Since being taken hostage by Hamas
BRING THEM HOME NOW
We demand the safe return of all citizens who have been taken hostage by the terrorist group Hamas. We will not rest until every hostage is released and returns home safely.
You can help bring them back home.
Visit our Israel Resource Page.
The Concert For Kibbutzim
Motzaei Shabbat—Saturday, March 15 | 8:30 p.m. (Havdallah) | The Weber School
Special Message
The World Zionist Congress and its affiliates provide millions of dollars in funding and support programs that enrich our community and Jewish life in the U.S. voting opens on Monday, March 10 to select delegates for the new Congress. Casting your vote for MERCAZ USA is an investment in the future of the Jewish institutions at the heart of our communities.
This funding includes Israel education at Ramah summer camps, programming at our congregation, and critical philanthropy efforts supporting hostage families, the global diaspora, and more. Any Jewish adult over 18 who resides permanently in the U.S. and did not vote in the last Knesset election is eligible to vote for MERCAZ USA in the World Zionist Congress elections.
It's critical that we don't let extremist voices limit the voice of the conservative movement, including our work on environmental and climate initiatives at the WZO. Vote here and select slate #17 MERCAZ USA. Voting closes on May 4. No preregistration or organizational membership is required beforehand.
Shabbat Corner
Friday Evening–Saturday
Clergy Candidate Weekend with Rabbi Mike Rothbaum ← Click the link to see when Rabbi Rothbaum will join us for services.
- Candle Lighting: 6:21 p.m.
- Shabbat Evening Service 🔀: 6:00 p.m.—Zoom
- Shabbat Morning Service 🔀: 9:30 a.m.—Zoom
- Torah Study 🔀: 10:30 a.m.—Zoom
- Rebbe's Tish ⏺️: 12:30 p.m.
- Mincha/Seudah Sheleshet/Ma'ariv/Havdallah 🔀: 5:30 p.m.—Zoom
- Conclusion of Shabbat: 7:05 p.m.
- Torah Parashat (Tetzaveh):
- Annual: Exodus 27:20–30:10; Deuteronomy 25:17–19
- Triennial: Exodus 29:19–30:10; Deuteronomy 25:17–19
- Haftara: I Samuel 15:2–34
▶️ Virtual 🔀 Hybrid ⏺️ In-Person
Feel-Good News
Kiddush Sponsors
The Papier Family in honor of Rabbi Laurence Rosenthal's birthday on 2/26 and Sara Papier's birthday on 3/2!
Events
Other Things Happening at AA
"Let all who are hungry come and eat!" You may know these words from the Passover Haggadah—This year, AA is inviting you to make them a reality by bringing together members of the community in seders all over the Atlanta region. Whether you are hungry for food, companionship, or new friends, you can make this Passover memorable by participating in AA's Seder Match. How does it work? If you have extra space at your table or are looking to be a guest at someone's table, please fill out the form below. We will match you up with members from the AA community. Hosts and guests will be asked to provide specific details so we can make the right match!
We are excited to be partnering with L'dor V'dor Judaica, an organization that rescues Judaica from thrift shops, estate sales, and the trash and rehomes it to folks in need of Judaica, allowing beautiful pieces and traditions to live on from generation to generation. AA will be collecting Judaica that our community no longer uses for others to rehome. We will accept all forms of Judaica that are useable. We will not accept books of any kind at this time.
If you have any Judaica in need of a new home, please contact the Director of Outreach and Engagement, Miriam Habif Gelfond ([email protected]; 404.603.5749), who will catalog and organize the items before placing them on a table outside the AA offices.
We look forward to helping you find items that ensure you can practice the traditions that connect you to the Jewish community and heritage.
The 2024 Fall Beineinu—High Holiday Issue is out! If you haven't yet received your copy in the mail, you can view the electronic version here.
Are you fun? Innovative? Passionate? Love kids? Kesher is seeking:
- Madrichim (teaching assistants) for the fall of 2024. $10/hour or community service hours
- Part-time teachers/facilitators for the fall of 2024. Beginning at $30/hour.
- Subs
Kesher is AA's supplementary Jewish education program for students Pre-K through sixth grade. If you are interested, please email our Interim Director of Education: Annsley Klehr ([email protected]).
The Kesher program is generously endowed by the Judith and Aaron z"l Alembik Ahavath Achim Youth Education Program.
Do you know an AA congregant who is in the hospital or infirm? We are concerned about loved ones and friends who are in the hospital or infirm. Although our synagogue office remains closed, we are still working and would like to connect with you, especially in regards to pastoral care. If you have information about friends or family in the hospital or other care facilities, please contact Rabbi Rosenthal ([email protected]) directly. We always appreciate the opportunity to speak with anyone in need and offer support in any way we can.
Your help is needed to fight the ugliness. Across America, we are witnessing an alarming rise in anti-Zionist and anti-Jewish demonstrations, especially on college and university campuses. Perhaps such events have occurred at your alma mater. As a concerned alum, you can raise your voice and urge university leadership to counter antisemitism. Equally important, you can also thank university administrators who are fighting to keep the campus free from discrimination, hate, violence, and antisemitism.
Ahavath Achim's (AA) Response to Antisemitism and Hate Committee wishes to create an Alumni Database. If you participate in this effort, we will alert you when antisemitic incidents occur or when positive steps are taken to counter such hate are taken. The Committee will prepare sample letters for you to use or personalize when communicating with your alma mater's leadership. Your voice matters.
We hope every college graduate in your household will join this effort.
Backpack Buddies needs your help! Backpack Buddies is seeking volunteers weekly, monthly, or whenever you can help during the school year to pack food at the Synagogue. If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up below or contact the chair: Carla Werthheimer ([email protected]). It's easy and fun!
Ahavath Achim's Sisterhood is a dynamic organization of women of all ages with diverse experiences, talents, and interests within our synagogue, community, and the Jewish world. Every woman counts for Sisterhood to grow and thrive. Basic membership dues are $45, but we encourage you to join at a Chai-er level. Your generous dues and donations are vital for Sisterhood to continue to offer programs and projects that strengthen and sustain our Jewish values.
We need your involvement in AA's social action programs! Motivate your family and friends "into action" towards the betterment of our community, and envision our current programs continued for the future. Reach out to your nieces, nephews, friends, and new neighbors for new contacts and ideas to help us increase our pool of volunteers for our wonderful existing and future programs. We need you! Find out how you want to be involved by reviewing the list of social action programs in which our synagogue has been involved for many years. If you'd like to become involved, please email our Social Action Chair: Alan Wexler ([email protected]; 404.872.8880).
Are you a warm, friendly, dedicated volunteer who wants to make a difference in a fellow congregant's life through acts of loving kindness? Are you willing to make a personal call or visit to comfort and support a congregant who has lost a loved one or been ill? These caring touches – acts of loving kindness – make all the difference in the world to those receiving them. If you want to be a part of strengthening our community, then AA's new Chesed Initiative is for you! This committee will work with our clergy, staff, and lay leaders to connect members who need help with members who want to do good deeds! Additionally, if you know of a congregant who is facing personal difficulties related to health, loss, or grief, please contact Fern Schorr ([email protected]; 404.355.5222) to let us know. Help us reach out to members in need. We welcome your help and time with this important project.
The World Zionist Congress and its affiliates provide millions of dollars in funding and support programs that enrich our community and Jewish life in the U.S. voting opens on Monday, March 10 to select delegates for the new Congress. Casting your vote for MERCAZ USA is an investment in the future of the Jewish institutions at the heart of our communities.
This funding includes Israel education at Ramah summer camps, programming at our congregation, and critical philanthropy efforts supporting hostage families, the global diaspora, and more. Any Jewish adult over 18 who resides permanently in the U.S. and did not vote in the last Knesset election is eligible to vote for MERCAZ USA in the World Zionist Congress elections.
It's critical that we don't let extremist voices limit the voice of the conservative movement, including our work on environmental and climate initiatives at the WZO. Vote here and select slate #17 MERCAZ USA. Voting closes on May 4. No preregistration or organizational membership is required beforehand.
Freedom Tags is an initiative by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum. Purchase a Freedom Tag to support the hundreds of innocent people kidnapped by Hamas. The Hostages and Missing solidarity tags are meant to remind us all of our commitment to bring them home. Now.
If you are interested in purchasing a Freedom Tag at discounted rate of $18 per tag, please contact the Director of Outreach and Engagement: Miriam Habif Gelfond ([email protected]; 404.603.5749).
Hamas is refusing to accept a U.S.-backed deal to free hostages in exchange for a pause in the fighting. But some are still blaming Israel. Calls for a temporary ceasefire should be directed to the one address preventing it from happening: Hamas. We need to make sure your members of Congress know that Hamas is to blame. It takes just a minute to email your members by clicking the link below. Please take just 1 minute to make a difference and stand with Israel! I encourage you to forward this email to your friends and family.
Your donation to the Israel Emergency Campaign helps to rebuild damaged infrastructure and address the unprecedented levels of trauma caused by the horrific attack on Isreael.
Donate to the Ukraine Emergency Fund of Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta
