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FROM THE DESK OF RABBI SAMUEL KAYE:

Welcoming and WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Being Welcomed
Friday, August 3
Afew years ago I sat on my first Beit Din, a Rabbinical Court, to welcome two of my stu- 6:00 PM Shabbat Worship Service
dents into the Jewish people. They had travelled a significant distance from their remote 7:00 PM Meditation – Room 34
community to Omaha, Nebraska in order to formally join the Jewish people and immerse
themselves in the Mikveh. Our conversation was meaningful and they had alternated between Saturday, August 4
sharing their learning and speaking about their yearning to become Jews. Each member of the Beit 9:00 AM Torah Study
Din was impressed with their sincerity. Throughout, the husband had kept his composure, but at 10:30 AM Chapel Shabbat Worship Service
the end the Senior Rabbi embraced him and said “Welcome home.” His facade cracked and the
man burst into tears of joy. Friday, August 10
6:00 PM Shabbat Worship Service
Hachanast Orchim, or hospitality, lies at the root of some of the earliest Jewish customs and 7:00 PM Meditation – Room 34
history. In the opening verses of parshat Vayeira, we read that Abraham sat near the entrance to
his tent, even at the heat of the day, as he recovered from his circumcision. Rashi, a great rabbinic Saturday, August 11
commentator, argued that he did so specifically so he could be on the lookout for visitors. While 9:00 AM Torah Study
the blistering heat was meant as a gift from God, driving visitors away from Abraham so that he 9:30 AM Mini Shabbat Service
wouldn’t need to care for them in his weakened state, Abraham despaired at the lack of guests 10:30 AM Chapel Shabbat Worship Service
for him to greet and care for. Abraham’s desire to be hospitable was so great that God’s mind was
changed and travellers were sent to keep Abraham company. Friday, August 17
6:00 PM Shabbat Worship Service with
Welcoming and being welcomed are actions of intense emotional and spiritual power. Hachanast
Orchim can open minds and hearts, as acts of hospitality have the ability to demonstrate a belief in House Band
something greater for the host and to nourish hope in hearts of travelers. To welcome another into 7:00 PM Meditation – Room 34
your home, into your community, and into your life is a moment of transcendence and vulnerability. 8:00 PM The Well
Transcendence, as we transform the stranger into our neighbor or friend. Vulnerability, in that we
must, by the very nature of being engaged in that act, trust and hope that our good intentions will Saturday, August 18
be returned in kind. 9:00 AM Torah Study
10:30 AM B’nei Mitzvah of Evan D. Azar
So core is this value to our tradition that both the mystics of Sefat, and the ethicists of Lithuania
agree; welcoming the stranger is akin to welcoming the divine presence. & Benjamin H. Gilboa

I of course have my own story of being welcomed. Just a few Friday, August 24
months ago the rabbinic placement process came to an end and 6:00 PM Shabbat Worship Service
I was overjoyed to receive a phone call from Rabbi Berg inviting 7:00 PM Meditation – Room 34
me to be the new Assistant Rabbi here at The Temple. Less than
an hour later I received the first of many phone calls, emails, and Saturday, August 25
deliveries which all began and ended the same way. “Welcome 9:00 AM Torah Study
Home/Your Temple Family.” 10:30 AM Bar Mitzvah of Hudson S. Aspes
5:30 PM Mincha Bar Mitzvah of
Thank you for transforming me from a stranger into family.
Thank you for welcoming me home. Bram P. Rosenblatt
rabbi kaye can be reached at: [email protected]
Friday, August 31
6:00 PM Selichot Shabbat Worship Service
7:00 PM Meditation – Room 34

For a full listing of services and other programs:
WWW.THE-TEMPLE.ORG

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Lifecycles&Occasions

B’nei Mitzvah EVAN DANIEL AZAR

AUG Son of Jackie Haar & Philip Azar

18

2018

AUG BENJAMIN HENRY
GILBOA
18
Son of Suzanne & Yoram Gilboa
2018
Mazal Tov!
25AUG HUDSON SAMUEL
ASPES < Mazal tov to our 2018/5758 Adult B’nei Mitzvah class. Pictured above,
2018 from left to right: Karen Droze, Judy Freeman, Jim Freeman, Amber
Son of Wendi & Adam Aspes Meyers, and Susan Moody.

AUG BRAM PHILLIP < Allison Averbuch and Austin Atkinson on their marriage
ROSENBLATT < Michael Lyman Mirelman and Melissa Suzanne Brody on their marriage
25
Son of Christy & Paul Rosenblatt and to parents, Janet and Richard Brody
2018 < Liane Rebecca White & Metin Firat Ozcan on their marriage, and to

TORAH & HAFTARAH Liane’s parents, Karen & Tom White
< Ariel Fenster and Michael Kuczynski on their marriage
August 4 Ekev Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 Have good news to share? Please email Katie Bass at [email protected].
Isaiah 49:14-51:3
May Their Memory Be For a Blessing
August 11 Re’eh Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17
Isaiah 54:11-55:5 Our Heartfelt Sympathy to the Families of:
< Arlene Winer Siegel
August 18 Shoftim Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 < Alan Kneiter
Isaiah 51:12-52:12 < Rabbi Aaron D. Panken (president, Hebrew Union College)
< Marcelyn Freed Vener (mother of Ellis Vener)
August 25 Ki Tetze Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19 < Foroughier Mossanen (mother of Shanaz Nahai)
page 2 Isaiah 54:1-10 < Samuel Wright Martin, M.D. (father of Deborah Bauer)
< Davee Kuniansky
< Atlas James Mallen (son of Amy & Jon Mallen, grandson of Janie Mallen)
< Meyer Lichtenstein (father of Cheryl Orlansky)
< Jeanette Cohen Rousso (mother of Joy Rousso)
< Allen Sender (father of Eric Sender)
< Rochelle Sherrod Serra (mother of Mark Serra and aunt of Michael Serra)
< Elizabeth Cannon (mother of Lisa Cannon Taylor)
< Charles Krauthammer
< Philip Stuart Viener (son of Jacqueline Viener, brother of Helene

Sowerby Shuck)

New & Returning Members

< Jaclyn & Roy Glasner – Reina & Levi Glasner
< Cathy Hirsch
< Carly Shonson & Jason Moskowitz

Learn @ The Temple

TBRS Honey Sales The Breman Religious
School & Youth Calendar
Order honey and support our Breman Religious School! Go online to www.orthoney.com/TGA
and follow the easy online steps. Order by August 15th to guarantee delivery by Rosh Hashanah. AUGUST2018
A portion of every jar goes to help our Religious School. Questions? Contact Elizabeth Foster at
[email protected]. 7 New Teacher Orientation | 7:00 PM
12 Faculty, Madrichim, and
Project 678 Puppy Party
Tzadikim Orientations
Sunday, August 19 • Noon to 1:30 PM 19 Opening Day of Religious School | 9:30 AM
Open to all 6th, 7th and 8th graders. This free event includes lunch, mixers and time to snuggle Gesher Peer Leader Orientation | 9:30 AM
some very cute puppies! Please RSVP to Bethany Smith at [email protected]. Parent Bagel Brunch 9:45 AM
New Parent Orientation | 10:15 AM
Project Connect gets Super Sloppy Opening Service and Program | 11:30 AM
Back to School Picnic | 12:00 PM
Sunday, August 26 • Noon-1:30 PM Project 678 Kickoff Event | 12:00 PM
All 9th-12th graders are invited. This event cost $10/teen and includes lunch and lots of messy 26 Religious School | 9:30 AM
games! Bring a towel and change of clothes. RSVP to Bethany Smith at [email protected]. Kindergarten Family Education | 9:30 AM
3rd Grade Parent Meeting | 11:00 AM
TBRS – Start the Year off with a Mitzvah Project Connect Kickoff Event | 12:00 PM

Bring items on Sunday, August 19th or Sunday, August 26th and place them in the bins in the lobby. Temple Breman Religious School
Benefitting Zaban Paradies Center for Homeless Couples & Fred A. Toomer Elementary. Registration is Open!

• Pre-K Glue sticks & Band-Aids NEW TO TBRS?
• K Markers & Highlighters New to TBRS? No problem. We would love to speak
• 1st #2 pencils, large pink erasers & tissues with you about our school. TBRS strives to promote
• 2nd Plastic pocket folders & Wide rule notebooks positive Jewish identity and is a fun and interactive
• 3rd Boxes of Tissues & Cleaning Wipes learning environment. Contact Rabbi Rau or Elizabeth
• 4th Crayons- 24 count boxes & Colored Pencils in the religious school office at 404-873-1734 to learn
• 5th Undershirts (M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL)
• 6th Undershirts (M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL) more about our exciting programming.
• 7th Women’s socks (tube and low cut socks) We hope you will join us!
• 8th Men’s socks (white tube, low cut, dark dress socks)
• 9th Men’s briefs & boxers (M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL) RETURNING FAMILIES:
• 10th Women’s briefs & hi-cut underwear (sizes 5-12) Please contact Marjorie Vaughn at 404-873-1734 or
[email protected] if you have not received a
What’s Happening at WELC? registration packet in the mail. All forms are due by

2018 Camp Minimac— August 3 to avoid late fees. Can’t wait to see you
Discover Famous People Throughout the Ages! on the first day of school on August 19!

Each weekly session of Camp Minimac was themed based on famous people and their amazing
contributions to the world! Our kids learned about world-class scientists, dancers, authors, chefs,
musicians, artists, and more! Special guests were the highlight of each week—Whether it was a live
magic show, hip hop dance class, African drumline, sports courses, or The Bubbleman (always a
favorite!)—These kids had an enriching and meaningful summer. They came home exhausted, but
always happy and excited for the next day ahead! We love Camp Minimac!

Looking forward to the upcoming 2018-19 School Year. Can’t wait to WELCome you home!
We still have a few spots available call 404-872-8668 to set up a tour today.

INSPIRE & TRANSFORM

Watch for
the Inspire
& Transform
Booklet in
your mailbox
soon for all of
The Temple's
upcoming
programming
information.

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High Holy Day Information

High Holy Days 5779 Schedule of Worship Services

Below is a list of scheduled worship services for the High Holy Days.
More information about our worship services can be found by visiting our website at the-temple.org/high-holy-days.

ROSH HASHANAH

EREV: Sunday, September 9

*6:30 pm High Holy Day Worship Service Sanctuary
Sanctuary
9:00 pm High Holy Day Worship Service
Sanctuary
DAY 1: Monday, September 10 Schwartz-Goldstein Hall

*9:00 am High Holy Day Worship Service Covenant Chapel & WELC

9:00–10:30 am Family Worship Service (Reader) 1st–6th grades: Service with readings and music geared especially for families. Sanctuary
Covenant Chapel
9:00–11:00 am Shanah Tovah Temple! Tot (Pre-reader, 0-5): Tot puppet service and free craft activities. Schwartz-Goldstein Hall
9:00-9:30 am Families decide which 30 minute service to attend.
9:45-10:15 am Covenant Chapel
10:30-11:00 am

11:30 am High Holy Day Worship Service

11:30 am Teen Worship Service: Exclusively for teens (6th-12th grades)

11:30 am Schwartz-Goldstein Hall Service: Adult oriented service with traditional and contemporary music and readings.

DAY 2: Tuesday September 11

10:30 am Second Day High Holy Day Worship Service

S HA B BAT S H U VA H

Friday, September 14

6:00 pm Worship Service Covenant Chapel

KEVER AVOT

Sunday, September 16

11:00 am “The Graves of Our Ancestors”—A time to face the future with intent and purposefulness. Crest Lawn Cemetery
Arlington Memorial Park
1:00 pm “The Graves of Our Ancestors”—A time to face the future with intent and purposefulness.

YOM KIPPUR

EREV: Tuesday, September 18

*6:30 pm Kol Nidre High Holy Day Worship Service Sanctuary
Sanctuary
9:00 pm Kol Nidre High Holy Day Worship Service
Sanctuary
DAY: Wednesday, September 19 Schwartz-Goldstein

9:00 am High Holy Day Worship Service Covenant Chapel & WELC

9:00–10:30 am Family Worship Service (Reader) 1st–6th grades: Service with readings and music geared especially for families. Sanctuary
Covenant Chapel
9:00–11:00 am Shanah Tovah Temple! Tot (Pre-reader, 0-5): Tot puppet service and free craft activities. Schwartz-Goldstein Hall
9:00-9:30 am Families decide which 30 minute service to attend. Sanctuary
9:45-10:15 am
10:30-11:00 am

11:30 am* High Holy Day Worship Service

11:30 am Teen Worship Service: Exclusively for teens (6th-12th grades)

11:30 am Schwartz-Goldstein Hall Service: Adult oriented service with traditional and contemporary music and readings.

3:30 pm* Afternoon, Memorial and Concluding High Holy Day Worship Services

* On-site childcare is offered. Please make reservations with Jacqueline Morris at [email protected].

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IMPORTANT Leadership&Contacts
HIGH HOLY DAY
INFORMATION Postal Mail: Follow us!
1589 Peachtree Street NE
The High Holy Days are just around the corner! Atlanta, GA 30309 thetempleatlanta
Please let us know if you have not received your Telephone: 404.873.1731
mailings regarding schedules, usher volunteers, Fax: 404.873.5529 @the_templeatl
childcare, and membership status. We want you to Email: [email protected]
enter the holiday season on a sweet note! Web: the-temple.org @the_templeatl
Erev Rosh Hashanah – Sunday, September 9
Rosh Hashanah Day 1 – Monday, September 10 Clergy
Rosh Hashanah Day 2 – Tuesday, September 11
YIZKOR Rabbi Peter S. Berg
September 19, 2018 Rabbi Loren Filson Lapidus
If you would like the name(s) of your loved one read at Yizkor Services, they Rabbi Samuel C. Kaye
passed away during last year, and the service was not performed by one of our Cantor Deborah L. Hartman
Temple rabbis, or the service was out of town, please call The Temple office 404- Rabbi Steven H. Rau, RJE, Director of Lifelong Learning
873-1731 by Friday, August 17. Rabbi Lydia Medwin, Director of Congregational
ALL BABIES BORN IN 5778 Engagement & Outreach
We would like to celebrate the birth of any new life during our Rosh Hashanah Rabbi Alvin M. Sugarman, Ph.D., Emeritus
Service on Monday, September 10. If you or anyone in your family has given
birth to a baby since last Rosh Hashanah September 30, 2017 please call The Officers of the Board
Temple office 404-873-1731 by Friday, August 17.
Janet Lavine, President
You can find a schedule of services, parking information, and more Kent Alexander, Executive Vice President
about the High Holy Days at the-temple.org/high-holy-days. Stacy Hyken, Vice President
Louis Lettes, Vice President
Kever Avot Services Eric Vayle, Secretary
Jeff Belkin, Treasurer
“ THE GRAVES OF OUR ANCESTORS” Janet Dortch, Executive Committee Appointee
Sunday, September 16 Martin Maslia, Executive Committee Appointee
11:00 AM @ Crestlawn Cemetery Billy Bauman, Lynne and Howard Halpern Endowment Fund Board Chair
1:00 PM @ Arlington Memorial Park
We are continuing our custom of Kever Avot (The Graves Leadership
of Our Ancestors) for our members. This service is held on
the Sunday between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Sun- Mark R. Jacobson, Executive Director
day, September 24. We will offer separate services at Crestlawn Cemetery and Arlington Annetta Kornblum, Weinberg Early Learning Center Co-Director
Memorial Park. It will be a time for us to confront our own mortality, and it will help each
of us face the future with serious intent and purposefulness. Staff

High Holy Day Food Drive & Help Unload the Truck Katie Bass, Communications and Marketing Coordinator
Melinda Brackin, Accounting Manager
Sunday, September 23 @ 1:30 PM Judy Cole, Pianist
The Temple is a founding sponsor of the Midtown Assistance Center (MAC). MAC Amy Cox, Accounting Assistant
is a non-profit organization that has provided emergency assistance to the working Tena Drew, Membership Coordinator
poor of Midtown and Downtown Atlanta since 1986. As always, we continue to Lonnie Fitzgerald, Maintenance Team
collect food on the High Holy Days in order to meet the critical hunger needs in Elizabeth C. Foster, Family & Teen Educator
our community. This expression of our unwavering commitment to social justice Nalo Grant, Clergy Administrative Assistant
is a part of our proud Temple tradition. Help us unload the truck and sort and Summer Jacobs, Engagement Coordinator
stack all of the food we collect. In addition, please consider supporting MAC with Renaldo Lockwood, Maintenance Team
a tax-deductable gift. 100% of your donation will be used for client support. An Heather McKerley, Accounting Assistant &
anonymous donor has agreed to match up to $5,000 after the first $5,000 raised Facilities Maintenance Coordinator
by our Temple community. Please make the most of this charitable offer and give Jacqueline Morris, Education and Engagement Associate
generously. Your payment can be made by check, payable to MAC, and either mailed or Dianne Ratowsky, Administrative Assistant to Rabbi Peter S. Berg
Joya Schmidt, Engagement Administrative Assistant
dropped off at The Temple. RSVP to unload the truck by emailing Janet & Tour Coordinator
Bernstein Auerbach at [email protected] or Rabbi Lydia Medwin Sarah Shinsky, Weinberg Early Learning Center Assistant Director
at [email protected] or by calling The Temple at 404-873-1731. Laurie Simon, Engagement Coordinator for Special Events
Bethany Smith, Youth Education Coordinator
Midtown Assistance Center would like to thank The Temple for our Lt. Eddie Smith, Head of Security
continued support! From April-June 2018 The Temple has contributed Marjorie Vaughn, TBRS Administrative Assistant
171 volunteer hours. Without you, MAC has provided assistance in 2,426 Rita Zadoff, Donation & Event Coordinator
emergency situations and it could not be done without you!
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Engage @ The Temple

Mini Shabbat with a Splash! Selichot: The Kickoff to the High Holy Days

Saturday, August 11 • 9:30 AM Services • 10:00 AM Coffee, Bagels, and a Splash Friday, August 31 • 5:00 PM Nosh • 6:00 PM Program
Join us on these Saturdays this summer for Mini Shabbat with a Splash! Our pup- 7:00 PM Shabbat and Selichot Services
pets will join us to help us learn Jewish values through stories and fun activities. We are joined again this year by Rabbi Micah Lapidus Ed.D. for an engaging
Following services, we’ll have a bagel snack and time on the WELC’s amazing and enriching Selichot experience that will focus on reflection and creativity,
outdoor playground and SPLASH PAD. You can find us on the second Saturday culminating in a musically-inspired Shabbat and Selichot service. Our overall
of every month at 9:30 AM in the Covenant Chapel for music and a story with tone will be thoughtful, contemplative, and spiritually engaging as we study a bit,
our puppets. Feel free to dress casually and bring your child’s bathing suit and spend some time in personal reflection with paper and pen, and ultimately join
sunscreen! together to officially welcome Shabbat and the start of the High Holy Day season.
Rabbi Micah Lapidus will be joined by our Temple clergy, The Temple’s very own
There is no fee or RSVP required. Questions? As always, please contact Rabbi Caroline Patterson as well as members of the MLK Shabbat “house band” which
Lydia Medwin ([email protected]). features Will Robertson and Robert Michek. Start your spiritual New Year right
and join us for this truly special night.
Songs, stories, bagels, coffee & friends? An unbeatable Shabbat combination.
We can’t wait to see you there! The Temple Singers

(re)connect: The Temple’s College Reunion Rehearsals for Erev Rosh Hashanah will begin on Tuesday, August 7 at 7 PM.
Join us as we embark on a super exciting year of musical leadership! Membership
Saturday, August 11 • 8:00 pm • Uncle Julio’s on Peachtree Street is open to all who love to sing… no audition necessary. Please email Cantor
If you are a Temple member who is post-high school through 22 years old, we Hartman at [email protected] to reserve your spot in our exceptional
are thrilled to invite you to (re)connect, The Temple’s college reunion event. congregational choir!
Come to see your old friends and to enjoy a nosh…because what Jewish party
doesn’t include some nosh! We are excited to partner with the Moshe House of Calling All New Temple Connect
Buckhead, one of the wonderful Jewish Young Adult groups of Atlanta. See your Group Leaders!
friends, eat some food, check out what is possible for your Jewish life in Atlanta
if/when you return! We cannot wait to see you. If you had 10 people that would follow you, where would you take them?
What would you want to do? Well, now is your chance to give it a try!
The Well We are working with new group leaders now to help them concretize
ideas and find their first few group members to help anchor their groups.
Friday, August 17 @ 8:00 PM Your creativity and enthusiasm are essential to the process! Past groups
In the years since its inception in include leading a Ben Franklin circle discussion group, hiking, cooking,
January, 2013, The Well has estab- yoga, and more! Please be in touch if there is an idea you’d like to test out
lished its reputation as Atlanta’s premiere Shabbat service for young professionals – we are ready to help you get started. Email
and has served as a warm, inviting social and spiritual gathering place for the young Rabbi Lydia Medwin at lmedwin@
and young at heart. As we turn over the leadership of The Well to Rabbis Sam Kaye the-temple.org between now and
and Micah Lapidus, join for our annual Summer Soul Shabbat featuring Fox Bros. Rosh HaShanah and get find
BBQ and an evening of song, prayer, and words of what we aspire to be: A valued your connection!
center of Jewish community where we have the opportunity to connect to some-
thing greater than ourselves and fulfill our potential as a Jewish community. Engagement Corner connect
Here, we feature great stories,
Prospective Member Coffees testimonies if you will, of people’s
experiences in their Temple Connect
Let us tell you more, and listen more, at either of the following get-togethers: Small Groups. If you would like to join or start a group of your own,
TUESDAY, AUGUST 21 • 7:00PM please check our website at www.temple-connect.com for all your
Join us at the home of Mary Carole Cooney & Henry Bauer for wine + coffee + options, or contact Rabbi Lydia Medwin at [email protected].
dessert from Alon’s. Please RSVP by August 14 to Joya at [email protected].
SUNDAY, AUGUST 26 • 10:00 AM I am a charter member of our three-year Temple Theater Group. We have
AT THE TEMPLE for coffee and bagels. Childcare and activities provided.Please read plays, attended plays, discussed plays and become friends. Our core
RSVP By August 22 to Joya at [email protected]. group of about 15 members range in age and profession and experience
but we share the same desire to connect with each other through the study
New Member Kahal: Welcome Home of theater with a Jewish bent. I have rarely missed a meeting because this
group has given me such joy and a profound feeling that I am doing what
Sanctuary Tour and Temple 101 I was meant to do – study, learn, grow and connect with friends from my
Sunday, August 26, 2018 • 4:00 – 6:00 PM Temple. The two leaders of our group have worked hard to encourage us
Join us for wine and hors d’oeuvres as we celebrate you to express our feelings and think deeply about subjects that we may have
and welcome you home. Enjoy a tour of The Temple’s never considered. My dear father, a lifelong professor, would have been so
historic Sanctuary. Learn more about The Temple’s vision proud of me for combining the best in life – Jewish friendships with intense
and values and the ways in which you can find your tribe learning in a supportive environment.
within The Temple. Meet some of our clergy and staff.
Find someone to sit with during High Holy Days or just find a new friend. This is — Elaine G. Levine,
the event of the year for our newest members and we couldn’t be more excited to Temple Connect Theatre Group, Temple member since 1991
welcome you to our community.

Babysitting available. RSVP by August 22 to Joya at [email protected]
or call 404-873-1731.
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RSJI Education The Andrea and Mike Leven Family
Jewish Identity Institute
PROJECT GIFT
The RSJI education small group partners with Frederick A. Thanks to a generous gift from the Leven Family, we are transforming the work previously
Toomer Elementary school here in Atlanta. Toomer Elementary done by our Interfaith Committee. We will continue to have our Chanukah program at the
is a title 1 school which means the school is granted federal fund- Atlanta Botanical Garden and are starting Temple Connect groups for interfaith couples
ing to ensure that all children meet challenging state academic and families. And with the Leven Family Jewish Identity Institute we will be able to aug-
content and student achievement standards. The Temple has been ment our programming and engagement of young couples and families, particularly those
providing mentorships with small groups of students, an oppor- who identify as interfaith, who are trying to figure out their connection to Judaism and The
tunity for the students to participate in Project Gift at the holiday Temple for their families. Stay tuned for more details about upcoming events, including our
season as well as a supply drive in the fall. fourth annual marriage retreat for young couples on March 1-2, 2019, at Chateau Elan. For
more information or if you have questions, please contact Brian Weiss (brianweissmedia@
Mentors are asked to commit to at least one lunch period per gmail.com) or Rabbi Loren Filson Lapidus ([email protected]).
week. This is an hour long commitment. Once paired through the
school’s volunteer outreach coordinator you will meet with about 4 Annual College Outreach
students each week to provide support, self-esteem and some qual-
ity time with the kids. My own experiences have been with a group Sign up your student again!
of 3-4 grade girls. We ate lunch together, talked about their week, Do you have a college-age student, a child at college, on a gap year, or pursuing other
and had our own “book club”, journaled and played games. No edu- paths? The Temple would like to reach out, send holiday greetings and gifts, and remind
cation experience necessary. them that they are still part of our Temple family, wherever that may be! Please send us
your student’s new mailing address for this year so we can continue to be a part of their life.
Project Gift was started in 2009 with the mission of creating a
program connecting the joy of giving through individual endeavor Visit https://bit.ly/2MY6j47 to fill out the simple form and we will do the rest! Contact
and achievement. Students are awarded “points” based on atten- Jacqueline Morris at [email protected] for questions and more information.
dance, good citizenship, academic achievement and personal con-
duct. Points are redeemed at a one-day holiday shop in December Photo Gallery
stocked and staffed by volunteers. All of the gifts purchased by the
students are for family members, not themselves; an important ABOVE: Rabbi Spinrad and the Torah Study Class on June 9, 2018. BELOW: Rabbi Rau and
aspect of this unique program. Family and Elizabeth Foster, Teen Educator, visit Temple members at Camp Coleman.

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mentoring, volunteering with or donating to Project Gift, or simply
being a part of this RSJI small group please contact Karen Luscher
at [email protected].
SUPPLY DRIVE
Finally we have our supply drive August 19-26. There will be bins
labeled “FATE Supply Drive” in the Temple lobby under the stairs
as well as the motor lobby. Volunteers will collect items at the TBRS
drop off on both Sunday August 19 and 26.

Supplies needed are: wide rule notebooks, glue sticks, markers,
highlighters, #2 pencils, composition notebooks, pocket folders, tis-
sues, cleaning wipes, crayons and colored pencils.

If you would like to donate to the supply drive, bins will be avail-
able beginning August 13.

Taking Action on Family Separation

For those who are looking for action steps regarding the issues of
family separate at the border, please go to the Reform Movement’s
Religious Action Center rac.org/blog/2018/06/19/eight-ways-take-
jewish-action-around-family-separation. And, watch Rabbi Lapidus’
sermon on this topic at livestream.com/thetempleatl.

Within the Rothschild Social Justice Institute there are ten groups
each focused on a specific area of social justice, including a Refugee
Resettlement group that has ongoing work to support refugees who
have been legally granted asylum and are starting their lives here.
For more information on ways to get involved, please visit the-
temple.org/rsji or go to the Rothschild Social Justice Facebook page.

Engage @ The Temple

Caring at The Temple THE TEMPLE’S ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN:
Investing for 2017 and Beyond
Our Caring at The Temple program reaches out to
fellow congregants during times of hardship or pastoral Thanks to you, this Endowment Campaign
need, providing homemade chicken soup and challah to will help establish financial stability for future
members who are bereaved, ill, recently discharged from generations. Creating a strong endowment
the hospital, or are celebrating the arrival of a new child. is the most important thing we can be doing
We have delivered more than 500 soups, and nearly every for the future of our beloved Temple.
step of the program—from soup preparation, to delivery
(within your zip code), to letting us know about fellow – Rabbi Peter S. Berg
congregants in need—is led by members of our congregation. For more information, please visit
the-temple.org/dream or contact Mark Jacobson,
Thank you to our Caring at The Temple volunteers who delivered soup this Executive Director at 404-873-1731.
month: Susan Banner, Scott Chalk, Sandy Cox , Brooke Dickerson, Lauren
Grien, Randy Hyman & Marc Shapiro, Elaine Koenig, Jessica Landisman,
Polly Marchbanks & Harry Keyserling, Sharyn Mulqueen, Stanley
Romanstein, Traci Schoenberg, Jenna Shulman, Leslie Stone, Trinae
Watkins, Ronnie van Gelder.

To be a part of this program and to fulfill the mitzvah of bikkur cholim
(visiting the sick) or to let us know who needs soup, please contact Rabbi Lydia
Medwin at [email protected] or 404-873-1731.

Temple Docent Program

The Temple is always seeking new docents to share our story and show off our
historic sanctuary to local and international groups from churches, synagogues,
and schools. If you are interested in learning more about our docent program
or becoming a Temple docent, please contact Joya Schmidt at 404.873.1731 or
[email protected].

Zaban Paradies Center News

Although our Residents have not been staying at the
Center since the end of April, you probably have seen
a number of people in and out of the Center. That
is because we may not house people over the sum-
mer, but the learning doesn’t end. There are regular
sessions for alumni of our program who come for learning and support. If you
would like to learn more or see a session in action, please let us know.

We are deep in the midst of planning and work for the new season, which
opens on October 15th. We want to thank the Rothschild Social Justice Institute
for its ongoing support. This summer there are plans for a redesign and rebuild
to our clothes closet.

Our amazing volunteers are in the midst of recruiting volunteers to prepare
and serve meals during the season. If you are interested in providing lunch,
please go to our website, www.ZabanParadiesCenter.org and sign up for an avail-
able lunch time. You can also contact Robyn Ripps, [email protected] for
more information.

If you are interested in providing or serving dinner, please contact Bea Feiman
at [email protected], or Sue Lubin at [email protected] or Bobbi Wilson at
[email protected].

For all the amazing work that our volunteers do for ZPC, we are still are in
need of financial support to make our Center the top quality program we all
want. Please consider making a gift to ZPC or let us know if you would like more
information about specific opportunities. You can also email Randy Gorod, our
Development Coordinator, at [email protected] or go to
our website.

We hope Rabbi Berg had a great sabbatical. Even if it was short, we look for-
ward to having you back. Thank you for all your support and leadership.

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Contributions of Support

Rabbis’ Marilyn Freed Vener Ethel Strauss Brockey-Rothschild
Discretionary Funds Linda & Michael Christmann Jackie Kanfer Memorial Institute Fund
In Memory of: Nicole Weiser Jackie Gothard
Donald Adler Stuart Weiser Phyllis & Rolf Hahn In Memory of:
Julie & David Borenstein Wayne S. Wolf Sara Spahr Levin Joseph Shapiro
Rita Levin Bannett Jo Ann Rau Jack Levin Susan E. Shapiro
Dena & George Newman Jane Zwig Fanny Wice Rothstein
Beloved daughter Janice Benator Glenda & Bernard Pollock Irene Rothstein & Family In Honor of:
Carol Wolper Beloved mother, Jane Zwig Flora Thomsen Janet Dortch becoming a
Herman Borenstein Marcy & Jim Solmson Beth & Jim Thomsen special appointee to the
Julie & David Borenstein Executive Board of The Temple
Beloved mother, Beatrice R. Caine In Honor of: In honor of: Ashley, Carrie, Braley, Alexandra,
Dennis A. Caine Bat Mitzvah of my daughter, Granddaughter Braley Alexandra Ian & Milton
Eleanor Smullya Constangy Miriam Barkan Dortch’s first Birthday Rabbi David Spinrad’s new
Carolyn Wasser Elizabeth Davis Janet & Milton Dortch position & successful transition
Judy Frankel Rabbi Peter Berg Ashley Dortch & Carrie Braley’s from The Temple
Joseph & Shelly Forer Penny Berk first Anniversary Claudia Shorr
Janice M. Ghertner 60th Anniversary of Janet & Milton Dortch
The Ghertner Family Dr. & Mrs. Donald Block Alexandra & Ian Roth’s Community Services Fund
Gwenn Greenblatt Anta Romm second Anniversary
Debbie & Lon Neese Wedding of Melissa Brody Janet & Milton Dortch In Memory of:
Eslym Bannett Jacob & Michael Mirelman Janet & Milton Dortch’s Joseph Shapiro
Dena & George Hammond Janet & Richard Brody 36th Anniversary Susan E. Shapiro
JoAnn Kerker In Appreciation to Dyan Duff, Janet & Milton Dortch
Jacob Kerker Michelle Merrick Davis & Melissa Brody & Michael In Honor of:
Charles Kriner Marcy Victor for partaking Mirelman’s Wedding Janet Lavine becoming
Lois Kriner Millsap in Counting of the Omer Janet & Richard Brody Temple President
Beloved mother, Eric & Ellen Schwartz Our son, Joshua Whitehead’s Jackie & Tony Montag
Davee Kuninaksy Our Wedding Bar Mitzvah
Harry Kunianky & Daniel Z. Gabai Deborah T. Maslia & Debbie Finestone Garden
The Kuniansky Family & Kristen E. Blackwell J. Paul Whitehead III Beautification Fund
Davee Kuniansky Lauren & Jim Grien
William Samuel Kelly Lila & Doug Hertz Dr. Melvin & Barbara In Memory of:
Sanford Leavitt Rabbi Loren Filson Lapidus’ Abend’s 50th Wedding Harvey Taffel
Marilyn & Bob Crow Ten Years at The Temple Anniversary Fund Sharon & Howard Silvermintz
Phyllis Levine Jenny & Ivan Lapidus In Memory of:
James D. Levine My 98th Birthday Blessing Dr. Melvin Abend Esther Bleich
Atlas Mallen Dorothy Marrinson Barbara Abend Scholarship Fund
Richard K. Babush Rabbi Lydia Medwin In Memory of:
Robert Allen Newman Eric & Ellen Schwartz Adult Education Fund Ira Phillips
Dena & George Hammond In appreciation of our clergy In Memory of: Marjorie Holland
Barbara Berman Weinberg Riff Diane & Martin Maslia Edith Bihary Davee Kuninansky
Family of Milton N. Kassel Appreciation of Rabbi Rau Janet & Dennis Rice Esther & Stan Rawn
Rosenberg-Kennedy Family James & Judy Freeman Bertram Lippman Mose P. Brener
Fred O. Scheer Appreciation of Abbie & Marty Margolies Linda & Josh Brener
Mackelfresh & Associates LLC Rabbi David Spinrad Lena & Maurice Sarah E. Brener
Robert Schmidt Elaine & Bill Clear Hockstein Linda & Josh Brener
David Schmidt Rabbi Alvin M. Sugarman’s Marilyn & Josh Shubin Hyman Berger
Beloved son, 80th Birthday Jane Zwig Linda & Josh Brener
Howard Eric Schuman Beth & Ed Sugarman Ronnie van Gelder
Sylvia Schuman Wedding of our daughter, Kurt Gunzenhauser In Honor of:
Beloved mother, Arlene Siegel Liane White to Merline Ozcan Irene Berson Nancy Abram’s Birthday
Elliott Martin Penso Karen & Tom White Linda & Josh Brener
Dr. Philip Franklin Simensky Our son, Joshua’s Bar Mitzvah In honor of: Liane White, daughter of
Janet S. Selig Deborah T. Maslia & B’nei Mitzvah of Karen & Tom White,
Simon H. Smith, M.D. J. Paul Whitehead III Judy & James Freeman & Metin Ozcan’s wedding
Barbara & Alan Smith Jo Ann Rau Roz Winston
Shirley Sonenshine Cantor’s
Hyman & Loretta Shapiro Discretionary Fund Arthur Light Freddy Loef & Carolyn
In Memory of: Memorial Fund Skalla Memorial Fund
Harold Steinberg In Memory of:
Cynthia & Howard Steinberg Bertha Roth Herzog In Honor of:
Estelle Light Marc Skalla
Keith Pepper

Harold Hirsch Memorial Fund

In Memory of:

John Hirsch
Nancy Hirsch

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Contributions of Support

Haskell Boyter Lenore Faber Lottie Cohen In Honor of:
Memorial Music Fund The Temple Board of Trustees Mickie & Burt Cohen Lauren & Jim Grien
In Honor of: Peggy Kaplan Larry, Doug & Sunny Pike
Edward Marcus The Temple Board of Trustees In Honor of: Janet Lavine
Sandra & Gary Silver Edith Bihary Jim Grien’s Birthday Larry, Doug & Sunny Pike
Dora Marcus The Temple Board of Trustees Patty & Doug Reid
Sandra & Gary Silver Barbara & Hank Kimmel Juli & Billy Bauman Prayerbook (New High Holy
Valerie & Bill Needle Drs. Barbara & Bob Greene, Day Prayer Book) & Worship
Henry R. Bauer Sr. Fund Ellen & Eric Schwartz The Temple Bereavement Group Enrichment Fund
In Memory of: Jane M. Zwig Janet Beerman In Memory of:
Henry R. Bauer The Temple Board of Trustees Rabbi Peter Berg Esther & Sam Robin
Judy Cohen Linda Flame & John Elias Susan K. Cohen Joan Kaufman
Rabbi Aaron Panken, Rabbi Loren Filson Lapidus Margaret Strauss Weiller
Holland Youth Library Fund President of the Susan K. Cohen William Weiller & Family
In Memory of: Hebrew Union College The Valk Family Debi & David Bock
Marvin Colen The Temple Board of Trustees Janet Lavine’s Installation as Margo & Shiel Edlin
Nancy & James Dykhouse Beatrice Caine Temple President Beth & Joel Arogeti
Cathy Smith Temple Connect Thursday Jakob Tiessen
Jackie & Tony Montag Billy Howell Barrett Mah Jong Group Susan Carney & Bob Wenger
50th Anniversary Fund Dr. Louis & Janice Belinfante Cantor Deborah Hartman Thelma Wolf
In Memory of: Dr. David E. Hein The Valk Family Gail & Allan Ripans
Ruth Wilshin Eichold Virginia Hein Loretta Shapiro
Jackie & Tony Montag Samuel Frankel The Valk Family In Honor of:
Marlene M. Frankel Keith Nash Rabbi Peter Berg’s 10th
Lenore E. Gold Paul Bihary The Valk Family Anniversary at The Temple
Memorial Fund Joyce Bihary & Jon Lowe Susanna Capelouto Annette & Jack Rau
In Memory of: Caryl Launer, sister of The Valk Family Rabbi Loren Filson Lapidus
A.Harris Goldwasser Dr. Phyllis Kozarsky Arnovitz Rabbi Alvin Sugarman’s 10th Anniversary at The Temple
Barbara Friedland Gold Juli & Billy Bauman Big Birthday Annette & Jack Rau
Rabbi Aaron D. Panken Janet B. Berman Billie Guthman Richard Wolf ’s 80th Birthday
Lauren & Jim Grien Juli & Billy Bauman Phyllis & Sydney Rodbell’s Gail & Allan Ripans
Peggy Kaplan Michael Colten 50th Wedding Anniversary
Lauren & Jim Grien Gwynn Colten Sally & Sam Coolik Senior Transportation Fund
Edith Bihary Arlene Siegel Birth of Shirley Wender’s In Memory of:
Lauren & Jim Grien Jean & Mitch Cohen Great Granddaughter Lillie Engel Buchstane
Jane Zwig Marcelyn Freed Vener Billie Guthman Ilene Engel
Lauren & Jim Grien The Temple Board of Trustees Edith Bihary
Judith & Mark Taylor Ellen & Eric Schwartz Donations: Jackie & Tony Montag
Sidney Grossman Jay Levine All Saints’ Episcopal Church Jay Siegel
Judith & Mark Taylor The Jay Levine Family David J. Grover Larry Siegel
In Honor of: Niels Jacobson Twyla Rouse Mozaffar Mossanen
Lauren Grien The Jay Levine Family Shahnaz Mossanen Nahai
Judith & Mark Taylor Harold Ward Marion & Bert Sobelson Fern Pearl Sills
Belinda Morris Family Fund Nancy & Tom Ulbricht
Lowenstein Youth Judy Aronson, In Memory of:
Scholarship Fund mother of Neal Aronson Kenneth Levenstiem Sonia’s Playground Fund
In Honor of: Claire & Don Wilson Paula & Roy Swartzberg In Memory of:
Rabbi Alvin Sugarman’s Birthday Richard Stern Stanley Mirvis W. B. Schwartz, Jr.
Joel & Irwin Lowenstein Susan Stern Shirley Mirvis Borenstein Joyce & Jay Schwartz
Irwin Lowenstein’s Birthday Davee Polier Kuniansky Herman Borenstein Allison Schwartz Farnham
The Shor Family The Temple Board of Trustees Shirley Mirvis Borenstein Derrick Farnham
Rich Reiman’s Birthday Atlas James Mallen Charlotte Farnham & A.J. Farnham
Joel & Irwin Lowenstein The Temple Board of Trustees Mazon Fund Tracy, Enan, Lali, Jacob
Ellen Italiaander’s Birthday Jeanette Cohen Rousso In Memory of: & Zev Stillman
Joel & Irwin Lowenstein The Temple Board of Trustees Wilbur H. Silvermintz Millicent “Millie” Jonas,
Donation: Meyer Lichtenstein Sharon & Howard mother of Dr. William Jonas
Knox Maslia The Temple Board of Trustees Silvermintz Joyce & Jay Schwartz
Roselle Sherrod Serra Atlas James Mallen
Lynne & Howard Halpern The Temple Board of Trustees Pike Family Joyce & Jay Schwartz
Endowment Fund Organ Fund
In Memory of: In Memory of: In Honor of:
Barbara Weinberg Riff Barbara Riff Jim Grien’s Birthday
Candy A. & Stephen M. Berman Larry Pike Joyce & Jay Schwartz
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Rabbi Alvin Sugarman’s Adele Davis SUPPORT THE TEMPLE
80th Birthday Ann & Jay Davis WHEN YOU SHOP!
Joyce & Jay Schwartz Kroger Community Rewards
Phyllis & Sydney Rodbell’s In Honor of:
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Stacy & Ed Hyken sign in to your existing account, then enroll by searching our
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Religious School Fund Hedy & Aaron Borenstein The Temple’s name, “The Temple: THE HEBREW
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Edith Bihary June Steinberg on the right side of the page. Enrollment takes up to
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Donation: Martin Tanenbaum In Honor of: Donations:
Christy & Paul Rosenblatt & Family Mark & Lisa Light Michael & Amanda Chanin Eli Mautner
Jane Zwig Steven & Leisa Richman Anonymous
Temple Library Fund Jacqueline Kanfer Dr. & Mrs. Ramon Franco Sidney & Caroline Kirschner
In Memory of: Dr. Samuel Wright Josh & Marilyn Shubin Joshua & Marilyn Shubin
Larry Cohen Temple Connect Thursday Rabbi Alvin Sugarman’s Samuel & Sally Coolik
Sandra & Gary Silver Mah Jong Group: Judith Taylor, Milestone Birthday Vera Ellmann
Jane K. Solmson Sylvia Leland, Janet Lavinem, Jonathan & Linda Lewin Robert Weintraub & Lorie Burnett
Marcy & Jim Solmson Janet Bernstein Auerbach, Janet Lavine’s Presidency Jonathan S. Amsler
Josef Friedman Wendy Ludwig, Adrienne Boyer, Janet Bernstein Auerbach Joseph & Jill Ferst
Rochelle Friedman Elaine Clear & Carol Cooper Dorothy Marrinson’s Birthday Kenneth & Rebecca Mautner
Hilda & Benjamin Zukofsky Yahrzeit of Sol Blaine Marcia Rice Bruce Maloy
Rochelle Friedman Shirley Blaine & the David, Marty & Dan Maslia Michael & Kimberly Steiner
Blaine Family Foundation Deborah Maslia Kay Levine
The Temple Singers Yahrzeit of Elmo Israel Ellis Susanna Capelouto, Keith Nash, Anthony & Anne Cochran
In Memory of: Ellis & Janet Beerman Loretta Shapiro & Colette Walker The Engel Foundation, Inc.
Samuel M. Ferst Yahrzeit of Brenda Kreiger Maslia-Whitehead Family Giving Fund Sarah Levy
Joe & Jill Ferst Robert & Joan Dokson Martin Maslia from the 2018 Todd & Marianna King
Yahrzeit of Simon Filstein Confirmation Class Gary & Cherie Aviv
Weinberg Early Allen & Vicki Filstein Dr. Stephanie L. Sansom Judy Zaban Miller
Learning Center Fund Yahrzeit of Mildred Dr. Gary Botstein Aronson Family Fund
In Memory of: & Saul Gerson Brad & Pam Carter Richard & Linda Davis
Robert Garner Robert & Micheline Gerson Seth & Terri Cohen Adam & Jennifer Meyerowitz
Andrea & Doug Spear Yahrzeit of Etta Newfield Tom & Lynne Daly Stephen & Carole Sue Legum
Barbara Weinberg Riff Stephen & Peggy Newfield Steve & Ailene Grego Mark & Jennifer Chastain
Leah & Larry Kaplan Yahrzeit of Alan & Joan Lipsey Richard & Lesley Hutchinson Hank & Margot Houser
Foroughieh Mossanen, Michael Lipsey & Caren Cook David Kaye Caren & Michael Merlin Family
Shahnaz Mossanen Yahrzeit of Lillian Melnick Jamie Osterman-Drake Philanthropic Fund
Nahai’s mother Ronald & Elaine Koenig & Mark Drake Andrew Ghertner Philanthropic Fund
Dulcy & Jerry Rosenberg Yahrzeit of Jacqueline Tindel Jeffrey & Kim Kitzler Richard & Marianne Mautner
Pearl Shapiro Margoles Robert & Micheline Gerson Andrew & Carolina Kroger Robert & Anne Wiskind
Marcy & Jim Solmson Yahrzeit of Erwin Zaban Steven & Lynne Kushner A. J. Block
David Rosenberg Marshall & Laura Dinerman Scott & Robyn Ripps Barry & Judy Frankel
Dana & Stephen Aronson Yahrzeit of Sylvia Garber Dr. Lillian Schapiro & Glenn & Jessica Braunstein
Matiel Roos Leffler Joel & Brenda Shavin Robert Schapiro Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta,
Ann & Jay Davis Adam L. Slutzky & Hunger Walk
Beatrice Roos Jennifer Reisman Slutzky Stanley & Barbara Cooper
Ann & Jay Davis Gregg & Lisa Spivack Milton & Virginia Saul
Steve & Jo Tapper Doug & Sally Brown
Ilene & Andy Albert

We appreciate all donations & suggest a minimum of $10.00 per acknowledgement. Donations can be earmarked to one of our various
donations funds. For more information on the various funds and their purpose in funding The Temple’s legacy and operations, please
contact Rita Zadoff at 404-873-1731. You can make donations in person, over the phone, or via our website at THE-TEMPLE.ORG

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