April 2018 • Volume 32 • Issue 4
A Reform Congregation Embracing Our Jewish Tradition
Avadim Hayinu b’Mitzrayim; We were enslaved in the narrow place, but God redeemed us with an outreached arm and a mighty hand.
Annual TBT Second Night Seder Saturday evening March 31 6:00pm Join Rabbi Shuval-Weiner and Cantor Kassel for this popular evening celebration. We will read the Haggadah, sing, raise four glasses of wine and enjoy a festive celebration and family-style dinner. Open to all; members and non-members, adults and children; singles, couples and families; but reservations are required. Please call the synagogue office for more information 770-642-0434.
April 19-22, 2018—Artist in Residence In April we will welcome a very special artist into our TBT family, Beth Hamon. Beth is based in Portland, Oregon, where she serves as music-leader at Congregation Havurah Shalom. The daughter of nightclub musicians, Beth Hamon is a bicycle-riding, musical autodidact whose songs straddle the fuzzy line between Jewish and secular themes of justice, hope, renewal and love. A rising star in the world of Contemporary Jewish music, Beth tours as an artist and educator-in-residence at synagogues, community centers, coffee houses and camps across the country. Beth’s songs are sung at synagogues and camps in the United States, Canada and Israel. In 2016, a setting of a new egalitarian version of the threefold benediction was commissioned by Women of the Wall for use at their monthly gatherings at the Kotel in Jerusalem. In 2015 Beth was selected as one of the top five “New Voices In Jewish Music” by Forward magazine. A former professional bicycle mechanic, Beth creates Judaica ritual items from recycled bicycle parts. Some of her pieces are part of the permanent collection at the Yeshiva University museum in New York. While at TBT, Beth will join Rabbi Shuval-Weiner and Cantor Kassel on the bimah infusing our Shabbat services with her unique liturgical compositions. On Friday evening April 20th, our 3rd & 4th grade students will perform a special song, composed especially for TBT with inspiration from all the students. Check out YouTube to hear this new rendition of Ashrei. http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=uRsiy5p823A .
During the time Beth will be with us, she will interface with adults and students in our education programs-from the tiny-tots in the ECEC to the high school students of Kesher. Please mark your calendars today for what we know will be an exciting few days with this unique Jewish teacher/artesian. http://www.beth-hamon-music.com News & Happenings from Temple Beth Tikvah
“Not for ourselves alone do we
secure.”
because of that phrase In every generation you shall see yourself as redeemed.
pray, but for all our children. We all have a stake in each other’s freedom…The slavery of some makes the rest of us less
The Ikar, the essence of the holiday, is the invitation to find our own relevance and connection to this incredible story of redemption and love. Who hasn’t been in that narrow space, a place of some form of bondage, whether inflicted by ourselves or others. Who has never gone in search of redemption, freedom from that which holds them back and desperately praying for a safe harbor or seeking a true home?
Stephen Gottlieb http://www.tinyurl.com/lxdr2no
It is springtime and the buds are opening on the trees and the daffodils are smiling at all who stop to notice. A sure Ot, a sign, that the Hebrew month of Nissan is rapidly approaching, and with Nissan comes our festival of Peach, Passover.
This passover, as you prepare for another celebration, another Seder, find your lensconsider what you need, what you desire, what you lack and what you will bring with you to the narrative this year. Use the renewal of life happening all around as your drishtii to finding your purpose. Will it be physical, existential, spiritual or emotional?
The time we will sit at the tables of family and friends to experience the narrative of our people Yitze’at Mitzrayim-that spiritual telling of our epic journey together. When we read from the Haggadah, we enter into the collective Jewish memory, and in so doing find ourselves in that story too. Perhaps its the smells of the charoset, the taste of the marror (the bitter herbs) and salt water, or the sweet bouquet of the grape juice and Manishevitz wine helping to transport the soul backward in time. This emotionally filled journey binds all Jews, past-present-future, to an enduring pact forged with God and affirmed in community.
The Seder narrative teaches us that things don’t have to be the way they are. Inner and outer worlds can be changed for the better. Next Year In Jerusalem is the prayer for shelemut, wholeness & completeness, that can too often feel beyond reach in our daily lives. Yet as a Jewish people we hold tightly to the emet, the spiritual truth that redemption can and will come. This is my prayer, it can be yours too!
This covenantal relationship, this shared narrative, touches our souls and provides us with meaning, purpose, love and a link to the transcendent.
May you and yours know a Zissen Pesach, and a Hag Kasher V’Sameach! Happy Passover!
B'chol dor vador chayav adam lir'ot et atzmo k'ilu hu yatza mimitzrayim. "In every generation, it is our duty to consider ourselves as if we had come forth from the narrow space” - Mishnah Pesakhim According to recent polls, Passover is the most celebrated of all Jewish holidays with more than 70% of Jewish Americans taking part in a seder. I believe that this is the case
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Notes from Cantor Kassel Making your Judaism……..YOUR Judaism! We have all heard…….that you get ‘out’ of something that which you put ‘in’ to something. You can be somewhere without really being there. You can go through the physical motions of an activity or obligation without putting your heart into it. But at some point, we hope, the soul yearns to be connected to what the body is doing. You can be a member of Temple Beth Tikvah and never enter our doors and gateways. You can be a member of Temple Beth Tikvah, enter our doors but feel a disconnect with the three primary functions of a synagogue: to be a place of prayer, study and gathering. And you can be a member of Temple Beth Tikvah who decides to invest your time, energy and heart…..to actively participate in your Judaism, from whatever starting place you find yourself. For the past two years I have had the pleasure of working with a group of adults on Sunday mornings who have taken these courageous steps. Some knew how to read Hebrew, some had forgotten the Hebrew they learned long ago, and some had just recently learned to read Hebrew. Some had chanted Torah in the past but did so as a product of disconnected memorization. And some…….were only familiar with the sound of chanting Torah from the V’ahavta prayer. Saturday, May 5th eight TBT’ers…… will assume the role of Shlechai Tzibor and lead our congregation in worship. While doing this can be somewhat daunting for a 13 year old, it is all the more so for adults, but this group is proud of what they’ve learned, proud of their hard work and proud to have deepened their connection to Jewish study, prayer and community at Temple Beth Tikvah. What more can I say except that I share in their pride and eagerly await working with the next group of adults. Will it be you? With gratitude for having worked with: Harlan and Ivie Graiser, Leslie Swichkow, Kara Segal, Elisa Siegel, Karen Tuttle, Marsha Williams and Lindsay Levin, -Cantor Nancy Kassel
Annual Congregational Meeting May 6th 10:00am Followed by Religious School End of Year Celebration
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Shabbat at Home Hopes for Our Future
We continue to expand the religious school options that we offer, including innovative ways to empower parents to become active participants in the Jewish education of their own children.
In just over one month I’ll be passing the synagogue president baton to our very capable president-elect, Rhonda Povlot. The approaching end of my tenure makes me extra grateful for the contributions that all of you have made to help move TBT forward as lay leaders, volunteers, and/or participants in synagogue events. “It takes a village” as they say, and that certainly applies to our collective effort to strengthen our wonderful synagogue home.
Those who like to help their community via social action/social justice activities find that doing so through TBT is one of the best ways to multiply their impact while fulfilling their personal sense of purpose. TBT becomes known throughout the area as a really tight-knit, caring community. Essentially we all become members of the Kehillat Chesed Committee when it comes to being there for people in good times and in bad.
Of course, that work is never done. The desire to achieve an even brighter future will continue to fuel new endeavors and new experiments aimed at bringing more meaning and purpose to members’ lives through Judaism. Regarding my own hopes for that brighter future, here’s what I envision:
We are all members of a special place that we experience differently from, say, being a member of a country club or a fitness facility. We all have a vested interest in TBT becoming an even stronger beacon for Jewish identity, Jewish living, and Jewish continuity. If you have not yet developed your own personal vision of what you want TBT to become, I encourage you to give it some thought. We all have a role to play in turning that vision into reality (even past presidents!).
Our members are our best marketers. They do such a good job telling their friends and family about TBT that we have a waiting list for membership. A widening circle of members discover the best Torah teacher in Atlanta (IMHO), our own Rabbi ShuvalWeiner. Their participation in a few of her classes ignites a passion for acquiring deeper personal knowledge about our Jewish history and traditions.
L’Shalom, Harlan Graiser, President harlanng@yahoo.com
The shared desire to maintain a healthy synagogue as a way to help ensure the continuity of the Jewish people means that TBT is among the top 3 recipients of each member’s philanthropy.
P.S. – Please mark your calendar to attend our Annual Congregational Meeting on Sunday morning, 5/6 (the last day of Religious School). More details to come.
In remembrance of the Holocaust, TBT welcomes one of our own members and Holocaust survivor Mr. Murray Lynn to tell his incredible story. Sunday April 15 at 3:00 pm TBT Sanctuary Film and lecture followed by a Q & A Refreshments to follow Free lecture and open to the public Reservations required 770-642-0434 *Excellent program for Bar/Bat Mitzvah students working on mitzvah requirements
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Congregational Learning - Susan Cosden Once I sat on the steps by a gate at David’s Tower. I placed my two heavy baskets at my side.
teens to best connect with Israel they need to connect to Israeli teens. We examined that for our teens to want to have a relationship with Israel they need to be introduced to all the faces of Israel and not just the “land of milk and honey.” These last two statements are true for our teens and for all of us. We must explore Israel as a multifaceted nation: as a safe haven for Jews, as a land of sacred moments, as a country at war and seeking peace, as a symbol, as a home for Israelis, as larger than life, as a Jewish and Hebrew cultural center, as a Jewish majority with many minorities, and as our partners.
A group of tourists was standing around their guide and I became their target market. “You see that man with the baskets? Just right of his head there’s an arch from the Roman period. Just right of his head.” “But he’s moving, he’s moving!”
On Thursday, April 19, Jews around the world will celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel’s Independence Day), and the day prior Yom HaZikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day). Together we will remember all those who lost their lives fighting to protect Israel and who lost their lives to terrorism. Together we will celebrate Israel’s 70th birthday. On Sunday, April 22, our kindergarten – seventh grade students will have a school-wide experience with Artist in Residence, Beth Hamon, commemorating both Yom Ha’atzmaut and Earth Day. We will explore and work on improving an environmental issue that faces both Israel and Georgia, water shortages. Our ECEC will also be celebrating Yom Ha’atzmaut, Earth Day, and being creative with Beth Hamon.
I said to myself: “redemption will come only if their guide tells them, “You see that arch from the Roman period? It’s not important: but next to it, left down and a bit, there sits a man who’s bought fruit and vegetables for his family.” Yehuda Amichai, Tourists (excerpt) I was reintroduced to this poem by Yehuda Amichai, during my last trip in Israel with Atlanta’s JumpSpark Professional Jewish Teen Education Collaborative, when Bobbee Griff and I represented Temple Beth Tikvah. Thanks to Hope Chernak, Jason Price, Rich Walter, and Rabbis Gabby Dagan and Na’ama Dafni-Kellen, we lived this poem throughout our trip. Yes, we visited the important sites in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, and our sister city Yoqneam, but the emphasis was truly on the people. We spent time with Reform Jews in Haifa, artists in Jerusalem, Israeli Arabs, wine makers, representatives of the Israeli RAC, teens throughout the country, people who happen to have special needs, museum curators and guides, and citizens of Yoqneam. We explored that for our
Wishing Israel peace and prosperity on its 70 th birthday and wishing each of you a meaningful relationship with Israel.
L’Shalom,
Susan Cosden, RJE
The Tree of Life The Tree of Life is a constant reminder of the happy events that touch our lives and the lives of our family and friends. Commemorate births, b’nai mitzvah, anniversaries, graduations, achievements and other milestones by adding an inscribed leaf to our Tree of Life. Season after season, the leaf will keep the joy and memories of your simcha in the hearts and minds of those who shared in the celebration. You can purchase a leaf for $180. Click here for the order form
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Youth Group Thank you so much to everyone who came out and supported HOTTY’s Camp Jenny Bingo Fundraiser in February. The event was a huge success! We raised $2831 and will be sending 5 campers to Camp Jenny next month! A huge thank you also to the families and parents who opened up their homes to house for Hatikvah Kallah, baked for the oneg, and volunteered throughout the weekend. What an amazing time it was! A shout-out to our HOTTY teens who planned a thoughtful, meaningful, and fun weekend for the 6-8th graders! Finally, I want to share with you the d’var Torah from our February board meeting, written by HOTTY’s Religious & Cultural Vice-President, Ilana Mermelstein. I couldn’t think of a better message to share with our community than this:
Let me start by saying Happy Valentine’s Day! This past Shabbat’s Torah portion was Mishpatim, in which many rules are presented. The portion includes punishments for various crimes, as well as orders for observing Passover, Sukkot, and Shavuot. Many of the policies found in Mishpatim follow the “eye for an eye, life for a life” rule, and while many of them are consequences for immoral actions, one kind rule stuck out to me: ִ ִכ )ְת מֵ עֲ ֣ז ֹׂב ֑לֹו עָּׂ ֹ֥ז ֹׂב תַ עֲ ָּ֖ז ֹׂב עִ מִּֽ ֹו׃ (ס ָּ֖ ָּׂ ִּֽי־ת ְר ֶ֞אה חֲ ֣מֹור שֹׂנַאֲ ךָ֗ ר ֹׂ ֵב ֙ץ ַ ֣תחַ ת מַ שָּׂ ֔אֹו ו ְחָּׂ דַ ל To summarize the direct translation, it basically instructs that when one sees his enemy struggling, he should lend a hand, even when he wishes to refrain from doing so. I feel that this applies nicely to not only Valentine’s Day, but to this week as a whole. It is Random Acts of Kindness Week, in case you weren’t aware. An important concept in Judaism, especially reform Judaism, is to spread love anytime and anywhere. We’re commanded to love our neighbors, to be kind to strangers, to help our enemies, to heal the world. Love is a powerful value in Judaism, one we must always hold in our hearts. I find that this doesn’t much apply to us as a youth group board, rather as a group of human beings. We sometimes forget to spread the love whenever we can, and I think we can always use a little reminder to do so. Let’s remind ourselves to spread the love in HOTTY, to lend a hand to those who could use one, to perform random acts of kindness, even when the week isn’t dedicated to it. And let’s remind ourselves to do so not because we’re board members, but because we’re people. Hope to see you at one of our upcoming events: April 11 – HOTTY Lounge Night (8-12th Grade) April 14 – HOTTY Elections & Dive-in Movie (8-12th Grade) April 15 – Bonim Picnic & Super Sloppy Games @ East Cobb Park (K-2nd Grade) April 22 – Atlanta-wide J-Serve (6-8th Grade) April 27-29 – NFTY-SAR Spring Kallah (8-12th Grade) @ Camp Coleman May 6 – HOTTY Tubing in Helen (8-12th Grade)
Find out what’s happening!! HOTTY Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TBT.HOTTY/ HOTTY website: hotty.tyg.weebly.com HOTTY Remind101 text updates: text @826ef3 to 81010 TBT YOUTH Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BethTikvahYouth/
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Bridge Club
Meets at 1:00 pm on the first and third Thursdays of the month April 6th and 19th Contact Bonnie at bonnie.walkes@gmail.com
Guest Speaker—Author Donnie Winokur Monday, April 9th at 12:00pm Potluck
Dairy Meal
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Happy Passover to you! Sisterhood hopes you and your family have a wonderful and special Passover this year. Sisterhood just had a fantastic Women’s Seder and all who attended had a great evening. Many thanks to Ilana Zalkin and her committee for planning a memorable event, complete with culinary treats, song, prayer, and camaraderie. It was GREAT!! Sisterhood hosted a very educational event in March. Mr. Brendan Murphy, history teacher from the Marist School in Atlanta, enlightened us with an in depth presentation and discussion on anti-semitism. It truly opened our eyes to this most timely topic. Thank you shout out to Bonnie Walkes for arranging this most informative event. Please join us for Knit and Nosh, Sunday, April 15th at 10 a.m. The Sisterhood committee meeting follows at 11 a.m. in the conference room. We look forward to seeing you. You can learn to knit or crotchet and continue with your craft during our committee meeting! See you there!
B’nai Mitzvah Tori Segal will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on April 14. Tori is the daughter of Kara & Bart Segal and sister to Jeremy and Ilana and her fur baby Tov. Tori is in the 7th grade at Simpson Middle school where she plays percussion in the band. She also swims with Chattahoochee Gold and enjoys weaving. Tori spends her summers at Camp Barney- her happy place. As part of her 13 mitzvot, she volunteered at Our Pals Placea shelter for rescued animals that helps them find permanent homes. She also wove scarves for a women’s shelter. Tori thanks her family and especially Cantor Kassel and Rabbi Shuval-Weiner for their support as she studied to become a Bat Mitzvah. Tori is excited to share this special celebration with her family and friends.
Blake Aiden Berman will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on April 14, 2018. Blake is the son of Neil and Gigi and brother to Ben and Aly. Blake is in the 7th grade at Simpson Middle School in all Honors classes. He also plays percussion in the school band. Blake achieves any goal he sets his mind to. He obtained his black belt in Tae Kwon Do at the age of 11. Blake enjoys reading, playing tennis and hanging out with his friends. His mitzvah project is on the Remembrance of the Holocaust.
Sam Williams will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on April 28, 2018. Sam is the son of Michelle Easton and Mark Williams. He is the grandson of TBT members, Marsha and Herb Williams. Sam is in the 7th grade at The Walker School where he participates in both band and jazz band. He is also the captain of the middle school debate team. Sam spends much of his spare time playing and listening to music. Sam plays both the piano and the drums and performs with a local rock band.
A Special THANKS to our Purim Committee:
Thanks to John Marks for creating our Purim Spiel Thanks to Jeannine Bernstein, Debbie Otto and Jenni Trebon for organizing a wonderful evening of Purim Family Fun. Thanks to the many volunhelped make the
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ECEC ECEC Dinner and Shabbat Service April 13th 5:30 PM Oneg Room and Sanctuary ECEC Family Shabbat April 20th 9:45 AM Mitzvah Munchkins April 15th 10:00 AM—offsite No ECEC April 2nd—6th
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Annual Campaign Shalom! The 2017-2018 Annual Campaign is well underway. We currently have 159 families who have pledged $117,045. Please join the families listed below in supporting TBT and our Annual Campaign goal of $125,000.
Andy Zalkin, Chair, Fundraising Committee Andy and Julie Aaronson Pam Alterman Family Anonymous Allan and Pam Apple Steven and Teri Astren Steven and Sheila Barid Dale and Wendy Bearman Paul and Anne Beckman Linda Bergman Michael and Jeannine Bernstein Bernice Bickwit Peter and Linda Birnbaum Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation David and Robin Bledsoe Scott and Mary Block Todd and Jennifer Boehm Ruben and Margot Braiter Adam and Adrienne Bruckman Gene Carasick and Terry Apt Carasick Lonnie and Debbie Carter Lois Clymin Jerome and Margie Cohen Rodney and Terri Cohen Michael and Marlene Cohn Steven and Arlene Cohn Susan Cosden Mark and Stephanie Craig Carole Chrenshaw Marvin and Trudy Davis Renee Davis Gordon and Hollis Decker Dan and Laura DeRiemer Joseph and Waynah Dunn William and Susan Farina Joe and Barbara Feinberg Elliot and Donna Feller Steven and Amy Fine Aaron and Amy Frank Steve and RoseAnn Gerson Ed and Cindy Getty Cary Goldenthal and Lori Shapiro Robert and Cindy Goldstein Andrew and Lori Goldstrom
Michael and Audrey Gordon Harlan and Ivie Graiser Aaron Grandison Bernard and Susan Greenberg Trey and Lesly Gregory Burton and Sara Grossman Michael and Anna Gutkin Carolyn Harrison Howard Hecker Sam and Alice Herndon David and Ellen Herold Michael and Kim Hirsch Phil and Suzanna Hurwitz Carol Jacobs David and Beth Janes Peter and Sharon Jedel Francis Jordan Daniel and Stephanie Joseph Jill Kaplan Morris and Anna Kagan Jill Kaplan Nancy Kassel Bradley Katz Jerry and Marcy Kaufman Jeffrey and Beth Kess Sharon Khoury Kenji and Deidre Kinoshita Marc and Deborah Klein Sam and Wendy Klein Peter Klokow and Ellen Frank Karen Korshak Steven and Helen Kraus Fred and Patricia Landsberg Scott and Sheryl Lasky Kenneth Lawler, Jr. and Ginger Glazer Hal and Jill Leitman Mike and Kathy Levin Ronald and Jennifer Levine Jeffrey and Ellen Levitz Emily Lewit Eileen Lichtenfeld Gary and Michal Loventhal Hadley and Lisa Lowy Gil and Ellen Ludwig
Murray and Sonia Lynn Phyllis Madans Sidney and Lois Malkin Joel and Aviva Margolies Jonathan and Joan Marks Gerald and Francie Marshall Jonathan and Helene Masor Tom and Marsha McMurrain Howard and Helaine Medoff Evan and Missi Mermelstein Joel and Karen Moss Bernie and Gail Natter Jeff and Debra Otto Marcia Pearl Shirley Plotkin Scott and Rhonda Povlot Marla Ramaglia Herbert and Bunny Renkin Betty Rickles Robert and Ellen Rickles Tony Rosenberg Harvey and Natine Rosenzweig Brian and Danielle Rubenstein Kevin and Andrea Rubin Mark and Gail Rudel Chad and Jules Salinas Paula Sandfelder Robert and Donna Schacher Morray and Susan Scheinfeld Nathan and Carol Schemo Douglas and Lisa Schiffer Joel and Kathleen Schoenblum Jeffrey and Jeanne Schultz Bill and Terry Schwartz William and Marjory Segal Tom and Patti Seibold David Shapiro and Ilene Alter-Shapiro Ira and Brenda Share Stacy and Alicia Sher Allan and Pessie Shippel Jay Weiner and Rabbi Alexandria Shuval-Weiner David and Elisa Siegel Sandy and Nancy Simon 12
Stuart and Frances Solomon Fern Soniker Richard and Susan Staviss Eric and Viki Stein Brian and Jennifer Steinberg Steven and Linda Steinberg Aaron and Sheila Stieglitz Matthew and Dani Stordy Ronald and Leslie Swichkow Rosiland Toranto Steven and Abbe Tobin Ben and Amy Tolchinsky David and Christine Toltzis Mark and Sally Vosk Bruce and Carol Waldman Bruce and Bonnie Walkes Robert and Ellen Weiner Cliff and Loretta Weiss Mark and Debbie Weiss Doug Wexler and Jane Greenberger Jeff Willard and Steve Mahan Herbert and Marsha Williams Mark Williams and Michelle Easton-Williams Todd and Rachel Wilson Jared and Janine Wiskind Max and Carol Wolf Andrew and Ilana Zalkin Seth and Ellen Zimmer
(pledges received as of 3/13
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Donations
(donations received as of 3/1/18)
Annual Campaign Carole Crenshaw in memory of Roger Crenshaw Mark and Debbie Weiss Sandy and Nancy Simon Steven and Amy Fine Joseph and Waynah Dunn Campership/Israel Fund Robert and Adele Toltzis Hadley and Lisa Lowy Mathew and Dani Stordy Douglas Wexler and Jane Greenberger Cantor Kassel’s Discretionary Fund Steven and Arlene Cohn Robert and Adele Toltzis Todd and Rachel Wilson Caring/Kehillat Chesed Fund Sam and Wendy Klein Betty Rickles Richard Mindel and Barbara Bogartz Richard Mindel and Barbara Bogartz June Wallach General Fund Tod and Leslie Rubin Gilbert and Ellen Ludwig
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Gilbert and Ellen Ludwig Mitchell and Lynn Wieskopf Hassia Levin Religious School Fund Todd and Rachel Wilson Michael Zalkin Memorial Library Fund Gordon and Hollis Decker Arnie and Aubiere Cohen Prayerbook Fund Clifford and Loretta Weiss Rabbi Shuval-Weiner’s Discretionary Fund Steve and RoseAnn Gerson Nadine Duhaney Karen Korshak Jerome and Margie Cohen June Wallach Todd and Rachel Wilson Religious School Scholarship Fund Burton and Sara Grossman June Wallach Shaloach Manot Douglas Wexler and Jane Greenberger Torah Fund Clifford and Loretta Weiss
If you are grieving or struggling with illness, or if you are celebrating a birth or a new love, we want to be there. That’s what community’s all about, that’s what family’s all about. Let us know how we can support you or anyone else in our community by calling Michelle Leder Clergy Assistant, at 770-642-0434
In Memoriam Temple Beth Tikvah acknowledges with sorrow the passing of:
Theodore Kaplan Father of Gary Kaplan
Jewish Tradition in Death Learn about the traditions in death, dying, and loss, what a funeral home does, and what your roll can be. We will be discussing both traditional and non-traditional funerals, talk about Chevra Kadisha, and discuss organ donation. Presented on April 11th at 7:00pm by:
Edith Rackoff Sister of Howard Hecker Davis Etkin Step Father of Todd Urowsky
Eddie Dressler– Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care Alisa Freeman - Director of Educational Out-
reach for Act of Loving Kindness and Donate One Eight, and organ donation program.
Reba Kreisberg Herzfeld– On the board of Temple Emanu-El, chair of their Chevra Kadisha group, and is chair of Ketura Hadassah’s Knit/
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After Sunday School until 4PM Tickets available at JEWISHATLANTA.ORG/ISRAELAT70
KUDOS CORNER / SCHMOOZE NEWS
Leslie Swichkow Ivy Graiser Richard Stavis
Aaron Stieglitz Lois Malkin
Welcome to the TBT Family!! Marilyn Nussbaum
Planning a simcha or group gathering? The Tam-Blank Social Hall is the Place to Be. For more information on renting our Social Hall, contact the synagogue office at 770-642-0434. 15
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Synagogue Information Synagogue Office Fax Number School Office (Perri) Assistant to Clergy Financial Secretary Admin. Assistant Office Manager
- 770-642-0434 - 770-642-0647 - 770-642-4168 - Michelle Leder - Jenny Korsen - Lisa Singer - Becky Sullivan
Get Involved! TBT Committees and Chairpersons Adult Education Ivie Graiser iviegraiser@yahoo.com Budget & Finance Karen Korshak karcpa@comcast.net Camp/Israel Scholarship Marcia Haber marciahaber@yahoo.com Chavurot/Affinity Groups Andrea Rubin tbtchavurot@gmail.com College Outreach Nan Janis hnjanis@bellsouth.net Communications Marlene Cohn marlene@thecohns.us Family Promise Tony Rosenberg trosenberg860@gmail.com Fundraising Andy Zalkin azups@att.net House Ted Nathan tnathan@baldwinscheduling.com
Human Resources Seth Zimmer sz4941@att.com Israel Gene Carasick gcarasick@gmail.com Kehillat Chesed (Caring) Leslie Swichkow lswichkow@comcast.net Library Ilana Zalkin ilanaz@att.net Membership Recruitment & Retention Donna Goldenberg donnagoldenberg0@gmail.com Kevin Rubin kjrubin@gmail.com Men’s Club Peter Hartog althazyr@gmail.com Mark Greenspan greenspanfamily@bellsouth.net Nominating Committee Wendy Klein Wendy.klein.hr@gmail.com
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Ritual Rick Winer rsw@drrickwiner.com Security Jay Sausmer jsausmer@gmail.com Seniors Steve Mahan smahan206bc@yahoo.com Sisterhood Robin Bledsoe sisterhoodtbt@gmail.com Social Action/Social Justice Dalia Faupel d2faupel@gmail.com Website Development Scott Povlot spovlot@yahoo.com Youth Group Michal Loventhal loventhalmichal@gmail.com Margot Braiter rubenmargot@comcast.net
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Alexandria Shuval-Weiner Rabbi Donald A. Tam Rabbi Emeritus Nancy Kassel Cantor Susan Cosden Director of Congregational Learning
Harlan Graiser President Wendy Klein Vice President Rob Rickles Vice President Rhonda Povlot Vice President Joe Dunn Treasurer Mark Rudel Secretary Deidre Kinoshita Chairperson, Board of Education
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