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SUMMARY:AAbsolute Sukkot Shabbat 🔀
DESCRIPTION:Join your AA family for a fun-filled Sukkot night in honor of Robbie Margolis's Bar Mitzvah! The AAbsolute Shabbat Band will perform prayers of the Friday night service set to the tunes of The Beatles! \nJoin us in the Main Sanctuary or via Zoom. \n Join Zoom
URL:https://aasynagogue.org/event/aabsolute-sukkot-shabbat/
LOCATION:Ahavath Achim Synagogue — Epstein Sanctuary\, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30327
CATEGORIES:Holidays,Music,Prayer
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SUMMARY:Shacharit Service 🔀
DESCRIPTION:Join us in the Main Sanctuary or via Zoom. \n Join Zoom
URL:https://aasynagogue.org/event/shacharit-service-2/
LOCATION:Ahavath Achim Synagogue — Epstein Sanctuary\, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30327
CATEGORIES:Holidays,Prayer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241017T093000
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SUMMARY:Sukkot Morning Service 🔀
DESCRIPTION:Join us in the Main Sanctuary or via Zoom. \n Join Zoom
URL:https://aasynagogue.org/event/sukkot-morning-service-4/
LOCATION:Ahavath Achim Synagogue — Epstein Sanctuary\, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30327
CATEGORIES:Holidays,Prayer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241016T180000
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SUMMARY:Erev Sukkot Evening Service 🔀
DESCRIPTION:Join us in the Main Sanctuary or via Zoom. \n Join Zoom
URL:https://aasynagogue.org/event/erev-sukkot-evening-service/
LOCATION:Ahavath Achim Synagogue — Epstein Sanctuary\, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30327
CATEGORIES:Holidays,Prayer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240609T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240609T160000
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SUMMARY:The 137th Annual Meeting of Ahavath Achim Synagogue 🔀
DESCRIPTION:The Annual Meeting is our time to gather as a congregational family to take stock of where we are and where we are going and attend to synagogue affairs. The "State of the Synagogue: Past\, Present\, and Future" will be presented. The business portion of the meeting includes the election and installation of officers and board of directors. \nThe full slate of officers and board of directors presented by the Nominating Committee has been mailed to every congregant. All AA members in good standing who are present at the Annual Meeting\, in person or by proxy\, are eligible to vote. A quorum of 100 members is required in person or by proxy (proxy form linked below). \nThe Annual Meeting will be held virtually and in person\, with light refreshments served. \n Join Via Zoom\nProxy Form \n2024–25 Slate \nOfficers: \n\nMark Stern\, President (two-year term)\nAdam Hirsch\, Executive Vice President (two-year term)\nJosh Hanna\, Financial Vice President (two-year term)\nRyan Posner\, Vice President (two-year term)\nTaylor Smith\, Vice President (one-year term filling Adam Hirsch's remaining term)\n\nElected Board of Directors (two-year terms ending 2026): \n\nLauren Barden\nAndrew Cozewith\nBrandon Goldberg\nHelaine Lasky\nGail Solomon\n\nElected Board of Directors (one-year terms ending 2025): \n\nMichael Joseph\nMarcia Spielberger\n\nTerms Expiring—Thank You for Your Service: \n\nGary Alembik (President)\nIrene Aronin (Presidential Appointee)\nGerry Benjamin (Immediate Past President)\nBarbara Feinberg (Vice President)\nHeleen Grossman (Board of Directors Member)\nCathy Miller (Board of Directors Member)\nMark Papier (Board of Directors Member)\nBarry Prusin (Board of Directors Member)\nBob Tepper (Presidential Appointee)\nRob Wildstein (Presidential Appointee)
URL:https://aasynagogue.org/event/the-137th-annual-meeting-of-ahavath-achim-synagogue/
LOCATION:Ahavath Achim Synagogue — Epstein Sanctuary\, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30327
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SUMMARY:The Epstein School 50th Anniversary Celebration
DESCRIPTION:The Epstein School is celebrating 50 years of excellence in Jewish education throughout the 2023–24 school year. Founded in 1973 by Rabbi Harry Epstein and a group of thoughtful and visionary leaders from Atlanta's Ahavath Achim Synagogue\, the school has grown and flourished over the last five decades\, providing a welcoming\, nurturing\, and challenging education to students\, infants–8th grade. The celebration will be an experience to remember from the moment you arrive—in the very spot Epstein was founded. The evening's entertainment and delicious dinner will be accentuated by a spectacular silent auction and fund a need. There are many surprises planned—do not miss a minute of this once-in-a-generation celebration! In advance of the Celebration\, please check out Epstein's 50th Anniversary page to interact with their historic timeline\, walk through memories from alumni and past leadership of the school\, and photos from events during their 50th anniversary year. AA is a proud sponsor of this event. \nSchedule: \n\n6:30 p.m.: Registration opens\n7:00 p.m.: Program\nFollowing the Program: Dinner\, Silent Auction\, and Entertainment\n\nThe cost to attend is $180 per person. Please dress in theme—black\, white\, and gold! \n Get Tickets
URL:https://aasynagogue.org/event/the-epstein-school-50th-anniversary-celebration/
LOCATION:Ahavath Achim Synagogue — Epstein Sanctuary\, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30327
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Mincha Service 🔀
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URL:https://aasynagogue.org/event/mincha-service-4/
LOCATION:Ahavath Achim Synagogue — Epstein Sanctuary\, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30327
CATEGORIES:Prayer
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SUMMARY:An Afternoon of American Jazz Classics\, Originals\, and Lore ⏺️
DESCRIPTION:The Marilyn Ginsberg Eckstein Cultural Arts Program Fund and Neranenah present An Afternoon of American Jazz Classics\, Originals\, and Lore featuring Joe Alterman (piano)\, Lewis Franco (vocals and guitar)\, Justin Chesarek (drums)\, and Scott Glazer (bass). \nThis concert is open to the community. Reception following the concert. No admission charge or reservation required. A $20 entrance donation for the Cultural Arts Fund is appreciated. \nQuestions? Please contact the Cultural Arts Committee Chair: Ivan Millender (ivanmillender@earthlink.net; 404.406.6333). \n \n\nMeet the Musicians\nJoe Alterman\nA native of Atlanta\, Georgia\, Joe Alterman studied music at New York University\, where he received both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Jazz Piano Performance. In addition to performances with Houston Person\, Les McCann\, Dick Gregory\, and his own trio\, among others\, Alterman has performed at many world-renowned venues\, including the Kennedy Center\, Lincoln Center\, Birdland\, and New York's Blue Note\, where Alterman has opened\, many times\, for Ramsey Lewis. Alterman has released eight critically acclaimed albums\, his most recent being 2023's "Joe Alterman Plays Les McCann: Big Mo & Little Joe." He was profiled three times by iconic journalist Nat Hentoff and was the subject of Hentoff's very last piece on music in March 2016. Les McCann calls Alterman "tiny\, but only in stature; as a man and a musician he is already a giant\," Ahmad Jamal called Alterman "a very special artist" and Ramsey Lewis called him "an inspiration to me" and his piano playing "a joy to behold." In addition to his piano work\, Alterman is the Executive Director of Neranenah\, an Atlanta-based Concert & Culture series which celebrates Jewish contributions to music and the arts. He's also a budding journalist who has written liner notes to three Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra w/Wynton Marsalis albums. Nat Hentoff called one of Alterman's columns on jazz "one of the very best pieces on the essence of jazz\, the spirit of jazz\, that I've ever read\, and I'm not exaggerating." \nLewis Franco\nAccording to Dan Bolles of SevenDaysVT\, "Precious few hepcatamounts swing like Lewis Franco. The central Vermont guitarist\, songwriter\, and bandleader has almost single-handedly kept the jump and jive alive in the Green Mountains\, wailing away with swagger and unimpeachable cool for nearly two decades." But Franco says he eventually noticed that most of the jazz and show tunes he loved were not just written by Jews (Berlin\, the Gershwin's\, Rodgers & Hart\, Kern\, Arlen\, etc…)\, but were informed by Jewish values and concerns. His YouTube series\, "Franco the ReJewvenator" is a result. His 2023 recording\, "On the Sidelines"\, his sixth CD of original music\, also reflects this awareness. It features Franco's cousin\, Joe Alterman\, on piano and includes titles such as "Say\, Don't You Remember Yip Harburg?" and "Just Pretend I Wasn't Lorenz Hart." "I relate to these songwriters as nervous outsiders\, observing American life while seeking a sense of belonging. And they weren't looking casually. They had either been persecuted themselves\, or they felt the effects of centuries of European antisemitism. For them\, the question of whether somewhere over the rainbow the American dream of a multicultural democracy really does come true\, or if it's only a paper moon\, was high stakes." "Yes\, my experience is different from theirs. By the time I came along\, Jews in the US were far more secure. However\, being born and raised in Atlanta to Ashkenazi and Sephardi families\, I felt similar anxieties and yearnings to the ones expressed in those amazing songs." Franco explores these themes through music\, storytelling\, and humor in his concerts. "Music has been my favorite form of Jewish observance ever since childhood\, when we sang zmiros around my beloved Bubbe and Zeda's Shabbat table every Friday night. So this is super meaningful and super fun for me." \nJustin Chesarek\nJustin Chesarek has been mesmerized with drums since the age of 10. He earned a Bachelors of Music degree from Slippery Rock University\, trekked south to Atlanta in 2008\, and earned a Masters of Music and Jazz studies at Georgia State University\, following which he landed a regular engagement at Churchill Grounds\, Atlanta's premier jazz club at the time\, which gig continued for five years. During that time\, he made a name for himself as an exceptional musician. Justin performs regularly with the Alterman Trio and is a regular with the Atlanta Jazz Festival. He has performed at the Iridium and The Blue Note in New York City\, DC's Kennedy Center\, a TED Talk\, Juneau Alaska Jazz and Classics Festival\, the North Sea Festival in Holland\, and the Montreax Jazz Festival in Switzerland. He has gigged with legendary artists\, Count Bassie vocalist\, Carmen Bradford\, Grammy nominee trumpeter\, Russell Gunn\, and others. He teaches jazz percussion at Kennesaw State\, Artist Affiliate in Jazz Percussion at Emory\, and former Professor of Jazz Percussion at Moorehouse. His classes include jazz composition\, improvisation and analysis\, jazz combos\, and piano accompaniment for jazz vocalists. He runs a private studio of his own in which he works with students of all ages. His alumni have become professional touring musicians Broadway pit players\, and top call drummers. \nScott Glazer\nWhat Wynton Marsalis is to New Orleans\, Doc Severinsen was to Johnny Carson\, and what Scott Glazer\, with his decades of talent\, is to Atlanta. We've heard him perform at clubs\, symphonies\, the Atlanta Jewish Life Festival\, and Ahavath Achim Synagogue\, in combos\, and perhaps in Tokyo or Manhattan. He appeared in Courtenay Collin's Cabaret at the Alliance Theatre's Hertz Stage\, where he harmonized with her. An Atlanta native\, Glazer grew up within a musical family where his father\, Morris\, played coronet and appeared as a band leader. On the maternal side\, he grew up in a world of opera\, chazanut (cantorial) records\, and music of the world\, including Italian and Hungarian. Following graduation from Lawrence Academy\, he earned a music degree at Georgia State University. "I enjoy a variety of situations–theater\, orchestras\, and jazz gigs. The gig I enjoy the most is the one I'm on right now." His group\, the Mojo Dojo\, is composed of two horns\, vocals\, and great guitarists performing The Allman Brothers Band with a twist or recognizable iconic songs from Sam & Dave\, Ray Charles\, and Wilson Pickett. He occasionally plays with jazz pianist Joe Alterman. Glazer has toured domestically and internationally and performed with artists as diverse as Grammy-winning guitarist Kristian Bush (Sugarland)\, Charlie Starr (Blackberry Smoke)\, Scott Henderson (Chick Corea\, Jean-Luc Ponty)\, Edwin McCain\, Carmen Bradford (Count Basie)\, The Last Waltz Ensemble\, jazz sax legend Houston Person\, Jimmy Hall (Wet Willie)\, Carmine Appice (Jeff Beck)\, and Liberty DeVitto (Billy Joel). He has played at Seattle's Jazz Alley\, the Blue Note in New York City\, and in Tokyo clubs on the road with the jazz legend Earl Klugh.
URL:https://aasynagogue.org/event/an-afternoon-of-american-jazz-classics-originals-and-lore/
LOCATION:Ahavath Achim Synagogue — Epstein Sanctuary\, 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30327
CATEGORIES:Marilyn Ginsberg Eckstein Cultural Arts Program,Music
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