In our Jewish tradition, numbers have significance. The number "18" “chai" stands for Life. This year Temple Beth Tikvah is celebrating 36 years, and how wonderful it is! Double Chai, double Life!
We began this special year of celebration in August with a wonderful evening of joyful music, on the anniversary of Rabbi Tam’s first Shabbat service 36 years ago. We were joined in prayer that evening by Sr. Rev. Remington Slone and his sweet little daughter from St. David’s Episcopal Church, on Old Roswell Road. St. David’s is the church community who kindly shared worship space with Beth Tikvah until our present build was constructed. Long-time members and our newest members came together for stories, to view pictures of our archives, and to enjoy home-baked goodies at our ‘old fashioned’ Oneg Shabbat.
We continue the celebration with the annual convocation in September for the High Holy Day and Fall festivals.
The year ahead is filled with so many exciting events to mark this very special year in the life of our Beth Tikvah congregation.
October 16: Welcome Sofer/Rabbi Yochanan Salazar, to launch a six-month process working to create the first TBT Torah written by our membership, for the next generation of our community. Each and every family is invited to add a letter to this Torah, so that as we place the Torah into our children’s and grandchildren’s arms L’Dor V’Dor, we can all truly say, “We wrote this for you!”
October 20: Musician Coleen Dieker returns to TBT to reunite with Rabbi Shuval-Weiner for a spirited Kabbalah Shabbat service.
December 8-9: International Singer Neshama Carlebach will join Cantor Kassel and Rabbi for a magical Hanukkah/Shabbat celebration and Gala Concert. Neshama is a teacher, singer, peace-maker and the protégé of her late father, Reb Shlomo Carlebach. Her music has touched the hearts and souls of communities of faith from across the world, elevating interfaith/ intercultural relations through the modality of song.
December 10: Rabbi Yochana Salazar returns for the second of three visits as we continue the writing of our TBT Torah.
December 21: TBT Journey to Israel departs. Join a fantastic multi-generational group as we travel to celebrate the final weeks of Israel’s 75th anniversary year. Travel from the Dead Sea to the foothills of Mt. Hermon, the shores of the Mediterranean Sea to the ancient and modern city of Jerusalem—whether it’s your first trip or your tenth, there will be incredible moments for all! *October 15 is the final date for reserving a spot on this year’s trip.
2024 will bring even more joyous celebratory opportunities.
TBT is alive and thriving -we are blessed because you are with us, so let’s celebrate this year, and come together to secure the future for this marvelous TBT community!
Mah Nora HaMakom HaZeh! How fantastic is this place!
Most Jews have on their radar the High Holy Days of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur, but there is much more on the Hebrew calendar before, during and after!
1st) SELICHOT: Saturday night, September 9
After an early dinner, we prepare further for the upcoming High Holy Days.
The Selichot service is my favorite service! The TBT choir shares beautiful music and we change the Torah mantles to white. It’s an intimate service that introduces the themes of introspection and teshuvah.
2nd) ROSH HASHANAH: Friday night, September 15 through Sunday, September 17
There is something for EVERYONE! Many people have a family meal on Erev Rosh HaShanah, which is wonderful. But how much better it will be when you ALSO attend the evening service! LET’S WELCOME 5784 with family and friends – with food, prayer and music!
3rd) SHABBAT SHUVAH: Friday night, September 22 through the rest of Shabbat
Shabbat Shuvah is the Sabbath of Return –between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. We rejoice in Shabbat and still maintain the themes of holy days.
4th) YOM KIPPUR: Sunday night September 24 through Monday September 25
Again – there is something for everyone (all ages) during Yom Kippur. Each year, I anxiously await hearing “Kol Nidrei” on the cello. While listening to the cello, I often close my eyes, breathe
deeply, and set my kavana my ‘intent’ for the entire holiday. IS IT NOT ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MELODIES?
And just when you think you’re done with major holidays, they keep on coming!
5th) SUKKOT: begins Friday night, September 29
What a joyous holiday, similar in nature to Thanksgiving. COME TO TBT – AND ‘DWELL’ IN OUR SUKKAH! WE’LL SHOW YOU HOW TO SHAKE THE LULAV & ETROG!
6th) SIMCHAT TORAH: observed Friday night, October 6, and Saturday October 7
We will sing and dance and unroll the Torah Scroll for all to see. THE TORAH IS WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT! LET’S CELEBRATE TOGETHER!
7th) A BRIEF COLLAPSE (for clergy & staff & volunteers) AFTER A MONTH OF HOLIDAYS!
8th) CANTOR’S TRIP TO POLAND & PRAGUE: October 15-25 with other Cantors and participants. This trip was postponed twice (Covid) and I am so excited finally to go. Please hold me and all others on the trip – in your prayers for safe travels.
I look forward to sharing more about the trip on the flip side!
Jacob Kassel and I wish all of TBT, and your loved ones, a SHANAH TOVAH!
Cantor Nancy Kassel
A MONTH OF HOLIDAYS: SELICHOT THROUGH SIMCHAT TORAH!
Thirty years ago, in the month of Elul just prior to the High Holy Days, I married my beautiful bride in our Temple Beth Tikvah sanctuary. The Hebrew letters that spell “Elul” - Aleph, lamed, vav, lamed - are an acronym for “Ani l’dodi v’dodi li,” taken from Song of Songs. It translates to, “I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine.” You may know the verse as the song, “Dodi Li,” often used as a wedding processional. While we think of this phrase in terms of romantic love, we can look at it a bit differently, too.
I am my beloved’s, and my beloved in mine. What happens to this phrase in your mind when you consider “the beloved” as our synagogue community?
Temple Beth Tikvah is certainly beloved by my wife of thirty years, my children, and me.
I am grateful for Temple Beth Tikvah, my spiritual home, where we have built lifelong friendships, celebrated simchas, and mourned our losses in community.
I am grateful for our amazing clergy who help us navigate through the challenges, questions and joys of life.
I am grateful for the staff who work tirelessly to keep the synagogue running.
I am grateful for our volunteer Board and committees who create and run our activities and programs.
We have an incredibly full year of events planned to celebrate this 36th anniversary of our TBT congregation, and we look forward to sharing them with you, our beloved community.
I ask that you consider, during these High Holy Days, how you will be present within our community in the coming year? Whether in person or online, come celebrate Shabbat and the holidays with us as a community. Come to Sisterhood, Men’s Club, family events, adult education,affinity group activities, social action programs, or just plain social events. Come as a participant or come as a volunteer. Find something that interests you and join it or create it. How can your time and talents strengthen our beloved community?
My second request is for you to look back on the past year and remember the blessings that we have shared and the lessons that have enriched our souls.
May this New Year be a year of fulfillment and growth, of deepened connections and spiritual awakening. May all our connections grow stronger and may our future grow brighter.
Shanah Tovah U’Metukah, wishing a good and sweet year for you all.
John Restler
The new Preschool year has officially begun, and we are already off to a great new term! Our teachers worked so hard to get their classrooms ready for the children. It's so nice to welcome many new families, and of course, also very exciting to have our ‘old’ families back to begin another year.
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are fast upon us, and we are ready to welcome 5784. The children will be busy making apple art projects, honey pots and tasting apples. So far, it's a tie as to which is more popular: red or green apples. All of the classes enjoy baking, so we are making apple sauce, apple pies and honey cakes! Ms. Judy has been blowing the shofar at the end of our day, and the children just love it.
Yom Kippur is a bit of a difficult holiday to explain to small children, but we have been talking
about using kind words and being nice to our friends.
Our Mom’s Night Out group of Preschool moms enjoyed their first get-together. It was so nice to see this great groups of moms create a wonderful village for themselves. And Rabbi ShuvalWeiner was there to speak with us about TBT's upcoming Torah Project.
We are grateful to have such amazing teachers that make coming to TBT so much fun. I look forward to a terrific year with these wonderful educators and all of our terrific Preschool families. Mark
Saturdays 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Linda Siegel Preschool Director
The Treehouse @ TBT is a weekday afternoon program for elementary school students to explore their relationship with Judaism and expand their Jewish community through interactive, engaging activities. Our curriculum is designed around Jewish values as well as thematically arranged with the Jewish calendar.
Students at the Treehouse receive:
1. Daily Jewish song time
2. Instruction about Jewish holidays and rituals
3. Jewish prayer/blessings practice
4. Daily Hebrew learning through experiential activities
5. Other Jewish games, activities, and art projects related to Jewish culture, values, history, and traditions
We also run School’s Out Camp on some days, when Cobb or Fulton County are not in session. This includes asynchronous learning days, teacher work days, Fall/Spring breaks, etc. Please check treehousetbt.com for specific dates!
I have been taking a professional development course in Social, Emotional, and Spiritual Learning for Jewish Educators. Yesterday, in preparation for our next module, we were asked to think about a moment from the summer that filled us with awe and wonder, and then to select one photograph that best connected us to that moment or experience. The assignment gave me pause. I am so blessed to have the opportunity to "take my show on the road," and spend my summers with our TBT and Southeastern Jewish youth at URJ Camp Coleman - most everything I do and see there is awe-inspiring! Picking only one photo was hard. As I scrolled through three months of images, I was reminded of so many moments of wonder: a kaleidoscope of monarch butterflies randomly gathered on the ground, reflections of a perfectly clear blue sky on Lake Shalom, delighted squeals of a child conquering their fears and flying down the zip line, 400 voices raised in harmony singing the Shema. The picture I ultimately selected, however, is comparably unremarkable. At first glance, one sees five campers standing on rocks looking at a
Welcome Hadar!
waterfall. Beautiful, yes, but awe-inspiring? Look again. Imagine yourself standing on the bank of the creek watching those campers in the instants before and after the photo was taken. See the concentration on their faces as they jump from rock to log and back again. Hear their laughter when they see a fish, splash, accidentally fall in. In 2023, it is not so often that we get to witness children exploring and appreciating God's world in its purest form.
For many of us, religion is just another item on the "to-do" list. Register for Religious School. Attend holiday services. RSVP for a family simcha. We forget that spirituality, our connection to God, happens in the in-between. These are the moments that fill us with awe and wonder.
It is my hope that this year will contain many opportunities for spiritual learning. I look forward to sharing with you on the journey.
Judy Limor, Education DirectorTBT is excited to welcome Hadar Rochwerger to our Religious School this year. Hadar comes to us as a part of Shinshinim Atlanta. Shinshinim are teen emissaries from all over Israel who are taking a gap year between graduating high school and drafting into the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). The program is a partnership between the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta and the Jewish Agency for Israel. Shinshinim serve the Atlanta community in a variety of ways. They teach about Israel and Israeli culture in many of the Jewish day schools, synagogues, after schoolprograms, and summer camps.
Hadar lives in Pardesiya, a small moshav in Israel. She enjoys theater, dancing and singing, hiking, and travel. Hadar's favorite Jewish holiday is Chanukah, where she finds the tradition of lighting the menorah "enchanting." She is most excited to get to know other Jewish communities and see the differences in traditions and mentalities in the US as compared to Israel.
We look forward to having Hadar with us for Religious School programming this year!
Shana Tova from Sisterhood
We have a jam-packed year planned, and we would love to see YOU take part in these fabulous programs!
October through January – 2024 Mah Jongg Card Sale
October 5 – Mah Jongg in the Sukkah: This will be an evening event; refreshments served
November 11, February 10, April 10 - Zaban
Shelter Dinners: Please consider volunteering to prepare and delivery dinners!
November 30 –“Let There Be Light & Oil For 8 Nights” An Evening at Oli + Ve
January 11, 2024 –“Get More Out of 2024”
Fitness Event with Danna Leff 6:00 PM at TBT
February 13 –“Keep the Flame Burning”
Candle Making Workshop at Red Seal Craft Studio
March 13 –“Spring Clean Your Closet for the Drake Closet” ShoppingNight 6:00 —8:30 PM
April 10 – Annual Women’s Seder at TBT
May 5 – Pickleball Clinic: Cinco de Mayo Addition at Sandy Springs Tennis Center
TBA – A fun closing event!
Feel free to reach out to us for more information, or to offer your help with these programs.
In this issue, meet Molly Ziskind, the HOTTY 2023-2024 President. Hear of how she came to be involved in our Temple Youth Group. Hopefully, her words encourage your teens to try out some of the wonderful youth events happening at our synagogue!
Starting in my freshman year online at a new school, and only knowing one other person was far from easy. I was extremely worried that I wouldn’t be able to learn and retain information properly, to make connections with my teachers and classmates, and become involved in activities at school through a screen. Because of these major changes in my life, I honestly overlooked the opportunities being offered in my Jewish community.
Until one day, one of my friends from Hebrew school called and asked me to come to one of our synagogue’s Youth Group events. Despite my hesitations, I decided to just try it out, and ultimately, had a great time. I enjoyed meeting other Jewish teens, and it made me realize how comforting my Jewish faith can be, which was especially meaningful during a time of so much change. I was soon excited for the next few events, and even offered to be involved in our annual Shabbat service.
This involvement gave me a newfound appreciation for Judaism and my community. I was eager to participate more and encouraged others to come to events, sparking my interest to run for a position on our board. Before I knew it, I was elected Programming Vice President and still serve in this position today. This position ended up being perfect for me, as it allowed me to be introduced to different areas of managing the Youth Group. Not only have I gotten to help plan and organize events every month, but also have gotten to contribute to our advertisements, outreach, religious activities, and more, teaching me about accountability, leadership, and productive communication.
However, I did face some challenges along the way. Due to effects from the pandemic, our attendance for Youth Group events had significantly declined. People were concerned about safety, or had simply lost interest in being involved after the quarantine. To solve this issue, we worked to bring back our fun, exciting events safely, to revive the Youth Group. From making personal phone calls to making funny promo videos, we were able to motivate more teens to attend events, and thanks to our creativity and organized programming, we were able to plan memorable events that consequently influenced people to continue participating.
Although we have made so much progress in the past two years by heightening the number of members and creating unique, impactful events, we still had to overcome some obstacles when it came time to plan our annual Camp Jenny Bingo fundraiser. Camp Jenny is a weekend-long summer camp for underprivileged children from an inner-city school in Atlanta. This program is so wonderful, since it allows these children to experience the magic of summer camp without bearing the burden of paying the cost. Summer camp teaches kids to be independent, creative, and confident. Thus, when I heard that it was becoming increasingly difficult to cover the costs of Camp Jenny due to inflation from the pandemic, I knew that I had to put forth my best effort in planning our fundraiser to ensure that these children will continue to have this incredible opportunity.
I was able to achieve this goal by working diligently and efficiently. Along with playing bingo, there was a live auction, raffle, and bake sale at our fundraising event, so some of my fellow board members and I worked to call, email, and visit local businesses and people in our community to ask for donations to serve as prizes during the event. I designed a video advertisement to provide congregants with a sneak peek of the event and the potential prizes they could win. I oversaw and helped with the organization of the bake sale, the decorations, the Havdalah service, the community outreach, and so much more. In the end, we were able to raise about twice as much money as usual: $8500, making our fundraiser the most successful in the region. In addition, 100 more people came this year than the year before. I am so proud of myself, and everyone who helped plan the event, and I am so excited that our funds allowed 17 children to go to Camp Jenny. Most of all, I am looking forward to meeting and bonding with the children while volunteering as a senior counselor at the camp this May.
Being a part of my Jewish Youth Group these past few years has really opened up so many doors, and has helped me come out of my shell. It has taught me the value of serving my community, helping those who are less fortunate, and developing useful leadership skills. Above all, despite the challenging effects from the pandemic, this rewarding experience has strengthened my appreciation for Judaism, and my role in the Jewish community.
Molly ZiskindThe Backpack Buddies program needs your time to help us provide local kids facing food insecurity with meals and snacks every week.
What is Backpack Buddies?
Provides weekend meals and snacks for kids who rely on school lunches during the week.
The TBT chapter currently serves about 11 students at Esther Jackson Elementary in Roswell, and we are looking to add another local school this year.
We help reduce the stigma of hunger by sending meal bags home with students in plain black backpacks.
For students living in long-term hotels without access to cooking facilities, we provide snack packs with snacks, fruit, cereal, and boxed milk.
Volunteers Needed
This important program always needs volunteers. Our volunteers include working
professionals, parents of school-aged children, and retirees alike. Working with Backpack Buddies is a great family volunteer activity, and students willing to help out regularly can earn mitzvah hours alongside their parents.
We need help in all areas of our initiative! Most of our tasks allow you to make a huge difference in the community in only 1-2 hours a month.
You can:
• Shop for supplies
• Pack meal bags for students
• Deliver bags to schools (Thursdays 9:00 AM— 11:00 AM)
• Shelve inventory and clear recycling
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Jeannine Bernstein jbern530@att.net or Renee Weiskopf rbweiskopf@hotmail.com
Shana tova!
When I speak to prospective members, I love telling them about TBT and what makes us unique: Our warm and welcoming nature, our commitment to social justice, our just -the-right-size congregation, our caring clergy, and of course, our kind (and really fun!) members. It is a pleasure to work with our fabulous lay leaders and volunteers to offer valuable social opportunities for you. I am excited to share all we have coming up:
Tour of the CDC Museum on September 19th
Sip & Mingle on September 23rd
Trivia on September 26th
Life Tips & Friendships on September 28th
Shabbat in the Hut on September 29th
Simchat Torah Glow Stick Celebration on October 6
Fiddler on the Roof on October 8th
Book club (“Letters to my Palestinian Neighbor October 10th
Pride Parade on October 15th
Tikvah Tots on October 17th
New Member Shabbat on October 20th
Blessing of the Pets on October 21st …and that’s just the first six weeks of 5784! Add in the many wonderful Sisterhood and Men’s Club offerings, services, chavurah gatherings, additional
outings, Bridge, tai chi, and of course, our Torah Project, and TBT will keep you busy and engaged throughout the new year.
All details are on our website at bethtikvah.com. As always, if you have an idea, please reach out to me at suzanne@bethtikvah.com. I always love hearing from you.
Wishing you a happy, healthy and sweet TBT-filled new year!
Suzanne Hurwitz Director of Engagement
Brayden Glickman will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on October 14. He is the son of Marc and Kristi Glickman, and brother to Madison Giles, Caleb Glickman and the family dog, Luna.
Brayden is a 7th grader at Crabapple Middle School where he enjoys studying History. In his spare time, Brayden enjoys playing travel baseball for East Side Baseball in Marietta, hanging with his friends at Roswell Area Park, and teeing it up on the golf course.
For his Bar Mitzvah project, Brayden is helping to raise money for a local non-profit organization called Huskies Helping Huskies, whose primary focus is assisting local students and their families with various needs including school supplies, toiletries, snacks and meals.
Brayden can't wait to celebrate his Bar Mitzvah with friends and family, and would like to thank Rabbi ShuvalWeiner, Cantor Kassel, Jay Weiner, Amy Peskin and all of his TBT teachers along the way for helping him to achieve this special milestone in his life.
Fran Jordan will be conducting a new session of BRIDGE LESSONS starting Monday, October 16 at her home in Peachtree Corners. This is also a good refresher class for those who haven’t played in a long time. Class will be held every Monday from 1:30—3:30 PM for a total of 14 weeks. A donation to TBT is suggested as follows: $54 per person or $72 per couple. Since Bridge is not everyone’ s game, checks will not be collected by Fran until after the 3rd session. The first eight people to sign up will be in the class; others can join the wait list for the next session. If interested, contact Fran: 770-409-9115 or franhjordan@gmail.com
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, we are pleased to announce that Marla Brown has been hired as our Director of Operations, overseeing synagogue business and administrative needs. Marla has been and will continue to work with our preschool and joins our office staff with a decade of operations experience. We are happy to welcome Marla to her new role.
Get your 36th Anniversary T-Shirt - Only $19.87! Shirts are blue, with white lettering. Cost will be billed to your account. Profits go to the TBT Campership fund. Send email to julie@bethtikvah.com, indicating size and quantity.
ANNUAL CAMPAIGN 2022/2023 in memory of
Leo Ebstein from Dale & Wendy Bearman
ANNUAL CAMPAIGN 2023/2024 in memory of
Julius "Jay" Bearman from Dale & Wendy Bearman
Joshua Jaffe from Dale & Wendy Bearman
Lillian Gelb from Tom & Patti Seibold
BACKPACK BUDDIES in memory of
Miriam Natter from Bernie & Gail Natter
BLANK MATCHING GRANT in memory of
Dan Jacobs from Jody Sloan
Wayne Milligan, father of Waynah Dunn from Joe & Waynah Dunn
Irene Milligan, mother of Waynah Dunn from Joe & Waynah Dunn
BUILDING FUND DONATION in memory of
Freida Lewis from Charles Lewis
Marilyn Narduzzi from Hadley & Lisa Lowy
CAMPERSHIP/ISRAEL FUND in appreciation of Sophie Wilson for being an amazing camp counselor (again)!! from Lauren Cohn & Family
in memory of
Helen Walkes and Bessie Wixman from Bruce & Bonnie Walkes
Mr. Harry Lowy and Mr. Richard Cooper from Hadley & Lisa Lowy
CANTORS FUND in appreciation of
Cantor Kassel for giving us a beautiful experience at my Grandson's Baby Naming from Sharon Levine Khoury
Cantor Kassel for your steadiness, encouragement and patience in teaching me to read from the Torah from Steven & Sheila Barid
in honor of
Lois Clymin's special birthday from June Wallach
in memory of
Ruth and Alfred Fried from Andy Fried
Alfred Fried, Father of Andy Fried from Andy Fried
Louise Beck from Bruce Beck
Laura Rosen-DeRiemer from Dan De Riemer
Allan Apple from David & Anne Strauss
Tillie Benefield, Ron Benefield, Teresa
Benefield from Glen & Veronica Krapf
Theodora Bennett from Jonathan & Lynda
Bennett
My mother, Beatrice Marshall from Judy Marshall Levine
Nancy Zuckerman Leff from Lori Shapiro and Cary Goldenthal
Marcy Matheson, sister of Danna Leff from Lori Shapiro
Yahrzeit of Leonard Stansky from Melvin Levine
Shlomo Stansky from Melvin Levine
Mitchell Seifstein - Father of Adele Toltzis and Norton Simons - Step Father of Bob
Toltzis from Robert & Adele Toltzis
Saul Plotkin from Shirley Plotkin
Shirley Cohn from Steven & Arlene Cohn
in appreciation of Tai-Chi from Bob & Kathleen Rieter
in honor of Lois Clymin from Miriam and Kevin Quast
and Happenings from Temple Beth Tikvah
in memory of
Allan Apple from David & Anne Strauss
Norton Simons from David & Christy
Toltzis
Bert Smokler from Eric & Pamela Chanin
Sarah Stieglitz from Mr. Aaron & Sheila
Stieglitz
Ann Efruss from Mr. Aaron & Sheila
Stieglitz
Phillip Kaplan from Robert & Cindy
Goldstein
Nina Sinsley from Terri & Barry Steinberg
Speedy Recovery of
June Wallach from Lois Clymin
GENERAL FUND
in appreciation of
Temple Beth Tikvah from Stuart & Francesca Solomon
in honor of
Bernard Meyer Feinberg father of Joe Feinberg from Todd & Jenn Boehm
in memory of
Harriet Orloff Lewis from Charles Lewis
Celia Mendelson from David & Christy
Toltzis
Marcy Matheson from Fred & Vicki Steine
Sarah Ludwig from Gilbert & Ellen Ludwig
Fred Stern from Gilbert & Ellen Ludwig
Norma Dubbrin from Gilbert & Ellen
Ludwig
Ros Rivkin from Jonathan & Lynda
Bennett
Arnold Rivkin from Jonathan & Lynda
Bennett
William Letovsky from Warren & Loretta
Taninbaum
HIGH HOLY DAY MEMORIAL 2023
in memory of
Meyer and Florence Kaplan, Dr. Herbert and Phyllis Winer, Naomi Hecht, Arlene
Wolff, Sue Miller from Wendy, Rick, David, Scott, and Michelle Winer
As of 9/1/23
HUNGER FUND in honor of the birth of our granddaughter, Ariel Michal from Robert & Marcy Nader
in memory of
Miriam Natter from Bernie & Gail Natter
Leigh Z. Naftolin from Joshua & Debbie Sinsley
LAURA DERIEMER MEMORIAL MITZVAH FUND in honor of
Pam Alterman's Birthday! from Marsha C Mathis
in memory of
Laura Rosen-DeRiemer from Dan De Riemer
MICHAEL ZALKIN MEMORIAL LIBRARY FUND in memory of
Michael Zalkin from Jeffrey & Beth Kess
Nina Sinsley - Mother of Josh Sinsley from Mark and Gail Rudel
PRESCHOOL FUND in memory of
Frank Glickman from Andrew & Jane Glickman
Rachel Wilson'cousin from Lois Malkin
Esta Malkin from Sidney & Lois Malkin
RABBI SHUVAL-WEINER DISCRETIONARY FUND in appreciation of
Rabbi Alexandria Shuval-Weiner from Danna and Sandy Leff
Rabbi Shuval-Weiner from Gary & Ilene Fader
Rabbi Shuval Weiner - baby naming from Michael & Jaime Dunn
Rabbi Shuval-Weiner for your calm encouragement and praise as I read from the Torah for the first time from Steven & Sheila Barid
in memory of
Alfred Fried, Father of Andy Fried from Andy Fried
Ruth and Alfred Fried from Andy Fried
Laura Rosen-DeRiemer from Dan De Riemer
Allan Apple from David & Anne Strauss
Yahrzeits of George & Mildred Orenstein from Ellen Salowitz
Tillie Benefield, Ron Benefield, Teresa
Benefield from Glen & Veronica Krapf
Sylvia Williams from Herbert & Marsha Williams
Paula Stark from Jon Zarett
Alyson Quintana from Richard Quintana & Bernice Isaac
Harriette Seifstein - Mother of Adele
Toltzis from Robert & Adele Toltzis
Gloria Levine from Robert Levine
Harris and Joyce Povlot from Scott & Rhonda Povlot
Joseph Armon from Sharon Snowiss
Mrs. Ruth Kimmell from Sharon Snowiss
Marvin Fine - A lovely relaxed summer service a few weeks ago for my Dad's Yarhzeit from Steven & Amy Fine
RABBI TAM'S DISCRETIONARY FUND in memory of
Sy Lewis from Debbie & Debbie Carter
Yahrzeit of Jacob Isaac Wolf buried bar haminuchot, Jerusalem Israel 63 years ago. Max, Carol, Martyne, Jonathan, Harris, Guillermo - Wolf Family from Max & Carol Wolf
Golda Wolf from Max & Carol Wolf
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND in memory of
Howard Sinsley from Joshua & Debbie Sinsley
TIKKUN OLAM FUND in memory of
Morris Willard from Jeffrey Willard & Steve Mahan
As of 9/1/23
Temple Beth Tikvah acknowledges with sorrow the passing of:
Louis Font
Jodi Brooks
Henry Mentle
and Happenings from Temple Beth Tikvah
9955 Coleman Road Roswell, GA 30075 www.bethtikvah.com
Rabbi Alexandria Shuval-Weiner
Cantor Nancy Kassel
Rabbi Emeritus Donald A. Tam
Preschool Director Linda Siegel
Religious School Director Judy Limor
Engagement Director Suzanne Hurwitz
Youth Engagement Director Bobbee Griff
President John Restler
Vice President Josh Berman
Vice President Todd Boehm
Vice President Dalia Faupel
Vice President Lesly Gregory
Vice President Jill Leitman
Vice President Debbie Malever
Treasurer David Siegel
Secretary Lynda Bennett
Immediate Past President Joe Dunn
President Elect Deidre Kinoshita
Budget & Finance
Karen Korshak karcpa@comcast.net
Camp/Israel Scholarship
Bobbee Griff youth@bethtikvah.com
College Outreach
Jules Salinas gatordiva90@yahoo.com
Communications
Marlene Cohn marlene@thecohns.us
Fundraising Mark Rudel mrudel2018@gmail.com
House Ted Nathan tnathan@baldwinscheduling.com
Kehillat Chesed (Caring)
Helaine Medoff helainemedoff@gmail.com
Library
Ilana Zalkin ilanaz@att.net
Membership, Recruitment & Retention
Jaime White butcherj15@gmail.com
Samantha Mitman smitman7978@gmail.com
Men’s Club
Joe Feinberg
Michael Bernstein mensclub@bethtikvah.com
Nominating Committee
Jenni Trebon jennirun@yahoo.com
Ritual
Rick Winer rsw@drrickwiner.com
Security
Jay Sausmer jsausmer@gmail.com
Sisterhood
Stephanie Joseph stephjo143@gmail.com
Carol Schemo cschemo@gmail.com
Social Action/Social Justice
Maggie McAuliffe mgm5sbh@gmail.com
Backpack Buddies
Jeanine Bernstein jbern530@att.net
Renee Weiskopf rbweiskopf@hotmail.com
Website Development
Scott Povlot spovlot@yahoo.com