October 2013 • Volume 28 • Issue 9
A Reform Congregation Embracing Our Jewish Tradition
ANNUAL FALCON’S FUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT TBT RELIGIOUS SCHOOL See page 6 for details!
DON’T MISS OUT!!!! - AUCTION TEASER Matt Ryan and Mark Richt signed footballs - Little Alley Steaks - Rumi’s Kitchen A night at the opera with hotel and dinner - Nordstrom gift basket - Diamond Jewelry from Brilliant and much, much more!
News & Happenings from Temple Beth Tikvah
Substance Abuse Awareness Shabbat - Oct. 4 - Noach In recognition of October being National Substance Abuse Prevention Month, I am joining many other rabbis in our Greater Atlanta area to raise awareness and break taboos of talking about substance abuse in our Jewish community. We feel it is such an important issue that the Atlanta Rabbinical Association is partnering with Jewish Family & Career Services’ new initiative, HAMSA – Helping Atlantans Manage Substance Abuse to make this a community-wide effort. Last year at Yom Kippur, I spoke at great length about the need for our Jewish community to be more responsive to our congregants facing addictions. Since that time, I have been overwhelmed by the number of people who have been dealing with addictions in their own families – children, parents, spouses and partners. Far more families have been touched than I ever could have imagined. So one hand, I am gratified that we are having this discussion out loud. On the other hand, it shows that there is a lot of pain out there, even in our own Beth Tikvah community. We have chosen to use this Shabbat because of an episode in the Torah portion, Noach, where Noah survives The Flood and gets drunk. Why is this the image that is given to us? Wouldn’t one expect that Noah would be just grateful to be alive? There are many things that can bring a person to such self-destructive behaviors. We often say that addictions are a disease, but what they really show is dis-ease. So we are going to talk about faith, hope and God as ways we can find strength, along with issues we need to confront in our community. For additional information about the work of HAMSA, please contact 770.677.9318 or HAMSA@jfcs-atlanta.org / https://yourtoolsforliving.org/hamsa. Temple Beth Tikvah was very pleased to be recognized for its support of Jewish camping by receiving The Coleman Summit Award: Presented to Temple Beth Tikvah for Outstanding Achievement in Coleman Camper Recruitment. From L-R, Bobby Harris, Director of URJ Camp Coleman; Rabbi Fred Greene; Ron Swichkow, TBT President; Andi Solomon, Associate Director of URJ Camp Coleman; Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union for Reform Judaism
TBT celebrated Sukkot in a brand new Sukkah this year. Grateful for our carpenters!! The Sukkah was a gift to TBT from an anonymous donor! Thank you from all of us who enjoyed it during this season! From L-R: Scott Povlot, Ric Mershon, Mark Greenspan, Peter Hartog, Ron Swichkow, Mark Mosbacher, Bart Schwartz & friends, David Shippel and Mike Lober
“Thank you so much for Temple Beth Tikvah 's wonderful donation of 3,587 pounds! That's the equivalent of 2,989 meals to children, seniors, and others who are hungry in our community. The demand for food has only gone up over the years - over the last four years, our distribution has gone up by 85%. More than one in every ten seniors in Georgia are living in poverty. Thank you so much to everyone at the Temple for responding to Isaiah's call to "share your bread with the hungry" as it says in Isaiah 58:6-7. Thank you for remembering those in need during the very special high holy days.” Elizabeth Haskell Food Drive Sourcing Specialist Atlanta Community Food Bank 2
News & Happenings from Temple Beth Tikvah
Notes from Cantor Kassel souls into settings of Jewish liturgy, texts and themes.
ADULT LEARNING WITH CANTOR KASSEL CONTINUES IN OCTOBER
What an honor it will be to have Rick Recht lead us in our Erev Shabbat worship on Friday, October 25th. We have come to know and love many of his original compositions and it will be a treat to hear his music with which we are less familiar. Not only is Rick Recht’s music widely known around the country, his reputation as a warm and accessible MENSCH – precedes him as well!
Oct. 6 10:30 – 10:55 – Where Do Our Prayers Come From 11:00 – 11:25 – Torah Cantillation, continued 11:30 – 11:55 – prayer practice (for Hebrew & non-Hebrew readers)
LASTLY – A FEW THANK YOUS! A few weeks have passed since Yom Kippur but I must extend one more public thank you to the members of our Volunteer Choir who helped to lead our High Holy Day services after much hard work! Thank you to:
Oct. 27 10:30 – 10:55 – Structure of the Hebrew Bible 11:00 – 11:25 – Torah Cantillation, continued 11:30 – 11:55 – prayer practice (for Hebrew & non-Hebrew readers) RICK RECHT – AT TEMPLE BETH TIKVAH ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25th Judaism greatly values the proper acknowledgement of our teachers. If we quote from the Talmud or other Jewish literary sources, it is appropriate to mention the person to whom the quote is attributed. It is equally important to know who are the composers of Jewish music, people who have poured their heart and
Choir Conductor: Paige Dobbins Sopranos: Arlene Cohn, Hassia Levin, Linda Liss, Maddy Kallman, Ariel Cohn Margis, Hilda Ortiz, Jewel Rubin Altos: Pam Alterman, Laura DeRiemer, Donna Kallman, Sharon Khoury, Ros Taranto Tenors: Steve Cohen, Eric Estroff, Larry Heit, Bill Segal Basses: Dan DeRiemer, Ellery Potash, Russell Waldman, Scott Weiss.
Early Childhood Education Center I wanted to share these beautiful words of wisdom by Emily Perl Kingsley. A very wise woman shared it with me, and it is just too wonderful to not pass along. Treasure your children – everything about them! WELCOME TO HOLLAND By Emily Perl Kingsley. c1987 by Emily Perl Kingsley. All rights reserved
I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability - to try to help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how it would feel. It's like this...... When you're going to have a baby, it's like planning a fabulous vacation trip - to Italy. You buy a bunch of guide books and make your wonderful plans. The Coliseum. The Michelangelo David. The gondolas in Venice. You may learn some handy phrases in Italian. It's all very exciting. After months of eager anticipation, the day finally arrives. You pack your bags and off you go. Several hours later, the plane lands. The stewardess comes in and says, "Welcome to Holland." "Holland?!?" you say. "What do you mean Holland?? I signed up for Italy! I'm supposed to be in Italy. All my life I've dreamed of going to Italy." But there's been a change in the flight plan. They've landed in Holland and there you must stay. The important thing is that they haven't taken you to a horrible, disgusting, filthy place, full of pestilence, famine and disease. It's just a different place. So you must go out and buy new guide books. And you must learn a whole new language. And you will meet a whole new group of people you would never have met. It's just a different place. It's slower-paced than Italy, less flashy than Italy. But after you've been there for a while and you catch your breath, you look around.... and you begin to notice that Holland has windmills....and Holland has tulips. Holland even has Rembrandts. But everyone you know is busy coming and going from Italy... and they're all bragging about what a wonderful time they had there. And for the rest of your life, you will say "Yes, that's where I was supposed to go. That's what I had planned." And the pain of that will never, ever, ever, ever go away... because the loss of that dream is a very very significant loss. But... if you spend your life mourning the fact that you didn't get to Italy, you may never be free to enjoy the very special, the very lovely things ... about Holland.
Jenifer Friedman, Director 3
News & Happenings from Temple Beth Tikvah
TBT Annual Campaign 2013-14 The holidays have come and gone and I hope all of us are feeling good about the New Year ahead. The Board of Trustees recently spent an entire day together along with our clergy at our annual board retreat. We fleshed out our group vision for this coming year and had an amazing day of brainstorming about our collective dreams and goals for the TBT community. During my Rosh Hashanah talk I tried to spell out my personal vision for TBT during my term as President. In a lot of ways it continues the mission set forth by our past leaders of bringing our community closer together and helping each congregant find personal meaning towards their own Judaism and lasting connection to our community.
Board of Trustees all coming together as a cohesive group to work for the common good of our community. This is certainly not my favorite ask, but I have learned that I am not asking for myself….I am trying to support the sacred work that we have been entrusted to do to ensure Temple Beth Tikvah continues to be the most vibrant community that it can be. Won’t you please join me, in whatever way you are able, in giving tzedakah toward this year’s Annual Campaign? L’shalom
Ron Swichkow
Sounds pretty good don’t you think? But here’s the rub that I’m sure you see coming. In order to make this all happen, we need each family to reach into their heart and wallet and make a meaningful gift to our 2013-2014 annual campaign. You are probably saying to yourself, “What?, Again?, We just did that recently”. We are starting the new campaign a little earlier this year but it is for a very good reason. The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation has made a generous matching gift of up to $25,000 but we must meet that match by December 15th. This means that your donation, will actually count twice!
Welcome to the TBT Family!! Mark and Dana Anderson Joshua and Jack Ari and Jodi Craine Lola and Miles Aaron Grandison
We join almost every synagogue in doing additional fundraising in order to meet our budget, which as you have heard, includes a lot of capital improvement and maintenance projects. You should have received a packet of information on the new campaign from our fundraising committee. Our goal, as it was last year is twofold: to raise at least $100,000 and have every single family participate in some way. What an amazing statement we, as a community would make if we were able to achieve 100% participation.
Sidney and Robin Karlin Barbara Litt Welcome Back to: Stanley and JoAnn Coburn Harrison and Carson Murray and Sonia Lynn
We have so many positives going on within our community. We are growing again. We have fantastic, hard working and dedicated clergy, amazing religious school and pre-school programs, an energized youth program that is continuing to develop our children’s Jewish identities and our hard-working 4
News and Happenings from Temple Beth Tikvah
TBT to Host Rick Recht Rick Recht is the top-touring musician in Jewish music playing over 150 concerts a year in the United States and abroad. Recht is widely recognized for his appeal to youth and family audiences not only as an exceptional musician, singer/songwriter, and entertainer, but as a role model for involvement in Jewish life. He has become an icon for Jewish youth in the United States, elevating the medium of Jewish music as a powerful and effective tool for developing Jewish pride and identity among the masses. "We're lucky because our fan base ranges in age from little kids to adults which allows us to do all kinds of different concerts," said Recht. "We have the opportunity to constantly change things up and do what it takes to inspire Jewish youth and adults and make them feel connected to each other and their Jewish heritage. The teen rock concerts are sweaty, loud and exciting. The little kids concerts give us a chance to be goofy, but really educational at the same time. The family concerts are a little bit of everything and the Shabbat Alive! services have their own unique, powerfully spiritual feeling. Only in the Jewish world could we experience this wonderful variety of creativity, spirituality, and interaction."
Save the Dates! Book Festival Dates are November 2nd - 17th TBT will be hosting the following events: Jeffrey Toobin - Thursday, November 7th at 7:30 PM The Family Reading Festival - Sunday, November 10th at 10:00 AM Please support this year’s Book Festival and support TBT at the same time. For every series ticket purchased TBT will receive $18. Use the code TBT when ordering individual tickets online. Use the code TBT SERIES when ordering series tickets online. The 22nd Edition of the Book Festival of the MJCCA, one of the South’s premier literary events, is scheduled for November 2-17, 2013. The Book Festival features works from more than 40 of this year’s most sought-after and talked-about authors, celebrities, and influencers. Keynote authors include: Scott Turow, Jeffrey Toobin, Chris Matthews, Elin Hilderbrand, Clark Howard, Alan Dershowitz, Brad Meltzer, and Pat Conroy. Local authors include: Jeffrey Stepakoff, Clark Howard, Wendy Wax, Jim T. Barfield, Lee N. Katz, Jeff Clemmons, and Robert Weintraub. More than 10,000 visitors will enjoy: The Family Reading Festival, The Comedy Night at The Punchline, engaging speaker programs, author meet-and-greets, book signings, panel discussions, and more. Most events will be held at the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta (MJCCA), 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. To purchase tickets, call 678.812.4005 or visit online at www.atlantajcc.org/bookfestival.
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Educator’s Message We’ve had a great start to our school year. What a feeling to see our empty rooms suddenly become full of life. Happy faces and cheerful voices are throughout the building. I am so proud of our wonderful teachers for creating engaging lessons and of our outstanding students who come each session eager to learn. We have 324 students gracing our halls this year. We have already learned about and celebrated Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Simchat Torah. Our kindergarten classes were consecrated during the Simchat Torah celebration. Each child received a blessing by the Rabbi under a tallit, a torah scroll of their own, and a certificate to remember this meaningful ceremony. A few of our upcoming events are: October 20th is the 13 Mitzvot-Bar/Bat Mitzvah meeting for all 6th grade students. We are looking forward to our 5th & 6th Grade Retreat which will be held November 8th and 9th. Also on November 8th we will have our 6th grade family shabbat. This year we are continuing with our fundraising and tzedakah projects. Thanks to TBT Congregant Arthur Blank from the Atlanta Falcons, who is very supportive and generous to our school, we have 2 amazing fundraiser packages that Arthur donated to our school. The first package includes: 4 Tickets for the November 10th Falcons/Seahawks game, 4 pre-game sideline passes, and a catered meal in the suite. The second package is a football signed by Matt Ryan. For those of you who are not familiar with Super Suites, they are the premium seat option in the Georgia Dome. Inside, there is a bar and lounge area where you can relax before the event. With private restrooms, plasma televisions, and more, this is a suite experience like none other! This is a once in a lifetime experience that you won’t forget and will benefit our school as well. You do not need to be a RS family to participate. It is our hope that each family will purchase one raffle ticket for themselves and sell many more to friends and Family. Raffle ticket prices are $20 each or three for $50. The raffle drawing will be held during religious school on November 3rd. On Sunday, September 8th we took a picture of the student body. We have a great picture that will hang in the school lobby. Below is the picture we took for fun. A very big thank you to Rachel Palazzo for taking our beautiful school portrait.
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B’nai Mitzvah Cameron Schwartz will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on October 12, 2013. Cameron is the son of Bart and Maria, brother to Maddie and Brian. He is the grandson of John and Suzette Schwartz and Mary and the late Dennis Piretra. Cameron is an honor roll student in the seventh grade at Elkins Pointe Middle School. In his spare time he enjoys playing football, lacrosse and wrestling. The Schwartz Family is looking forward to sharing this special day with family and friends. Jasmine Sarah Peterson will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on October 19, 2013. Jasmine is the daughter of Sheyla and Gary Peterson and sister to Jack. Her grandparents are Ivet and Ruben Buyukbabani of Istanbul, Turkey and Marion and William Peterson of Orlando, Florida. Jasmine is a 7 th Grade Principal’s Honor Roll Student at Dickerson Middle School and a Duke TIP Scholar Recipient. Jasmine enjoys attending Jewish camp, snow skiing, and spending time with family and friends. In addition, she plays competitive lacrosse. As part of Jasmine’s Bat Mitzvah projects, she participated in the “ Rally in the Valley” Foundation lacrosse tournament to benefit childhood cancer, and volunteered at The Bremen Adult Jewish Home. Jasmine will be donating Tzedakah from her Bat Mitzvah to Jewish Family and Career Services and Hadassah Children’s Hospital in Jerusalem. Jonah Meyer Bennett will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on October 26, 2013. Jonah is the son of Jonathan and Rebecca Bennett and is the older brother of Danielle and Erika. He is the grandson of Jaime and Sara Rejtman of Plantation, Florida and Matthew and Sandra Bennett of Margate, New Jersey. Jonah is a 7 th grader at High Meadows School and he loves soccer, reading, writing, and hanging out with friends. One of his mitzvah projects to become a Bar Mitzvah is to support the Hagar School in Israel, which fosters peace between Israelis and Palestinians. The Rejtman Bennett family is looking forward to sharing this special day with family and friends. Kyle Spencer Cohen will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on October 26, 2013. Kyle is the son of Lisa and Michael Cohen and older brother to Ryan. He is the grandson of Judy & Morrie Gurevitch of Boca Raton, Florida and Pat & Frank Cervasio and Judy & Leon Cohen of Sandy Springs. Kyle is in the 7th grade at the Epstein School. He plays basketball and baseball for the Epstein Eagles and volunteers with Buddy Baseball, a program designed to mentor young special needs baseball players. Kyle is looking forward to sharing his simcha with Jonah Bennett and his family.
Youth Group Calling all TBT families – We need your help hosting all of the out-of-town youth groupers who are coming to TBT for NFTY-SAR’s Fall Kallah November 15-17th. If you are able to host youth groupers that weekend, please email us at youth@bethtikvah.com and we’ll sign you up. Thanks in advance!
HOTTY (9-12th Grade) WHAT DID WE DO THIS PAST MONTH? The HOTTY Board spent the weekend at Big Canoe planning all of our awesome events for the year, including…a Chopped Competition (this month!), our annual Broomball Latke-In, and a Six Flags Scavenger Hunt. It’s going to be a packed and fun-filled year! You can find out the upcoming events and download the calendar here: http://www.bethtikvah.com/ community/senior-youth-group or on the HOTTY Facebook Page (https:// www.facebook.com/groups/TBT.HOTTY/). This past month we had our Movie Mall Madness…we started with dinner in the sukkah and then headed over to the Avenues for a scavenger hunt and a movie. It was a great way to start the year!
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JYG (6-8th Grade)
UP NEXT:
This month is our Chopped Competition at TBT on October 5th. Come see if you can make it past the HOTTY Chopping Block! Then, join us on October 13th for Ruach for Life at Riverside Park. Join our Tikvah Teens Team here: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/ RFLCY13SA?pg=entry&fr_id=53944. Come help us fight cancer!
GET READY FOR FALL KALLAH! We are so excited to be hosting NFTY-SAR Fall Kallah this year…Mark your calendars for the weekend of November 15-17th. Our committees are meeting every Monday at 5:45pm at TBT. Come by to help us plan the weekend. Join the HOTTY Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/TBT.HO TTY/) to stay up-to-date on what's happening and to RSVP for HOTTY events!
WHAT DID WE DO THIS PAST MONTH? JYG kicked off the year with Pizza in the Hut during Sukkot. We ate lunch, played some mixers and got excited for the rest of the year. We hope to see some more of you at our future JYG events. Download the full calendar here: http://www.bethtikvah.com/community/junioryouth-group or on our JYG Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/TBT.JYG/) UP NEXT:
Join JYG & HOTTY on October 13th for Ruach for Life at Riverside Park. Join our Tikvah Teens Team here: http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/ RFLCY13SA?pg=entry&fr_id=53944. Come help us fight cancer! Join the JYG Facebook Page (https:// www.facebook.com/groups/TBT.JYG/) to stay up-to-date on what's happening and to RSVP and help arrange carpools for events! Want more info about HOTTY or JYG? Contact Adam or Bobbee at: youth@bethtikvah.com or 404) 228–2494.
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Sisterhood October 13th - 1pm - Ruach Relay for Life Sisterhood is excited to have created a team to support this amazing event. Come join with us as we walk to raise money to help find a cure for cancer. November 12th - Jewish Women's Community Event - Sponsored by JF&CS and JFGA Jewish Women's Community Event to educate Jewish women about domestic violence in the home. Please contact us for more information. November 21st - Sisterhood Dinner in Historic Roswell - 7pm Come spend time with old friends and meet new ones as we have a fun evening out in Historic Roswell. Details to come! Mitzvah Day - December We are currently organizing a Mitzvah Day to be held in December. Details will be sent out soon. The Sisterhood Committee also supports Family Promise and we will be organizing a Sisterhood/Men's Club volunteer effort for future Family Promise dates. Please don't forget to sign up for the October dates for Family Promise! We encourage you to stay in touch with what’s happening by liking our Facebook page. We are also excited to introduce a more interactive arena to our social media with our closed Facebook group and we invite you to join us there as well. Traci Hartog and Danielle Rubenstein The Sisterhood Steering Committee Traci, Danielle, Wendy, Susan, Maria and Kim
Treat yourself to something new…
Yoga with a Jewish Twist Classes begin Thursday, October 24th, 7 - 8:15 pm We continually talk about shalom, or peace, but how can we embody the idea? This class is for anyone who would like to strengthen their body, calm their mind, dissolve anxiety, engage their spiritual side and live life with passion.
In each class we will discuss the weekly parsha then unite the theme with yoga poses. Our guide will be The Kosher Sutras – The Jewish Way in Yoga and Meditation If you are new to yoga, you will discover how your body can be an expression of Torah wisdom. If you are involved in a yoga practice, you will find inspiration and meaning from Judaic wisdom. Co-ed class will meet once a month in the little Oneg room and is sponsored by Sisterhood. Reserve these dates (come to 1, 2, 3, or all!): November 14, December 19, January 23, February 20, March 27, April 24 Bring a yoga mat and wear comfortable clothes; this is a gentle classJ Space is limited so please rsvp! RSVP to Pam Chanin chaninp@bellsouth.net or 404-219-1453
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News and Happenings from Temple Beth Tikvah
Casino Night and Silent Auction! October 19, 2013
Relay for Life -Ruach Atlanta 2nd Annual Relay
Sponsor a Table - Make a Donation Email Lindsay Levin at Lindsaylevin@bellsouth.net or Katie Jaffe at katiegjaffe@gmail.com GOT SKYMILES? - WE COULD SURE USE THEM!
October 13, 2013 Support a TBT Team @ www.RelayForLife.org/ruachga And help us “Finish the Fight!” MAKE A DIFFERENCE! JOIN A TEAM- MAKE A DONATION BUY A LUMINARY
Dine Out Save Lives! Formerly Killer Creek
Sunday & Monday October 6th & 7th from 5:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M.
Relay for Life - Ruach will be using tuna to weight the luminary bags and then donating all of it to JF&CS. Please bring your cans to TBT and we will collect them. Thank you for your support of Relay !
A portion of all sales will be donated to Relay for Life Tuesday October 1, 2013 11am—11pm Providence Square 4111 Roswell Road, NE Marietta, GA 30062 Please support these events!
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News and Happenings from Temple Beth Tikvah
October 2013 TBT Happenings Sun
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9am Tai Chi
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7pm Sisterhood Bunco
5pm Religious School 5:30pm College Connection Mailing Prep 7:30pm Confirmation Class Meeting 6
9:30am Religious School 9:30am Sisterhood Steering Committee Meeting 10am Rabbi Tam’s Adult Ed 10:30am Cantor’s Corner 12:15pm Rosh Hodesh—It’s a Girl Thing
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5:45pm Fall Kallah Planning Meeting
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9am Tai Chi
7pm Families Anonymous
7:30pm Relay for Life Steering Committee Meeting
7:15pm Melton Dramas
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12pm Senior Luncheon
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9am Tai Chi No Religious School 7:30pm Board of Trustees Meeting
5:45pm Fall Kallah Planning Meeting
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10:10am 13 Mitzvot & Bar/Bat Mitzvah Meeting 10:30am Cantor’s Corner
7pm Women’s Study Group
7:30pm Relay for Life Wrap Up Meeting
7pm Breast Cancer Support Group
6:45pm Kesher / Confirmation / Kivunim
Klein/Rosenberg B’nai Mitzvah
10am Shabbat Service
4pm HOTTY— Chopped Competition
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6:30pm Board Shabbat Dinner
9am Bagels, Learning & Torah
8pm Ruach Shabbat Service
10am Shabbat Service Schwartz Bar Mitzvah
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6:30pm Shabbat Service with Shabbat Experience
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7pm Camp Barney Open House
5pm Religious School 7:30pm Officers Meeting
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9am Bagels, Learning & Torah 10am Shabbat Service Peterson Bat Mitzvah 7pm Casino Royale
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7pm Yoga with a Jewish Twist 7:30pm Rabbi Greene’s Adult Ed Class
7pm Families Anonymous
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8pm Shabbat Alive! with Rick Recht
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9am Bagels, Learning & Torah 10am Shabbat Service Cohen/Bennett B’nai Mitzvah
7:15pm Melton Dramas
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9:30am Religious School
5:45pm Fall Kallah Planning Meeting 6:45pm Kesher / Confirmation / Kivunim 7pm Families Anonymous 7:15pm Melton Dramas
3pm Women’s Interfaith - The Red Tent
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9am Tai Chi
Family Promise
10:30am Cantor’s Corner
8pm Shabbat Service— Substance Abuse Awareness Shabbat
7:30pm Rabbi Greene’s Adult Ed Class
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5:45pm Fall Kallah Planning Meeting
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7pm HOTTY Board Meeting
7pm Families Anonymous 7:15pm Melton Dramas
10am Rabbi Tam’s Adult Ed
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9am Bagels, Learning & Torah
7:30pm Rabbi Greene’s Adult Ed Class Looking at Life through the Book of Job
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9:30am Religious School
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6pm ECEC Open House & Shabbat Shalom Yeladim
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6pm Relay for Life Captain’s Meeting
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9am Tai Chi 5pm Religious School 7:30pm Ritual Committee Meeting
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News and Happenings from Temple Beth Tikvah
Donations Campaign TBT - EveryONE Matters Andy Berke in memory of Gloria Berke and Stanley Berke Sandy and Nancy Simon in memory of Marian Simon and Rudolph Simon Building Fund Hadley and Lisa Lowy in memory of Bea Lowy Matthew & Vanteria Geller in memory of Donald and Natalie Geller Campership/Israel Fund Harvey and Natine Rosenzweig in memory of Anne Hoffman Barbara Giordano in memory of Israel J Gerber Drs. Gary and Michal Loventhal in honor of Chad Salinas Cantor Kassel’s Discretionary Fund Cynthia Chapman in honor of Rosalind Taranto's birthday Robert Leventhal in memory of Robert E. Leventhal James and Gail Bennett in memory of Scott Jared Monat Ruth Zeidman in memory of Celia Mendelson Caring/Kehillat Chesed Fund Burton and Sara Grossman in memory of William Brooks Ruth Zeidman in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of David and Ellen Herold's granddaughter, and Bernie and Bernice Bickwit's great-granddaughter, Taylor Fred and Patricia Landsberg in memory of Leslie Shutt Steven & Janice Liederman in honor of Laurence Levine's 80th birthday and Gloria and Leonard Biberman's golden wedding anniversary Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church Walter and Esther Shultz in memory of Judy Friedman, Isidor Goodman and Sylvia Goodman Endowment Fund Bruce and Bonnie Walkes in memory of Murray Wixman and Anna Mangen Sheryl Blechner in honor of -the birth of Mr. and Mrs. Rich Gerber's granddaughter, Milly -the Bat Mitzvah of Mr. and Mrs. David Herold's granddaughter, Taylor Herold -High Holy Day aliyah -wishing a year of restored health to Jenifer Friedman Lawrence and Anne Skal in memory of Rose Skal
Michael Zalkin Memorial Library Fund Jeffrey & Beth Kess in memory of Lillian Mansfield and Elizabeth Goldberg Prayerbook Fund Joel and Kathleen Schoenblum in memory of Duane S. Rutte Edmund Weisberger in memory of Joan Gray Weisberger Michael and Nannette Wien in memory of Cecelia Schneider Rabbi Greene’s Discretionary Fund Laura Yates-Dreffin in honor of Rabbi Greene Neil and Ruth Hilsen in memory of Edna Licht Jerry and Marcy Kaufman in memory of Joselyn Berg Families Anonymous in honor of Rabbi Greene The Warsaw Family in memory of Esti's brother Bruce and Carol Waldman Audrey Eisen in memory of Seymour Honig Stan Reich in memory of Margaret Danzig Julian and Martha Fuerst in memory of James Laurens Youmans Stephen Prosterman in memory of Gerald Prosterman Scott and Lori Dreffin in appreciation of Rabbi Greene Howard & Cynthia Steinberg in memory of Gerald Prosterman Richard and Flora Cohen in appreciation of the listing of Rose and Leo Zimmerman and Benjamin and Marie Cohen in the Yom Kippur Book of Remembrance Sam and Alice Herndon in appreciation of High Holy Day honor Ivan Nathan in honor of Rabbi Greene Allen & Kaye Ginsberg in memory of Dr. Gerald Prosterman Andy and Marci Fried in memory of Fred Singer and in honor of Rabbi Greene for his commitment to social justice Rabbi Tam’s Discretionary Fund Barry and Dore Kaiser in memory of Irving Kaiser Howard & Suzanne Silverman in memory of Nathan Schwartz Religious School Fund The Wilson Family in memory of Susan Gergans Fred and Patricia Landsberg in memory of Mildred Turkel Douglas Wexler and Jane Greenberger in memory of P. Richard Wexler Steve and Michele Gergans in honor of Chad Salinas Todd and Rachel Wilson in memory of Susan Gergans Youth Group Fund Jeremy Hutchinson in honor of Chad Salinas
General Fund The Shuster Family in honor of Lois Clymin's 80th birthday Jonathan and Barbara Berger in memory of Melvin Berger Sharon Gerber in memory of Rabbi Israel Gerber David and Bonnie Sandfelder in memory of Stephen Finestone Shirley Crawford
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News and Happenings from Temple Beth Tikvah
It’s the Annual Turkey Drive!
Please send your donations in increments of $10 to TBT marked Turkey and we will do the rest. New to the Turkey Drive? Call Marsha Mathis @ 770-992-4256—She loves to talk Turkey!
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News and Happenings from Temple Beth Tikvah
ADULT ED
JF&CS—Shalom Bayit
Rabbi Greene’s Fall Adult Ed Class
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic abuse occurs when one person uses physical, emotional or sexual violence to control someone else. It affects every member of a family. Children frequently become victims in a relationship they cannot understand or control. The impact of living with abuse can last a lifetime.
LOOKING AT LIFE THROUGH THE BOOK OF JOB
Thursdays, October 10, 17 and 24 7:30 - 9 pm All of us have faced challenges and trials. Sometimes we wonder, “where was God?” Looking at the Book of Job and using insights from Rabbi Harold Kushner’s book, When Bad Things Happen to Good People, we will explore themes of faith and hope in the midst of suffering.
Rabbi Tam’s Adult Ed Class HOW DOES THE JEWISH CHARACTER MAKE COMMUNAL COHESION IN AMERICA A PROBLEM AN HISTORICAL ANALYSIS
Sundays October 6, 20; November 3, 10 10 - 11:30 am in the Library It is a given that in today's America, individual Jews have difficulty in joining and expressing loyalty for Jewish Communal life. There are, I think, historical reasons for this difficulty, to be found in the character formation of the Jew who was shaped by the Jewish historical experience. The causes for individual reluctance to express Jewish communal loyalties among young Jews especially, are not to be found in the nature of North American pluralistic, democratic culture alone. For six sessions we will investigate the experience of the Jew through four historical epics: Biblical, Greco-Roman, Medieval, and the Modern in attempt to discover the "lessons" Jews learned through this history. Are the lessons learned antithetical to the continuation of Jewish communal life in a setting of political and individual freedom? No knowledge of Jewish history or Hebrew is necessary.
One in every four women experiences domestic violence during her life, and a child abuse report is made every 10 seconds in this country. Domestic violence and abuse of adults and children exist in every community – and in many families where you don’t suspect it JF&CS’ Shalom Bayit, a program of Counseling Services - Tools for Life, strives to prevent abuse and to mobilize the Jewish community to create the change needed to end domestic violence. Shalom Bayit provides individual counseling and support groups for adult abuse survivors and for youth affected by abuse. It offers educational programming for adults and abuse prevention for youth. Nobody deserves to be abused. For information about Shalom Bayit counseling, education or opportunities to make a difference, contact Wendy Lipshutz, program director, at 770677-9322 or shalombayit@jfcs-atlanta.org. JF&CS and the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta’s Women & Philanthropy Division are proud to present a women’s community event to educate Jewish women about domestic violence on Nov. 12, 2013, at the Greenfield Hebrew Academy. Tickets for the evening are $25 in advance; $36 at the door. For more information about the event, contact Stephanie Wyatt at swyatt@jfga.org or call 404-870-1625.
TBT Seniors Luncheon Monday, October 14 at 12 PM Linda Briks, Jeannie Aiken & Sheri Schwartz Present
JF&CS - Who We Are & What We Do RSVP to Natine at rosen4348@aol.com
2013-14 Brill Institute Class Melton Year 2: Dramas of Jewish Living 7:15 - 8:45 pm, Mondays, September 23, 2013 - May 19, 2014
Submissions for the November Kol Tikvah are due by October 1. Please email to koltikvah@bethtikvah.com
Fee: $365 for 30 weeks includes the textbook and additional materials
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NEW CHAVUROT ARE FORMING NOW Get Connected: Join a TBT Chavurah!
We have congregants interested in forming groups for young families, single parents, and young professionals, and there are many more possibilities for groups that might interest you! What's a Chavurah? A Chavurah is a circle of friends. It's a group of people with similar interests or who are in similar life stages gathering together regularly to celebrate Jewish holidays, share simchas, attend TBT events, visit interesting places or participate in any activities that interest them. Being part of a Chavurah can enhance your experience at TBT by helping you develop a strong sense of community and deeper connections within the congregation. Who can be part of a Chavurah? Any member of TBT! Just fill out the application and we'll help find like-minded families or people to form a group. Drop by the TBT office to pick one up, or visit http://www.bethtikvah.com/sites/default/files/Chavurah% 20Application%20Form%202013_0.pdf to download.
Breast Cancer Survivor Group Now Available to the Jewish Community
What does a Chavurah do? You choose the activities you'll participate in and how often and where you meet. You might participate in holiday celebrations, adult-only social events, day trips, and charity projects. We can help you design a calendar of programs based on your group's interests. Questions? Please contact Dalia Faupel at d2faupel@comcast.net
A monthly support group is now available in the Jewish Community and all are welcome to attend. The meetings are for all interested people who have had cancer, who are going through treatment or surgeries, and /or who have been recently diagnosed, as well as for those who might have questions pertinent to breast cancer. In addition, this program is for sharing experiences, meeting others and gathering information regarding diagnoses, surgeries, and genetic testing from various professionals. The third meeting will be held on Thursday, October 17, at 7:00 pm where we will hear from Dr. Stephen Szabo.
Do you have family in a local nursing home or assisted living facility? Rabbi Greene and Cantor Kassel would like to update our list of TBT families who have parents in local nursing homes or assisted living facilities. They try to visit our family members when they can and would like to know where your parents are living. Please email their names, address, phone numbers to michelle@bethtikvah.com to add them to this list. They try to coordinate with other volunteers from different Atlanta synagogues in cooperation with the Jewish Chaplain at Jewish Family & Career Services.
This survivor support group is being sponsored by The Kehillat Chesed/Caring Committee of Temple Beth Tikvah, 9955 Coleman Rd, Roswell, 30075, who is also the host synagogue. For further information or questions, please contact Valerie Rapowitz at vrapowitzslp@yahoo.com or call 678-643-9672. 14
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SHMOOZE NEWS / KUDOS CORNER
In Memorium Temple Beth Tikvah acknowledges with sorrow the passing of:
Thank You to our Amazing Office Volunteers!
Gerald Prosterman Stepfather of Howard Steinberg
Addie Myers Roberta Goldman Leslie Swichkow Ellen Frank Kathleen Schoenblum Aaron Stieglitz
Rita Weiner Mother of Cindy Steuer
May God console you among all the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. “It is hard to sing of oneness when our world is not complete, when those who once brought wholeness to our life have gone and naught but memory can fill the emptiness their passing leaves behind�. The following Memorial Plaques has been placed onto our Memorial Board this past month: Elaine Jedel, Wife of Peter Jedel Stephen Winick, Husband of Sharon Winick Jedel Carol Lynn Birnbaum, Wife of Peter Birnbaum Wesley Gergans, Father of Steve Gergans Susan Gergans, Mother of Steve Gergans
HELP US HELP YOU Your synagogue community wants to be a Caring Community/Kehillat Chesed. If you have recently experienced a loss or are facing a crisis, or are celebrating a simcha, please let our office know as soon as possible. Our clergy and friends strive to be a source of support as best as they can. If you know of one of our fellow congregants that has experienced a loss or can use a hand, please contact the office at 770.642.0434.
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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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
Get Involved! TBT Committees and Chairpersons Adult Education Cindy Getty eeg@comcast.net Budget & Finance Harlan Graiser harlanng@yahoo.com Chavurot Dalia Faupel d2faupel@comcast.net College Outreach Lynda Bennett lrbennett08@comcast.net Ginger Glazer ggchoc@bellsouth.net Communications Tom and Marsha McMurrain bethtikvahcommunications@gmail.com Family Promise Andy Fried andyf17@gmail.com Jeff Schultz asburypark@comcast.net Fundraising Ruben Braiter rbraiter@manh.com Gift Shop Pam Alterman pmalterman@gmail.com Carrie Bickwit carriebickwit@yahoo.com Rhonda Schweber rschweber@comcast.net
House Ted Nathan tnathan@baldwinscheduling.com Human Resources Seth Zimmer sz4941@att.com Interior Standards & Marketing Susan Estroff sestroff@earthlink.net Israel Gene Carasick gcarasick@gmail.com Kehillat Chesed (Caring) Leslie Swichkow lswichkow@comcast.net Library Ilana Zalkin ilanaz@earthlink.net Membership Recruitment & Retention Mark Rudel mrudel@ups.com Lindsay Levin linsday@splicerealty.com Katie Jaffe katiegjaffe@gmail.com Men’s Club Peter Hartog althazyr@bellsouth.net Mark Greenspan greenspanfamily@bellsouth.net
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Nominating Committee Vicki Steine vicsteine@comcast.net Ritual Esther Shultz savtaesther5@gmail.com Rosh Chodesh Women’s Group Pam Chanin chaninp@bellsouth.net Security Jay Sausmer jsausmer@gmail.com Seniors Natine Rosenzweig rosen4348@aol.com Sisterhood Traci Hartog tracigator@bellsouth.net Danielle Rubenstein bdruben@bellsouth.net Social Action Rodney Eberhardt reberhardt@amerisourcebergen.com Darin Cohen dcohen@wealthofga.com Website Development Scott Povlot spovlot@yahoo.com Youth Group Debra Schwartz dls63@bellsouth.net Michal Loventhal loventhalmichal@gmail.com
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Want to visit Israel? Want to do it with old and new friends from Atlanta? Want to see and do things in ways that you never could do on your own? Then join us on the Connecting Community Mission to Israel from June 1523, 2014. We’ll visit traditional sites, see many new wonders, learn about the many complex political and social issues Israel faces today, and see Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta dollars at work. This truly is an experience you won’t want to miss! For more information, please go to our link: www.jewishatlanta.org/mission2014 17
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Fred Greene Rabbi Donald A. Tam Rabbi Emeritus Nancy Kassel Cantor Hassia Levin Education Director Jenifer Friedman ECEC Director Ron Swichkow President Todd Boehm Vice President Marsha Mathis Vice President Denise Straus Vice President Andy Gutman Treasurer Michael Braun Secretary Jill Mattos Chairperson, Board of Education
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