NGO […]
Join our congregation and families as we finish the Torah before rolling it back to the beginning! 5:30 p.m.: Light Snacks 6:00 p.m.: Sanctuary: Mincha and Ma'ariv Service 6:45 p.m.: Dancing with the Torahs in Sanctuary 7:15 p.m.: Torah Reading (Group Aliyot for Kids and Families) 7:40 p.m.: Havdallah 7:00 p.m.: Cookie and Juice Oneg […]
Join us every Monday in Ellman Chapel or Zoom for a prayerful experience. This short one-hour experience will start your day on the right foot. Torah reading, traditional liturgy, singing, and a thought for the day are on the docket—coffee, sweets, and fellowship to follow. Join Via Zoom
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 […]
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 […]
Ever wonder where our prayers come from? How did the Siddur (prayer book) come to be as we have it today? How you can even access this seemingly impenetrable book? Join the Rabbis every Thursday to explore the sources of the words that make up our prayer services and unlock how you might pray through […]
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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.
Join us two Saturdays a month to learn about and discuss current issues involving Israel. With the incredibly complex reality that the Jewish state finds itself, the goal of this group is to learn and discuss. We will read through recent articles and publications highlighting major issues and welcome educators, advocates, Israeli Government, and NGO […]
Join us each week as we say goodbye to Shabbat and start the following week anew. Prayer, torah reading, a short study with the rabbis, a light seudah sheleshet (third meal), and a musical havdallah will be part of this experience! Join Via Zoom
Join your Ahavath Achim family at the Atlanta Pride Festival and Parade as we show solidarity, support, and love for those in our community who identify as LGBTQ+. After the walk, we will join other members of the Jewish community at the SOJOURN booth in Piedmont Park. Come and walk, or meet us in the […]
The Marilyn Ginsberg Eckstein Cultural Arts Program Fund presents "Make a Joyful Noise" featuring the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra! The Atlanta Baroque Orchestra, composed of nineteen professional musical artists playing on period instruments, will perform: Zelenka's Fanfare in D Major, with trumpets and timpani Handel's Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, from oratorio, Solomon, HWV 67 […]
Join us every Monday in Ellman Chapel or Zoom for a prayerful experience. This short one-hour experience will start your day on the right foot. Torah reading, traditional liturgy, singing, and a thought for the day are on the docket—coffee, sweets, and fellowship to follow. Join Via Zoom
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 […]
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 […]
Sisterhood invites you to "Coffee and Conversation" with the American Technion Society. Susan Levin-Abir from Israel's Technion will share information about the technical institute over coffee. RSVP is required by contacting Beth Friedman ([email protected]; 770.344.8192). The location will be provided at time of RSVP.
Ever wonder where our prayers come from? How did the Siddur (prayer book) come to be as we have it today? How you can even access this seemingly impenetrable book? Join the Rabbis every Thursday to explore the sources of the words that make up our prayer services and unlock how you might pray through […]
Settle into Shabbat on the third Thursday of the month for Musical Candlit Shabbat! Through the use of instruments, chant, and the lifting of our voices, we create a container for leaving behind the stress of the week and entering into the sacredness of Shabbat. We'll gather for this special service and invite you to […]
Join us each week as we say goodbye to Shabbat and start the following week anew. Prayer, torah reading, a short study with the rabbis, a light seudah sheleshet (third meal), and a musical havdallah will be part of this experience! Join Via Zoom
Help the AA Brotherhood team, "The Wandering Que," defend their 2019, 2021, and 2022 trophies at this year's Atlanta Kosher BBQ Festival! Brotherhood is looking for volunteers to help during the overnight cook on Saturday, October 21. Bring the family, taste the deliciousness, and support Brotherhood! To volunteer, please contact Michael Joseph ([email protected]). Learn More
Join the Mature Active Adult Community (mAAc) to see Fiddler on the Roof! No matter how many times you see it, it's always a great show! Set in the little village of Anatevka, the story centers on Tevye, a poor milkman, and his five daughters. With the help of a colorful and tight-knit Jewish community, […]
Join us every Monday in Ellman Chapel or Zoom for a prayerful experience. This short one-hour experience will start your day on the right foot. Torah reading, traditional liturgy, singing, and a thought for the day are on the docket—coffee, sweets, and fellowship to follow. Join Via Zoom
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 […]
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 […]
Ever wonder where our prayers come from? How did the Siddur (prayer book) come to be as we have it today? How you can even access this seemingly impenetrable book? Join the Rabbis every Thursday to explore the sources of the words that make up our prayer services and unlock how you might pray through […]
Join us two Saturdays a month to learn about and discuss current issues involving Israel. With the incredibly complex reality that the Jewish state finds itself, the goal of this group is to learn and discuss. We will read through recent articles and publications highlighting major issues and welcome educators, advocates, Israeli Government, and NGO […]
Join us each week as we say goodbye to Shabbat and start the following week anew. Prayer, torah reading, a short study with the rabbis, a light seudah sheleshet (third meal), and a musical havdallah will be part of this experience! Join Via Zoom
Join us every Monday in Ellman Chapel or Zoom for a prayerful experience. This short one-hour experience will start your day on the right foot. Torah reading, traditional liturgy, singing, and a thought for the day are on the docket—coffee, sweets, and fellowship to follow. Join Via Zoom
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 […]
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 […]
Ever wonder where our prayers come from? How did the Siddur (prayer book) come to be as we have it today? How you can even access this seemingly impenetrable book? Join the Rabbis every Thursday to explore the sources of the words that make up our prayer services and unlock how you might pray through […]
Join us for Sisterhood's 16th annual Worship in Pink Shabbat! This Shabbat service honors all cancer survivors, participants of the Susan G. Komen 3-day or 2-day Walks, and the loved ones we have lost. We encourage anyone who would like to participate in the service to contact Debra Elovich ([email protected]) or Rina Wolfe ([email protected]). Join […]
Join us on the first Saturday of the month for Family Shabbat, a musical service that's fun for our young kids and engaging for adults! This service is designed for families with kids 0–2nd grade, but all are welcome. 11:15–11:30 a.m.: Shabbat-Friendly Activity and Schmooze 11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.: Family Service 12:00 p.m.+:Fresh-Baked Challah (lovingly brought […]
Join us each week as we say goodbye to Shabbat and start the following week anew. Prayer, torah reading, a short study with the rabbis, a light seudah sheleshet (third meal), and a musical havdallah will be part of this experience! Join Via Zoom
Selichot—Saturday, September 9 | ||
7:15 p.m | Mincha/Ma’ariv/Havdallah Service | In-Person: Sanctuary Virtual: Zoom Join Zoom |
8:30–10 p.m. | In-Person: Shearith Israel | |
Sunday, September 10 | ||
10:00 a.m. at Greenwood Cemetery 1:30 p.m. at Arlington Memorial Park | In-Person: Greenwood Cemetery and Arlington Memorial Park | |
2–4:00 p.m. | Reverse Tashlich | In-Person: Peachtree Creek Greenway |
Erev Rosh Hashanah—Friday, September 15 | ||
7:15–8:45 a.m. | Morning Minyan | Virtual (Zoom) Join Zoom |
6:00 p.m. | Mincha/Ma’ariv Service | In-Person: Sanctuary Virtual: Zoom and YouTube |
7:26 p.m. | Candle Lighting | |
Rosh Hashanah Day 1—Saturday, September 16 | ||
8–9:30 a.m. | Coffee and Breakfast Oneg | In-Person: Breezeway |
8:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Rosh Hashanah Morning Service | In-Person: Sanctuary Virtual: Zoom and YouTube |
9:30–10:30 a.m. | Family Service | In-Person: Outdoor Tent |
9:30–10:30 a.m. | Torah Study Led by Michael Miller “Finding our Personal Prayer in the High Holiday Liturgy”: Prayer is a central element of the days leading up to Rosh Hashanah, and then especially during the Yamim Noraim. We are all familiar with the prayers in our liturgy, but what about personal prayers, prayers for which we do not have a template or formula? The Torah and Haftarah readings for today provide three different models of personal prayer which we will examine, discuss, and contrast. | In-Person: Ellman Chapel Virtual: Zoom |
10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. | Apple Tasting We will hold an Apple Tasting where there will be multiple tables, each labeled with two varieties of apples. Adults and children can vote for their favorites in each category! | In-Person: Lobby |
10:30 a.m.–End of RH Service | Children’s Programming | In-Person: Check-In at Cavalier Room |
12:30–1:15 p.m. | Oneg and Light Kiddush | In-Person: Srochi Auditorium |
1:15–1:45 p.m. | Mincha Service | In-Person: Sanctuary Virtual: Zoom and YouTube |
7:45–8:15 p.m. | Ma’ariv Service | Virtual: Zoom |
8:08 p.m. | Candle Lighting | |
Rosh Hashanah Day 2—Sunday, September 17 | ||
8–9:30 a.m. | Coffee and Breakfast Oneg | In-Person: Breezeway |
8:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Rosh Hashanah Morning Service | In-Person: Sanctuary Virtual: Zoom and YouTube |
9:30–10:30 a.m. | Torah Study Led by Rabbi Laurence Rosenthal “Crowning God: An Exploration into Divine Coronation:” An important theme of the High Holidays is the crowning of God as sovereign, where God takes a seat on the divine throne. Join Rabbi Rosenthal on the second day of Rosh Hashanah as we will explore one of the reoccurring prayers of this High holiday season – L’El Orekh Din | Hybrid: Paradies Hall and Virtual (Zoom) |
10:15 a.m.–End of RH Service | Children’s Programming | In-Person: Check-In at Cavalier Room |
12:30 p.m. | Tashlich | In-Person: Meet at the Outdoor Tent where we will walk to the corner of Peachtree Battle Ave NW and Woodward Way |
7:30 p.m. | Mincha Ma’ariv Service | Virtual: Zoom |
8:07 p.m. | Havdallah | |
Kol Nidre—Sunday, September 24 | ||
5–5:30 pm | Family Kol Nidre Service | In-Person: Breezeway Virtual: Zoom |
5:30 p.m. | Vegan Kapparot Yom Kippur challenges us to cleanse our souls from missteps over the past year. Our tradition seeks to imbue the ethereal nature of our good and evil, right a wrong into an object that can be consumed, cast out, or flung away. Kapparot seeks to take that which is weighing us down and swing it over our heads, casting it far away from us. We have reclaimed this medieval ritual for our modern spiritual life, replacing the killing of a chicken with the righteous act of tzedakah. Join Rabbi Rosenthal in the garden as we recite our prayers, imbue a bag of money with our regrets for the past year, and swing it over our heads, thereby turning our shortcomings into acts of loving kindness to help others. The Joseph family chicken will be on site… for petting only. | In-Person: Garden |
6:10 p.m. | Mincha Service | In-Person: Sanctuary Virtual: Zoom and YouTube |
6:30 p.m. | Kol Nidre Service | |
7:00 p.m. | Ma’ariv Service | |
7:13 p.m. | Candle Lighting | |
Yom Kippur—Monday, September 25 | ||
8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. | Yom Kippur Morning Service | In-Person: Sanctuary Virtual: Zoom and YouTube |
9:30–10:30 a.m. | Yom Kippur Family Service | In-Person: Outdoor Tent |
9:30–10:30 a.m. | Torah Study Led by Judy Marx “G’mar Hatimah Tova—Getting the Seal of Approval”: Getting sealed in the The Book of Life is one of the most powerful images of the High Holy Days. Our High Holiday Mahzor is filled with references to books we should be sealed into: Life, Redemption, Sustenance, Merit, and Forgiveness (see Avinu Malkeinu). What are we really asking for when we pray to be sealed into these “books?” Does it imply that after Yom Kippur the fate of everyone is sealed for the rest of the year? We will look at texts and liturgy to better understand this image as one of the motivators for repentance. | In-Person: Ellman Chapel Virtual: Zoom |
10:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. | Children’s Programming | In-Person: Check-In at Cavalier Room |
1:30–3:00 p.m. | Beit Midrash (Study Hall) Led by Dr. Andy Zangwill “Yom Kippur in Hell” is the title of the last short story written by the celebrated Yiddish writer Isaac Peretz. Andrew Zangwill will read the story aloud and lead a discussion of its themes. The text will be supplied so attendees (real and virtual) can read along. | In-Person: Ellman Chapel Virtual: Zoom |
3–5:15 p.m. | Drum Circle with SunMoonPie | In-Person: Paradies Hall |
5:15 p.m. | Mincha Service | In-Person: Sanctuary Virtual: Zoom and YouTube |
6:30 p.m. | Neilah Service | |
7:41 p.m. | Ma’ariv and Final Shofar Blast | |
7:55 p.m. | Havdallah |
Selichot – Saturday, September 17 | ||
7:15 p.m | Mincha/Ma’ariv/Havdallah Service | Hybrid: Ellman Chapel and Virtual (Zoom) |
8:10 p.m. | Selichot Service | |
Erev Rosh Hashanah – Sunday, September 25 | ||
9–10:30 a.m. | Morning Minyan | Virtual (Zoom) |
6:00 p.m. | Mincha/Ma’ariv Service | Hybrid: Srochi Auditorium and Virtual (Zoom) |
7:12 p.m. | Candle Lighting | |
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 – Monday, September 26 | ||
8–9:00 a.m. | Coffee and Schmooze Co-sponsored by Sisterhood | In-Person: Garden |
8:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Rosh Hashanah Service | Hybrid: Srochi Auditorium and Virtual (Zoom and Live Stream) |
9–10:00 a.m. | Family Service | In-Person: Outdoor Tent |
9:30–10:30 a.m. | Torah Study Led by Dr. Andrew Zangwill “Happy Birthday World!”: After each Rosh Hashanah shofar blast, we chant a short poem which begins “hayom harat olam,” a phrase often translated as “today the world was born.” This session examines this (and other) translations of ”hayom harat olam” and teases out their meaning for us today. Andy Zangwill is a native of Pittsburgh and is somehow related to the British Zionist Israel Zangwill. He has taught physics at Georgia Tech since 1985 and has helped administer the AA Torah Study since 2000. | Hybrid: Cavalier Room and Virtual (Zoom) |