Tonight, we celebrate the ‘giving of Torah’ with the holiday of Shavuot!
Theologically, this evening is considered a ‘thin’ place in time, where the barriers between the Divine and the earthly realm are most porous.
Our Kabbalists believed that we could most easily connect to God through active study of Jewish religious texts on Shavuot.
Study, in Judaism, is considered spiritually on par with prayer, and on Shavuot the tradition (from the Zohar) is to joyously engage with one another all through the night.
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10:00am - Shacharit Bar Mitzvah with Rabbi Rachael, Cantorial Soloist Jessica Tillem, and Matthew Fuerst in the Sanctuary Join us in person! Facebook Live | Youtube Live
Mazal tov Matthew!
11:00am - Tot Shabbat at Oxford Chase Register here May 29 - Monday - Memorial Day
**Please register for all classes & events through your My Emanu-El portal to ensure you receive all email notifications. Contact the office for help.**
This past Tuesday, dozens of rabbis from around Atlanta gathered at Molly B’s inside Mercedes Benz Stadium (MBS) to begin a day-long retreat sponsored by the Atlanta Rabbinical Association. The most impactful time at MBS was when Rabbi Spike, Rabbi Rachael, and I heard from Dietmar Exler, the COO of Arthur M. Blank Sports and Entertainment, about what running a massive operation like MBS entails.
We learned that MBS is the highest-rank stadium by any metric in the country. When Dietmar went into the details of how that happens, the clear lesson was to treat every person in the stadium, guests and employees, with the highest quality of service.
6:00pm - Rabbi Stanley Davids Dinner in the Small Social Hall Registration is closed
7:30pm - Rabbi Stanley Davids Shabbat Service with Rabbi Spike and Rabbi Max Sermon: "The One Question To Which We Don't Want An Answer: Why Evil?" Join us in person! Facebook Live | Youtube Live
May 20 - Saturday
9:00am - "Extended" Chevrah Torah with Rabbi Stanley Davids and Rabbi Spike in the Chapel Sermon: "The Secret Art of Counting Jews" Join us in person! Click here to join over Zoom
10:00am - Shacharit Bar Mitzvah with Rabbi Max, Cantorial Soloist Jessica Tillem and Ilan Milrud in the Sanctuary Join us in person! Facebook Live | Youtube Live
Mazal tov Ilan!
May 21 - Sunday 9:00am - Last day of Diamond Family Religious School
9:15am - Temple Mah Jongg Register here MAY 25 - Thursday - Erev Shavuot 6:00pm - Shavuot Program With North Atlanta Reform Congregations in the Sanctuary - In-person only - Hosted at Temple Emanu-El Register here
**Please register for all classes & events through your My Emanu-El portal to ensure you receive all email notifications. Contact the office for help.**
Hey, I know you! When I was living in Jerusalem, there was a retired rabbi who used to host rabbinical students in their home who were alumni of the AEPi fraternity. As the girlfriend of an AEPi alum I was invited to join in the Shabbat dinner. When we arrived to the apartment we were greeted with a big smile from a gregarious man and his wife.
As we waited for others to arrive I was looking around at the beautiful art and of course the pictures of kids and grandkids that sprinkled the apartment. Pretty soon into my exploration I picked a photo up and showed it to the rabbi.
11:00am - Tot Shabbat on the Goldstein Patio Register here
TIME CHANGE - 5:30pm - Mincha / Ma'ariv Bat Mitzvah Service with Rabbi Spike, Cantorial Soloist Jessica Tillem and Olivia Brill Join us in person! Facebook Live | Youtube Live
Mazal tov Olivia!
May 14 - Sunday - Mother's Day NO Diamond Family Religious School
May 15 - Monday
7:00pm - Hebrew with Ilan: Transforming our Prayers Register here
May 16 - Tuesday
11:45am - Booming Sababas-Walk on the Beltline
Ponce City Market, 675 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30308 Register here
MAY 18 - Thursday 1:00pm - Sacred Aging with Rabbi Rachael in the Small Social Hall Register here
**Please register for all classes & events through your My Emanu-El portal to ensure you receive all email notifications. Contact the office for help.**
COVID safety: Masks are optional at Temple Emanu-El events since the CDC’s designation that the Atlanta metro area is in a medium to low-risk status. We continue to monitor the risk status levels. When the weather makes it feasible, services and oneg will be outdoors. When in the Sanctuary, there is separate seating during worship services for those who are most comfortable sitting with others who are masked. If you are not feeling well or were diagnosed with COVID-19 within the past 10 days, please stay home and Livestream services rather than attend in person.
May the 4th Be with You — Happy Jewish American Heritage Month May is Jewish American heritage month. Even though Jews represent just 2% of the American population, we have had an outsized impact on our country. By all accounts, we are in a golden age of Jewish life in America. Even as we are mindful of the rising antisemitism in our country, a Jew born today in America has a better chance to find meaning, purpose, and success here than at any time, anywhere on earth, except, of course, for the modern state of Israel.
11:00am - Shabbat Kid-ish in the Chapel Register here
12:00pm - Grades K-1-2 Bird Houses and Bagels on the Goldstein Patio Register here
5:00pm - Mincha / Ma'ariv Bat Mitzvah Service with Rabbi Rachael, Cantorial Soloist Jessica Tillem and Maia Asman Join us in person! Facebook Live | Youtube Live
Mazal tov Maia!
6:30pm - TEFTY Dinner and Board Game Night in the Youth Lounge Register here
May 7 - Sunday 9:00am - Diamond Family Religious School
9:15am - Temple Mah Jongg in the Colbert Library Register here
9:30am - Series #2: Mazal Tots: Baby and Me (0-11 mo) Register here
11:15am - Series #2: Mazal Tots: Baby and Me (1-3 yrs) Register here
May 8 - Monday - Lag B'Omer
7:00pm - Hebrew with Ilan: Transforming our Prayers Register here
May 10 - Wednesday
7:00pm - Tribe: We Pair in the Small Social Hall Register here
In Case You Missed It...
May 2 - Unpacking for Israel with Rabbi Rachael - Class 3 - Watch here
**Please register for all classes & events through your My Emanu-El portal to ensure you receive all email notifications. Contact the office for help.**
COVID safety: Masks are optional at Temple Emanu-El events since the CDC’s designation that the Atlanta metro area is in a medium to low-risk status. We continue to monitor the risk status levels. When the weather makes it feasible, services and oneg will be outdoors. When in the Sanctuary, there is separate seating during worship services for those who are most comfortable sitting with others who are masked. If you are not feeling well or were diagnosed with COVID-19 within the past 10 days, please stay home and Livestream services rather than attend in person.
Last Saturday and this Friday night, our families with children in grades 4–6 came together for our annual B’nei Mitzvah Family Program.
This year’s theme: God Shopping.
We transform the Social Hall into a “Mall.” Tables represent stores, while bright colored paper and stickers fill those tables with “items” for the kids and their parents to “purchase.”
Their shopping list is specific, “buy something that fits…”: Your personal theology, something my parent(s) believe(s) or my child believes…, I’m not sure if…, I hope that…, I think most believe …
6:00pm - Bar/Bat Mitzvah Family Program in the Large Social Hall
7:30pm - Israel Shabbat Service with Rabbi Spike, Rabbi Rachael, Rabbi Max, and Cantorial Soloist Jessica Tillem Join us in person! Facebook Live | Youtube Live
9:30am - Series #2: Mazal Tots: Baby and Me (0-11 mo) Register here
11:15am - Series #2: Mazal Tots: Baby and Me (1-3 yrs) Register here
3:00pm - Sisterhood Munchies and Margaritas Registration closed
5:30pm - Confirmation Consecration Dinner Confirmands and their families only
6:30pm - Confirmation Consecration Ceremony Confirmands and their families only
May 1 - Monday
7:00pm - Hebrew with Ilan: Transforming our Prayers Register here May 2 - Tuesday
7:00pm - Unpacking For Israel with Rabbi Rachael in the Library - Zoom only Register here April 26 - Wednesday
12:00pm - Unpacking For Israel with Rabbi Rachael in the Library - In Person only Register here
6:00pm - Antisemitism on Campus with Dr. Mark Goldfeder Register here
In Case You Missed It...
April 25 - Unpacking for Israel with Rabbi Rachael - Class 2 - Watch here
**Please register for all classes & events through your My Emanu-El portal to ensure you receive all email notifications. Contact the office for help.**
COVID safety: Masks are optional at Temple Emanu-El events since the CDC’s designation that the Atlanta metro area is in a medium to low-risk status. We continue to monitor the risk status levels. When the weather makes it feasible, services and oneg will be outdoors. When in the Sanctuary, there is separate seating during worship services for those who are most comfortable sitting with others who are masked. If you are not feeling well or were diagnosed with COVID-19 within the past 10 days, please stay home and Livestream services rather than attend in person.
6:30pm - Confirmation Class Quick Pizza Dinner in the Small Social Hall
7:30pm - Confirmation and Dick Wilson Scholarship Shabbat Service with Rabbi Spike, Rabbi Rachael, Rabbi Max, and Cantorial Soloist Jessica Tillem Join us in person! Facebook Live | Youtube Live
7:00pm - Unpacking For Israel with Rabbi Rachael in the Library - Zoom only Register here April 26 - Wednesday
12:00pm - Unpacking For Israel with Rabbi Rachael in the Library - In Person only Register here
6:00pm - Atlanta Celebrates Israel at 75 Register here
In Case You Missed It...
April 18 - Unpacking for Israel with Rabbi Rachael - Class 1 - Watch here
**Please register for all classes & events through your My Emanu-El portal to ensure you receive all email notifications. Contact the office for help.**
COVID safety: Masks are optional at Temple Emanu-El events since the CDC’s designation that the Atlanta metro area is in a medium to low-risk status. We continue to monitor the risk status levels. When the weather makes it feasible, services and oneg will be outdoors. When in the Sanctuary, there is separate seating during worship services for those who are most comfortable sitting with others who are masked. If you are not feeling well or were diagnosed with COVID-19 within the past 10 days, please stay home and Livestream services rather than attend in person.
After the beginning of Pesach, we count 49 days to the next major Jewish holiday, Shavuot. Ironically, though Shavuot is considered one of the top five biggest biblical holidays (next to Pesach, Sukkot, Rosh HaShanah, and Yom Kippur), most of us scratch our heads when we think about how best to commemorate a holiday based solely around the first wheat harvest in Israel. For thousands of years, our rabbis considered this dilemma too and connected Shavuot with the giving of Torah—a gift as precious and nourishing as the wheat harvested from the field.
The 58th annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration will be held at the Memorial to the Six Million, located at Greenwood Cemetery (1173 Cascade Circle SW, Atlanta, GA 30311).
Sunday, April 16 at 11am
Join us to hear featured speaker Ilse Eichner Reiner. Orphaned at an early age, Ilse Eichner Reiner was sent to the ghetto and concentration camp of Theresienstadt. Of 15,000 child prisoners there, she was one of 100 who survived - only to be deported to Auschwitz. Almost immediately, she was sent to a slave labor camp and then miraculously escaped from a death march. Following her liberation by the Russians, and with great resilience, Ilse built a life enriched by family, culture and joy.
In honor of Yom HaShoah, admission to the Breman Museum’s Holocaust exhibition will be free to the public on April 16, 11 am - 4 pm. For more information, visit thebreman.org or call 678.222.3700.
For more Social Justice Opportunities - CLICK HERE
THE UPCOMING WEEK - AT A GLANCE April 14 - 20 , 2023
7:00pm - Unpacking For Israel with Rabbi Rachael in the Library - Zoom only Register here April 19 - Wednesday
12:00pm - Unpacking For Israel with Rabbi Rachael in the Library - In Person only Register here
April 20 - Thursday
1:00pm - Sacred Aging with Rabbi Rachael in the Small Social Hall Register here
6:00pm - Brotherhood Texas Hold'Em Tournament Register here
**Please register for all classes & events through your My Emanu-El portal to ensure you receive all email notifications. Contact the office for help.**
COVID safety: Masks are optional at Temple Emanu-El events since the CDC’s designation that the Atlanta metro area is in a medium to low-risk status. We continue to monitor the risk status levels. When the weather makes it feasible, services and oneg will be outdoors. When in the Sanctuary, there is separate seating during worship services for those who are most comfortable sitting with others who are masked. If you are not feeling well or were diagnosed with COVID-19 within the past 10 days, please stay home and Livestream services rather than attend in person.
Was Your Seder Night Different From All Other Nights?
While some of you may be able to relate, perhaps not so many of you have an almost-three-year-old living in your home who has been singing (yelling?) Passover songs since the morning Purim passed.
Unique to her singing this year was the declaration: “No, ima (mommy), you can’t sing with me right now. You’ll sing with me at the Passover seder, but not right now, not until then. Wait until seder.”
Temple Emanu-El is looking for Challah bakers to bake small challahs for a special project we are planning for our congregants.
If you are interested in baking any time over the next several months, please email Stephen Blick.
Purim to Passover Food Drive
Fulfill the Purim mitzvah of Matanot Le'evyonim (gifts for the needy) and the Passover mitzvah of opening the door to all who are hungry.
Drop off items at Temple Emanu-El
Sunday,March 5 - Monday, April 13.
Popular items include peanut butter, protein bars, granola bars, cereal, oatmeal, canned tuna, canned pasta, canned soups, canned fruits and canned vegetables. Items do not need to be kosher.
Thanks for your help and let me know if you have any questions.
The 58th annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration will be held at the Memorial to the Six Million, located at Greenwood Cemetery (1173 Cascade Circle SW, Atlanta, GA 30311).
Sunday, April 16 at 11am
Join us to hear featured speaker Ilse Eichner Reiner. Orphaned at an early age, Ilse Eichner Reiner was sent to the ghetto and concentration camp of Theresienstadt. Of 15,000 child prisoners there, she was one of 100 who survived - only to be deported to Auschwitz. Almost immediately, she was sent to a slave labor camp and then miraculously escaped from a death march. Following her liberation by the Russians, and with great resilience, Ilse built a life enriched by family, culture and joy.
In honor of Yom HaShoah, admission to the Breman Museum’s Holocaust exhibition will be free to the public on April 16, 11 am - 4 pm. For more information, visit thebreman.org or call 678.222.3700.
For more Social Justice Opportunities - CLICK HERE
**Please register for all classes & events through your My Emanu-El portal to ensure you receive all email notifications. Contact the office for help.**
COVID safety: Masks are optional at Temple Emanu-El events since the CDC’s designation that the Atlanta metro area is in a medium to low-risk status. We continue to monitor the risk status levels. When the weather makes it feasible, services and oneg will be outdoors. When in the Sanctuary, there is separate seating during worship services for those who are most comfortable sitting with others who are masked. If you are not feeling well or were diagnosed with COVID-19 within the past 10 days, please stay home and Livestream services rather than attend in person.
Beginning this evening, Temple Emanu-El is honored to host our Scholar in Residence, Rabbi Eli Herscher. It has been years since we have had a Scholar in Residence, and it is a very big deal that we are able to do this.
For decades Lee and Arlene Katz sponsored our outside scholars, brought in to teach us at a very high level. This year, Norman and Diane Cohen have taken up the torch, and through their largess, have allowed our entire Temple Emanu-El community to benefit..
Temple Emanu-El is looking for Challah bakers to bake small challahs for a special project we are planning for our congregants.
If you are interested in baking any time over the next several months, please email Mickey Rosner .
Purim to Passover Food Drive
Fulfill the Purim mitzvah of Matanot Le'evyonim (gifts for the needy) and the Passover mitzvah of opening the door to all who are hungry.
Drop off items at Temple Emanu-El
Sunday,March 5 - Monday, April 13.
Popular items include peanut butter, protein bars, granola bars, cereal, oatmeal, canned tuna, canned pasta, canned soups, canned fruits and canned vegetables. Items do not need to be kosher.
Thanks for your help and let me know if you have any questions.
The 58th annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration will be held at the Memorial to the Six Million, located at Greenwood Cemetery (1173 Cascade Circle SW, Atlanta, GA 30311).
Sunday, April 16 at 11am
Join us to hear featured speaker Ilse Eichner Reiner. Orphaned at an early age, Ilse Eichner Reiner was sent to the ghetto and concentration camp of Theresienstadt. Of 15,000 child prisoners there, she was one of 100 who survived - only to be deported to Auschwitz. Almost immediately, she was sent to a slave labor camp and then miraculously escaped from a death march. Following her liberation by the Russians, and with great resilience, Ilse built a life enriched by family, culture and joy.
In honor of Yom HaShoah, admission to the Breman Museum’s Holocaust exhibition will be free to the public on April 16, 11 am - 4 pm. For more information, visit thebreman.org or call 678.222.3700.
For more Social Justice Opportunities - CLICK HERE
THE UPCOMING WEEK - AT A GLANCE March 31 - April 6 , 2022
10:00am - Jewish Meditaton with Chaplain Marita Anderson Register here 6:15pm - Scholar In Residence - Rabbi Eli Herscher - Private Shabbat Dinner Registration is now closed.
7:30pm - Shabbat Service with Rabbi Eli Herscher, Rabbi Spike and Cantorial Soloist Jessica Tillem. Sermon: "What Ignites the 'fire in the belly' of Moses?" Join us in person! Facebook Live | Youtube Live
9:00am - Extended Chevrah Torah with Rabbi Eli Herscher Sermon: "Passover and Next Year in Jerusalem" Join us in person! Facebook Live | Youtube Live
5:00pm - Mincha/Ma'ariv Bat Mitzvah Service with Rabbi Rachael, Cantorial Soloist Jessica Tillem and Mindy Feldman Join us in person! Facebook Live | Youtube Live
Mazal Tov Mindy! April 2 - Sunday
9:00am - Diamond Family Religious School
9:30am - Series #1: Mazal Tots: Baby and Me (0-11 mo) Register here
11:15am - Series #1: Mazal Tots: Baby and Me (1-3 yrs) Register here
April 3 - Monday
7:00pm - Hebrew with Ilan: Transforming our Prayers Register here
April 5 - Wednesday - Erev Pesach
Office closes at Noon April 6 - Thursday - Pesach
Office closed
**Please register for all classes & events through your My Emanu-El portal to ensure you receive all email notifications. Contact the office for help.**
COVID safety: Masks are optional at Temple Emanu-El events since the CDC’s designation that the Atlanta metro area is in a medium to low-risk status. We continue to monitor the risk status levels. When the weather makes it feasible, services and oneg will be outdoors. When in the Sanctuary, there is separate seating during worship services for those who are most comfortable sitting with others who are masked. If you are not feeling well or were diagnosed with COVID-19 within the past 10 days, please stay home and Livestream services rather than attend in person.
Our sage Hillel should have said these words: “If I am not for the bees, who will bee for me?”
A Buzz Worthy Announcement
In the next few weeks, you will notice some new workers around Temple Emanu-El. These workers will be growing food in our garden, helping flowers to bloom on the property, and making lots and lots of honey! Yes, you guessed it, we’re welcoming two hives of honeybees to Temple Emanu-El this Spring.
The members continuing on the Board are: Officers: Co-President – Bill Kellert, Immediate Past President – Edye Disner, Vice President – Wendy Frank, Treasurer – Eric Warshal, Financial Secretary – Perry Walter
Trustees: Jackie Beres, Harvey Berss, Stuart Dunowitz, Mark Feinberg, Ben Halpern, Bev Stahl, Julie Weiser, Jeff Wilensky
Iftar Dinner
Ramadan is observed March 23 - April 21. The Iftar meal breaks the daily Ramadan fast our Muslim friends will be observing on March 28. We have been invited to join their Break-Fast. It is prepared by the women of the community for the community's enjoyment.
Registration is closed.
Sandy Springs Police Department presents:
Chief Ken DeSimone, of the Sandy Springs Police Department, and Director Dan Salter of the Atlanta-Carolinas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program cordially invite you to attend a drug awareness and prevention program on March 29, 2023 at 6:30pm at Temple Emanu-El. Topics will include drug trends and the fentanyl and overdose crisis affecting our nation, state, and community. All are welcome to attend this free event.
Calling All Challah Bakers!
Temple Emanu-El is looking for Challah bakers to bake small challahs for a special project we are planning for our congregants.
If you are interested in baking any time over the next several months, please email Mickey Rosner .
For over 75 years, AJC Atlanta has been connecting people and building relationships throughout the world, our country, and most importantly, our city.”
The Unity Seder celebrates the Jewish holiday of Passover, which tells the story from the book of Exodus of the Israelites' journey out of Egypt, from slavery into freedom.
We are proud to be part of a diverse community committed to building unity. Join us as we use the rituals of the Passover Seder to tell stories of oppression, freedom, and responsibility from all our faith and ethnic traditions.
The Seder's meaning is rooted in the voices and hearts of those around the table.
Join us and add your voice!
Purim to Passover Food Drive
Fulfill the Purim mitzvah of Matanot Le'evyonim (gifts for the needy) and the Passover mitzvah of opening the door to all who are hungry.
Drop off items at Temple Emanu-El
Sunday,March 5 - Monday, April 13.
Popular items include peanut butter, protein bars, granola bars, cereal, oatmeal, canned tuna, canned pasta, canned soups, canned fruits and canned vegetables. Items do not need to be kosher.
Thanks for your help and let me know if you have any questions.
The 58th annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration will be held at the Memorial to the Six Million, located at Greenwood Cemetery (1173 Cascade Circle SW, Atlanta, GA 30311).
Join us to hear featured speaker Ilse Eichner Reiner. Orphaned at an early age, Ilse Eichner Reiner was sent to the ghetto and concentration camp of Theresienstadt. Of 15,000 child prisoners there, she was one of 100 who survived - only to be deported to Auschwitz. Almost immediately, she was sent to a slave labor camp and then miraculously escaped from a death march. Following her liberation by the Russians, and with great resilience, Ilse built a life enriched by family, culture and joy.
In honor of Yom HaShoah, admission to the Breman Museum’s Holocaust exhibition will be free to the public on April 16, 11 am - 4 pm. For more information, visit thebreman.org or call 678.222.3700.
For more Social Justice Opportunities - CLICK HERE
THE UPCOMING WEEK - AT A GLANCE March 24 - 30 , 2022
10:00am - Jewish Meditaton with Chaplain Marita Anderson
6:00pm - AIPAC Update Shabbat Dinner in the Chapel Registration is now closed.
7:30pm - Shabbat Service with Rabbi Max, Cantorial Soloist Jessica Tillem and Artie Gumer Join us in person! Facebook Live | Youtube Live
March 25 - Saturday
9:00am - Chevrah Torah - Torah Study with Rabbi Max in the Colbert Library Join us in person! Click here to join over Zoom
10:00am - Shacharit Bar Mitzvah Service with Rabbi Spike, Cantorial Soloist Jessica Tillem and Dylan Cohen Join us in person! Facebook Live | Youtube Live
Mazal tov Dylan!
11:00am - Nurture Tot Shabbat in the Chapel Register here March 26 - Sunday
9:00am - Diamond Family Religious School
9:15am - Temple Mah Jongg in the Library Register here 9:30am - Series #1: Mazal Tots: Baby and Me (0-11 mo) Register here
11:15am - Series #1: Mazal Tots: Baby and Me (1-3 yrs) Register here
March 28 - Tuesday
6:00pm - Iftar Dinner To Break The Ramadan Fast - Istanbul Cultural Center Istanbul Cultural Ceenter, 591 Main St. #100, Alpharetta, GA 30009 Registration is now closed. 6:30pm - TEFTY Pizza and Ice Cream night - Drop off at Mellow Mushroom & Pick up at Bruster's Ice Cream-Dunwoody Register here
March 29 - Wednesday 6:30pm - Sandy Springs Police Department presents: Drug Awareness and Prevention Program No registration needed
March 30 - Thursday
7:00pm - Scholar In Residence- Eli Herscher Session I: Why Judaism? Making Infinite Meaning of Our Finite Time, Sponsored by Norman and Diane Cohen in the Sanctuary Register here
In case you missed it...
Wednesday, March 22 - A Jewish Study of the Christian Bible Class #3 -View here
**Please register for all classes & events through your My Emanu-El portal to ensure you receive all email notifications. Contact the office for help.**
COVID safety: Masks are optional at Temple Emanu-El events since the CDC’s designation that the Atlanta metro area is in a medium to low risk status. We continue to monitor the risk status levels. When the weather makes it feasible, services and oneg will be outdoors. When in the Sanctuary, there is separate seating during worship services for those who are most comfortable sitting with others who are masked. If you are not feeling well or were diagnosed with COVID-19 within the past 10 days, please stay home and Livestream services rather than attend in person.
There is a Jewish theology that may make us uncomfortable encompassed in a maxim coined by the Lubuvitzer Rebbe, Menachim Mendel Schneerson.
The typical prompt given by Jewish teachers to children is “where is God”? And of course, the child is taught to answer: “God is everywhere.” What the Rebbe did was put an ellipsis on the end of that statement, and with it, a statement that informs our relationship with the Divine.
Come to Friday Night Shabbat Services to honor our Shirley Schiffer Volunteerism Award Recipients
Lex Bedsole Jaimie Chausmer Karen Fox Artie Gumer Rich Lapin
Andrea Levy Jaron Pearson Claudia Rolan Elliot Siegel Sandy Zusmann
Iftar Dinner
Ramadan is observed March 23 - April 21. The Iftar meal breaks the daily Ramadan fast our Muslim friends will be observing on March 28. We have been invited to join their Break-Fast. It is prepared by the women of the community for the community's enjoyment.
Chief Ken DeSimone, of the Sandy Springs Police Department, and Director Dan Salter of the Atlanta-Carolinas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area program cordially invite you to attend a drug awareness and prevention program on March 29, 2023 at 6:30pm at Temple Emanu-El. Topics will include drug trends and the fentanyl and overdose crisis affecting our nation, state, and community. All are welcome to attend this free event.
Calling All Challah Bakers!
Temple Emanu-El is looking for Challah bakers to bake small challahs for a special project we are planning for our congregants.
If you are interested in baking any time over the next several months, please email Mickey Rosner .
For over 75 years, AJC Atlanta has been connecting people and building relationships throughout the world, our country, and most importantly, our city.”
The Unity Seder celebrates the Jewish holiday of Passover, which tells the story from the book of Exodus of the Israelites' journey out of Egypt, from slavery into freedom.
We are proud to be part of a diverse community committed to building unity. Join us as we use the rituals of the Passover Seder to tell stories of oppression, freedom, and responsibility from all our faith and ethnic traditions.
The Seder's meaning is rooted in the voices and hearts of those around the table.
Join us and add your voice!
Purim to Passover Food Drive
Fulfill the Purim mitzvah of Matanot Le'evyonim (gifts for the needy) and the Passover mitzvah of opening the door to all who are hungry.
Drop off items at Temple Emanu-El
Sunday,March 5 - Monday, April 13.
Popular items include peanut butter, protein bars, granola bars, cereal, oatmeal, canned tuna, canned pasta, canned soups, canned fruits and canned vegetables. Items do not need to be kosher.
Thanks for your help and let me know if you have any questions.
For more Social Justice Opportunities - CLICK HERE
CAC South
While TE volunteers have been working at CAC South for only a few months, they have accomplished a great deal!
Thanks to the hard work and great spirit of our volunteers, TE has been asked to volunteer on an additional day every month.
In March we will be volunteering at CAC South on: March 8 and March 22 9:00am-1:00pm.
Going forward we will be volunteering the 2nd and 4th Wednesdayof each month.
Here's what you need to know... We will build a new crew of volunteers to support this additional time commitment. Referrals of TE members who would make good volunteers would be greatly appreciated.
Please spread the word!
The new dates have been added to Sign Up Genius for registration. Sign up HERE.
...that the Caring Committee serves the Temple Emanu-El community by sharing and helping in times of joy and times of comfort?
In order for the Caring Committee to do this, we need someone to first inform the Temple by contacting Nila. Please contact her if you have a Life Cycle event of birth, illness, marriage, conversion, or a family member’s passing. Our Caring Committee wants to be there for our congregants in their times of joy and times of needing comfort. The office number is 770-395-1340 Ext 3
10:00am - Jewish Meditaton with Chaplain Marita Anderson
6:00pm - Friday with Friends: Volunteer and Honi Circle Shabbat dinner-Registration is now closed.
7:30pm - Volunteer and Honi Circle Shabbat Service with Rabbi Spike and Cantorial Soloist Jessica Tillem Join us in person! Facebook Live | Youtube Live
March 18 - Saturday
9:00am - Chevrah Torah - Torah Study with Rabbi Spike in the Colbert Library Join us in person! Click here to join over Zoom
10:00am - Shacharit Bat Mitzvah Service with Rabbi Max, Cantorial Soloist Jessica Tillem and Ilara Padilla-Goodman. Join us in person! Facebook Live | Youtube Live
Mazal tov Ilara!
11:00am - Shabbat Kid-ish with Rabbi Rachael in the Chapel Register here March 19 - Sunday
9:00am - Diamond Family Religious School
9:30am - Series #1: Mazal Tots: Baby and Me (0-11 mo) Register here
11:15am - Series #1: Mazal Tots: Baby and Me (1-3 yrs) Register here
March 20 - Monday
7:00pm - Hebrew with Ilan: Transforming our Prayers Register here
March 21 - Tuesday
7:00pm - A Jewish Study of the Christian Bible with Rabbi Max - Zoom Register here March 22 - Wednesday 12:00pm - A Jewish Study of the Christian Bible with Rabbi Max Millerin the Colbert LibraryRegister here
March 23 - Thursday
1:00pm - Sacred Aging with Rabbi Rachael in the Small Social Hall Register here
In case you missed it...
Wednesday, March 15 - A Jewish Study of the Christian Bible Class #2 -view here
**Please register for all classes & events through your My Emanu-El portal to ensure you receive all email notifications. Contact the office for help.**
COVID safety: Masks are optional at Temple Emanu-El events since the CDC’s designation that the Atlanta metro area is in a medium to low risk status. We continue to monitor the risk status levels. When the weather makes it feasible, services and oneg will be outdoors. When in the Sanctuary, there is separate seating during worship services for those who are most comfortable sitting with others who are masked. If you are not feeling well or were diagnosed with COVID-19 within the past 10 days, please stay home and Livestream services rather than attend in person.
Passover Seder is right around the corner (read: less than a month away!). There are many, many ways to conduct a Pesach seder, but I want to make sure you have three ways to elevate your seder this year.
First, bring new people to the seder; it’s a mitzvah!
If you’re hosting, invite a member of the Temple Emanu-El community through our Seder Shidduch service HERE . If you’re a guest at someone’s home this year, ask if you can bring a friend; or, spend one of the two seder nights with a new family. Temple Emanu-El’s Seder Shidduch service HERE is also matching folks who want to be guests at a home.
Learn About Temple Emanu-El’s Initiative to Combat Antisemitism
To learn about Temple Emanu-El’s Initiative to Combat Antisemitism including steps to take if you experience antisemitism, along with resources to help parents effectively communicate with their children’s teachers about Jewish holidays and dates -CLICK HERE
Iftar Dinner
Ramadan is observed March 23 - April 21. The Iftar meal breaks the daily Ramadan fast our Muslim friends will be observing on March 28. We have been invited to join their Break-Fast. It is prepared by the women of the community for the community's enjoyment.
For over 75 years, AJC Atlanta has been connecting people and building relationships throughout the world, our country, and most importantly, our city.”
The Unity Seder celebrates the Jewish holiday of Passover, which tells the story from the book of Exodus of the Israelites' journey out of Egypt, from slavery into freedom.
We are proud to be part of a diverse community committed to building unity. Join us as we use the rituals of the Passover Seder to tell stories of oppression, freedom, and responsibility from all our faith and ethnic traditions.
The Seder's meaning is rooted in the voices and hearts of those around the table. Join us and add your voice!
Purim to Passover Food Drive
Fulfill the Purim mitzvah of Matanot Le'evyonim (gifts for the needy) and the Passover mitzvah of opening the door to all who are hungry.
Drop off items at Temple Emanu-El Sunday, March 5 - Monday, April 13.
Popular items include peanut butter, protein bars, granola bars, cereal, oatmeal, canned tuna, canned pasta, canned soups, canned fruits and canned vegetables. Items do not need to be kosher.
Thanks for your help and let me know if you have any questions.
Julie Mokotoff 404.272.4252
For more Social Justice Opportunities - CLICK HERE
CAC South
While TE volunteers have been working at CAC South for only a few months, they have accomplished a great deal!
Thanks to the hard work and great spirit of our volunteers, TE has been asked to volunteer on an additional day every month.
In March we will be volunteering at CAC South on: March 8 and March 22 9:00am-1:00pm.
Going forward we will be volunteering the 2nd and 4th Wednesdayof each month.
Here's what you need to know... We will build a new crew of volunteers to support this additional time commitment. Referrals of TE members who would make good volunteers would be greatly appreciated.
Please spread the word!
The new dates have been added to Sign Up Genius for registration. Sign up HERE.
...that the Caring Committee serves the Temple Emanu-El community by sharing and helping in times of joy and times of comfort?
In order for the Caring Committee to do this, we need someone to first inform the Temple by contacting Nila. Please contact her if you have a Life Cycle event of birth, illness, marriage, conversion, or a family member’s passing. Our Caring Committee wants to be there for our congregants in their times of joy and times of needing comfort. The office number is 770-395-1340 Ext 3
Co-Chairs Ann Fine 770-457-2786 Gerri Penn 770-853-2300
THE UPCOMING WEEK - AT A GLANCE March 10 - 16 , 2022
10:00am - Jewish Meditaton with Chaplain Marita Anderson 7:30pm - Southern Soul Shabbat with Rabbi Max, Rabbi Micah Lapidus and Cantorial Soloist Jessica Tillem Join us in person! Facebook Live | Youtube Live
March 11 - Saturday
8:30am - Kaddish Minyan Service with Rabbi Rachael in the Colbert Library Join us in person! Click here to join over Zoom
9:00am - Chevrah Torah - Torah Study with Rabbi Rachael in the Colbert Library Join us in person! Click here to join over Zoom
9:00am - TE at CAC
9:00am - Tot Shabbat at Oxford Chase with Rabbi Max and Rabbi Rachael Register here 5:00pm - Mincha / Ma'ariv Bat Mitzvah Service with Rabbi Rachael, Cantorial Soloist Jessica Tillem and Beth Roback Join us in person! Facebook Live | Youtube Live
Mazal tov Beth!! March 12 - Sunday
9:00am - Diamond Family Religious School
9:15pm - Temple Mah Jongg Register here 9:30am - Series #1: Mazal Tots: Baby and Me (0-11 mo) Register here
11:15am - Series #1: Mazal Tots: Baby and Me (1-3 yrs) Register here
March 13 - Monday
7:00pm - Hebrew with Ilan: Transforming our Prayers Register here
March 14 - Tuesday
7:00pm - A Jewish Study of the Christian Bible with Rabbi Max - Zoom Register here March 15 - Wednesday 12:00pm - A Jewish Study of the Christian Bible with Rabbi Max Millerin the Colbert LibraryRegister here
In case you missed it...
Wednesday, March 8 - A Jewish Study of the Christian Bible Class #1 -view here.
**Please register for all classes & events through your My Emanu-El portal to ensure you receive all email notifications. Contact the office for help.**
COVID safety: Masks are optional at Temple Emanu-El events since the CDC’s designation that the Atlanta metro area is in a medium to low risk status. We continue to monitor the risk status levels. When the weather makes it feasible, services and oneg will be outdoors. When in the Sanctuary, there is separate seating during worship services for those who are most comfortable sitting with others who are masked. If you are not feeling well or were diagnosed with COVID-19 within the past 10 days, please stay home and Livestream services rather than attend in person.
The social hall was packed this past Sunday for our antisemitism program. While it’s important to stand up against antisemitism, we would LOVE to see equal (if not more!) folks join us to celebrate being Jewish!
Our Jewish identity shouldn’t only shine bright when under threat.
Community leaders hold town hall after residents discover antisemitic flyers in neighborhood
Community leaders and lawmakers held a town hall Sunday night in Sandy Springs to discuss combatting hate in the wake of dozens of people discovering antisemitic flyers in their driveways earlier this month.
Senior Rabbi Spike Anderson with Temple Emanu-El in Sandy Springs hosted the town hall. He said doing nothing was not a choice they wanted to make.
“We decided doing nothing was a choice we didn’t want to make,” said Anderson.
Learn About Temple Emanu-El’s Initiative to Combat Antisemitism
To learn about Temple Emanu-El’s Initiative to Combat Antisemitism including steps to take if you experience antisemitism, along with resources to help parents effectively communicate with their children’s teachers about Jewish holidays and dates -CLICK HERE
For over 75 years, AJC Atlanta has been connecting people and building relationships throughout the world, our country, and, most importantly, our city.
The Unity Seder celebrates the Jewish holiday of Passover, which tells the story from the book of Exodus of the Israelites' journey out of Egypt, from slavery into freedom.
We are proud to be part of a diverse community committed to building unity. Join us as we use the rituals of the Passover Seder to tell stories of oppression, freedom, and responsibility from all our faith and ethnic traditions.
The Seder's meaning is rooted in the voices and hearts of those around the table. Join us and add your voice!
Purim to Passover Food Drive
Fulfill the Purim mitzvah of Matanot Le'evyonim (gifts for the needy) and the Passover mitzvah of opening the door to all who are hungry.
Drop off items at Temple Emanu-El starting Sunday, March 5 and ending Monday, April 13. Popular items include peanut butter, protein bars, granola bars, cereal, oatmeal, canned tuna, canned pasta, canned soups, canned fruits and canned vegetables. Items do not need to be kosher.
Thanks for your help and let me know if you have any questions.
Julie Mokotoff 404.272.4252
For more Social Justice Opportunities - CLICK HERE
Caring Committee: Did You Know...
...that the Caring Committee serves the Temple Emanu-El community by sharing and helping in times of joy and times of comfort?
In order for the Caring Committee to do this, we need someone to first inform the Temple by contacting Nila. Please contact the her if you have a Life Cycle event of birth, illness, marriage, conversion, or a family member’s passing. Our Caring Committee wants to be there for our congregants in their times of joy and times of needing comfort. The office number is 770-395-1340 Ext 3
Co-Chairs Ann Fine 770-457-2786 Gerri Penn 770-853-2300
THE UPCOMING WEEK - AT A GLANCE March 3 - 9 , 2022
NO Jewish Meditatonwith Chaplain Marita Anderson 5:30pm - DFRS/ Davis Purim Dinner in the Small Social Hall
EARLY SERVICE 6:30pm - DFRS/Davis Purim Shabbat with Rabbi Spike, Rabbi Rachael, Rabbi Max and Cantorial Soloist Jessica Tillem Join us in person! Facebook Live | Youtube Live
March 4 - Saturday
8:30am - Kaddish Minyan Service with Rabbi Max in the Colbert Library Join us in person! Click here to join over Zoom
9:00am - Chevrah Torah - Torah Study with Rabbi Max in the Colbert Library Join us in person! Click here to join over Zoom
5:00pm - Mincha / Ma'ariv Bar Mitzvah Service with Rabbi Max, Cantorial Soloist Jessica Tillem and Spencer Gordon Join us in person! Facebook Live | Youtube Live
12:30pm - TEFTY Purim, Pesach, Packing Partyin the Youth Lounge Register here
6:00pm - Hamantaschen Hilarity with Dad's Garage in the Large Social Hall Register here
March 6 - Monday - Erev Purim
NO Hebrew with Ilan: Transforming our Prayers
March 7 - Tuesday - Purim
7:00pm - A Jewish Study of the Christian Bible with Rabbi Max - Zoom Register here March 8 - Wednesday 12:00pm - A Jewish Study of the Christian Bible with Rabbi Max Millerin the Colbert LibraryRegister here
**Please register for all classes & events through your My Emanu-El portal to ensure you receive all email notifications. Contact the office for help.**
COVID safety: Masks are optional at Temple Emanu-El events since the CDC’s designation that the Atlanta metro area is in a medium to low risk status. We continue to monitor the risk status levels. When the weather makes it feasible, services and oneg will be outdoors. When in the Sanctuary, there is separate seating during worship services for those who are most comfortable sitting with others who are masked. If you are not feeling well or were diagnosed with COVID-19 within the past 10 days, please stay home and Livestream services rather than attend in person.
