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Fertility advice. The Jewish Fertility Foundation offers “What to Expect When You’re Not Expecting” for couples navigating infertility at 7 p.m. at MACoM, 700-A Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs. Free; www.jewishfertilityfoundation.org/support.
FRIDAY, JAN. 12
King Day service. The Rev. Raphael Warnock of Ebenezer Baptist Church speaks at the annual MLK Shabbat worship service at 8 p.m. at The Temple, 1589 Peachtree St., Midtown. Registration is $25 for members, $32 for nonmembers; www.the-temple.org.
SATURDAY, JAN. 13
Sushi and comedy. Rabbi Hirshy Minkowicz delivers kosher stand-up comedy and all-you-can-eat sushi after a Havdalah service at 8 p.m. at Chabad of North Fulton, 10180 Jones Bridge Road, Johns Creek. Tickets are $15; www.chabadnf.org or 770-410-9000.
SUNDAY, JAN. 14
Bearing Witness. Holocaust survivor Hershel Greenblat tells his story of being born and sheltering from the Nazis in Ukrainian caves at 2 p.m. at the Breman Museum, 1440 Spring St., Midtown. Free; www.thebreman.org.
MONDAY, JAN. 15
Food talk. Nutritionist Melissa Hartwig speaks about “The Whole30 Fast and Easy Cookbook” and “The Whole30 Day by Day” at 7:30 p.m. at the Marcus JCC, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. Free with RSVP to 678-812-4002 or at atlantajcc.org/bookfestival.
TUESDAY, JAN. 16
Free-speech speech. Former University of California President Mark Yudof speaks about free speech and disruption on college campuses at 7:30 p.m. at the Grand Hyatt, 3300 Peachtree Road, Buckhead. Free;
CANDLE-LIGHTING TIMES
Va’eira Friday, Jan. 12, light candles at 5:31 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, Shabbat ends at 6:30 p.m. Bo Friday, Jan. 19, light candles at 5:38 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, Shabbat ends at 6:36 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 17
Women’s celebration. Jewish Women’s Fund of Atlanta honors founders Carol Cooper, Ilene Engel and Sara Franco while marking five years of impact with JWFA Ignites at 12:15 p.m. at The Temple, 1589 Peachtree St., Midtown. Tickets are $72; jwfatlanta.org/ignite.
this month’s coffeehouse evening of soulful music include Rabbi Brian Glusman, Drew Cohen and students from the Weber School at 7 p.m. at Alon’s Bakery & Market, 4505 AshfordDunwoody Road, Dunwoody. Free (food and beverages available for purchase); bit.ly/2jMQCQq.
Soldier’s story. Israel tour guide David Sussman discusses “My Journey From War to Peace” at an Atlanta Scholars Kollel event at 7:30 p.m. at Congregation Ariel, 5237 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. Tickets are $10; www.atlantakollel.org/event_detail.php?event=357.
Shabbat Together. Temple Emanu-El Rabbis Max and Rachael Miller hold the first of a monthly series of dinners for people in their 20s and 30s. Email mmiller@templeemanuelatlanta.com or rkmiller@templeemanuelatlanta. com for information and registration.
FRIDAY, FEB. 2
FRIDAY, JAN. 19
Kaiman installation. Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies is the scholar in residence during the installation weekend for Rabbi Ari Kaiman at Congregation Shearith Israel, 1180 University Drive, Morningside, culminating in a “Rock the Shtetl” celebration at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Emory’s Miller-Ward Alumni House, 825 Houston Mill Road, Atlanta. Get details at shearithisrael.com/ installationweekend.
Balser Symposium. The Atlanta Jewish Foundation, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and United Way of Greater Atlanta hold the 12th annual event for financial advisers, featuring speaker Harriet Warshaw of the Conversation Project on how to talk about death, at 7:30 a.m. at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center, 84 Fifth St., Midtown. Tickets are $75; register at jewishatlanta.org/balser by Jan. 19.
Sinai at 50. Union for Reform Judaism President Rabbi Rick Jacobs speaks at 6 p.m. services at Temple Sinai, 5645 Dupree Drive, Sandy Springs, before a 7:30 p.m. dinner celebrating the congregation’s 50th anniversary. The service is free. The dinner is $20; jon the wait list at www.templesinaiatlanta.org.
Scout Shabbat. Boy Scout Troop 73 invites all Scouts and former Scouts to join the troop at morning services at Congregation Or VeShalom, 1681 North Druid Hills Road, Brookhaven, to mark the 108th anniversary of the Scouts, the 68th anniversary of Josiah Benator’s leadership of the troop and his 83rd anniversary in Scouting. Free; 404-6331737 or orveshalom.org.
Acoustic Shabbat. The musicians at
SATURDAY, FEB. 3
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Remember When
10 Years Ago Jan. 11, 2008 ■ Atlanta native Beth Wenger’s new book, “The Jewish Americans: Three Centuries of Jewish Voices in America,” is the companion volume to the six-hour, three-part PBS series “The Jewish Americans,” which is premiering Jan. 9 on Georgia Public Broadcasting. Wenger holds the chair in American Jewish history at the University of Pennsylvania. ■ Eli and Rivka Monheit announce the birth of a son, Ari Naftali, on Nov. 2. 25 Years Ago Jan. 8, 1993 ■ Rabbi Juda Mintz’s suggestion for his Atlanta Rabbinical
Association colleagues to join him for Shabbat in Israel has led to the first multisynagogue tour of Israel from Atlanta. Joining Rabbi Mintz’s Congregation B’nai Torah in July are Congregations Beth Shalom, Etz Chaim, Shearith Israel and Or VeShalom and Temple Beth Tikvah. ■ The bar mitzvah ceremony of Daniel E. Breiner of Atlanta, son of Margaret and Joel Breiner, was held Saturday, Nov. 7, at Ahavath Achim Synagogue. 50 Years Ago Jan. 12, 1968 ■ Dr. Marvin C. Goldstein has been selected to serve for a second year as the general chairman of Atlanta’s 1968 Federation Campaign. ■ Mrs. Clement Molkner of Atlanta announces the engagement of her daughter, Brita Amy Molkner, to James Michael Taratoot, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Taratoot.