March 2020 Kol Tikvah

March 2020 • Volume 39 • Issue 3

A Reform Congregation Embracing Our Jewish Tradition

PURIM 2020/5780 Sunday, March 8 @ 12:00 PM—Purim Carnival (see page 8) Monday, March 9 @ 7:00 PM – Service & Shpiel Tuesday, March 10 @ 12:00 PM— Megillah Reading

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A MESSAGE FROM RABBI SHUVAL-WEINER Truly one of the most exciting parts of the Confirmation curriculum here at Temple Beth Tikvah is our trip to Washington, D.C. to participate in the L’Taken Seminar.

This year’s class spent the weekend of February 21-24 with Bobbee Griff and me in our nation’s capital singing, learning, praying, debating and touring along with some 450 teens from Reform synagogues from all across the United States. Bus #5, our bus, brought together Confirmation students from Florida, California, Minnesota and Georgia.

L’Taken (which means “to repair,” and makes reference to the concept of tikkun olam, “repairing the world” in the Aleiynu prayer) is a program that explores Judaism’s prophetic teachings about social responsibility through the lens of chesed, avahva, busha and kavod. L’Taken provides the opportunity to introduce our students to a compelling model for incorporating their Jewish values into their daily lives.

During the L’Taken Shabbaton, students learn from experts about various issues— ranging from security for Israel, to women’s rights, from campaign finance reform to environmental and economic justice - and all topics for study are based upon Congress’ current legislative agenda. Our students visit the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, take a stroll past many of the institutions that serve as bedrock to our nation’s Democracy on their way to visit the White House and conclude Shabbat with a beautiful candlelight Havdallah service on the steps of the Jefferson Memorial.

The weekend culminates on Capitol Hill where students lobby their representatives on the issues that matter to them, putting into practice all they’ve learned.

Always a powerful opportunity learning that each one of their voices matter.

It is immersive experiences such as these that bring Judaism alive for so many of our students. It is my hope to expand what we are able to make available to the TBT students in the years to come.

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ECEC UPDATE—SHERI BAKER & LINDA SIEGEL What can Temple Beth Tikvah’s Early Childhood Education Center offer your family?

Our Early Childhood Education center offers our children a priceless opportunity at a Jewish “head start” in school and life. Our curriculum integrates all the values, holidays, traditions, symbols, and mitzvot, along with a solid academic curriculum. The synagogue itself becomes more than a place of worship, and it becomes their second home.

Our teachers incorporate secular lessons of colors, numbers, and letters into Jewish themes. We use a multi-sensory approach to learning, where children learn best by using all of their senses. Our teachers offer a caring, loving, and stimulating environment where your child learns at their developmental rate and level.

Most importantly, learning at Temple Beth Tikvah’s Early Childhood Education Center goes above and beyond academics. It involves developing character, building relationships with others and with God, and building a positive self-image.

For our families, we offer a place where families can worship, learn, pray, and play together. We welcome our families to attend our synagogue’s programming.

Whether it is our Sukkot services, Simchat Torah celebrations, Tot Shabbat services, or adult and parent education, we encourage our families in our Early Childhood Education Center to become involved at a level of their comfort.

Please let me know if you or someone you know is interested in our Early Childhood Program, and we would be delighted to give you a personal tour. Feel free to contact us at preschool@bethtikvah.com or call us at 770-642-0434.

Linda Siegel & Sheri Baker

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL UPDATE—SUZANNE HURWITZ I am so excited for the month of March at TBT. Because of the way the dates fall, we have five Sundays of religious school, and most Mondays and Tuesdays to boot. In that time, we will be learning about and celebrating two of my very favorite holidays, Purim and Passover.

Purim falls during the month of Adar. When the month begins, we say “Be happy, it’s Adar”, because PURIM IS THAT MUCH FUN! Purim allows us to be silly while we celebrate the Jewish people’s victory over Haman’s murderous plot. We are to perform four mitzvot on Purim, and TBT’s religious school is here to help!

One mitzvah is to hear the Book of Esther, which recounts the story of Purim. Our marvelous madrichim have been preparing their Purim play and I cannot wait to see it. It will take place on Sunday, March 8th at 11:30am. Our teens will get to enjoy the Purim Service and Shpiel on Monday, March 9th at 7:00pm. The second mitzvah of Purim is the giving of mishloach manot, or Purim gifts. TBT makes that easy and you should have received an email about it. You don’t want to miss out on letting your friends and co-congregants you are thinking about them! The third mitzvah - that of celebrating with a festive meal - can be accomplished by attending the always-fantastic Purim carnival at noon on March 8th. Finally, giving to the poor is the fourth mitzvah. We collect tzedakah each week to help those less fortunate and the week of Purim is no exception. So, get your costumes ready and fully celebrate Purim with us!

I love Passover for its beautiful connection to our past, for its traditions and opportunities to create new ones, and yes, for the food! Passover doesn’t begin until the first week in April, with the first seder being on April 8 th, but we will be prepping for it in advance since we do not have school at that time. We will be learning all about this holiday through food, song, text study, and more. Our ‘mock’ Passover sederim with our classes will give our students the chance to prepare for the sederim that I hope you will enjoy with your families and friends next month.

Until then, it’s a great time to be a student in TBT’s religious school with Purim and Passover this month!

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WELCOME TO SHUL CLOUD!

SCREEN SHOT SAMPLE OF NEW HOMEPAGE

Featuring: Unique member login Easy access to your profile and personal information Customizable email preferences Online bill pay and registration for school and events Keep an eye out for your official welcome and login information for this new, personalized experience with the TBT community.

For more details regarding Shul Cloud, please read Rhonda’s article on page 6

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RHONDA POVLOT, PRESIDENT: POSITIVE CHANGES IN TBT COMMUNCATION Dear Temple Beth Tikvah Friends and Family, The Staff and Board of Trustees are excited to announce our move to ShulCloud. ShulCloud is a cloud-based software that provides us with a membership and financial management system with an integrated secure website, email distribution and online calendar. Our staff migrated from Chaverware, which was acquired by ShulCloud, at the end of 2019. You may have already noticed some changes such as the reformatted billing statements early this year, our announcement slides on the lobby TV displays or some of the changes to our website.

Our next major step with ShulCloud will have even more impact on you, our congregants. Soon we will be sending each of you a personal login to the website. From our website, you will be able to manage your member information, customize your email notices, register for Religious School & Preschool, RSVP and Sign Up for Synagogue Events as well as pay your statements all from your desktop or our mobile app. You can also make donations to specific temple funds as you wish. In addition, you will have access to a member directory so we can join together as a closer Jewish community. Email will be the primary way we will be communicating with our members. If you don't have an email address, please don't worry. We will still send postal mail for those that wish.

We hope these new features will help the staff provide you a better, more personalized experience as a member of Temple Beth Tikvah. Also, you will be able to take charge and manage your own information in a secure manner.

Soon, you will receive an email in your inbox with a special link to login to the bethtikvah.com website. This link will allow you to access the website and set a password. An email will be sent to each adult member of your family. If you have questions, our staff and volunteers will be available to assist you.

For our next communication change, beginning in April our monthly newsletter will be changing. We will be publishing our newsletter in a magazine format every two months. With our new electronic abilities, we can get information to you more quickly. Our newsletter will be for special information. We hope you enjoy the new look.

I would like to take this time to express my sincere gratitude to Scott Povlot, Project Manager and Coordinator for the transition to ShulCloud as well as the Communications Committee chaired by Marlene Cohn. I would also like to thank Eric Chanin who spent countless hours reviewing ShulCloud videos and information for the financial transition. Also a big Thank you to Becky Sullivan, Kim Weindorf and Perri Kunofsky for their work with the administrative, website and school transition. This has been a huge project.

Thank you all for dedication and hard work.

Wishing you all a Happy and Festive Purim!

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YOUTH GROUP I have a very vivid memory from high school when one night, being so overwhelmed and stressed out with my homework, I had to stay up until midnight to finish everything. If I told that story to the teens now, they’d laugh…”ONE night? That’s me EVERY night!”

The amount of school work and level of expectations that our teens are dealing with is unprecedented and frankly, not healthy. If you have a teen living in your house, you know what I’m talking about. I imagine that, as parents, it’s tough to figure out how to challenge and push your teens, but also encourage them to participate in activities that they enjoy, go out with their friends, to have a life! I came across a great article recently, where the author (a mom of teens) said: “It’s tough to find the balance in teaching our kids to push themselves to reach their potential without burning out or breaking down. We need to start putting our kids’ mental health first, and then teach them how to decide what they can handle.

Because if your kid can’t sleep because of stress or starts hurting themselves to cope with anxiety or something worse yet, that “challenging” course they felt they should take or team we pushed them to join or added responsibility they weren't ready for may not be worth it. I absolutely want my kids to challenge themselves, but I hope they learn to care about their well-being more than anything else.” I encourage you to read the full article, which I shared on our HOTTY Facebook page, it’s so well said and such a great message for all of us.

If you’re interested in learning more, please come to one of our “Helping to Navigate the Teen Years” sessions on March 2nd and April 27th. I’m encouraged that at our synagogue, we’re listening to our teens and parents and doing what we can to help our teens grow up healthy and happy.

MARK YOUR CALENDERS! March 2—Navigating the Teen Years: School & March 21—HOTTY Oscars Party (with a twist!)

Life Balance March 4—HOTTY Lounge Night

March 27—5th Grade Shabbat and Pizza & Movie Night

March 13-15—NFTY-SAR Hatikvah Kallah

April 1—HOTTY Lounge Night

Find out what’s happening!!

HOTTY Remind101 text updates:

HOTTY Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/groups/TBT.HOTTY/

text @826ef3 to 81010

HOTTY website: hotty.tyg.weebly.com

www.facebook.com/groups/BethTikvahYouth/

TBT YOUTH Facebook Page:

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CHILD FRIENDLY EVENTS

COMING IN APRIL! Beth Hamon concert during religious school on Sunday,

April 26

TBT Casino and Silent Auction Saturday, March 14 at 7:00 PM Silent Auction Items include:

Hamilton Tickets UGA Endone Picture Jewelry from Brilliant 2 Tickets to Donna Summer Musical 8 News & Happenings from Temple Beth Tikvah

SISTERHOOD Rosh Chodesh:

Shalom Sisterhood!!

Here is our own version of Upcoming Events you need to take note of!!!

A Women’s Spirituality Group

Sunday, March 1st at 9:30am : Hamentaschen baking in the TBT kitchen

Led by Dr. Terry Segal

(In order to participate you must bring a batch of dough, use our recipe or your own).

Wednesday, March 4

Tuesday March 3rd at 7pm : see above, an additional evening of Hamentaschen baking.

7:00 PM

Wednesday March 18th at 7pm : we are making a custom Seder Plate and/or Matzo Tray (or any project offered) at AR Workshop in Milton.

Wine and snacks provided. RSVP required. Contact Hydi Kalmin (hydikalmin@gmail.com) for additional information.

Rosh Chodesh is the celebration of the new moon and the new month, according to the Jewish calendar. Rosh Chodesh has long been recognized as a women’s holiday. In midrash Pirke DeRabbi Elezer, Chapter 45, we are told that in the incident of the Golden Calf, the women refused to relinquish their earnings to the men who were building the idol. As a reward, God gave them an extra holy day each month, free from work.

Thursday April 2nd : the much anticipated and totally awesome Women’s Seder!!!!!

Friday April 10th : Looking for 4 volunteers to cook and 4 volunteers to serve at The Zaban Shelter (first come, first serve-slots generally fill up quickly) Coming soon : another Drake House shopping event and dinner to follow. Last year was a blast so don’t miss out this year.

Our themes will be based on each Hebrew month and will be explored through discussions, meditations, journaling, connection to nature, arts & crafts and creative ritual.

If you need any additional information about the events listed above, or you have an event idea for Sisterhood, please contact me at ilanaz@att.net Have a great March. And see you at TBT!!

Sign up at www.bethtikvah.com

Ilana Zalkin

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B’NAI MITZVAH

Have a simcha to celebrate??

Garrett Flink will be called to the Torah on March 7, 2020. He is the son of Sheri and Andy Flink. He has 4 brothers, Ryan, Bradley, Jake and Reid, and is the grandson of Janet and Mickey Abrams and the late Paula and Henry Flink.

Sponsor a kiddush lunch or oneg

Garrett is at 7th grader at Crabapple Middle School. He enjoys everything football, video games and his friends and family.

He loves all animals, especially his dog Atlas, cats Timmie and Shadow, as well as his nine fish in the two fish tanks in his room. For one of Garrett’s mitzvah projects he collected items from people all over the country to be donated to the Atlanta Humane Society.

These generous donations have been used to create the centerpieces for the Kiddush lunch.

Garrett’s grandparents will be presenting him with his late uncle Gary Abrams’ tallit. Garrett was named after Gary and will go forth as an adult in the Jewish community honoring his memory with his own beautiful light.

For more information, contact the

A special thanks to Rabbi Shuval-Weiner, Cantor Kassel and the wonderful TBT tutors for their help and support preparing Garrett and his parents for his Bar Mitzvah!

(770) 642-0434

front office

SOCIAL ACTION@TBT

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AFFINITY GROUPS/CHAVUROT March Affinity Group Activities We invite you to join fellow Temple Beth Tikvah members in these fun Affinity Group activities.

Meditation Circle We will celebrate the coming of spring, celebration of life, and renewal. Find your calm and enjoy an evening with other people just like you. March 12 from 7:30 - 9:00 pm Poker

Hiking Affinity Group

March 18 from 6:30 - 9:30 pm

March 29 at 2:00 PM

Bridge We play the first and third Thursday of every month.

March 5 & March 19 from 1:00 - 2:30 pm

Meet for an easy walk along the river at the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area's Island Ford Ranger Station. Please join us and feel free to bring your TBT family or friends. RSVP appreciated but not required. Please contact Bonnie Esrig at cintibonnie@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Coming Soon: Plans are coming together for a Foodie night out and a Wine group event. Email Brian Rubenstein at brianrubenstein@yahoo.com to be added to the notification list for any of our upcoming Affinity Group events.

Bridge Club Meets at 1:00 PM on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month.

Contact Bonnie Walkes at:

The Unseen Force Flowing Through the Universe Tai Chi; Tuesday mornings 9:30 Great for flexibility, balance and lowering stress. This informal group meets for a full practice. Open to new, curious and experienced practitioners. No RSVP required.

bonnie.walkes@gmail.com

Poker Night!

Meditation Circle

3rd Wednesday of the Month 7:00 PM

Upcoming Events—all at 7:30 PM Thursday, March 12: Kristi Glickman, TBT member and Meditation Teacher at Mindfulbeings.net will lead us in an enriching program on The health benefits of practicing mindfulness and waking up from Auto Pilot.

Thursday, April 23: (after Passover) our theme is spring renewal and rejuvenation.

More details and sign-up: https:// www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0448ADA82EA7F49tbtpoker1

Thursday, May 14: Parish Hattub, who is a women’s empowerment leader for The International Interfaith Women’s Group, (where we met), will be presenting a program on Meditation. She is a meditation teacher, Reiki practitioner, a wellness advocate for DoTerra Essential Oils, and is currently completing her certification as a Spiritual Life Coach.

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ADULT PROGRAMS

THURSDAYS

Senior Lunch Monday, March 9

7—9 PM

12 Noon

ROOM 2 @ TBT

Speaker: David Hoffman; ADL Director Topic: Fighting Hate for Good: ADL’s work in ATL, the southeast and beyond

Temple Beth Tikvah—Second Night Passover Farm to Table Community Seder Thursday, April 9 at 6:00 PM The Menu Matzah Gefilte fish skewers with horseradish Vegetarian chopped liver Vegetable soup with matzo balls Golden & red beet arugula salad with crumbled goat cheese Lemon dill salmon Vegetarian matzah lasagna Quinoa with diced roasted zucchini, yellow squash, grape tomatoes & eggplant Roasted seasonal vegetables fresh fruit, meringue cookies and coconut macaroons

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ANNUAL CAMPAIGN We are grateful for the generous donations received thus far for the 2019-20 Annual Campaign. THANK YOU !! These funds will be used to continue offering rich programming to all our members and sustain our operations. Our committee members are working hard to connect with our members via phone, e-mail, or in person time permitting. Please help us achieve our $133,000 goal by donating at whatever level is comfortable. Through mid-February, we are at 25% of our membership participating in the campaign, with a goal of 50% and we have raised nearly $85,000 to date. The campaign runs through April, so plenty of time.

Thank you for your kind consideration !

Mark Rudel and Harlan Graiser, Co-Chairs

Leader (Manhig)

Supporter (Yedid)

Contributors

Rabbi Alexandria Shuval-Weiner & Jay Weiner

Aaron and Amy Frank

Alan and Cathy Breitman

Adam and Adrienne Bruckman

Michael and Anna Gutkin

Barry and Beth Asher

Benefactor (Nediv)

Sam and Alice Herndon

Bernice Bickwit

Allan and Pam Apple

Peter and Sharon Jedel

Betty Rickles

Harvey and Natine Rosenzweig

Bruce and Hydi Kalmin

Bill and Terry Schwartz

Ron and Leslie Swichkow

Mike and Kathy Levin

Chad and Jules Salinas

Fern Soniker

Gil and Ellen Ludwig

David and Christine Toltzis

Eric and Viki Stein

Murray and Sonia Lynn

David and Ellen Herold

Andy and Ilana Zalkin

Sid and Lois Malkin

David and Jenny Korsen

Sustainer (Tomech)

Jason and Maggie McAuliffe

Elliot and Donna Feller

Andy and Julie Aaronson

Rob and Ellen Rickles

Emily Lewit

Paul and Anne Beckman

Tony Rosenberg

Eric and Pamela Chanin

Dale and Wendy Bearman

Barry and Terri Steinberg

Gary and Ilene Fader

Michael and Marlene Cohn

Terry and Missy Stein

Gerald and Francie Marshall

Joe and Waynah Dunn

Stuart and Frances Solomon

Hadley and Lisa Lowy

William and Susan Farina

Rachel and Todd Wilson

Harris and Suellen Bergman

David and Dalia Faupel

Bram and Dana Wieskopf

Howard and Helaine Medoff

Greg and Melissa Gotlin

Max and Carol Wolf

Jeff and Cindy Klein

Harlan and Ivie Graiser

Friend (Chaver)

Jeff and Ruth Siegel

Peter Klokow and Ellen Frank

Scott and Mary Block

Joe and Carole Sterling

Steve and Helen Kraus

Bill and Robin Coleman

Jon Zarett

Tom and Marsha McMurrain

Adam and Bobbee Griff

Lois Clymin

Marcia Pearl

Burton and Sara Grossman

Marc and Deborah Klein

Scott and Rhonda Povlot

Nancy Kassel

Mark and Karen Greenspan

Mark and Gail Rudel

Hal and Jill Leitman

Marla Ramaglia

Dan And Stephanie Joseph

Gary and Michal Loventhal

Marshall and Roberta Goldman

William and Marjory Segal

Joel and Karen Moss

Marvin and Trudy Davis

Stacy and Alicia Sher

Jason and Melanie Pickett

Michael & Jaime Dunn

Steven and Linda Steinberg

Brian and Danielle Rubenstein

Renee Davis

Donald and Marilyn Tam

Caryn Schilstra

Robert and Cindy Goldstein

Bruce and Bonnie Walkes

Nathan and Carol Schemo

Sandy and Nancy Simon

Seth and Ellen Zimmer

Steve and Abbe Tobin

Scott and Sheryl Lasky

Supporter (Yedid)

Mark and Debbie Weiss

Shirley Plotkin

Steve and Teri Astren

Contributors

Steven and Arlene Cohn

Michael and Jeannine Bernstein

Families Anonymous

Todd and Jennifer Boehm

Mark and Stephanie Craig

Barry and Shari Alhadeff

Trey and Lesly Gregory

Michael and Anna Gutkin

(as of 2/24/20)

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Temple Beth Tikvah List of Funds ‫ה אֵת תְרּומַת י ְהֹו ָה‬ ָ ‫א‬ ֶ ‫כ ֹּל נ ְדִ יב לִּבֹו יְבִי‬

Let every person with a giving heart bring their gift (Exodus 31:5)

Our giving opportunities offer something for everyone. In keeping with our mission, our fundraising initiatives focus on several broad categories that support the work we do. Your gift(s) to one or more of these funds is greatly appreciated.

General Fund– This goes to where the need is greatest and allows the Temple the most flexibility in directing your contribution dollars.

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund – Donations are used for charitable giving at the Rabbis’ discretion.

Building Fund- Donations are used to pay down the building debt.

Cantors’ Fund – Donations are used for charitable giving at the Cantor’s discretion.

Annual Giving Campaign – The Annual Fund is a critical source of income to the Kehillat Chesed Fund– These funds are used to support individuals during Temple, helping us make up the difference between revenues from member- times of need such as providing meals of consolation, and other acts of kindship dues and other fees, and our actual operating costs. ness.

Temple Beth Tikvah Endowment Fund – The endowment helps to pay down the mortgage, and when completed will help to secure our congregation’s significant program needs and ensure our future financial stability.

Tikkun Olam Fund – The purpose of this fund is to promote and support social justice and community service efforts, particularly those that encourage giving and volunteering in partnership with our synagogue.

Preschool Enrichment Fund – This fund provides for staff development workshops, parent education, enrichment specialists, and special equipment for the preschool.

Campership/Israel Fund– These monies are used to provide scholarships for children to attend summer camp, retreats, study programs or Israel experiences.

Michael Zalkin Memorial Library Fund- Donations are used to purchase books and other library improvements.

Prayer Book Fund– Used to purchase books used for the purpose of conducting a service (Siddurim, Chumashim, Shiva minyan books, etc)

Torah Fund- Donations provide for the maintenance and upkeep of our Torah scrolls and dressings.

Education Scholarship Fund- helps to provide need-based scholarship assistance to families attending Religious education classes at TBT.

Donations

(donations processed as of 2/22/20)

ANNUAL CAMPAIGN 2019/2020 Joe and Waynah Dunn in memory of Carolyn Rothschild, mother of Karen Korshak Joe and Carole Sterling in memory of Elizabeth Sterling Ilene and Gary Fader in memory of Karen Korshak’s mother Mark Rudel in memory of Carolyn Rothschild, mother of Karen Korshak Ron and Leslie Swichkow in memory of Carolyn Rothschild, mother of Karen Korshak Israel Trip Friends in honor of the wedding of Barry Steinberg and Terri Cohen BUILDING FUND Emily Lewit in memory of Ruth Frenkel, Michael Lewit, Theresa Olshine Berke Family in memory of Andy’s father, Herb Berke Shari and Barry Alhadeff in memory of Milton Kirschheimer CANTORS FUND Ilene Monat Fader in memory of Scott Monat Mitchell and Dyann Diamond in appreciation of prep for Noah’s Bar Mitzvah Bob Toltzis in memory of Ruth Zeidman ECEC/PRESCHOOL FUND Sid and Lois Malkin in memory of Hy and Shirley Malkin Belle Kulkin in memory of Morris Richman ENDOWMENT FUND Carol Goldstein in memory of David Goldstein FAMILY PROMISE FUND Jason and Melanie Pickett

RABBI SHUVAL-WEINER DISC. FUND Jon Zarett in memory of Morty Stark Lila Stein in memory of Herb Stein, Yetta Dutkiewitz, and Nora Stein Jessica and Allie Goodman in memory of Corinne Goodman Steve and RoseAnn Gerson in memory of Adrian Gerson Seth and Ellen Zimmer in memory of Daniel Zimmer Mitchell and Dyann Diamond in appreciation of prep for Noah’s Bar Mitzvah Wendy and Dale Bearman in memory of Carolyn Toney Rothschild z’l, beloved mother of Karen Korshak GENERAL FUND Linda and Steve Steinberg in memory of Jay Rosen The Weiskopf Family in memory of Ruth Hilsen Paula Sandfelder in memory of Martin Sandfelder KEHILLAT CHESED/CARING FUND Fern Soniker in memory of Henrietta Keyser YOUTH GROUP FUND Ron and Leslie Swichkow in honor of the HOTTY led service Rachel and Todd Wilson in memory of Ruth Hilsen RABBI TAM DISCRETIONARY FUND Marcy and Robert Nader in memory of Bernard Kornell and Phyllis Feldman MICHAEL ZALKIN LIBRARY FUND Beth and Jeffrey Kess in memory of Lester Mansfield Aaron and Sheila Stieglitz in memory of Jacob Krigsner TIKKUN OLAM FUND Steve Mahan in memory of Whit Mahan The Gergan Family in memory of Ruth Hilsen

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KEHILAT / CHESED

Every Monday at TBT 7:15—8:30 PM

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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.

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We Must Know Before We Can Respond 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 Kim Weindorf, Clergy Assistant, 770-642-0434

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Alexandria Shuval-Weiner Rabbi Donald A. Tam Rabbi Emeritus Nancy Kassel Cantor Sheri Baker Acting Preschool Director Suzanne Hurwitz Religious School Director Rhonda Povlot President Caryn Schilstra Vice President Tony Rosenberg Vice President Todd Boehm Vice President Joe Dunn Treasurer Dalia Faupel Secretary Beth Asher Board of Education

Get Involved! TBT Committees and Chairpersons Budget & Finance Karen Korshak karcpa@comcast.net

Kehillat Chesed (Caring) Leslie Swichkow lswichkow@comcast.net

Ritual Rick Winer rsw@drrickwiner.com

Camp/Israel Scholarship Marcia Haber marciahaber@yahoo.com

Library Ilana Zalkin ilanaz@att.net

Security Jay Sausmer jsausmer@gmail.com

Chavurot/Affinity Groups Brian Rubenstein brianrubenstein@yahoo.com Danielle Rubenstein Danielle.rubenstein@gmail.com

Membership Recruitment & Retention Jill Leitman jaarons2@yahoo.com Rachel Wilson rachelw65@gmail.com

Seniors Steve Mahan smahan206bc@yahoo.com

College Outreach Susan Wynne scwynne@bellsouth.net Communications Marlene Cohn marlene@thecohns.us Family Promise Tony Rosenberg trosenberg860@gmail.com House Ted Nathan tnathan@baldwinscheduling.com Human Resources Seth Zimmer sz4941@att.com

Men’s Club Peter Hartog althazyr@gmail.com Mark Greenspan mgreenspan86@gmail.com Nominating Committee Wendy Klein Wendy.klein.hr@gmail.com Dalia Faupel d2faupel@gmail.com Philanthropy Mark Rudel mrudel2018@gmail.com Harlan Graiser harlanng@yahoo.com

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Sisterhood Ilana Zalkin sisterhoodtbt@gmail.com Social Action/Social Justice Michele Gergans michelegergans@hotmail.com Will Shields w_shields@bellsouth.net Website Development Scott Povlot spovlot@yahoo.com Youth Group youth@bethtikvah.com

Temple Beth Tikvah Sunday

Monday

March 2020 Tuesday

1 5 Adar 2 6 Adar Baking Hamentaschen No ECEC - Parent/Teacher 9:30a (.

Conferences Religious School 9:30a Budget Finance 6:30p 4th Grade Family Educ. 10:00a Meeting Confirmation and 6:45p Keshe.

Beginning Hebrew for 7:00p .

Parent Night 7:00p Helping.

Family Anonymous 7:15p Finance Sub 7:30p Committee .

3 7 Adar Tai Chi Canasta Religious School Baking Hamentaschen (S. Choir Rehearsal

8 12 Adar Parenting Book Club Religious School Purim Carnival

10 14 Adar

9 13 Adar 9:30a Erev Purim 9:30a ECEC Celebrates Purim 12:00p Senior Luncheon 12:00p Kesher, Confirmation,.

6:45p Purim Service and Shp. 7:00p

Wednesday

5 9 Adar Bridge Bar/Bat Mitzvah Tutori.

Melton

Saturday 7 11 Adar T'tzaveh 6:21p Bagel, Lox and Torah 6:30p Shabbat Service - Fli.

9:00a 10:00a

7:30p

11 15 Adar HOTTY Board Meeting 9:00a 12:00p 1:00p 5:00p 7:30p

12 16 Adar 13 17 Adar 6:30p Coffee & Cuddles 10:00a NFTY - Hatikvah Kallah Bar/Bat Mitzvah Tutor. 4:00p Candle Lighting 7:26p Melton 7:00p Friday Shabbat Service 8:00p Meditation Circle 7:30p

15 19 Adar 16 20 Adar NFTY - Hatikvah Kallah Kesher, Confirmation, .

Religious School 9:30a Family Anonymous

17 21 Adar 6:45p Tai Chi 7:15p Canasta Religious School Officer's Meeting Choir Rehearsal

18 22 Adar 19 23 Adar 9:00a Poker Night 6:30p Bridge 1:00p Sisterhood Event at AR. 7:00p Bar/Bat Mitzvah Tutori.

5:00p ARA Machlochet Matters 7:00p Melton 7:00p 7:30p

22 26 Adar 23 27 Adar Religious School 9:30a Kesher, Confirmation Madrichim training se. 12:00p Beginning Hebrew for .

Family Anonymous

24 28 Adar 6:45p Tai Chi 7:00p Canasta 7:15p Religious School Board of Trustee Meeti.

Choir Rehearsal

9:00a 1:00p 5:00p 7:00p 7:30p

29 4 Nisan Religious School Religious School Seder Parenting Book Club Hiking Affinity Group Sole Hope Project

31 6 Nisan 6:45p Tai Chi 7:00p Canasta 7:15p Religious School Choir Rehearsal

9:00a 1:00p 5:00p 7:30p

30 5 Nisan 9:30a Kesher, Confirmation, .

9:30a Beginning Hebrew for .

9:30a Family Anonymous 2:00p 3:30p

Friday 6 10 Adar 1:00p Candle Lighting 4:00p Ruach Shabbat Service 7:00p

7:00p

Purim Tai Chi Adult Megillah Canasta Religious School Choir Rehearsal

Thursday

4 8 Adar 9:00a HOTTY - Youth Lounge N.6:00p 1:00p Rosh Chodesh 7:00p 5:00p BOE Meeting 7:00p

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25 29 Adar

20 24 Adar 1:00p Friday Shabbat Service 4:00p 2nd grade Potluck din.

7:00p Candle Lighting

14 18 Adar Ki Tisa NFTY - Hatikvah Kallah Bagel, Lox and Torah 9:00a Shabbat Service 10:00a TBT Casino Night and . 7:00p

21 25 Adar Vayak'heil6:30p P'kudei 7:30p Bagel, Lox and 9:00a 7:32p Torah Shabbat Service 10:00a HOTTY 5:00p Oscars/Murder M.

26 1 Nisan 27 2 Nisan 28 3 Nisan Vayikra Coffee & Cuddles 10:00a ECEC Shabbat and Sprin. 9:45a Bagel, Lox and Torah AJFF 12:00p Shabbat Dinner with 5t. 6:45p Shabbat Service Bar/Bat Mitzvah Tutor. 4:00p Candle Lighting 7:37p Melton 7:00p Friday Shabbat Service 8:00p

9:00a 10:00a