June/July 2016 Kol Tikvah

June/July 2016 • Volume 30 • Issue 6

A Reform Congregation Embracing Our Jewish Tradition

Join Us for a BBQ followed by a Ruach Shabbat Service

Friday, June 3rd BBQ begins at 6:30 pm RSVP & pay at www.bethtikvah.com

Service begins at 7:30 pm

Combined Atlanta Reform Shabbat Service Friday, July 29th at Temple Beth Tikvah 5:30 pm Bissel-A-Nosh 6:30 pm Worship Service followed by a festive oneg

News & Happenings from Temple Beth Tikvah

Summertime at TBT spend time having fun with our TBT family. Throughout this issue of the Kol Tikvah you’ll find wonderful summertime offerings: Chutzstock a two-day festival of music, food, fun and friends. The TBT book club is reading Levittown, come and discuss as we sip fruity drinks with little umbrellas…We are forming a SacredAging group, exploring ways to live our lives more fully engaged and awakened. There’s Saturday Night at the Movies - come for Havdallah and a heartwarming film (popcorn and a coke included!) And of course, our casual musical summertime T’fillot, Ruach Shabbat and Fridays with Friends will be back in full swing.

When Memorial Day arrives, our souls leap because it’s the official start to Summer! Summer is that time special time of the year many of us wait for….filled with memories from childhood of July 4th celebrations at the lake, skimming stones, riding bikes with abandonment until dark, running through the hose or heading off to camp to see old and meet new friends. For both adult and child alike it’s the season when we are most aware of time- we have a bushel of sun filled days inviting us to step away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and enjoy what the world and life has to offer…to slow down, kick back and catch up… reconnecting with our families and friends. For me it’s the time to read the books that have stacked up on my bedside table (or in my device queue) and to find a quiet beach where I can dig my toes into the sand, feel the surf on my face and breath a little more deeply.

So pull out your flip-flops and Bermuda shorts and get ready to enjoy a beautiful, relaxing, rejuvenating summer at Temple Beth Tikvah!

Kaitz Tov! (Happy summer)

Life at TBT this summer is all about enjoying that summertime ethos. We’re slowing down to enjoy the blessings of life and offering wonderful opportunities to

Rabbi Shuval-Weiner

Meet Up at the Mount: A Shavuot Experience Saturday night, June 11th, 2016

A Multi-Generational Evening 6:00-6:45 Potluck Dairy Dinner 6:45-7:15 Craft making and Bimah Decorating 7:15-8:00 Havdallah and Multi-Generational Shavuot service 8:00-8:30 Ice Cream Social Oneg 8:30-10:00 Adult Tikkun

(choose one of 4 workshops)

A Taste of Mussar

Rabbi Shuval-Weiner

A Taste of Sacred Aging

Rabbi Judith Beiner

BLT at Night Text Study

Jay Weiner, M.Ed

Jewish Meditation/Yoga

Facilitator TBA

RSVP here or at www.bethtikvah.com under Sign Up for Events

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News & Happenings from Temple Beth Tikvah

Notes from Cantor Kassel WELCOMING NEW MEMBERS TO OUR ADULT CHOIR I am so very proud of our Adult Choir and how they enrich our services throughout the year with their love of Jewish music and the sense of comradery among our members.

The choir rehearses on many (but not all) Tuesday nights from August through May, singing for High Holy Days and one Friday night a month as well as for other special occasions.

Reading Hebrew is not a requirement for the choir and our members have varying abilities when it comes to reading music, but it somehow always balances out!

If you’d like to give it a try or if you have any questions about whether or not singing in our choir is for you, please do not hesitate to contact me (the sooner, the better).

A NEW ADULT B’NEI MITZVAH CLASS Have you thought about taking this next step?

Are you ready to improve your ability to participate in services?

Are you ready to experience the honor of chanting from the Torah?

I would like to offer a class next year to meet on Sunday mornings of Religious School that would prepare a new group of adventurous adults to read and sing our prayers and chant from the Torah.

I learned all of these things as an adult and YOU CAN TOO! At this point, I am looking for people who DO know how to read Hebrew even if those skills are rusty.

Interested? Have questions? Please contact me and hopefully we will have a group of adults inspired to take on this sacred challenge!

Wishing you all a restful summer during which you are still very much connected to TBT!

ECEC What an amazing year this has been at Temple Beth Tikvah’s Early Childhood Center. At TBT, the teachers and I strive to mold the children in everyway. We nurture their growth, physically, cognitively, and spiritually. Jewish Education affords us the opportunity to not only teach children to be eager learners, but to be eager Jewish learners. The most important thing we want to teach your child is the love for learning, a love of Judaism and a thirst for more knowledge.

A special thank you to my dedicated, loving, and inspiring teachers for the passion they share with the children each and every day. Thank you to Rabbi Shuval-Weiner, Cantor Kassel and our Board members for your support and guidance throughout the year. To all of the families in our school, thank you for sharing your most precious gift with us.

Fun and learning continue over the summer at the Early Childhood Education Center. Over the next few weeks, the children will be participating in activities pertaining to the following themes: Under the Big Top, Let’s Go On a Safari, Barnyard Palooza, Creepy Crawlers, Stars and Stripes, Eric Carle and Friends, Artful Antics, and Under the Sea. We will also be having fun getting messy, splashing in water play, and just having fun! It is sure to be a busy summer!

Wishing all of you a healthy, safe, and fun summer!

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News and Happenings from Temple Beth Tikvah

B’not Mitzvah Katie Simone Hurwitz (Tzipporah Mayan) will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on June 4, 2016.

Katie is the daughter of Suzanne and Philip and older sister of Emma. She is the granddaughter of Nancy and Irving Lipton, Marilyn Nadel, and Neil and Cris Hurwitz. Katie is in 7 th grade at Autrey Mill Middle School and enjoys spending her summers at Camp Barney Medintz. Katie is a probation black belt in Tae Kwon Do; plays guitar; and enjoys reading, writing and spending time with her sister and her friends. Katie’s favorite mitzvah projects include volunteering at a JFCS Pal Program event, establishing a pen pal relationship with an Israeli friend, helping with Family Promise, planning a fundraiser to raise money for clean water in underdeveloped countries, and leading her family’s Passover Seder. She looks forward to continuing to perform mitzvot and we all look forward to celebrating this special day with her.

Maddy Ginsberg will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on June 18, 2016. Maddy is the daughter of Nina Lempert and Ross Ginsberg, and the sister of Corinne Ginsberg. She is the granddaughter of Dr. Neil and Judy Lempert, Barbara Ginsberg and the late Bernard Ginsberg. Maddy is in the 7 th grade at Mabry Middle School and plays the French Horn in Mabry’s Symphonic and Jazz Bands. She also enjoys singing in the school chorus. Outside of school, Maddy’s hobbies include jazz, tap and musical theatre. She also participates in volunteer activities through the National Charity League.

This organization helps provide food for children who, when they are not in school, have little or no food to eat.

Many children in Georgia are given free or reduced priced breakfasts and lunches. If these same children are not in school, during summer vacation or other holiday vacations, they do not have food at home to eat. Often these children, when they get some cash, buy chips and sodas instead of healthy choices.

Why is Missie Polasky jealous of her son’s experience on the Tivnu Gap Year Program? Read her blogpost here.

Blessings in a Backpack has a barrel which has been placed in our lobby. Please consider donating to this cause.

Discover your passions and effect real change through hands-on internships

The Tivnu Gap Year program is nine months of hands-on Jewish social justice engagement in Portland, Oregon for adventurous high school graduates.

Participants live together, create community, discover the Pacific Northwest, and explore connections between Jewish life and social justice with their heads, hands, and hearts.

Learn about complex social justice issues in a Jewish context

We are asking for:

Create a meaningful Jewish community and lifelong friendships

granola bars, canned vegetables,

Explore Portland and the Pacific Northwest

individual fruit cups

Build houses, tangible skills, and independence

macaroni and cheese Find out more about the different Tivnu: Building Justice internship options and financial assistance: On our website: www.Tivnu.org On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TivnuBuildingJustice In this recent article in the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles In this video

Remember, we are feeding children and families who don't have food, so a variety of items is helpful.

The barrel will be in our lobby until the end of July.

Remember that those of us who are not faced with this problem, may not realize how living in poverty can be.

Donating a box of granola bars or a pack of individual applesauce would not be a hardship for you, but for those who don't have food in their pantry, you are giving them a great gift.

Or contact Adinah Miller, Program Director, for further infomation

adinah@tivnu.org, (203) 623-5249

Thank you for your help with this very valuable cause. If you have any questions, please contact Lois.

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News and Happenings from Temple Beth Tikvah

Religious School I can't believe the year has come to a close. It has been very rewarding and exciting.

This is because we have a faculty at Temple Beth Tikvah Religious School, who each Sunday (and midweek too), spend time nurturing the minds and hearts of our students.

With passion, dedication, energy, love and patience, they help to inspire our students to LOVE being Jewish! We have a wonderful group of parent volunteers who sell bagels on Sunday morning, volunteer in the summer and help with our wonderful holiday programs.

Between the teachers, volunteers and most importantly students – they are what makes Temple Beth Tikvah Religious School such a magical place and what makes our Jewish education extraordinary!!

Have a safe and enjoyable summer.

Hassia

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 12TH GRADERS! Laura Stordy graduated from Pope High School and will be attending Agnes Scott College.

Jack Peterson graduated from Walton High School and will be attending Washington University in St. Louis.

Adam Aaronson graduated from Walton High School and will be attending the University of South Carolina.

Emma Peters graduated from Pope High School and will be attending Brandeis University.

Jonathan Mattos graduated from Roswell High School and will be attending the University of Michigan.

Sari Leff graduated from Walton High School and will be attending the University of Georgia to study mechanical engineering.

Ethan Krapf graduated from Milton High School and will be attending the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.

Harry Diamond graduated from Cambridge High School and will be attending Virginia Tech.

Will Diamond graduated from Cambridge High School and will be attending American University in DC. Bryan Berger graduated from Pope High School and will be attending Georgia College and State University.

Erica Morchower graduated from the Cobb County Center for Excellence in the Performing Arts at Pebblebrook High School and will be attending Shenandoah University Conservatory - Musical Theater.

Jacob Ryan Korshak graduated from Johns Creek High School and will be attending Auburn University.

News & Happenings from Temple Beth Tikvah

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Introducing our New President The “training wheels” are finally off as I step into the role of TBT President with both great excitement and a bit of fear. Excitement about working with a terrific group of lay leader-volunteers, clergy, and staff, and fear about inadvertently doing something which actually works against my goal of helping to strengthen our synagogue community.

chair of the Budget & Finance Committee for a few years, and then Board Vice President. Each experience brought with it both an expanding circle of relationships and a deepening desire to make TBT even better. This feeling was “turbocharged” by a visit to TBT by Rabbi Rick Jacobs in early 2012 soon after his induction as the new head of the Union for Reform Judaism.

Rabbi Jacobs gave an inspirational talk about the innovations taking place at transformational synagogues around the U.S. “Wow!” I thought. “I want to be part of a synagogue like that!”

But first things first – I feel I owe you a personal introduction.

Ivie and I joined TBT 26 years ago, about 4 years after it was founded.

We were the typical family with a couple of young children, primarily interested in starting their religious education. Ivie jumped in with both feet: room mom for both boys’ classes, getting us into a Chavurah, volunteering for (and later chairing) various committees, and eventually serving on the Board of Trustees. I was nowhere to be found. I could blame the out-of-town travel that my career at the time demanded, but, truth be told, I was simply an unengaged Jew and an unengaged congregant. That was me for the first 19 years of our membership at TBT. So how did I go from being a Jew-on-thesidelines to becoming a synagogue President who has a passion for the mission of Temple Beth Tikvah over the course of seven years??

At the spiritual level, I started to dip my toes into an adult-level study of Torah by attending our BLT classes on Shabbat morning (Bagels, Learning and Torah). I was initially hesitant because I didn’t want to attend services immediately afterward, and I didn’t want to incur what I imagined to be the scornful look of the rabbi as I walked out of the building after class. When I mentioned this dilemma to Rabbi Greene, he enthusiastically encouraged me to try the class and he assured me that there were others who also came just to the class and did not stay for services. The class was a revelation – it was intellectually stimulating and endlessly fascinating as the layers of Torah were explored. I have not been shy about telling people that our BLT class, continuing with Rabbi Shuval-Weiner, is one of the high points of my week – I will re-arrange my weekend schedule if at all possible in order to be there.

It started with the proverbial tap on the shoulder. Jon Berger, TBT’s then-Treasurer and member of our Chavurah, asked for my help. The Board wanted to form an ad-hoc committee to re-examine our “dues” structure at the time and to recommend changes to the way we raised the bulk of our revenue. Would I be willing to chair such a group?

While I had always felt a twinge of guilt about not doing anything to help TBT, I had never been self-motivated enough to actually do anything about it. But here was someone I knew and respected, asking me to help with a specific project that had a defined end point. I said “OK” as long as the Board agreed to find the other people who would be on my committee (after all, I really didn’t know anyone!). Soon after, five of us were meeting in classroom 1 to kick off the project.

The deeper dive into Torah led me to want to experiment with attending services occasionally. ‘Occasionally’ became more frequent over time and I eventually found myself numbered among the Shabbat morning regulars. I now look forward to sitting with my community, hearing the voices of others joined with mine as we sing or say prayers that are hundreds or thousands of years old (but with varied and sometimes contemporary melodies), and which have been given to me as an inheritance. The notion of maintaining Jewish continuity L’dor Va’dor, from generation to generation, has taken on an added level of significance.

What a terrific experience! We worked as a team to develop and successfully implement a new system that none of us originally envisioned. We all felt both the pride and sense of kinship that comes from doing something together to advance the community to which we had all chosen to belong. Equally important for me were the new relationships I had just established which continued after the committee disbanded. Full disclosure: I actually score very high on the introvert scale, so the positive impact of those sustained relationships was an unexpected surprise.

My personal Jewish journey is not complete. I am still wrestling with the idea of G-d. I want to learn more about how our ancient tradition still informs how I can live my life today with meaning and purpose.

And now I have a new set of questions about how I can make a difference within the space of the next two years, or the next three if you count the year staying on the Board as Immediate Past President.

After this experience, I was ready for “round 2”. This time, I offered to chair a committee to look into a tangential but nonetheless related aspect of fundraising, that is, the entire process of on-boarding new members and integrating them into our synagogue community. While the technical outcome of this project was not as successful as the first, the relationship outcome was just as positive. Getting together with like-minded people to attempt something new and helpful to TBT was becoming very rewarding.

My purpose in sharing all this has been an attempt to let you “know where I’m coming from” when I have future conversations with you either virtually via this column or, hopefully, in person. It’s been said that you don’t really know someone until you know his or her history.

As checkered as it is, this is my history and I’m stickin’ to it.

L’Shalom

Harlan Graiser

From there, it was off to the races, albeit down multiple paths. At the organizational level, I offered to build and introduce a new leadership development program (which became our Atid program), I became

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News and Happenings from Temple Beth Tikvah

Adult Ed Greetings from your Adult Education Committee! We have wrapped up another year and look forward to late August when we will be starting up again. Various classes are in the works so, please keep an eye out for the many programs that will be offered starting at that time.

These will include a 6 to 8 week Sunday morning course by Rabbi Tam (starting in September). Other programs include a Scholar-InResidence weekend, a musical group, Jewish dessert baking, Meditation, a course on Spirituality, a Hebrew Reading Crash course, another Trivia Night, book reviews, and several guest-led programs. On several of the programs we will be partnering with Sisterhood, Men's Club, and other committees again.

Please save the date June 11th for Shavuot.

Youth is the gift of nature, but aging is a work of art (Stanislaw Lec)

Sacred Aging Circle Are you an empty nester thinking about the next phase of your life?

Have you decided to retire and are uncertain how that might feel?

Are you experiencing the unfolding of life moving at a faster and faster pace?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you are invited to join other Temple Beth Tikvah members in a program specifically designed to meet the social, emotional and spiritual needs of Boomers & Gen Xers.

Also, please save the date, Monday, August 1st at 7 pm, for the next book review with Rabbi Shuval-Weiner. The book to be discussed is Levittown by David Kushner. This will again be partnered with Sisterhood, and men are encouraged to join us as well.

Explore the opportunities and challenges of this unique stage of life within the context of a trusted peer group. Combining study of Jewish texts with contemplative practice, topics to be covered include: becoming one’s authentic self; life review; relationship to our bodies; revitalizing and nourishing healthy relatirdonships, cultivating qualities of soul; practicing forgiveness; learning to live with loss, change, and death; creating relevant rituals; cultivating wisdom; and leaving a legacy.

BLT (Bagels, Learning & Torah) classes with Rabbi ShuvalWeiner will continue in June and August on Saturday mornings from 8:45 to 9:45 am. (Please note that this does not include July) This is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about how our understanding of Torah has evolved over the millennia, and how it still provides meaning and purpose for our lives today.

Session content will be based on the text Wise Aging: Living with Joy, Resilience and Spirit by Rabbi Rachel Cowan and Dr. Linda Thal, and will be provided for all participants.

Movie Nights at TBT - Starting in June, we will be showing films on one Saturday night per month. These evenings will consist of dinner, a Havdalah service, a movie and discussion. The movies will be varied and will include past Jewish Film Festival offerings as well as some about past and present Israel. Additionally, there will be some by Jewish directors, producers and/or actors. Please be sure to check out the dates on the Adult Ed page of the website. All programs begin at 6 pm. The June date is Saturday, June 18th - Deli Man, the July date is Saturday, July 9th - Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy, and the August date is Saturday, August 6th - History of the World Part 1.

These first three months' dinners will be Pot Luck dinners of sorts.

Please plan to bring a main meal for yourself and something yummy to share with the group (an appetizer or dessert). Everything should be vegetarian, dairy or pareve (no meat!) and must not be brought into the kitchen in order to keep the kitchen kosher. In addition, please bring a non-perishable food item for the Food Bank as an act of tzedakah. The dates and movies (with a brief description ) will be on the website, so please check them out! RSVPs are important for table and movie seating. Chairs will always be available for last minute arrivals.

Cost: “triple Chai” or $54.00 The group will meet weekly on Wednesday evenings from 7:30-9pm at Beth Tikvah, beginning August 3rd. **We will be limiting this group to no more than 18 participants Please indicate your interest by clicking here or visiting the TBT website, www. bethtikvah.com under Sign Up for Events, or contacting the synagogue office at 770-642-0434.

Rabbi Judith Beiner, Jewish Family & Career Services Community Chaplain will facilitate this pilot program, consisting of 6-8 weekly sessions.

If you are interested in babysitting services, perhaps we can discuss options available to us. These could include co-ops. We are happy to help organize these and also to help with any transportation issues. So, please contact Ivie at iviegraiser@yahoo.com to discuss arrangements and possibilities.

Rabbi Judith R. Beiner is the Community Chaplain at Jewish Family & Career Services (JF&CS) in Atlanta. Ordained by the Hebrew Union College in 1993, Rabbi Beiner has served congregations in Colorado, Kansas and Georgia. She is a faculty member for the Atlanta’s Brill Institute for Adult Jewish Learning, is active in Atlanta Rabbinical Association, MaCom (Atlanta’s Community Mikvah), and serves as a resource for the Atlanta Jewish Community.

Please RSVP at www.bethtikvah.com under Sign Up for Events for all programs other than BLT or for which you are responding to a partnering committee.

It promises to be another wonderful year of learning at TBT! Please contact Ivie at iviegraiser@yahoo.com if you have any questions or suggestions.

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Know anyone getting married? Want to celebrate a special occasion- a number of years being cancer free, a milestone birthday, a birth of a child? Mikvah might be an option for you.

In recent years Mikvah has been used for creative expressions that acknowledge personal milestones and journeys.

MACoM (Metro Atlanta Community MIkvah) takes a unique view of the time held traditions we observe year after year. Our interdenominational Mikvah is a one of kind facility in Georgia; all are welcome.

Since our doors opened in November, we’ve had more than 120 immersion guests.

Located at 700-A Mount Vernon Hwy in Atlanta, the look and feel are modern and inviting. Immersion guests, clergy, volunteers, donors and staff: each bring something unique to this holy place.

MACoM meets the highest aesthetic and ritual standards, and is located in a central setting for Atlanta Jews from across the spectrum of observance seeking spirituality and education.

“We honor tradition, but invite innovation,” states Executive Director Barbara LeNoble. “Please visit our newly constructed Mikvah facility and organization dedicated to providing a safe, welcoming and inclusive space for all members of the Jewish Community to find spiritual meaning, healing and renewal.”

If you’re interested in learning more about our community outreach and education programs, or just want to schedule a tour for yourself, students, or other interested groups please contact me: blenoble@atlantamikvah.org. I promise - you won’t be disappointed!”

Chavurot/Connections Corner Make more connections within TBT and expand your circle - check out the new groups forming below or send an email to tbtchavurot@gmail.com/fill out the interest form on bethtikvah.com if you have an idea for a new group. We'll help you get started!

Middle School Family Chavurot: Would you be interested in getting to know more families in your child's religious school grade level? We're forming Chavurot for 6th and 7th grade families this fall!

If you'd like to help, please email tbtchavurot@gmail.com.

Affinity Groups forming now: TBT Foodies. The TBT Foodies will meet for the first time this month. Want to meet other TBT'ers over dinner?

All adults welcome. Email Melissa Gotlin (melissagotlin@gmail.com) for details on first event.

TBT Hikers. Love to get outdoors and hike Georgia's beautiful trails? Want to meet more people at TBT? Combine the two! Please email Jennifer Mosbacher (jenngine@gmail.com) to get info about the group's first planned hike outing.

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Greetings from Sisterhood!

Happy summer to you! Sisterhood is in the midst of starting to plan our next year and welcome new and returning Sisterhood members to leadership positions. First I want to THANK all the wonderful volunteers who helped Sisterhood this past year! We really did have some fantastic events and widened our circle of participation and leadership. Thank you to our committee women who are leaving their posts, Wendy Klein (treasurer) and Audrey Gordon (secretary). Your support has been so helpful and appreciated. Thank you to Kara Segal (treasurer) and Diane Katz (secretary) for now filling these positions and to Alicia Sher for continuing marvelously as our communications coordinator!

Our closing May event, Sisterhood Movie Night, was well attended and inspiring. Nicky’s Family was positively received and very thought provoking indeed. Thank you to Kara Segal and Leslie Swichkow for assisting with this event. Many thanks to Alicia Sher for great advertising!

Please be on the lookout for an evite to attend our next book review led by the Rabbi, August 1st, at 7 p.m. Levittown,

by David Kushner, will surely be an interesting “read” so start reading your book now and plan on attending! Also mark your calendars for our opening event, September 11, at 9:45 a.m. Details to follow.

We're Listening!

Participate in TBT Congregant Interviews

Have some feedback about your TBT experiences? The TBT Board of Trustees would like to hear from you. We're embarking on a congregational listening campaign, speaking to members to learn about what is working well, as well as areas we should focus on as we refine our vision for TBT. If you'd like to participate in person or by phone, please send a note to TBTListening@gmail.com

by June 15 with the subject line "Interview Me" and a Listening Campaign team member will be in touch to schedule a conversation when it's convenient for you. Every member's input is valuable in shaping the future direction of our congregation, so please reach out if you have thoughts to share!

The TBT Listening Campaign Team

TBT Business Network

Robin Bledsoe

Sisterhood Chair

TBT Seniors Thank you for a wonderful year!

Watch this space for info about upcoming Senior programming in our August issue.

Please RSVP and direct any questions to Lindsay Levin 404.667.3232 lindsay@AtlantaRealEstateInsider.com

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June 2016 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday 1

Thursday 2

24th of Iyyar 5776

25th of Iyyar 5776

Friday 3

26th of Iyyar 5776

Saturday 4

BBQ 6:30 pm

Bagels, Learning & Torah 8:45 am

Ruach Shabbat Service 7:30 pm

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28th of Iyyar 5776

6 29th of Iyyar 5776 ECEC Summer Camp - 1st Day

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1st of Sivan 5776

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2nd of Sivan 5776

3rd of Sivan 5776

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Tai Chi 9:30 am

Families Anonymous 7:15 pm

4th of Sivan 5776

27th of Iyyar 5776

Shabbat Service - Hurwitz Bat Mitzvah 10:00 am 11

5th of Sivan 5776 Erev Shavuot

New Member Shabbat Dinner 6:30 pm

Bagels, Learning & Torah 8:45 am

Shabbat Service 8:00 pm

Shabbat Service 10:00 am

Meet Up at the Mount: A Shavuot Experience 6:00 pm Tikkun Leil Shavuot 12

6th of Sivan 5776 Shavuot

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7th of Sivan 5776

Family Promise

Family Promise

Shavuot Service and Yizkor 10:00 am

Families Anonymous 7:15 pm

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8th of Sivan 5776 Flag Day

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9th of Sivan 5776

Family Promise

Family Promise

10th of Sivan 5776

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Family Promise

Tai Chi 9:30 am

11th of Sivan 5776

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12th of Sivan 5776

Family Promise

Family Promise

Shabbat Service 8:00 pm

Bagels, Learning & Torah 8:45 am

Shabbat Service Ginsberg Bat Mitzvah 10:00 am

Movie Night at TBT 6:00 pm 19

13th of Sivan 5776 Father's Day

Family Promise

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14th of Sivan 5776

Families Anonymous 7:15 pm

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15th of Sivan 5776

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Tai Chi 9:30 am

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16th of Sivan 5776

17th of Sivan 5776

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TBT Business Network 7:30 am

18th of Sivan 5776

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Oneg 6:00 pm

Board of Trustees Meeting 7:30 pm

19th of Sivan 5776

Bagels, Learning & Torah 8:45 am

Shabbat Service 6:30 pm

Shabbat Service 10:00 am

Chutzstock - Movie & Music Under the Stars 7:30 pm 26

20th of Sivan 5776

Chutzstock - Family BBQ & Water Activities 12:00 pm

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21st of Sivan 5776

Families Anonymous 7:15 pm

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22nd of Sivan 5776

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23rd of Sivan 5776

24th of Sivan 5776

Tai Chi 9:30 am Officers Meeting 7:30 pm

July 2016 Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday 1

25th of Sivan 5776

Saturday 2

Oneg 6:00 pm

Shabbat Service 10:00 am

Ruach Shabbat Service 6:30 pm 3

27th of Sivan 5776

4

28th of Sivan 5776 Independence Day

TBT Offices Closed

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29th of Sivan 5776

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30th of Sivan 5776

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1st of Tammuz 5776

ECEC Camp Session 2 Begins

4th of Tammuz 5776

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5th of Tammuz 5776

Shabbat Service 6:30 pm

11th of Tammuz 5776

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12th of Tammuz 5776

Families Anonymous 7:15 pm

24

18th of Tammuz 5776

25

19th of Tammuz 5776

12

6th of Tammuz 5776

13

7th of Tammuz 5776

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8th of Tammuz 5776

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9th of Tammuz 5776

Oneg 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Shabbat Service 6:30 pm 19

13th of Tammuz 5776

20

14th of Tammuz 5776

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15th of Tammuz 5776

Board of Trustees Meeting 7:30 pm

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20th of Tammuz 5776

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16th of Tammuz 5776

Oneg 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Shabbat Service 6:30 pm 27

21st of Tammuz 5776

Families Anonymous 7:15 pm

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3rd of Tammuz 5776

Shabbat Service 10:00 am Movie Night at TBT 6:00 pm

Families Anonymous 7:15 pm

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2nd of Tammuz 5776 Oneg 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Families Anonymous 7:15 pm

10

8

26th of Sivan 5776

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22nd of Tammuz 5776

Officers Meeting 7:30 pm

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23rd of Tammuz 5776

Preneg 5:30 pm

Combined Atlanta Reform Shabbat Service 6:30 pm

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10th of Tammuz 5776

Shabbat Service 10:00 am 23

17th of Tammuz 5776

Shabbat Service 10:00 am 30

24th of Tammuz 5776

Shabbat Service 10:00 am

25th of Tammuz 5776

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News and Happenings from Temple Beth Tikvah

The Annual Campaign total through May 20th, is $114,626.

Forty percent of our families have participated. The Fundraising Committee would like to thank all families that have contributed to exceeding our goal of $110,000.

Andy Zalkin , Chairman, Fundraising Committee Jonathan and Allison Agin Barry and Shari Alhadeff Pam Alterman Allan and Pam Apple Steven and Teri Astren Brian and Sheri Baker Steven and Sheila Barid Dale and Wendy Bearman Bruce Beck Paul and Anne Beckman Jon and Barbara Berger Harris and Suellen Bergman Josh and Andrea Berman Michael and Jeannine Bernstein Peter Birnbaum Arthur Blank Sheryl Blechner David and Robin Bledsoe Scott and Mary Block Todd and Jennifer Boehm Ruben and Margot Braiter Michael and Heather Braun Adam and Adrienne Bruckman Jamie Burak Lonnie and Debbie Carter Lois Clymin David and Roberta Coad David and Robin Coe Michael and Lisa Cohen Michael and Marlene Cohn Steven and Arlene Cohn Mark and Stephanie Craig Renee Davis Gordon and Holli Decker Dan and Laura DeRiemer Mitchell and Dyann Diamond Kristopher and Paige Dobbins Joseph and Waynah Dunn Rodney and Erika Eberhardt Stuart Farber Joseph and Barbara Feinberg Elliot and Donna Feller Steven and Amy Fine Rory and Jenifer Friedman Steve and Michele Gergans Steve and RoseAnn Gerson

Ed and Cindy Getty Arthur Gittelman and Marcia Pearl Cary Goldenthal and Lori Shapiro Robert and Cindy Goldstein Michael and Audrey Gordon Harlan and Ivie Graiser Bernard and Susan Greenberg Adam and Bobbee Griff Anne Grossman Burton and Sara Grossman Ronald and Judy Gurin Michael and Anna Gutkin Andrew and Karen Gutman Peter and Traci Hartog Yitzhak and Ronit Hermoni David and Ellen Herold Mitchell and Julie Hilsen Phil and Suzanne Hurwitz Carol Jacobs Jamie and Katie Jaffe David and Beth Janes Peter and Sharon Jedel Daniel and Stephanie Joseph Morris and Anna Kagan Douglas and Donna Kallman Gary and Fran Kamp Jill Kaplan Sidney and Robin Karlin Nancy Kassel Valerie Kassel Jr Bradley and Bernice Katz Howard and Linda Katz Lloyd and Diane Katz Jerry and Marcy Kaufman Jeffrey and Beth Kess Sharon Khoury Marc and Deborah Klein Peter Klokow and Ellen Frank Jack and Karen Korshak Steven and Helen Kraus Robert and Karen Kremer Fred and Patricia Landsberg Scott and Sheryl Lasky Kenneth Lawler, Jr. and Ginger Glazer

Hal and Jill Leitman Ron and Lindsay Levin

Judy Levine Mel and Tobi Levine Sherwin and Judee Levinson Jeffrey and Ellen Levitz Emily Lewit 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 Jim and Marsha Mathis David and Jill Mattos Thomas and Marsha McMurrain Howard and Helaine Medoff Gary and Peggy Mendelson Martin and Charlene Milstein

William and Marjory Segal Bart and Kara Segal Tom and Patti Seibold Ira and Brenda Share Stacy and Alicia Sher Allan and Pessie Shippel David and Robyn Shippel Carol Shutzberg David and Elisa Siegel Sandy and Nancy Simon Larry and Anne Skal Ken and Helene Skolky Stuart and Frances Solomon Richard and Susan Staviss Avi and Erica Stein Terry and Missy Stein Steven and Linda Steinberg Shelby Steinhauer Aaron and Sheila Stieglitz Richard Mindel and Barbara Bogartz Mathew and Dani Stordy Mark and Jennifer Mosbacher Ronald and Leslie Swichkow Joel and Karen Moss Rosalind Taranto Bernie and Gail Natter Steven and Abbe Tobin Allison Oreck Mark and Sally Vosk Ryan and Rachel Palazzo Bruce and Carol Waldman Jason and Melanie Pickett Bruce and Bonnie Walkes Jay Weiner and Rabbi Shuval-Weiner Shirley Plotkin Robert and Ellen Weiner Scott and Rhonda Povlot Ronald and Sheri Weiner Herbert and Bunny Renkin Cliff and Loretta Weiss John and Dahlia Restler Mark and Debbie Weiss Betty Rickles Scott and Marci Weiss Robert and Ellen Rickles Doug Wexler & Jane Greenberger Russell and Gailen Rosenberg Joyce Wice Harvey and Natine Rosenzweig Keith and Hedva Wiener Irving and Doris Rosing Jeff Willard and Steve Mahan Brian and Danielle Rubenstein Mark Williams and Michelle EastonKevin and Andrea Rubin Williams Mark and Gail Rudel Todd and Rachel Wilson Paula Sandfelder Max and Carol Wolf Robert and Donna Schacher Scott and Susan Wynne Morray and Susan Scheinfeld Andrew and Ilana Zalkin Douglas and Lisa Schiffer Ruth Zeidman Joel and Kathleen Schoenblum Andrew Schwartz and Danielle Levy Seth and Ellen Zimmer Paul and Andra Zolty Bill and Terry Schwartz (as of 5/22) Gary and Debra Schwartz

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Donations Annual Campaign Kevin Budman in memory of Howard Banner Ronald and Leslie Swichkow in memory of Ida Andich and Howard Kaufman Cantor Nancy Kassel in honor of Ron Swichkow

William and Marjory Segal in memory of Rose Lieber St. Thomas Aquinas Church Harold Cushman in memory of Howard Banner Shirley Crawford Sheldon Hauben in memory of Howard Banner Roman and Jennifer Trebon in memory of Miriam (Mimi) Lasky Doris Herzberg in memory of Howard Banner

Building Fund Jamie and Katie Jaffe in memory of Howard Kaufman Campership/Israel Fund Gary and Michal Loventhal in memory of Miriam Lasky Cantor Kassel’s Discretionary Fund Ronald and Leslie Swichkow with gratitude for inspirational Women's and Community Seders Jeffrey and Ellen Levitz in memory of Enid and Harold Levitz Paul and Harriet Weinberg in honor of the 25th anniversary of Cantor Kassel's graduation from Cantoral School and years of service to the Jewish community June Wallach in honor of Cantor Kassel receiving her honorary doctorate from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Carol Shutzberg in memory of Morris "Moe" Shutzberg Joyce Banner in memory of Howard Banner Emily Lewit in honor of Cantor Kassel receiving her doctorate Gary and Michal Loventhal in appreciation of Cantor Kassel Cary Goldenthal and Lori Shapiro in appreciation of Cantor Kassel Harvey and Natine Rosenzweig in appreciation of the beautiful chanting of Cantor Kassel and choirs at Rabbi's installation Lois Clymin in honor of Cantor Kassel's honorary doctorate Steven and Janice Liederman in honor of sixtieth anniversary and special birthdays for Mindy and Larry Levine Caring/Kehillat Chesed Fund Holli Decker in appreciation of TBT family's support and kindness Sherwin and Judee Levinson in memory of Maryetta Aronow Hillie and Kay Ullman in honor of Bobbi Strauss' very special birthday Douglas Wexler in memory of Jean Berman Steven and Janice Liederman in memory of Hilda Zimmerman Endowment Fund Sheryl Blechner in honor of Emily Restler's graduation, Hannah Restler's, Eli Rickles' and Abby Friedman's confirmation, and in honor of Cantor Nancy Kassel on receiving her honorary doctorate from HUC and her 25 years of service Douglas Wexler and Jane Greenberger in honor of Ron Swichkow for his outstanding 3 years as TBT President General Fund Gail Lebowitz in memory of Howard Banner Alan and Dianne Sacks in memory of Howard Banner Nancy Hendrick in memory of Howard Banner Robert and Myra Idol in memory of Esta Schaier Malcolm Estroff in memory of Howard Banner Mark and Laure Cohen in memory of Howard Banner Mr. and Mrs. Allen Stein in memory of Howard Banner Jeffrey and Karen Mesquita in memory of Howard Banner Sidney and Lois Malkin in memory of Bonnie Keller Brenda Leder in memory of Howard Banner

Michael Zalkin Memorial Library Fund Sanford and Gail Seidman in memory of Howard Banner Dana Seidman in memory of Howard Banner Harvey and Natine Rosenzweig in memory of Sarah Rosenzweig Preschool Fund Rory and Jenifer Friedman in memory of Miriam Lasky Rory and Jenifer Friedman in honor of the Fur family Rabi Shuval-Weiner’s Discretionary Fund Robert and Adele Toltzis in memory of Ruth Zeidman Ronald and Leslie Swichkow with gratitude for inspirational Women's and Community Seders Jeffrey and Ellen Levitz in memory of Enid and Harold Levitz Janet Lefkowitz in honor of the brit milah of Keegan Albini and naming of Elena Albini Gary and Ilene Fader in memory of Daniel Kaufman Joyce Banner in memory of Howard Banner Gary and Michal Loventhal in appreciation of Rabbi Shuval-Weiner Laura Albini in appreciation of Rabbi Shuval-Weiner's time and efforts to welcome Keegan and Elena Albini and facilitate the brit milah and baby naming ceremony David and Ellen Herold in memory of Ilana Cohen Michael and Wanda Cohen in memory of Jenny Cohen Steve and RoseAnn Gerson in memory of Howard Kaufman Cary Goldenthal and Lori Shapiro in appreciation of Rabbi Shuval-Weiner for her guidance and support for Sarah's confirmation Lois Clymin in honor of Rabbi Shuval-Weiner's installation Harvey and Natine Rosenzweig in honor of Rabbi Shuval-Weiner's installation Maury and Helaine Locke in honor of Rabbi Shuval-Weiner's installation Bernard and Rita Tuvlin in memory of Ida Andich Rabbi Tam’s Discretionary Fund Barry and Dore Kaiser in memory of Muriel Merlin David and Ellen Herold in memory of Dan Appelrouth Religious School Fund Avi and Erica Stein in appreciation of a great school year Tikkun Olam Fund Jeffrey Willard in memory of Gertrude Willard Harvey and Natine Rosenzweig in memory of Ida Andich Torah Fund Morray and Susan Scheinfeld in memory of Miriam Belger Youth Group Fund Eric and Pamela Chanin in honor of HOTTY Todd and Rachel Wilson in honor of Talia Loventhal's Bat Mitzvah (donations processed through 5/22)

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News and Happenings from Temple Beth Tikvah

SHMOOZE NEWS / KUDOS CORNER

In Memoriam

Thank You to our Amazing Office Volunteers!

Temple Beth Tikvah acknowledges with sorrow the passing of: Miriam Lasky Mother of Marcia Haber

June Wallach Lois Malkin Leslie Swichkow Marsha McMurrain Marla Ramaglia Richard Staviss Marsha Mathis

Ruth Hirsch Grandmother of Bobbee Griff Ida Rebecca Andich Mother of Sheila Barid Howard Kaufman Father of Marsha McMurrain Agnes Makatura Mother of Jeanne Schultz

If you would like to help shop for an oneg, please click here to sign up.

May God console you among all the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

Memorial Plaques Memorial plaques are a beautiful way to honor the memory of a loved one. Your loved one’s plaque will be lit up on the anniversary of their passing and at Yizkor services.

The price of a plaque is $300. If you have any questions or would like to order a plaque, please click here for the order form, or contact Lisa in the synagogue office at 770-642-0434 or send an email to lisa@bethtikvah.com.

Please see the schedule below if you are planning on ordering a plaque in time for the holy days.

Order by August 2nd to receive plaque in time for Rosh Hashanah Order by August 9th to receive plaque in time for Yom Kippur

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News and Happenings from Temple Beth Tikvah

Synagogue Information Synagogue Office Fax Number School Office (Perri) Preschool (Jenifer) Assistant to Clergy Financial Secretary Admin. Assistant Office Manager

- 770-642-0434 - 770-642-0647 - 770-642-4168 - 678-350-0076 - Michelle Leder - Jenny Korsen - Lisa Singer - Becky Sullivan

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.

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 Dalia Faupel tbtchavurot@gmail.com College Outreach Nan Janis hnjanis@bellsouth.net Beth Kess bmkess@yahoo.com Communications Marlene Cohn marlene@thecohns.us Family Promise Brian and Jennifer Steinberg zokadesigns@gmail.com Tony Rosenberg trosenberg860@gmail.com Fundraising Andy Zalkin azups@att.net

House Ted Nathan 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 Long Range Planning Membership Recruitment & Retention Jill Leitman jaarons2@yahoo.com Marcia Pearl marciapearl@bellsouth.net Men’s Club Mark Greenspan greenspanfamily@bellsouth.net Peter Hartog althazyr@gmail.com

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Nominating Committee Todd Boehm tboehm30@bellsouth.net Ritual Rick Winer rsw@drrickwiner.com Security Jay Sausmer jsausmer@gmail.com Seniors Natine Rosenzweig rosen4348@aol.com Sisterhood Robin Bledsoe sisterhoodtbt@gmail.com Social Action/Social Justice Terry Apt Carasick terryshealthyliving@gmail.com Michelle Putnam michelle.putnam@gmail.com Website Development Scott Povlot spovlot@yahoo.com Youth Group Debra Schwartz dls63@bellsouth.net Michal Loventhal loventhalmichal@gmail.com

News and Happenings from Temple Beth Tikvah

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News and Happenings from Temple Beth Tikvah

Alexandria Shuval-Weiner Rabbi Donald A. Tam Rabbi Emeritus Nancy Kassel Cantor Hassia Levin Education Director Jenifer Friedman ECEC Director

Harlan Graiser President Wendy Klein Vice President Rob Rickles Vice President Rhonda Povlot Vice President Joe Dunn Treasurer Traci Hartog Secretary Mary Block Chairperson, Board of Education

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