September 2017 • Volume 31 • Issue 8
A Reform Congregation Embracing Our Jewish Tradition
High Holy Day Schedule Selichot Saturday, September 16
8 pm
Erev Rosh Hashanah Wednesday, September 20 Service
8 pm
Rosh Hashanah
Sunday, September 10th at 9:30 am
Thursday, September 21 Early Service 8 am Late Service 11:30 am Tot Family Service 2:30 pm Tashlich 4:00 pm
2nd Day Rosh Hashanah Friday, September 22 Service
10 am
Shabbat Shuvah Friday, September 22 Appletini Nosh
Service Saturday, September 23 Service
Selichot Service Saturday, September 16th 8 pm at TKC
7:30 pm 8 pm 10 am
Kol Nidre Wednesday, October 4th at 5:30 pm Sukkot Program followed by Service Thursday, October 5th at 10 am Sukkot Festival Service
Friday, September 29 Service
8 pm
Yom Kippur Saturday, September 30 Early Service 8 am Late Service 11:30 am Tot Family Service 2:30 pm Afternoon Service/Yizkor/Neilah 4 pm
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High Holy Days blessings with those in need (tzedakah). As such, we invite you to consider giving Tzedakah during the Ten Days- let us remember, Tzedakah is not just about charitable contributions, but about bringing justice and righteousness to the world.
Hasidic sources speak of an “inward point” that lies hidden, waiting to be discovered. That point is the presence of God implanted within this world, especially within each person. Our task is to discover that point and to expand it, making it the very center of the way we see both others and ourselves. As we do so, our vision of the world is transformed and we may catch a glimpse of the entire natural order radiant with a supernatural presence that glows from within. These
YOM KIPPUR Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, also known as the Sabbath of Sabbaths, is one of the most powerful individual and communal days in the Jewish calendar that begins before sunset with Kol Nidrei on Friday, September 29th and continues through the day on Saturday September 30th. We invite and encourage everyone to participate in the entire day’s offerings of services, workshops and programs.
Are The Words, Arthur Green
The High Holy Days is our people’s annual convocation inviting us all to leverage the spiritual power of community to renew ourselves and change the course of our lives. These days of Awe-someness offer us the opportunity to stop and breathe, to cut through all the noise that regularly accosts our senses, to think and to reconnect to our highest aspirations for ourselves and our world. Our tradition asserts that the close examination and recalibration of our hearts (tikkun atzmi) is needed before true healing of the world (tikkun olam) becomes possible. These holy days, from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur, offers us 10-days of reflection, prayer, teshuvah and collective transformational opportunity. We invite you to enter into this time with courage to truly change what needs to be changed, and the faith to welcome the new spirit that is within each one of us.
Yom Kippur crescendos with the poignant Neilah (closing) service, the final offering of prayers and affirmations of our whole community. The energy is powerful and profound and a perfect way to conclude the Days of Awe together. Bring family and friends, a shofar and a Havdallah candle for the final shofar blasts at the conclusion of Neilah and for the Havdallah service that ends the day.
Special Clothing and Customs for Yom Kippur Many people choose to wear white clothing on Yom Kippur as a sign of longing for purity of soul and teshuvah (repentance). Some wear a kittel, a white robe worn at moments of transition and is what Jews are traditionally clothed in when we die. If you own a kittel please bring it with you; if not, consider wearing white for Yom Kippur. Along with fasting from food and drink, and refraining from intimate relations, there is also a custom not to wear leather and leather products on Yom Kippur since leather comes from a living being whose life was taken and made into leather products, historically considered a luxury.
Look to THIS day, For it is Life. ROSH HASHANAH We welcome the Jewish New Year, 5778, with song, prayer and personal spiritual examination on September 20th beginning with Erev Rosh Hashanah tefillot. Holy Day services will continue: Rosh Hashanah Day 1: Thursday, September 21st – followed by Tashlich at the river after services at 4:00 pm.
Rosh Hashanah Day 2: Friday, September 22nd – 10:00am – 12:30pm. This second day service is conducted with a more intimate vibe. Susan Cosden, RJE will offer the teaching during the Torah service.
Wall of Memory You are invited to bring photos of the people in your life who have died and place them on the wall of remembrance that will be set up in the sanctuary. Through these photographs we open our hearts to those we have lost and bring their presence with us as we enter this holiest of days.
Gifts of Tzedakah on Rosh Hashanah Our rabbinic sages taught that by engaging in three specific acts during these days of awesomness, we can positively impact both our inner and outer worlds: returning to one's purest self (teshuvah), knowing before whom we stand (tefillah) and by sharing one’s 2
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Notes from Cantor Kassel WHY I AM A CANTOR REFLECTION IN PREPARATION FOR 5778
Ever since I can remember I’ve been singing and making music in one way or another. From the Jr. Choir at “The Temple” to musical theater in High School, to oldies (pick a decade – through the 1980’s), opera and art songs in Italian, French and German and the best of choral music with the Atlanta Symphony Chorus under the direction of Robert Shaw. I sang in “Fiddler On the Roof” at the AA Synagogue where I had my first exposure to a cantor…..Cantor Isaac Goodfriend, of blessed memory. I played “Dust In The Wind” for Confirmation and even “Kol Nidrei” on violin – the year the cellist had to cancel at the last minute for Yom Kippur at The Temple. Along the way I learned enough guitar chords to play basic contemporary Jewish music and then – a highly concentrated study of Jewish music (history and sacred texts) at Hebrew Union College, including traditional cantorial music, Yiddish, Ladino and so much more. But this is less about my professional biography and more about the fulfillment of bringing sacred texts to life through music in ways that elevate and inspire. This is why I am a cantor. If the music at Temple Beth Tikvah provides an opportunity for you to reflect on your life, enhance your joys, soothe your soul in times of illness, loss and challenge, and feel a part of community that ideally wants to make the world a better place - then I can ask for nothing more. It is for these things – that I want to expend my spiritual, physical and emotional energy. Admittedly, from time to time I experience distractions from my loftier ideals, but I find in Judaism, a foundation of values and rituals that can bring me back to my focus and intent. When I chant the “Hin’ni” prayer at the beginning of Erev Rosh Hashanah, I humbly pray that I, in the most open and sincere way, help God hear and accept with favor - our prayers and petitions in our efforts to return…..return to God and our having been created in b'tzelem Elohim, in the image of the Divine. May 5778 be a year of goodness, health, blessing and fulfillment for you and those you love. May our kind words and caring actions help to bring harmony into the world. May Temple Beth Tikvah continue to be a place that inspires us to heal what is broken and to appreciate and nurture all that is good. Shanah Tovah from my family to yours, Cantor Nancy Kassel Operation Isaiah: High Holy Day Hunger Project “For there will never cease to be needy ones in your land, which is why I command you: open your hand to the poor and needy kinsman in your land.” Deuteronomy 15:11
Each individual attending Rosh Hashanah evening services will receive a grocery bag and is asked to return the bag on Yom Kippur morning filled with non-perishable food for the needy. HOTTY members will assist by accepting these food donations at the entrance to the synagogue building. If you are unable to bring food on Yom Kippur, please consider offering a tzedakah check, payable to TBT Holy Day Food Drive. 3
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High Holy Days We call them the High Holy Days, but Yamim Noraim is best translated as “Days of Awe.” These are days in which we step out of our daily routines and wake up to the mysterious gift of life itself. The message of the High Holy Days is that everything is possible. Things don’t have to be as they are. We don’t have to be the people we have become. We can repair, redirect, and reframe the contours of our relationships and our lives. In these days, we are invited to reflect deeply, dream boldly, and discover a renewed sense of wonder and purpose in our lives. New This Year! Temple Beth Tikvah will partner with Temple Kehillat Chaim for two Roswell area High Holy Day experiences:
Saturday, September 16: Selichot 8 pm at Temple Kehillat Chaim
Selichot are prayers and meditations recited to help us prepare for the Holy Days, by encouraging us to begin to reflect on the past year and the changes we wish to make in the upcoming one. Some liken selichot prayers to spiritual calisthenics, warming us up to enter into Rosh Hashana and those ten days of awesomeness that follow. The evening itself offers, a bit of study, havdallah and a beautiful, candle-lit service, with inspiring seasonal music and the ritual of changing the Torah covers from colored to white, symbolizing our desire that through repentance, our sins will be made white as snow (Isaiah 1:18). To learn more about Selichot http:// www.myjewishlearning.com/article/ selichot-prayers-of-repentance/
Thursday, September 21: Tashlich Rabbis Shuval-Weiner and Winokur, along with Cantor Kassel, will lead this beautiful service out on the waterfront. A pop-up apples and honey reception will directly follow our gathering, symbolizing our hopes for a ‘sweet’ new year. Gathering spot: Azalea Park on the Chattahoochee River at 4:00 pm. Bread crumbs will be provided. To learn more about this beautiful outdoor ritual check out http:// www.kveller.com/article/tashlich/
L’shanah Tovah As the New Year marks the close of one year, it celebrates the birth of another. May this New Year bring us a future replete with new hopes, new horizons, and new dreams. And may all be inscribed for a good and fruitful year ahead!
L’Shanah Tovah Tikateivu! Rabbi Alexandria Shuval-Weiner Cantor Nancy Kassel Rabbi Donald Tam Susan Cosden Bobbee Griff Jenny Korsen Perri Kunofsky Michelle Leder Lisa Singer Becky Sullivan and the entire TBT Board of Trustees
Friday, September 22nd Join us at 7:30 pm, (before the 8:00 pm service)
for a special Shabbat Shuvah treat! Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages will be available.
Please RSVP to the office if you will be attending
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Lessons from Ireland Ivie and I had the good fortune recently to vacation in Ireland. It’s a lovely country that I would recommend for anyone’s bucket list (travel edition). Among the many things we did and saw, two items made a particular impact.
The second event was our visit to the Irish Jewish Museum in Dublin. The museum is housed in a small former synagogue and is staffed by mostly non-Jewish volunteers. It is located on a residential block that was once in the heart of a robust Jewish community with multiple synagogues. Today, the entire Dublin area has about 1,200 Jews (about the same as TBT when counting all family members) comprising about half of the total Jewish population in all of Ireland.
First, I was struck by the fact that all official signs such as historical markers and highway signs are in both English and Irish Gaelic. I subsequently learned that Irish-language education became compulsory in the public school system about a century ago following independence from Britain and in response to the downward trend in fluency and usage. Here were some deliberate actions taken with an eye to preserving a culture that was distinct from the mainstream society. There was a recognition that if people did not actively ‘practice’ that culture (or in this case speak it), it would continue to shrink to the point of irrelevancy.
While the museum itself was very interesting, it was sad to walk through a former sanctuary with memorial plaques of loved ones still on the wall, an open Torah on display as a mere artifact, and other indicators of a once-thriving but now greatly diminished Jewish community. It was a reminder that in an environment of ongoing change, what we take for granted today is not guaranteed to be there in the future. Yes, we are blessed to live in a metro area experiencing positive population growth with a corresponding number of new Jewish arrivals. At the same time, the next generation is feeling less inclined to join established institutions (including synagogues) unless they directly connect to their desires for meaning and purpose, making an impact, and forming deep relationships. We on the Board have discussed this challenge on numerous occasions and we are committed to turning those direct connections into a reality.
I thought this was a great analogy for Judaism. While we don’t have government policies and compulsory education to rely upon, we do have the ability to make personal choices regarding how to incorporate the practice of Judaism into our daily lives. Whether it’s adding incremental pieces to our Shabbat observance, learning more about our sacred obligations and applying them, sending our kids to Jewish summer camp, or any of a host of other actions, we can each make Judaism come alive as a religion of practice. In so doing we are at least maintaining, and ideally strengthening, Jewish identity and Jewish life for transmission to the next generation.
L’Shalom,
Harlan Graiser
The Tree of Life The Tree of Life is a constant reminder of the happy events that touch our lives and the lives of our family and friends.
Commemorate births, b’nai mitzvah, anniversaries, graduations, achievements and other milestones by adding an inscribed leaf to our Tree of Life. Season after season, the leaf will keep the joy and memories of your simcha in the hearts and minds of those who shared in the celebration. You may purchase a leaf for $180. Click here for the order form 5
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Congregational Learning - Susan Cosden 2. Research which honey companies are the most environmental friendly and buy their honey for the holiday. Perhaps invite friends over prior to Rosh HaShanah, to practice the value of welcoming guests, and have a honey tasting party.
“The Shofar bids us wake up and remember: Yom Hazikaron, the Day of Memory, was the original name for the day and in our Machzor it retains this name alongside Rosh Hashanah. Yom Hazikaron: the Day of Memory – in Israel there’s another Yom Hazikaron in the calendar - the day for all the fallen in battle. But today is not for memorializing the dead. It’s for the living, personal memory.”
3. Decorate a mirror as a family that will be used for reflecting upon the past year and making decisions about how to act. 4. Decide as a family where you will give tzedakah to celebrate the birthday of the world (Rosh HaShanah). In fact, I have attended Rosh HaShanah dinners or parties where a birthday cake has been served for the world’s birthday.
-Rabbi Silverman, “M for Memory and Motivation (Rosh Hashanah 5766) “
5. Create Rosh HaShanah cards together on paper or on the computer and send them to family and friends.
Shanah tovah to all. As we prepare to welcome Rosh HaShanah, this year I am drawn to another name for this holiday, Yom HaZikaron, the Day of Memory. Yom HaZikaron is the original name given to this holiday in the Torah. As Rabbi Silverman states early in his poem, M for Memory and Motivation, this holiday is about our living, personal memory. How do we look back on this past year? What did I do this past year to make the world better? How did I respond to world events? How did I respond to local events? How did I respond to the stranger, my friends, my family? How can these memories motivate me in this year to come?
6. Make challah together and/or the Rosh HaShanah dinner together. (Please feel free to contact me if you would like recipes or special instructions for ways to braid the challah for the holiday.) 7. Consider giving each of your children a new book to celebrate the new year. 8. Try a new recipe or a tradition from a different Jewish culture than your own each year. Here are a few cookbooks that might help: Classic Italian Jewish Cooking by Edda Servi Machlin, The Foods of Israel Today by Joan Nathan, Jewish Home Cooking by Arthur Schwartz (Ashkenazi Cuisine), The Book of Jewish Food by Claudia Roden (Sephardic Cuisine), and Olive Trees and Honey by Gil Marks (vegetarian recipes from Jewish communities around the world).
I would also suggest it is a time to reflect on memories of Rosh HaShanah past. What are our memories of how we celebrated this holiday with our families when we were children? How did we celebrate the holiday at home? Did we also celebrate the holiday at a synagogue? How did these memories help to shape the Jew you are today?
9. As a family participate in Tashlich services together. Don’t forget to bring your bread or bread crumbs. Tashlich is a short service on Rosh HaShanah afternoon when we toss bread crumbs into water to symbolically wash away are mistakes of the past year.
Do you, like some of my family, have memories of a family member making homemade gefilte fish? Are there special family recipes that have been past down through the generations for celebrating Rosh HaShanah? For those of you who are parents, have you thought about what memories your children will have at this time of the year? Will the memories that you create motivate your children to find meaning and purpose in their lives through Judaism? Here is a list of some ideas to build more family memories of Rosh HaShanah.
May this year, 5778, be a year of creating Jewish memories and may we be motivated to make the world sweeter and full of goodness. L’Shanah Tovah Tikatayvu. L’Shalom, Susan Cosden
1. One Jewish value is to beautify the mitzvot. As a family make an apple honey dish and decorate it together or perhaps just core an apple and rub lemon juice on the inside and fill the apple with honey. Perhaps you would rather make a round challah cover or go to a paint it yourself ceramics shop to make Kiddush cups for each family member.
Children ages 3 through 3rd grade are invited and encouraged to join us for a hands-on, High Holy Day Experience of the senses. On Rosh Hashanah, we will take part in a Rosh Hashanah Seder. They will have the opportunity to taste a variety of foods for the New Year going way beyond apples and honey. We will be running the Amazing Race for Yom Kippur. Children will be working together to accomplish specific tasks related to the traditional themes of the holiday. Please note, both days will be hands-on and children may get messy. Please dress them accordingly or provide a smock. The cost is $36 per family ($54 after 9/13) per holiday for members and $54 per family ($72 after 9/13) per holiday for non-members.
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B’nai Mitzvah Margot Shields will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on September 2, 2017. She is the daughter of William and Susan Shields and sister of Brody. As a 7th grader at Saint Francis Middle School, she has competed on the swimming team and enjoys Advanced Art. Margot's passion is acting and she most recently appeared as Cinderella in the Roswell Youth Theater's production of Twinderella. She enjoys volunteering for many organizations like the Zaban Couples Shelter, Chattahoochee Nature Center and Furkids. The focus of her mitzvah projects was raising money to help patients at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
Jakob Torino will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on September 9, 2017. Jakob is the son of Ann Dee and Michael Torino and the brother to Rebecca. He is the grandson of Geri and Harry Zwerling of Roswell, GA and Mary Claire and Mike Torino of Madison, GA. Jakob is currently an 8 th grader at Crabapple Middle School where he participates in track and volleyball. Jakob enjoys working as a madrichim at religious school, attending Camp Blue Star and playing football for the Roswell Jr. Hornets. He is also very active in Boy Scouts and enjoys volunteering in the community. Jakob is looking forward to sharing this special day with family and friends. Benjamin Bernstein will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on September 16, 2017. Benjamin is the son of Michael and Jeannine and brother to Nate and Lila. He is in the 8 th grade at Crabapple Middle School where he participates in the WEB Leader program and volleyball team. His hobbies include lacrosse, mountain biking, and skateboarding. As one of his bar mitzvah projects, Benjamin collected supplies and donations for the Atlanta Humane Society.
“Love your neighbor as
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you love yourself. That is the whole of Torah. All the rest is commentary”
The Tikkun Olam World Repair Fair We will---
In his book To Heal A Fractured World, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks reminds us, “One of Judaism’s most distinctive and challenging ideas is its ethics of responsibility, the idea that God invites us to become a partner in the work of creation. The One who created the world in love calls on us to create love. The One who gave us the gift of freedom asks us to use it to honor and enhance the freedom of others… Life is God’s call to responsibility. “
Do Justice Feed our neighbors Strengthen our Community Care for the vulnerable Engage in acts of chesed Advocate
Volunteer
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Fair opens in the social hall and around the facility Meet the 20+ vendors, organizations and agencies, “the good people” doing good things. Learn who they are and how you can do your part.
Holy Days are almost here! We—all of us---young and old 11:00 Tikkun Olam Auction: Bid on items, activities and simple opportunities you can do to help make the world a little bit --- are asked to review our lives, to see where we have better. missed the mark and to re align, re invision and re commit Join us for this Holy morning of purpose and meaning- together we can to living lives filled with kindness, righteousness and make Roswell, Atlanta, the USA & our global community a little more tzedek (justice). hospitable for all!
In preparation for entering into this time of spiritual re juvination, the entire congregation is invited to come together, as the TBT family, for a special morning of Holy engagement within the walls of our House of Hope.
As our tradition teaches:
“The meaningfulness of life is not in what you take but in what you give.” Questions or to assist: Contact Dalia Faupel, Tzedek Committee Chair
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For more information about any of the programs, please visit http://www.bethtikvah.com/community/adult-learning
Rabbi’s Table - Rabbi Shuval-Weiner Lunch & Learn - Will not meet in September
Learn more about how our understanding of Torah has evolved and how it still provides meaning and purpose for our lives today. Tai Chi - classes meet on Tuesdays, 9:30 - 10:30 AM Saturday Night Movies 6 - 10 PM - Dinner, Havdalah, movie and discussion. Please remember to bring a non-perishable food item for the Food Bank as an act of Tzedakah. Saturday, September, 23rd - The Angriest Man in Brooklyn. Click here to RSVP Selichot Service - Saturday, September 16th at 8 pm at Temple Kehillat Chaim The evening offers, a bit of study, havdallah and a beautiful, candle-lit service, with inspiring seasonal music and the ritual of changing the Torah covers
MINDFUL MEDITATION
Hear the incredible story of the world’s first combat soldier to lose a limb and return to active duty.
Monday, September 11 at 12:00 pm
Thurs. Sept. 7 at 7:30 pm
Izzy Ezagui Winner of Israel’s highest medal of honor.
Potluck Dairy Meal RSVP by Sept. 5th to the TBT office at 770.642.0434
SHABBAT HIKE Check the calendar for dates, times & location or contact Joan
Sponsored by Israel Bonds Atlanta
Photography Group Meeting
Tuesday, Sept. 12th 7 pm
- Basic bridge lessons for beginners - Starts Tuesday, October 10th from 10am to 12pm at a TBT member’s home in Peachtree Corners - 14 lessons per session
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Contact Fran at 770.409.9115 or franjo@bellsouth.net if you have any questions
- The first 8 members who sign up will be in the class; others can join the waitlist and be included in the next session - Couples are welcome - Checks should be made out to TBT
ATTENTION Parents of TBT College Students Do you have a child who will be attending college in the fall or is currently attending college? If so, please let us know who they are (even if we may already have their name on our list). We’d like to keep them connected to the TBT community by sending them a care package twice per year to coincide with the Rosh Hashanah and Purim holidays. We want them to know that they’re being thought of while away from home at school! If your student’s name is already on our list we’ll be soliciting current school contact information very soon. Don’t let your student feel left out. We’re looking forward to hearing from you! If you would like to donate to the cause either monetarily or with small items to be included in the packages, we would greatly appreciate the contributions. My contact information is Nan Janis (hnjanis@bellsouth.net) TBT College Connection Committee. Thanks for your support!
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Welcome to Sisterhood!! We hope you have had a good summer and are ready to explore the many offerings Sisterhood will have this year. Our opening event is really exciting as we engage in the fashion world. Please join us Sunday, September 17, at 9:45 a.m. for our first fashion show by Fox’s of Atlanta. Our models will be sensational in beautifully customized outfits and it will be a great opportunity to schmooze with fellow Sisterhood members. We hope to see you there and also learn about how YOU can become involved in Sisterhood!! Knit and Nosh continues this year to knit or crotchet warm scarves for homeless folks in the Atlanta area. We will also be making Mommy Love Squares for newborns receiving special care in the hospital to encourage bonding with their special moms. Instruction is available and newcomers are always welcome. Our next Knit and Nosh evening will be Tuesday, September 19th at 7:30 p.m. Please contact Terry Carasick at terryshealthyliving@gmail.com if you have any questions. Thanks to all who have already started their scarves and squares for the fall season. We had a great book review last month as we discussed Unorthodox‌The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots, by Deborah Feldman. Kara Segal led a stimulating and thought provoking discussion related to this informative book. Thank you Kara! We hope to see you soon at our next book review.
Robin Bledsoe , Sisterhood Chair
Tikkun Olam Congregational Day of Mitzvot & Learning Sunday, September 10th at 9:30 am TBT will host a congregation-wide day of learning focused on Tikkun Olam (repair of the world). More than 20 area service organizations will be with us to share their mission, engage with congregants and provide opportunities for hands-on Mitzvot that extend beyond that day. Organizations attending focus on issues including: hunger, homelessness, Israel, the underprivileged, refugees, animal rescue (with special
visitors), the environment and more. Religious School students will be attending as part of the instructional day, and need to
be accompanied by an adult (parent or grandparent) to approve sign-ups for volunteering/donations. All TBT members are ENCOURAGED to attend. Let's all do our part to bring more Tzedek into our community!
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Sometimes It’s Who You Know When it comes to growing TBT membership, current congregants are our best referral source.
Now, making the case for TBT just got easier! For a limited time, individuals and families who join will enjoy a 50% discount off of the regular Nadiv Lev commitment during their first year. This is the perfect opportunity to invite your friends, family and acquaintances who are seeking a new spiritual home to explore all that TBT has to offer. Just ask them to call the office at 770-642-0434 to learn more about TBT, schedule a tour, or set up a meeting with Rabbi Shuval-Weiner, Cantor Nancy Kassel and/or Director of Congregational Learning, Susan Cosden
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Welcome to the TBT Family!!
Share Your Holy Day Celebration As you prepare for the High Holy Days, consider sharing this special time with those who are new to our community, or have no family in town.
Samantha & Todd Mitman
If you would be willing to include an individual or a family in your holiday celebration during Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur Break-the-Fast, please contact Rabbi Shuval-Weiner
Lily and Alexandra Roswell, GA
Michelle & Jamie Janawitz
Jonathan, Justin and Jay
Potluck or other Non-Catered Events
Alpharetta, GA
TBT affirms our commitment to observance of the Kashrut (dietary guidelines) for all formal and informal synagogue events. By following these simple guidelines and principles, we can be assured that all members of our community are able to fully participate in the beautiful and sacred experience of sharing our meals and blessings.
Ilene Liff-Mier and Alberto Mier
1. Food items may be vegetarian, dairy, or fish (including tuna fish and egg dishes) but may not contain meat or seafood (shellfish, un-kosher fish, etc.) ingredients of any kind or in any amount.
Veronica and Rebecca Sandy Springs, GA
2. Prepare sufficient amounts of entrĂŠe, salads, or side dishes to feed ten adults. 3. Food items must be served in disposal containers so nothing is left at TBT. 4. Please take your leftovers, utensils, and containers home with you. 5. If you have any questions relating to these guidelines contact Rabbi Shuval-Weiner or the TBT office at -642-0434
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For more information about Kashrut and specific listings of kosher and non-kosher food go to Kosher 101. http://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/kashrut-101/
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Donations Adult Ed Fund
General Fund
Harlan and Ivie Graiser in honor of Michael J. Berger's birthday, and wishing Mazel Tov to Anya Lovely Gorder and Zachary Hudson Friedman on their B'nai Mitzvah
Paula Sandfelder in memory of Max Matusow
Annual Campaign Dale and Wendy Bearman in memory of Leo H. Ebstein
Gilbert and Ellen Ludwig in memory of Norma Dubbrin Steven and Teri Astren in memory of Mitchell Astren Michael Zalkin Memorial Library Fund
Bradley Katz in memory of Bernice Katz
Mark and Gail Rudel in honor of the birth of Ron and Leslie Swichkow's granddaughter, Avery Jaye Cooper
Gilbert and Ellen Ludwig in memory of Erik Ludwig
Jeffrey and Beth Kess in memory of Lillian Mansfield
Dale and Wendy Bearman in memory of Joshua Jaffe Bernice Bickwit in memory of Martha Resnick
Preschool Fund Roman and Jennifer Trebon in memory of Herbert Baum
Building Fund Hadley and Lisa Lowy in memory of Harry Lowy and Richard Cooper Campership/Israel Fund Hadley and Lisa Lowy in memory of Harry Lowy and Richard Cooper Evan and Missi Mermelstein Joseph and Waynah Dunn in honor of the Swichkows new granddaughter Cantor Kassel’s Discretionary Fund
Rabbi Shuval-Weiner’s Discretionary Fund Tom and Patti Seibold in memory of Lillian Gelb Steven and Sheila Barid in honor of Rabbi Shuval-Weiner Howard Hecker in memory of Evelyn Berkowitz Jonathan and Helene Masor in loving memory of Nathan Masor Gene Carasick and Terry Apt Carasick in memory of Hertha Reeder and Eric Reeder Families Anonymous in honor of Rabbi Shuval-Weiner Mariann Mamberg in memory of Etta Mamberg
David and Christine Toltzis in memory of Norton Simons
David and Anne Strauss in honor of Rabbi Shuval-Weiner
Steve, Amy, Jennifer and Ellen Fine in memory of Flora Fine
Chad and Meredith Paulin in honor of Rabbi Shuval-Weiner
Dan and Laura DeRiemer in memory of Anita Butler Sharon and Stuart Karpel in memory of Nathan Masor Harvey and Natine Rosenzweig in honor of the new granddaughter of Leslie and Ron Swichkow Jonathan and Helene Masor in loving memory of Nathan Masor Chad and Meredith Paulin in honor of Cantor Kassel Jerry and Phyllis Kraft in memory of Charlotte Fleischer Caring/Kehillat Chesed Fund Lois Clymin in honor of the birth of Leslie and Ron Swichkow's granddaughter, Avery Jaye Fern Soniker in memory of Dorothy Liner and David Soniker Endowment Campaign
Jessica and Allie Goodman in memory of Stanley Goodman
Religious School Fund Todd and Rachel Wilson in honor of Stephanie Craig's birthday Harriet and Rick Litzky in memory of Bill Butcher Sidney and Lois Malkin in memory of Esta Malkin Torah Fund Morray and Susan Scheinfeld in honor of Sharon and Peter Jedel's granddaughter, Stephanie Bergman's, Bat Mitzvah Youth Group Fund Gilbert and Ellen Ludwig in honor of Stephanie Bergman becoming a Bat Mitzvah Ronald and Leslie Swichkow in honor of Stephanie Bergman's Bat Mitzvah
Sheryl Blechner in honor of the birth of Avery Cooper (donations processed through 8/18)
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KUDOS CORNER
In Memoriam Temple Beth Tikvah acknowledges with sorrow the passing of: Nathan Masor Father of Jonathan Masor
June Wallach Lois Malkin Leslie Swichkow Marsha McMurrain Irina Roberts Aaron Stieglitz
Leigh Naftolin Father of Debbie Sinsley Charlotte Fleisher Mother of Mindy Ward
Marsha Mathis Kim Weindorf Lucy Weindorf Sammy Weindorf Ellen and Gil Ludwig Karen Tuttle
Thanks to the generous donations of TBT members and friends, we donated more than $500 in school supplies for North Fulton Community Charities’ Back to School Drive. The Tzedek committee expresses gratitude for those who shopped for and donated backpacks, binders, pencils, paper and all other materials that will help students start the school year off successfully.
Richard “Dick” Britt Uncle of Wendy Klein
May God console you among all the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
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 Michelle, clergy assistant , at 770-642-0434
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Synagogue Information Synagogue Office Fax Number School Office (Perri) Assistant to Clergy Financial Secretary Admin. Assistant Office Manager
- 770-642-0434 - 770-642-0647 - 770-642-4168 - Michelle Leder - Jenny Korsen - Lisa Singer - Becky Sullivan
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
House Ted Nathan tnathan@baldwinscheduling.com
Budget & Finance Karen Korshak karcpa@comcast.net Camp/Israel Scholarship Marcia Haber marciahaber@yahoo.com
Human Resources Seth Zimmer sz4941@att.com Israel Gene Carasick gcarasick@gmail.com
Chavurot/Affinity Groups Andrea Rubin tbtchavurot@gmail.com College Outreach Nan Janis hnjanis@bellsouth.net Beth Kess bmkess@yahoo.com
Kehillat Chesed (Caring) Leslie Swichkow lswichkow@comcast.net Library Ilana Zalkin ilanaz@att.net
Communications Marlene Cohn marlene@thecohns.us Family Promise Tony Rosenberg trosenberg860@gmail.com Fundraising Andy Zalkin azups@att.net
Nominating Committee Wendy Klein Wendy.klein.hr@gmail.com Ritual Rick Winer rsw@drrickwiner.com
Membership Recruitment & Retention Jill Leitman jaarons2@yahoo.com Donna Goldenberg donnagoldenberg0@gmail.com Kevin Rubin kjrubin@gmail.com
Security Jay Sausmer jsausmer@gmail.com Seniors Natine Rosenzweig rosen4348@aol.com Steve Mahan smahan206bc@yahoo.com Sisterhood Robin Bledsoe sisterhoodtbt@gmail.com Social Action/Social Justice Dalia Faupel d2faupel@gmail.com Website Development Scott Povlot spovlot@yahoo.com
Men’s Club Peter Hartog althazyr@gmail.com Mark Greenspan greenspanfamily@bellsouth.net
Youth Group Michal Loventhal loventhalmichal@gmail.com Margot Braiter rubenmargot@comcast.net
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Alexandria Shuval-Weiner Rabbi Donald A. Tam Rabbi Emeritus Nancy Kassel Cantor Susan Cosden Director of Congregational Learning
Harlan Graiser President Wendy Klein Vice President Rob Rickles Vice President Rhonda Povlot Vice President Joe Dunn Treasurer Mark Rudel Secretary Deidre Kinoshita Chairperson, Board of Education
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