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MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. SHABBATFRIDAY,JANUARY15»PAGE 8
Rabbi Kaye: “Broken Heart, Healing Heart.” »PAGE 3
also inside…WELC Corner BEC UpdateLeadership Dues Circles… and more!
January 2021Tevet-Shevat 5781v. 82 | no. 09
Virtual!
SCHEDULE: JANUARY 2021All services will be conducted via Zoom. Please check your Temple email for the link.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 16:00 PM Shabbat Worship Service
SATURDAY, JANUARY 29:00 AM Torah Study10:30 AM Shabbat Worship Service
FRIDAY JANUARY 86:00 PM Shabbat Worship Service8:00 PM The Well
SATURDAY, JANUARY 99:00 AM Torah Study9:30 AM Mini Shabbat10:30 AM Shabbat Worship Service
FRIDAY, JANUARY 156:00 PM Shabbat MLK Worship Service
SATURDAY, JANUARY 169:00 AM Torah Study10:30 AM B’nei Mitzvah of Josh B. Gotlieb & Alexander B. Chalk
FRIDAY, JANUARY 226:00 PM Shabbat Worship
SATURDAY, JANUARY 239:00 AM Torah Study10:30 AM B’not Mitzvah of Madeline Cooper & Phoebe L. Weintraub5:30 PM Mincha Bat Mitzvah of Mia I. Perkins
FRIDAY, JANUARY 296:00 PM Shabbat Worship Service
SATURDAY, JANUARY 309:00 AM Torah Study10:30 AM B’nei Mitzvah of Max Rodbell & Nicholas Tepper
TORAH&HAFTARAH:JANUARY 2: VayechiGenesis 47:28-50:26; I Kings 2:1-12
JANUARY 9: ShemontExodus 1:1-6:1; Isaiah 27:6-18:13; 29;22, 23
JANUARY 16: VaeraExodus 6:2-9:35; Ezekiel 28:25-29:21
JANUARY 23: BoExodus 10:1-13:16; Jeremiah 46:13-28
JANUARY 30: BeshalachExodus 13:17-17:16; Judges 4:4-5:31
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ClergyRabbi Peter S. Berg, Lynne & Howard Halpern Senior Rabbinic Chair
Rabbi Loren Filson Lapidus
Rabbi Samuel C. Kaye
Cantor Deborah L. Hartman
Rabbi Steven H. Rau, RJE, Director of Lifelong Learning
Rabbi Lydia Medwin, Director of Congregational Engagement & Outreach
Rabbi Alvin M. Sugarman, Ph.D., Emeritus
Officers of the BoardKent Alexander, President
Louis Lettes, Executive Vice President
Jeff Belkin, Vice President
Susan Gordon, Vice President
Janet Dortch, Secretary
Eric Vayle, Treasurer
LeadershipMark R. Jacobson, Executive Director
Sarah Shinsky, Weinberg Early Learning Center Director
StaffKatie Bass, Communications and Marketing Coordinator
Melinda Brackin, Accounting Manager
Judy Cole, Pianist
Amy Cox, Accounting Assistant
Tena Drew, Membership Manager
Dan Fishman, Audiovisual Manager
Lonnie Fitzgerald, Maintenance Team
Elizabeth C. Foster, Jewish Identity & Experiences Educator
Rebecca Good, Hebrew & Jewish Life Educator
Nalo Grant, Clergy Administrative Assistant
Audrey Henderson, WELC Assistant Director
Summer Jacobs, Engagement Coordinator
Renaldo Lockwood, Maintenance Team
Heather McKerley, Accounting Assistant & Facilities Maintenance Coordinator
Dianne Ratowsky, Administrative Assistant to Rabbi Peter S. Berg
Joya Schmidt, Engagement Administrative Assistant & Tour Coordinator
Laurie Simon, Engagement Coordinator for Special Events
Justin Strom, Head of Security
Marjorie Vaughn, TBRS Administrative Assistant
Rita Zadoff, Donation & Event Coordinator
LEADERSHIP&STAFF
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There is a Hassidic tales that goes something like this “A disciple asked the Rabbi, ‘Why does the Torah tell us to ‘place these words upon your hearts’? Why does it not tell us to place these words in our hearts?’ The Rabbi answers, ‘We cannot place
words in our hearts, only God can do that. So we place them on top of our hearts. And there they stay until one day the heart breaks open and the words fall in.”
Recently I spent a week at Beit Teshuvah in LA. Beit Teshuvah is a Jewish in-patient recovery program, a place where people struggling with addiction can find a recovery program to help them adjust to life without drugs and alcohol. Open to people of all religious backgrounds, Beit Teshuvah places Jewish tradition, rabbinic wisdom, and yiddishkite front and center in its work to help and heal their residents.
It was soul moving to spend a week hearing the stories of the residents, many of whom had completely destroyed their lives with substance abuse. They had committed major crimes, ostracized or lost their families, ruined their health, and more. And yet in each of their stories there was also a consistent thread: I want to be better. I want to make amends. I want to atone for the things I’ve done. I just need one more chance.
The soft spoken and thoughtful man whom I thought was funny and charming? He was recently released from prison after serving his sentence for a violent crime he’ll never forgive himself for.
That well-dressed young woman running the front desk who loves to show off pictures of her daughter? She’s a Jewish heroin addict and in recovery for the second time after leaving to rejoin her gang.
The guy in designer shades who spouts off Hebrew terms like a pro? He’s a former yeshivah student who decided that party drugs and painkillers would bring him closer to God than study ever could.
The country gentleman telling me about how studying Abraham Joshua Heschel is changing his life? He’s a Christian who lost literally everything to his gambling addiction.
And the Rabbi who inspired the whole thing? He’ll be the first to tell you: He’s an alcoholic, a former mobster, a thief and a conman. But he also believes in one truth above all others, because he lives it every single day. “People can change.”
That is lesson that I hope we can all take into the year 2021. That people, circumstances, and institutions: all of them are capable of true change. We have to believe that change is possible, we must hold onto the belief that tikkun (repair) can be made. It can be hard to accept, because believing that change is possible means being vulnerable to disappointment and hurt again. It might be easier to harden oneself to try and protect our sacred hearts after they have been broken. But it is not what Judaism teaches us to do, and it is not what leads us to a better world.
If 2020 was a year of heartbreak, let 2021 be a year where the words of forgiveness, healing, and love fall in. Ken Yihi Ratzon, may our desires align with the will of the divine.
Recovering Our Broken Hearts
F RO M T H E D E S K O F R A B B I S A M K AY E: About Rabbi Kaye: Rabbi Samuel Kaye is the Assistant Rabbi at Temple, and joined the clergy team in July 2018. He was ordained in June of 2018 at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati Ohio where he also earned a Masters of Arts in Hebrew Letters. During his time as a student he served congregations and organizations in Cincinnati, New York, Toronto, West Virginia, Kentucky and South Dakota.Rabbi Kaye was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. During his education at Allegheny College he developed an interest in history, philosophy and religion. Rabbi Kaye completed the Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies year program before attending Rabbinical School and has served as a fellow at the iCenter.
Connect with Rabbi Kaye: [email protected] 404.873.1731
Rabbi Sam Kaye
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B’NEI MITZVAH
NEW&RETURNING MEMBERSIris Abelson
Amy Ackerman & Michael Randell
Kate Ash
Ana & Seth Bader Valentina Rodriguez-Guadalupe & Vee Bader
Gigi Baseman & Bradley Balducci
Hannah Behar & Zac Commanday
Simone & Kristopher Bonnejonne
Angie & Doug Brandenburg Holly Brandenburg
Amy Braunstein & Eric Horovitz
Maddie Cook
Adriane Cooper & Evan Schneider
Alyssa Duffy & Taylor Jackson
Bonita Edelberg
Iris & Bruce Feinberg
Cathy Filson
Erica Finkelstein & Louis Ashner
Danielle & Doug Fisher
Grace, Juliette, & Luke Fisher
Lori & Roth Fralick
Amy & Itzhak Gabizon Jude, Joshua, and Arielle Gabizon
Kali Gatlin & Jonathan Flig
Allison Golisch
David Handler
Hannah Hastings & Andy Barnett
Emily Judson & Todd Goldfarb
Kati Keyes & David Greenky
Mimi Krauss & Ryan Murphy Louis & Jack Murphy
Sophia Li & Mikhail Avady
Marilyn & Lenard Marlow
Rachel Menter
Julie Orloff & Adam Moreland Olivia Moreland
Lauren & Jason Owen
Judy & Mike Plecko
Beth Ann & I.J. Rosenberg
Sammi & Jesse Sedler Ezra Sedler
Gabrielle Seligman
Zoe Shacham Ari & Lev Shacham
Laura & Scott Sperling
Cara Steiner & Stephen Hontz
Laura Stordy
Lindsey & Greg Swartzberg Theo Swartzberg
Ben Tanoff
Valerie & Peter Weitzner Zoe & Gillian Weitzner
Kaylee & Joshua Yager Eleanor Yager
Natalya & Vladimir Yampolsky David Yampolsky
JANUARY 16
Josh Bradley Gotlieb
Son of Marci & Ryan Gotlieb
JANUARY 16
Alexander Brady Chalk
Son of Scott Chalk
JANUARY 23
Madeline Dorothy Cooper
Daughter of Karen & Philip Cooper
JANUARY 23
Phoebe Louise Weintraub
Daughter of Lorie Burnett & Robert Weintraub
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MAY THEIR MEMORY BE FOR A BLESSINGOur Heartfelt Sympathy to the Families of:
Phoebe Kerness (mother of Karen Kerness)
Lucille Miller (mother of Bunny Lenhard)
Dr. David Byck (cousin of Joe Ferst)
Thelma “Terry” Gershon
Joshua D. Shubin (husband of Marilyn, father of Lewis and Debbie Levinson)
Irene Rothstein (mother of Alfred, Donna, Dellalynn)
MAZAL TOV!Have good news to share? Please email Dianne Ratowsky at [email protected].
Rabbi Alvin & Barbara Sugarman on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Noah Siegel and to his parents, Leah & Blaine Siegel
JANUARY 23
Mia Isabelle Perkins
Daughter of Paige & Jeffrey Perkins
JANUARY 30
Max Leonard Rodbell
Son of Heather & Jonathan Rodbell
JANUARY 30
Nicholas Kaleb Tepper
Son of Naomi & Micah Tepper
Katie BassCommunications Coordinator
Katie Bass is originally from Miami, FL, and moved to Atlanta in 2017. She is engaged to Adam Schick and they are planning an October 2021 wedding. She graduated from the University of Delaware with a degree in Marketing. She received her Master’s in Integrated Marketing Communications from Florida State University.
Likes: Walt Disney World, traveling, and movies
Dislikes: Cilantro
Fun Fact: She has a twin sister!
Meet Our Staff!Get to know some of the friendly faces at The Temple.
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Judaism 101Dates: 7 weeks beginning Tuesday, January 12Times: 7:00-9:00pmCost: Free for members, $30 book fee for members who do not own Honoring Tradition, Embracing Modernity; $150/person (includes book) for non-members; add a second family member $36A basic overview of the many facets of Judaism and Jewish practice: history, holidays, life cycle events, Torah, texts, and more.
Hebrew 101Times: 7:15-8:00pmDates: 7 weeks beginning Tuesday, January 12Cost: Free for members, $100 for non-membersRequirements: Minimum of 8 participants per classThis weekly class is for the Hebrew novice. Participants learn Hebrew consonants and vowels, then learn to read Hebrew aloud.
Options and Realities for Biden’s Foreign Policy in the Middle EastDate: Tuesday, January 12Time: 7:00-8:00 PM Cost: Free and open to all but registration required to receive Zoom linkInstructor: Ken SteinWhether in the domestic or foreign policy realm, when American presidents govern, preferred policies are either aided or thwarted by political realities. Coping with the pandemic’s impact will be priority number one; what foreign and domestic issues can realistically be handled next during Biden’s first two years in office? Ken will look at those issues in the Middle East that have priorities for US interests, and that can be potentially successful because they are not constrained by regional actors or their politics.
TAMID ProgrammingAll classes are online.Registration required to receive Zoom link: www.the-temple.org/tamid-classes
Our amazing early learning program strives to provide a warm, supportive, and inspiring environment for each child (3 months- Pre-K)! We are looking forward to continuing our school year with even more learning opportunities!
Limited Space AvailableWe have limited spots available to join us for this semester! Please call 404-872-8668 or email us [email protected] for more information.
2021-2022 EnrollmentEnrollment details will be coming out soon for 2021 Camp and the 2021-2022 school year. Visit www.the-temple.org/welc to learn more.
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Mini ShabbatSaturday, January 9 @ 9:30 amJoin us for a celebration of the trees in honor of Tu B’Shvat! We will get a chance to grow like a tree and hear a great story from our puppet friends about planting trees. Maybe you’ll even grab a pot, some dirt, and some seeds, and plant something with us!
As always, no need to RSVP. Just jump on and join us, even in your PJs! Questions? Email Rabbi Lydia Medwin at [email protected].
Annual Tu B’Shvat Tree PlantingSunday January 31 • 1:00-4:00pm Location: Along John Lewis Freedom Parkway—honoring the late congressman and civil rights hero, John Lewis. Registration is open at: https://werepair.org/atlanta/?popupId=7013s000000JuUfAAKJoin the Atlanta Jewish community as we celebrate the Jewish New Year of the trees. Following Trees Atlanta’s protocols, we’ll be working in family groups or as individuals, safely separated and masked. Trees Atlanta provides the trees, tools and expertise, we spread tree roots into fertile ground, giving trees a place to flourish. This year, there will be NO refreshments or schmoozing, NO children’s programming, but YES—opportunities to do a Mitzvah safely, and YES—the same satisfaction of growing Atlanta’s tree canopy.
As another option, plant your own trees: You are encouraged to purchase fruit trees from The ALFI Orchard Project (a collaboration between Community Farmers Markets, Concrete Jungle, and Food Well Alliance) at https://fruittreesale.com/the-orchard-project. ALFI (the Atlanta Local Food Initiative) offers free classes in planting and caring for fruit trees!
Each of these is an amazing opportunity to celebrate the Jewish New Year of the trees and to green our city—in spite of COVID!
SAVE THESE DATES!
MLK DAY Tree PlantingMonday, January 18, 2021 - MLK DayLook for email announcements for locations and registration information.
Tu B’Shvat SederWednesday evening, January 27, 2021—erev Tu B’ShvatWe are planning a community-wide, virtual Tu B’Shvat seder. Please watch your emails for registration info. Events sponsored by the Environmental Justice group of our Rothschild Social Justice Institute. Questions? Feel free to contact Ruth Menter at [email protected].
Sparking Positive Jewish Identities OnlineThis past semester at the Breman Education Center was filled with tons of interactive, fun, and exciting learning all online! Hundreds of students have logged in each week to Zoom rooms filled with Judaic and Hebrew learning led by dedicated faculty and teen leaders all working from home. Our goal is to create the most interactive, fun and exciting learning program with the magic of digital learning and the highest standards of Jewish education.
The BEC has hosted national and international specialists like Marilyn Price, puppeteer and storyteller, and Ellen Allard, musician, along with instructors of Krav Maga, Yoga, and Jewish cooking. We have also reimaged all our family education programming for the online platform including creating a real online store to select Jewish values and have taken families back in time with custom video presentation.
The BEC has also added small, outdoor events for kids to connect with each other in person. Movie night, card making for our Temple members and Confirmation class are just a few of the reason our children and teens have gathered safely outside at The Temple.
While we eagerly await the time when we are able to safely learn together in our building again, we will continue our mission in new and innovative ways of sparking positive Jewish identity within each child and teen in our program at home and safely outside.
TOP LEFT: Marilyn Price, Chicago-based storyteller and puppeteer, leads class online. BOTTOM LEFT: Behind the scenes as a kindergartner paints her ark in preparation for Consecration. TOP RIGHT: Learning online is a blast at the BEC! BOTTOM RIGHT: Our 4th & 5th graders meet safely outside to prepare Chanukah cards for our Temple members who are home bound.
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“I’m Not Dying With You Tonight”A Racial Justice Program for 8th-12th Graders with Special Guest and Author Gilly SegalSunday, January 24 • 11:00am-12:00pmYour clergy, board, and Project Justice teen leaders would like to invite you to join our discussion group with Gilly Segal, author of “I’m Not Dying With You Tonight,” whose very real, provocative, and insightful conversations about race and white supremacy are exactly what this moment calls for. As it turns out, our author, Gilly Segal, is a Temple member and the mother of one of your classmates. Her novel has received rave reviews from critics, become a New York Times bestseller, and been nominated for an NAACP Image Award.
We encourage you to purchase the book. If cost is prohibitive, we can provide assistance - just let us know!
Our hope is that you’ll read the book (it’s a very quick read), so that you can join our discussion and get the most out of it. But feel free to join even if you don’t get a chance to read – the session will be discussion based and designed for you to get the most out of it.
If you have any questions or concerns, please be in touch with Rabbi Lydia Medwin at [email protected], or board member Sara Loft at [email protected].
Temple ConnectFor a complete listing of Temple Connect groups, visit www.temple-connect.com.Joining a Temple Connect group is the best way to get to know a small group of people well. Formed around interests, needs, geography, demographic or profession, group meetings take place in the home, in an office, or anywhere in the city. Groups meet regularly (usually monthly), are led by your fellow Temple members, and consist of anywhere between 3-18 people. Temple Connect is designed to inspire us and transform our lives and the world around us. We want to help you get connected.
Justice Online!Want to get involved in social justice at The Temple? Sign up for the RSJI Facebook page today! www.facebook.com/groups/rsjiatl
Support The Temple when you shop!Kroger Community RewardsVisit kroger.com, create or sign in to your account, and enroll by searching our NPO number: ST889.
AmazonSmileContribute to The Temple with every purchase on AmazonSmile: smile.amazon.com/ch/58-0835812
connect
Celebrating MLK Shabbat with Ebenezer Baptist Church and their Pastors
Friday, January 15, 2021Service Time: 7:00pm followed by an optional virtual interactive program
PLEASE RSVP BY JANUARY 6: the-temple.org or 404-873-1731
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. SHABBAT
Virtual!
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High Holy Day MAC Gift CardsThank you to those who donated to the High Holy Day MAC Gift Cards. Your donations this year totaled $19,946.00! This contribution translates into around 40,000 meals for hungry children, hardworking families, and struggling seniors within a few miles of The Temple. We appreciate your generous gifts and celebrate all that we can do when we come together to heed Isaiah’s call to feed the hungry.
From our hearts to yours, thank you:Barbara Abend, Stephanie & Marshall Abes, Amanda Abrams & Benjamin Dorfman, Stephanie & David Aferiat, Andy & Ilene Albert, Anonymous, Jeffrey Asher, Larry & Janet Auerbach, Allison & Austin Averbuch, Madeline & Noah Bader, Zahava & Christopher Bailey, Raye Lynn & Roy Banks, Julia Banner, Susan& Brian Banner, Robyn & Tom Barkin, Meredith & Craig Bass, Deborah & Tom Bauer, Jeffrey & Dara Stelle-Belkin, Andrea Benin & Scott Roberson, Stacey & Christopher Berg, Jay & Jackie Berkelhamer, Kelley & Neil Berman, Mollie Bloomfield, Terry Bordan & Ted Reisman, Erin & Douglas Borenstein, Julie & David Borenstein, Lindsay & Evan Borenstein, Matthew Borenstein, Danielle Botstein, Julie & Larry Bowie, Glenn & Jessica Braunstein, Daniel Brennan, Janet & Richard Brody, Susan Carney & Bob Wenger, Scott Chalk, Richard & Sara Cherry, Lara & Andrew Church, Susan Coddon, Terri & Seth Cohen, Ana Coronado & Max Rubinson, Bobb & Glenda Cucher, Hilary & Alex Cutler, Jaclyn& Brian Dalton, Lynne & Tom Daly, Aaron & Deborah Danzig, Linda & Gene Davidson, Ann & Jay Davis, Linda & Richard Davis, Diana & Adam Diamond, Brooke & Jeffrey Dickerson, Lori & Stephen Director, Joan & Robert Dokson, Janet & Milton Dortch, Karen& Steven Droze, Scott & Susan Edlein, Paul & Gray Ehrlich, Kelley & Jeffrey Ellman, Ilene Engel, Stuart & Anne Fierman, Cathy Filson, Barbara & Phillip Fishman, Max & Emily Fishman, Sally Forb, David & Rian Freedman, Jay & Elaine Friedman, Rochelle Friedman, Adam & Jodi Ganz, Ronald & Roxann Garber, Cheryl Gaslowitz, Laura & Christopher Gaydos, Karen & Andrew Ghertner, James & Barbara Goldberg, Aaron Goldman, Maya Goldman, Jane Gole, Paula Gould, Nat & Libby Gozansky, James & Stacey Graves, Jackie & Philip Haar, Emilie Haas, Lynne & Howard Halpern, Dede Hamburger, Jennifer Harris-Dunham, Deborah & Sandy Hartman, Risa Hayet & Cameron Bauman, Emily & Matt Heimermann, Sara Hene, Amie & Fred Herbert, Catherine Herman, Michal & Jack Hillman, Mira Hirsch & Keith Yaeger, Nancy Hirsch, Amy Hirsh & Gene Reilly, Jack & Ellen Holland, Sophia Hyken, Stacy & Ed Hyken, Jennifer & Ben Johnson, Deborah Kalish, Donna & Douglas Kallman, Linda & Jon Kaplan, David Kaye, Barbara Keidan, Jennifer & Samuel Kellett, Harry Keyserling & Polly Marchbanks, Carole & Sid Kirschner, Bonnie Klein, Linda Klein, Allison Koenig, Dr. Ron & Elaine Koenig, Doug & Trudy Kremer, Lillian & Andrew Kroger, Paula Krone, Janet Lavine & Rick Williams, Michael & Jennifer Leavey, Jill & Jeff Levenson, Michael Levitas, Bertram & Barbara Levy, Matthew Levy, Sarah Levy, Susan Levy, Barbara & Ron Lipp, Judith Lipshutz & Ted Duncan, Meredith Little, Liz Lorber, Jeffrey & Bridget Lovinger, Heather & Jonathan Low, Cheryl & Dale Magner, Jaclyn & Roger Maldonado, Jill & Daniel Malino, Beth & Jett Marks, Jonathan & Jane Meisel, Caki & Larry Mendel, Lita Menkin & John Spangler, Larry & Ruth Menter, Michelle Merrick-Davis & Gale Davis, Tamara & Gill Miller, Tracye Miller & Jeffrey
Hammerstrom, Scott Morris, Risa Neuman, Stephen Opler, Diane & Walter Orenstein, Cheryl & Herb Orlansky, Lauren & Jason Owen, Meredith Peterson, Sarah Peterson & Joshua LeFrancois, Nancy Prager, Deborah Raptis, Jill Ratner, Dianne Ratowsky, Jack & Annette Rau, Rabbi Steven & Julie Rau, Patty & Doug Reid, Beth Reingold & Thomas Willett, Jonathan & Heather Robell, Michelle & Alan Rosenberg, Elaine Rosenblum & Charles Mendels, Joel & Marcia Rubensohn, Suzanne & David Rubini, Val Rusk & Robert Northcutt, Jessica & Seth Sabbath, Sarina Sawyer, Sarah & Joseph Scalia, Robert & Lillian Schapiro, Stephanie & Jeffrey Schiele, Patricia Schiffman, Alissa Schor & Daniel Kedme, Marilyn & Harvey Schulman, Jay & Joyce Schwartz, Laura Seeff & Charles Searles, Jeffrey & Melissa Siegelman, Janet Selig & Jeffrey Bernstein, Barbara & Melvin Seligman, Michael & Bobbi Serra, Loretta & Hyman Shapiro, Marc & Randy Shapiro, Brenda & Joel Shavin, Amy & Seymour Shaye, Dale Shields, Bob & Jeanne Shulman, Michael Simon, Jill & Doug Slavin, Elise Stahlman, Denise & Edward Stein, Leslie Stone, Julie & Lucy & Doug Strohl, Greg & Lindsey Swartzberg, Paula & Roy Swartzberg, Peter Swire, Jo & Steve Tapper, The Good Family, Beth & Jim Thomsen, Amy & Kris Valk, Ronnie van Gelder, Dara & Mark Wassersug, Judith Wells, Jack & Debbie Wexler, Karen & Tom White, Jennifer Wilder, Jessica Williams, Kim Willis, Harriet Wilner, Richard Wilner, Karen & Mark Winarsky, Tracy & Alan Wise, Robert & Anne Wiskind, Lisa & Mark Yancich, Alan & Janie Yorker, Barry Zeitman & Laurie Gluck.
Caring at The TempleOur Caring at The Temple program reaches out to fellow congregants during times of hardship or pastoral need, providing homemade chicken soup and challah to members who are bereaved, ill, recently discharged from the hospital, or are celebrating the arrival of a new child. We have delivered more than 500 soups, and nearly every step of the program—from soup preparation, to delivery (within your zip code), to letting us know about fellow congregants in need—is led by members of our congregation.
To be a part of this program and to fulfill the mitzvah of bikkur cholim (visiting the sick) or to let us know who needs soup, please contact Rabbi Lydia Medwin at [email protected] or 404-873-1731.
Did you know The Temple has a podcast?Rabbi Berg and Rabbi Lapidus host this weekly conversation that covers topics of Jewish interest, features interviews with members of our Atlanta community, and gives some insight into what happens “behind the scenes” for our clergy and Temple. We have conversations with Rabbi Alvin and Barbara Sugarman, Tomer Zvulun of the Atlanta Opera, Adrianne Hamilton-Butler of the Zaban Paradies Center, and many more! All of our episodes are available on Apple podcast, Spotify, and at anchor.fm/thetempleatl
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RABBIS’ DISCRETIONARY FUNDIn Memory of:
Sarah AltermanJoan & Donald BrownBeloved husband, L.D. CoddonSusan Emily
& David CoddonDr. Morton J. CrowMarilyn & Bob CrowPhilip DietzDiane Dietz Sandra EpsteinJennifer Glazer MalkinMichelle Glazer HirschScott Glazer RommArogetti & Kepler FamiliesBeloved father, Joel GoldbergDebra & Chris PattersonValerie & Milton KasselRae & Bruce HirschToby HolzerPhoebe Kerness, mother of Karen KernessCarol & Larry CooperJanet & Milton DortchIlene EngelBea & Bruce FeimanNancy & Steve GallantBrian & Vicki HartDoug & Lila HertzNancy HirschEllen & Jack HollandJackie KanferPaula KroneBert & Barby LevyMary Ann LewisDenny Marcus
& André SchnablRuth & Larry MenterLon & Debbie NeeseCarol & Paul MuldawerStephen OplerSylvia PoretskyDavid & Nancy SchmidtLoretta & Hyman ShapiroLeo Tucker
& Rachel SpasserShirley WenderBeloved mother, Ruth RauzinDiane & Walter OrensteinJoshua D. ShubinJudy & Ramon Franco
In Honor of:Bar Mitzvah of our son, LondonDavid & Karen JonesBar Mitzvah of Benjamin BarkanJoan & Donald Brown
Speedy Recovery of Evelyn BaronWednesday Canasta GroupIn honor of our daughter, Caroline’s wedding to Alex GoldbergDebra & Chris PattersonRabbi Lydia Medwin’s NPR InterviewR. Davidson & S. Spector Bar Mitzvah of our son, AugustSusan Moody
& Robert Schmoll
Donations:Jackie & Tony Montag
CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUNDIn Memory of:
Irvin HocksteinMarilyn ShubinGloria Lief, mother of Jill FerstJanet & Milton DortchSam J. ArnovitzDr. Milton & Cookie FrankAmy IsaacsonDr. Milton & Cookie FrankJoshua ShubinDr. Milton & Cookie FrankPhoebe Kerness, mother of Karen KernessDr. Milton & Cookie FrankSidnie Elizabeth MillerPhyllis & Rolf Hahn
In Honor of:Bar Mitzvah of our son, London JonesKaren & David JonesBillie Guthman’s BirthdayNancy Hirsch
5781 HIGH HOLY DAYS SUPPORT FUNDIn Honor of:
Appreciation of virtual High Holiday ServicesSusan & Stephen Delin
ADULT EDUCATION FUNDIn Memory of:
Ruth RauzinCaroline & Benjamin RudolphJoshua ShubinSandra & Gary Silver
ARTHUR SCHARFF MEMORIAL FUNDIn Memory of:
Phoebe Kerness, mother of Karen KernessJuli & Billy Bauman
BARBARA W. & BERTRAM L. LEVY FAMILY GARDEN FUNDIn Memory of:
Jean WeinstockBarbara & Bert LevyHerbert WeinstockBarbara & Bert LevyBarbara Fox LevyBarbara & Bert LevyLouis K. LevyBarbara & Bert LevyAlvin W. LevyBarbara & Bert Levy
CARING COMMITTEE FUNDIn Memory of:
Joshua ShubinDenny Marcus
& Andre’ Schnabl
COMMUNITY SERVICES FUNDIn Memory of:
Jacob ShacterRuth ShacterJoshua ShubinToni & Joel Adler
ESTHER BLEICH SCHOLARSHIP FUNDIn Memory of:
Dr. Jack BleichAlbert Einstein & Family Valerie & Milton KasselAlbert Einstein & FamilyFrancis EmeryBarbara & Philip FishmanDorothy FishmanBarbara & Philip FishmanPhoebe Kerness, mother of Karen KernessDianne Ratowsky
In Honor of:Speedy recovery of Lanie KirschFayne Frankel
HOLLAND YOUTH LIBRARY FUNDIn Memory of:
Eugene Harris FeltonEllen & Jack HollandJoshua ShubinEllen & Jack Holland
In Honor of:Jack Holland’s Special BirthdayHelene & Philip SchuckS. Jarvin LevisonMary Louise Sherman’s BirthdayNancy & James Dykhouse
JACOB M. ROTHSCHILD SOCIAL JUSTICE INSTITUTE FUNDIn Memory of:
Phoebe Kerness, mother of Karen KernessStacy & Ed Hyken
LENORE E. & BURTON M. GOLD MEMORIAL FUNDIn Memory of:
Amy IsaacsonJudith & Mark TaylorPhoebe Kerness, mother of Karen KernessLauren & Jim Grien
LOWENSTEIN YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP FUNDIn Honor of:
Alan Shor’s Birthday Joel & Irwin LowensteinHappy Chanukah to Joel & Irwin LowensteinRuthie Shor
LYNNE & HOWARD HALPERN ENDOWMENT FUNDIn Memory of:
Linda Vineyard ManningKathleen EdelmanGene GrossReva & Hank EzellHoward EzellReva & Hank EzellEugene Harris FeltonThe Temple Board
of TrusteesElinor LevyElizabeth & Jeffrey LevyJoy Slavin IsenbergBarbara & Hank KimmelEllen & Eric SchwartzPeachesEllen & Eric SchwartzGloria Lieff, mother of Jill FerstThe Temple Board
of TrusteesSusan & Mark JacobsonPearl RissoverThe Temple Board
of TrusteesBarbara & Hank KimmelPatsy WeinmanRichard WeinmanRuth Silverberg RauzinThe Temple Board
of TrusteesMarilyn ShubinColleen Godwin WestonRoslyn Winston
Phoebe Kerness, mother of Karen KernessThe Temple Board of TrusteesBarbara & Hank KimmelEllen & Eric SchwartzElizabeth LevineLinda & Steve SeligCathy & Steve KuranoffLucille MillerThe Temple Board of TrusteesNancy ThalJennifer Glazer MalkinJohn HirschNancy HirschDiane GupNancy HirschDavid ChalmersJody & Ramon FrancoRichard L. OrloffHarriet O. LewisMarjorie ScottDorian DenburgFrieda E. KaplanMurray KaplanBen Robert SmithloffLinda StoneJoshua ShubinThe Temple Board
of Trustees
In Honor of:Miriam Botnick’s BirthdayNancy Hirsch
Donations:David Grover
MERRY MITZVAH PROJECT FUNDIn Honor of:
Bat Mitzvah of our daughter, Sophie SimonoffCasey & Andy SimonoffMartin Maslia & his dedication to The TempleDeborah Maslia
& J. Paul Whitehead IIIRabbi Rau, the Director of Lifelong LearningKaren & Steven Droze
PIKE FAMILY ORGAN FUNDIn Memory of:
Sandra EpsteinToby Holzer
PRAYERBOOK (NEW HIGH HOLY DAY PRAYER BOOK) & WORSHIP ENRICHMENT FUNDIn Memory of:
Ann G. KornmanSandra Linver
& Bud Kornman
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We gratefully acknowledge and thank those members who contribute annual dues at special levels.
Covenant Circle: $50,000+
Arthur BlankBilli & Bernie Marcus
Torah Circle: $25,000+
Natalie & Matthew BernsteinEmilie Posner Haas
Minyan Circle: $18,000+
Wendy Conrad & Neal AronsonLila & Doug HertzMona & Steven HeyerCathy & Steve KuranoffJanet Lavine & Rick WilliamsJackie & Tony MontagPatty & Doug ReidLinda Selig & Steve Selig III
Rabbi’s Circle: $10,000+
Nancy AbramsDiane & Kent AlexanderDara Steele-Belkin
& Jeff BelkinDonna & Michael ColesAnn & Jay DavisLaura & Marshall DinermanIlene EngelAngel & Aaron GoldmanEllen & Jack HollandPhyllis Kozarsky
& Eliot ArnovitzLiz LevineKelly & David MillerBelinda MorrisJoyce & Henry SchwobMarc WeinbergSusan Carney & Bob Wenger
Mitzvah Circle: $7,500+
Susan & Brian BannerKaren & Andrew GhertnerBarbara & Jerry GreenbaumDiane & Martin MasliaDawn McNaught-Walker
& Lee WalkerMartha & Larry MillerDulcy Rosenberg
& Jerry Rosenberg IIIDenny Marcus
& Andre SchnablCynthia & Howard SteinbergDara & Mark Wassersug
Temple Dome Circle: $5,000+
Elaine & Miles AlexanderSusan & Jon Amsler
Spring & Tom AsherMary Carole Cooney
& Henry Bauer Jr.Juli & William BaumanJoyce Bihary & Jon LoweLindsay & Evan BorensteinAmanda & Michael ChaninElaine & William ClearJohn Pellegrino
& Susie CollatLinda & Richard DavisLori & Steve DirectorEllen FrauenthalBrad FriedlanderNancy & Steven GallantHeidi & David GellerJoanna & Ira GenserBobbie & Jon GoldenJonathan GoldmanSarah & Rob GoudissLauren & Jim GrienLynne & Howard HalpernCaroline & Marc HeilweilEllen & Jay HirschLesley & Rich HutchinsonKirsten & Michael JacobsonLindsey & Josh KaminSuzanne Krause-Keil
& David KeilLynne & Steve KushnerDebbie & Anthony LevinsonBarby & Bert LevyDiane & Bert LightLinda & Brad LipmanCindy & Adam LourieJoel & Irwin LowensteinDeanne & Julian MohrAndrea & Ned MontagErika & John MontagValerie & Bill NeedleClaudia & Hal NowakPhyllis & Sidney RodbellAmy & Jeff RubinEmily Sanders
& Jon MargolisSarah & Joseph ScaliaLauren & Andrew
SchlossbergNancy & David SchmidtNancy Field
& Michael SchulderReva Levin-Schuster
& Steve SchusterJoyce & Jay SchwartzSusan ShapiroLeonard SilversteinMarcy & Jim SolmsonSara & Paul SteinfeldCathy StoneAlice & Thomas TischJonathan WaxKaren & Mark WinarskyLeona & Philip YoungJudy Zaban & Lester MillerSelah & Dennis Zweig
Double Chai Circle: $3,600+
Stephanie & Marshall AbesAmy & Mark AdelmanStephanie & David AferiatSarah & Lee AsherKimberly & Joel BabbitHillary & Curtis BakerBarbara & Ronald BalserJanet BeermanWendy & Ron BellKim & Dean BenamyArlette & Doug BerlinSandy & Ozzie BermanShirley BlaineLiz Price & Rick BlumenStephanie Sansom
& Gary BotsteinAdrienne & Timothy BoyerHallie & Gary ChaseCarol & Kevin ClevelandTerri & Seth CohenRuthie Gershon & Sandy CohnDeborah & Aaron DanzigJanet & Milton DortchTerry & Charles EpsteinReva & Hank EzellBea & Bud FeimanLisa & Cliff FeinerJill & Joe FerstCathy & Steve FoxFayne FrankelRui & Gary FreedAnn & Lewis FreedmanNancy & Wayne FreedmanSusan & Andrew FurmanJuliet Asher & Michael GoldenSusan & David GordonSylvia GortLibby & Nat GozanskyNatalie & George GreeneJan & Joel HaberAmie & Fred HerbertLaura Kibler-Herzog
& Rick HerzogMeg HeyerAnne & Bank HippNancy HirschStacy & Ed HykenPatricia & Morris JacobsJeffrey KaminJulie Edelson
& Howard KaplanNicole & Paul KaplanRosthema & Paul KastinChristine & Jonathan
KaufmanPam & Bobby KaufmannDena & Josh KimballBarbara & Hank KimmelLorrie King & Adam WhiteLanie & Greg KirschJami & Larry KohnAmy & Nevin Kreisler
Carolina & Doug KrevolinPaula Kuniansky
& Ray Kuniansky Jr.Jennifer & Michael LeaveyAmy & Louis LettesAndrea & Mike LevenJulie & Billy LevineRenee & Alan LevowFaith & Howard LevyLiz & Jeff LevySusan & Nathan LipsettCaren & Michael LipseyJudy Lipshutz & Ted DuncanSara & Evan LoftFaye & Brian MaloneyPolly Marchbanks
& Harry KeyserlingMarilyn & Larry MargolisShari & Gary MarxSandra & Sam MassellCaki & Larry MendelRuth & Larry MenterMeghan & Adam MerlinMarcia & Mark MillerKeith NashDebbie Neese & Lon Neese, Jr.Stephen OplerNaomi Orkin & Stan Orkin IIIMindy Pincus & Rich WagmanGabrielle & Geoff PollakSandi & Richard PressmanEllen & Scott RafshoonAnnette & Jack RauJo RauEsther RawnJenny & Mitchell ReinerRobin RodbellCindy & Richard RonesChristy & Paul RosenblattSuzanne & David RubiniAnna & Craig SavageLillian & Robert SchapiroStephanie & Jeffrey SchieleCaroline Wainright
& Colby SchwartzEllen & Eric SchwartzTerry & Bobby SchwartzJanet Selig & Jeffrey BernsteinJeanne & Bob ShulmanSusan & Billy SilverSydney SimonsRachel Spasser & Leo TuckerMia & Mitch SpolanLaura Bulbin & Ron SteinShayna & Bruce SteinfeldLinda StoneJudith & Mark TaylorJennifer & David TetrickHalli Cohn & Richard WarrenHarriet & Paul WeinbergBecky & Richard WeinmanDebbie & Brad WeitzTracy & Alan WiseAnne & Bob WiskindChristine & Doug Wolf
Lillian CohenSandra Linver
& Bud KornmanPhoebe Kerness, mother of Karen KernessJanet Lavine
& Rick WilliamsJoshua ShubinGail Ripans & Family
In Honor of:Marilyn ShubinGail Ripans & Family
SENIOR TRANSPORTATION FUNDIn Memory of:
Irving “Sonny” ShlesingerJoyce Shlesinger
In Honor of:Marjorie Holland’s BirthdayNancy Hirsch
SONIA’S PLAYGROUND FUND In Memory of:
Col. Jacob ShacterSherlyn & Mitchell
LippmanSonia SchwartzJoyce & Jay Schwartz
In Honor of:Bar Mitzvah of Aaron Shenk, Linda & Steve Selig’s grandsonJoyce & Jay Schwartz
TEMPLE SINGERS FUNDIn Memory of:
Gloria Lief, mother of Jill FerstJanet & Milton
DortchHilary & Marc
GoldbergJoan SolomonDr. Jerome J. RubinAmy & Jeffrey Rubin
WEINBERG EARLY LEARNING CENTER FUNDIn Memory of:
Jonathan BarkanAnn & Jay DavisPhoebe Kerness, mother of Karen KernessAnn & Jay Davis
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