When we first welcomed our two hives of honeybees in the spring, our mantra was that this was a learning experience first, and if we got some honey, it would be purely a bonus. Months of hard work from our Bee Team and the honeybees themselves have yielded three frames of honey (about 15 lbs.). Metaphors between Judaism and honeybees are endless but very poignant in this case. Enjoying the honey of our labors is truly a celebration. After these High Holy Days, we will celebrate our first harvest to start the new year off with true Temple Emanu-El sweetness.
Dick Wilson & Rick Shapiro Memorial Golf Tournament
Sign up is open! Dick Wilson and Rick Shapiro Memorial Golf Tournament.
Sunday, September 10 7:30am Bear's Best Atlanta's - 5342 Aldeburgh Drive, Suwanee, GA 30024 HONORING: Laura Beth and Danny Summerfield
Mark it on your calendar, dust off your clubs and sign up early!
Proceeds will benefit the Dick Wilson and Rick Shapiro Scholarship Fund
Looking forward to some quality time on the course with everyone! Ladies are invited to play or just come spend some quality time with honoree, Laura Beth.
In this AJC program, students will enhance their leadership, learning, and relationship building skills through the lens of learning about the Black and Jewish communities.
If you know of any rising high school juniors or seniors who may benefit from this, please send them the application and/or nominate them HERE.
Applications are due Sunday, August 27.
High Holy Day Ushers Needed!
We would love to have your help!
Enrich your High Holy Day experience by joining our Usher Team.
It truely takes a villiage to create the meaningful services that our congregation enjoys every year. Ushers are a vital component of ensuring the High Holy Days run smoothly.
Click the link below to let us know when you are available.
6:30 pm - TE / Davis Academy Dinner in the Small Social Hall Registration is closed
7:30 pm - Davis Academy and Prospective Member Shabbat with Rabbi Max and Cantorial Soloist, Jessica Tillem in the Sanctuary Join us in person! Facebook Live | Youtube Live
August 26 - Saturday
9:00 am - Chevrah Torah - Torah Study with Rabbi Spike in the Diamond Family Chapel Join us in person! Click here to join over Zoom
9:30am - Shabbat Kid-ish with Rabbi Max in the Youth Brill downstairs Register here
10:00am - Shacharit Bat Mitzvah Service with Rabbi Rachael, Cantorial Soloist Jessica Tillem and Rebecca Sobel in the Sanctuary Join us in person! Facebook Live | Youtube Live
Mazal Tov Rebecca!
10:30am - K-1-2 Personal Planters on the Goldstein Patio Register here
5:00 pm - Mincha Maariv Bar Mitzvah Service with Rabbi Max, Cantorial Soloist Jessica Tillem and Noah Swenson-Friedberg Join us in person! Facebook Live | Youtube Live
Mazal tov Noah! August 27 - Sunday
9:00 am - Diamond Family Religious School
12:30pm - Grades 3-4-5 Tie Dye for a Groovy New Year Register here
11:00 am - Spousal Bereavement Group Group closed August 29 - Tuesday
7:00 pm - Sacred Aging: At Any Age with Rabbi Rachael - In-person or Zoom Register here
August 30 - Wednesday
12:00 pm - Sacred Aging: At Any Age with Rabbi Rachael - In-person in the Diamond Chapel Register here August 31 - Thursday
2:00 pm - Sisterhood Temple Mah Jongg in the Youth Lounge 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.**
Caring Committee is in Need of a Substitute Caller Coordinator
The Caring Committee is looking for a Volunteer Substitute Caller Coordinator.
This person would coordinate the substitute caller when one is needed. Please become part of the Caring Committee.
For details please reach out to Ann Fine or Gerri Penn.
“Caring for someone can impact them as well as you.” Gerri Penn
Sponsor an Oneg!
There are two mitzvot pertaining to the Shabbat meal. One is oneg, the mitzvah to delight in Shabbat, as it is written: “Call Shabbat ‘delight’ (oneg)” (Isaiah 58:13). Oneg is fulfilled primarily through the meals, but snacks and a Shabbat nap are parts of it as well." (Peninei Halakhah, Shabbat 7:2:2) Providing the Oneg is performing a Mitzvah for our community.
Hosting an Oneg is not only a Mitzvah, but it can also be a way to celebrate a family event and share the good news with the congregation.
Commemorate birthdays, anniversaries, engagements, awards, graduations, B’nai Mitzvah and other happy occasions. Sponsor an Oneg today!
Sisterhood Tree of Life
Her ways are pleasant and all her paths, peaceful. She is a tree of life to those who grasp her, and whoever holds on to her is happy. Proverbs 3:17–18 Honor a loved one or a special occasion by purchasing a leaf on our Tree of Life
To order your Leaf on the Sisterhood Tree of Life, please click on the image or email Marina.
Remember A Loved One
I will give them, in My House And within My walls, A monument and a name Better than sons or daughters. I will give them an everlasting name That shall not perish. (Isaiah 56:5)
We are commanded not merely to grieve but also to remember and to observe.
Temple Emanu-El’s Yahrzeit plaques both perpetuate the cherished memory of the loved ones we have lost and create a permanent family legacy.
Memorializing our loved ones in this way fulfills the commandment to give tzedakah in their honor.
To order your yahrzeit plaque(s) or to reserve a space, please click on the image or emailMarina.
