Open Jewish Project: One Year Later

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Open Jewish Project:
One Year Later
W
hat a year this has been!! One year ago, when I wrote
Thoughts Composed by
my first bulletin article, I could not imagine where we
Rabbi Rachael M. Bregman
would be today. And wow, what an incredible time! In the
last year we have developed real relationships with 456 Jews
in the Young Atlanta community through one on one coffees and our 147 various activities with one
quarter of those people attending activities consistently. We have trained a cohort of “coffee people”
who, by date of publication, will have completed 50 one on one coffee conversations, expanding our
ability to connect with and develop relationships with more and more unengaged Jews.
This week alone, five new people previously uninvolved with Jewish life in Atlanta showed up
through word of mouth and person-to-person connection at an Open Jewish Project activity.
What matters though, is not the number of people but what we have learned from them and what
we, together are building.
We have learned that there is a huge difference between affiliation and engagement. This generation of Jews wants a relationship with other people. They want a people-centered instead of a
program-centered approach. And they want to grow those relationships through substantive conversation. As one woman said, "Through a Saturday morning brunch discussion about God, these
people have become my friends. I may not know what they do for work and sometimes, I cannot
even remember their first names, but I know what they feel about God and so I know them."
We have learned that less really is more. Fewer people makes for more intimacy which makes for
deeper relationship. It is our job to provide a place for this closeness to flourish. A young man who
had been living in Atlanta for a year but had never found a Jewish connection declared the following as he left a Shabbat dinner with 12 others one evening: "I needed a place and this was the place
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worship schedule
Friday, July 1
Shabbat Service 6:00 pm
Saturday, July 2
Shabbat Chapel Service 10:30 am
Friday, July 8
Shabbat Service 6:00 pm
Saturday, July 9
Shabbat Chapel Service 10:30 am
Friday, July 15
Shabbat Service 6:00 pm
Saturday, July 16
Shabbat Chapel Service 10:30 am
Friday, July 22
Shabbat Service 6:00 pm
Saturday, July 23
Shabbat Chapel Service 10:30 am
Friday, July 29
URJ Shabbat at Temple Sinai
No services at The Temple.
Saturday, July 30
URJ Shabbat at Kehillat Chaim
No services or Torah study at The Temple.
* Summer Shabbat Socializing takes place
before services, every Friday at 5:30 pm.
Torah & Haftarah
2 July
Chukkat
30 Sivan
Numbers 19:1-22:1
Isaiah 66:1-24
16 July
Pinchas
14 Tammuz
Numbers 25:10-30:1 30 July
Masei
I Kings 18:46-19:21 28 Tammuz
9 July
Balak
7 Tammuz
Numbers 22:2-25:9
Micah 5:6-6:8
23 July
Mattot
21 Tammuz
Numbers 30:2-32:42 Study guides are online at the Union for Reform
Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 Judaism website: www.the-temple.org/torah
Numbers 33:1-36:13
Jeremiah 2:4-28; 3:4
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Lifecycle & Special Occasions
Mazal Tov to...
< Knox Maslia on being named Most Valuable Player at
the DeKalb County High School Senior All Star Game.
< Arthur Blank, Bernie Marcus, Sam Massell, and
Michael Shapiro for being named to the Atlanta
Business Chronicle's list of Most Influential Atlantans.
< Laurie and Marc Skalla on the birth of their daughter,
Eva-Francesca Carolyn Skalla.
< Andrew Evan Light & Molly Leah Shubin on their
marriage, and to Molly’s parents, Joanie and Lewis and
grandparents, Marilyn and Josh Shubin.
< Julius Rothman
Grandfather of Suzy Blough and great
grandfather of Sara & Stephanie
< Constance Daniel
Wife of William
< Bradley Scott McCowan and Rachel Judith Blacher
on their marriage.
< Rebecca Faber
Mother of Michael Faber
< Sidney Oswald Simms, Jr. and Sabina Abigail Vayner
on their marriage.
< Laura Watson
Daughter of Cathy Block
< Lara Geller Church
Anna-Greenfield
< Erika Laibson & Emre Kabu
< Jamie & James Kitces
Austin, Sydney
< Jessica Levine & Isaac Rothbart
< Erin Ziff
closings notice
< Stephen Brilliant
Father of Adrienne Strohl
< Dorothy Hollander
Sister of Marilyn Prevor
< Tamaryah & Shaun Campbell
Nicholas, Shawnee, Zoie
holidays & office
< Susie Polay
Wife of Robert and mother of Samuel & Dylan
< Brandon Benjamin Cole and Dori Maureen BryerSatkin on their marriage.
Newest Members
Bernie Marcus (left) breaks ground
with then-Governor, Sonny Perdue.
May Their Memory
Be For a Blessing
< Harold Schuman
Son of Sylvia Schuman
< Beverly Zweig
Mother of Dennis
< Janice M. Ghertner
Mother of Andy Ghertner
< Jack Slepin
If we have made any inadvertent omissions, please
excuse us. We ask that you let us know, so that we
can correct the error, by contacting Dianne Ratowsky
at 404.873.1731 or dratowsky@the-temple.org.
The Temple offices will be closed on Monday, July 4, in observance of this national holiday. As with all holidays,
we will return any non-emergency messages when we return to the office on July 5. If there is an emergency need
during the holiday, you can call The Temple at 404.873.1731 and select the clergy hotline.
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Officers of the Board
Rabbi Peter S. Berg
Mark R. Jacobson
Executive Director
Belinda Morris
President
Ronnie van Gelder
Director of Programming
Billy Bauman
Executive Vice President
Edye Summerfield
Director of Temple Early Learning Center
Janet Lavine
Vice President
Bradford R. Pilcher
Director of Communications
Linda Selig
Vice President
Elizabeth C. Foster
Family & Teen Educator
Lauren Grien
Secretary
Rabbi Frederick H. Reeves
Rabbi Loren Filson Lapidus
Cantor Deborah L. Numark
Rabbi Alvin M. Sugarman, Ph.D.
Emeritus
Rabbi Steven H. Rau, RJE
Director of Lifelong Learning
Rabbi Rachael M. Bregman
Open Jewish Project
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Jonathan Amsler
Treasurer
Learn at the temple
The Breman Religious
School Honey Sale
The High Holy Days aren't as far away as you might think, and that means Rosh
Hashanah will be here before you
know it. And what is Rosh Hashanah
without a little honey?
So here's your chance to stock up
on the honey you'll need to sweeten
the holidays and send a sweet gift to
others, including the gift of support
to the Breman Religious School at the
same time.
Buy your honey through us. We'll
get a cut, and you'll get free shipping if
you order before July 31. So what are
you waiting for?
Temple Library
Reorganization
The Temple Library and Media Center is in the process of reorganizing our library to make it easier for everyone to use. For example,
Hebrew, English, and Yiddish poetry have all been grouped together.
Groups of short stories are now in a section of Anthologies.
The next time you're in the building, come by and check out the
many books on offer. They're free to check out for Temple members,
and please do remember to return them.
The Book Club
The Wizard of Lies chronicles the great Ponzi
scheme that was Bernie Madoff, written by
the woman who led the New York Times
coverage of the scandal. This book dives deep
into an up-close look at Madoff himself. So of
course you won't want to miss our July book
discussion as we tackle this tome.
Join us at The Temple on July 12 at 7:30 pm
for our latest Temple Book Club discussion.
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The Mitzvot of
the Graduates
of the TELC
To celebrate their graduation from the Temple
Early Learning Center, the 2011 graduates
performed several mitzvot.
They collected tzedakah money throughout
the year to plant twenty trees in Israel. On
graduation day, they donated backpacks and
lunch bags to Our House, a childcare and support center for homeless couples.
We are so proud of our graduating class for
having learned the value of giving to others
and the importance of mitzvot. Yasher koach!
Caring at
the temple
Our Volunteers
The work of our Caring at The Temple program could not be accomplished were it not for those volunteers who have recently delivered
soup or visited those who are sick. Thank you to you all:
< Jon Amsler
< Valerie Needle
< Amy Lettes
< Leslie Stone
Social Justice at the temple
Zaban Embarks on a Renovation
T
he Zaban Couples Center has entered into an exciting partnership with The Georgia Chapter of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA Georgia). It will lead to the renovation of residents’ rooms over
the summer months; transforming them from dormitory austerity to a comfortable residential design created by
students from SCAD Atlanta. This is Phase I a multi-phased project. Phase II, a much larger undertaking, will
be the renovation of the common spaces of the facility. We hope that will happen during the summer of 2012.
Thanks are due Temple members Paul and Carol Muldawer for taking the idea of working with SCAD and turning it into a real opportunity to work with talented members of the Atlanta design community.
IIDA Georgia is facilitating the fundraising effort through a PR campaign aimed at their extensive membership. They are seeking donations of items on the “wish list” as well as financial support. A committee of design
professionals has already donated considerable time and resources to this great project, which they view as a natural extension of the IIDA mission of "increasing
the quality of life through interior design."
The wish list includes everything from paint and mattresses/box springs to food that will feed the volunteer painters and carpenters during weekend work days.
The full list and renderings of the second part of the project can be viewed on the Zaban Couples Center Facebook page: http://is.gd/zabanredesign <
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The Temple Israel Experience 2011
When more than 200 Temple members embarked upon their Israel Experience, we knew we'd want to keep a record of this momentous adventure. So of course,
we blogged about it. My press time for this bulletin, the trip was only a few days old, and it was just the teens who had arrived in Israel. But below you can read
excerpts from their messages back to us over the first few days in the Jewish homeland. We've preserved them just as they appear on the blog, typos and all. You
can see the entire archive of our Israel blogs at the following links: www.the-temple.org/israel or www.the-temple.org/israelteen.
around corners until Rabbi Rau told us
to take off our blindfolds and we realized we were looking down at the Western Wall! Then we took a tour through
the excavated tunnels of the old temple
and ended up in the Arab quarter (not
as scary as you would think). After pizza
and multiple bathroom breaks we went
back to the Wall, this time separating
into males and females and actually
going up to it. It was an amazing day,
and we're still not done! Can't wait to do
everything else! Don't worry about us!
- Elizabeth Dickerson
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
We're in Israel!!
We're here! Our teens woke up (after
at least a three hour sleep plus their
long naps on the trip to Newark) to a
bustling crowd of El Al passengers (if
you have never flown to Israel on El Al
you may not understand what it is liike
... a plane full of Jews doing whatever
they want, whenver they want, whenever they want at 37,000 feet... Babies,
religious men davening, teens keeping
chaperones from sleeping...).
But, most important ... We have a
crew of happy and healthy (and a bit
tired) teens from Atlanta ready to take
on their homeland. We have a a lng and
meaningful day ahead of us and a very
congenial gorup. We will post a review
of the day tonight, which well include
our first entry from our teens. You
should all be pourd ... You have raised
wonderful and caring teens. We a re
honored to share their first Israel experience with them.
- Rabbi Rau, Jon, Lisa, and Colette
Thursday, June 16, 2011
The Confessions of
"Troubled" Teens
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
The First Amazing Day of Our Trip
Well, as can be seen by the title, today was certainly the longest day any of us have ever had, but
definitely a very fun one. It was rather weird to fly
out of Atlanta at 8:30-ish in the morning and in a
matter of a couple of flights arrive in Tel Aviv at
7:00 the next day! After visiting the underground
bullet factory from the War of Independence, the
highlight of the day was walking through the natural spring cut straight through an underground
cave! Tonight we all shared something relatively
private about our Jewish faith as a bonding exer-
cise, and it went better than any of us could have
expected! We are all incredibly exhausted and
ready for a full night of sleep! (Would you believe
it's 9:30 and we are ALL going to sleep?!)
- Kayla Alexander and Josh Cohen
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Day 3?
So, this morning we all woke up and had an
interesting breakfast, I don't usually eat carrots and
salad at 7 in the morning... Then we packed the
bus and got off in the Old City of Jerusalem. Blindfolded, we followed the leader down steps and
Well, we made it to Israel. As you
might have heard, yesterday we left Jerusalem and set off for Masada. Masada
isn't exactly a city-- in fact, we've maybe
seen two buildings the entire time we've
been here. That's because Masada is
actually in the middle of a giant desert.
Sand and rocks are dispersed widely
throughout the area, with the nearest
water sources being the Dead Sea and
our giant Israeli water bottles. Now, some of you
may have heard how the Jews were up on Masada,
anticipating an attack from the Roman soldiers.
The Jews-- who totaled to about 940 people-- took
their lives upon the mountain fortress in 70 B.C.
This morning, we all dragged ourselves out of bed
at 4:15 am and hiked up the mountain to the fortress before sunrise. Many people from our trip
enjoyed the view of the golden sun peaking over
the distant plateau and illuminating the Dead Sea
from the fortress, while others peered across the
land from a slightly different angle a bit below the
fortress. After taking tons of pictures as the sun
Naming of Hadara Lapidus
Rabbis Loren and Micah Lapidus
would be honored to have you join them for the naming of their daughter
Hadara Irene
Sunday, August 7 at 3:00 pm at The Temple
Rabbis Loren & Micah Lapidus
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Reception with light refreshments to follow.
Please RSVP to Cherie Winsett at cwinsett@the-temple.org, or 404.873.1731
Open Jewish Project,
One Year Out (cont.)
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rapidly grew in the sky and playing some really confusing mind games, we were
given a tour of Massada. We touched stone and walked where our ancestors lived
long ago, and were amazed at how intact most of the fortress was. We prayed and
sang in the old synagogue, and even saw the Roman war camps. Later in the morning, at around 8:30, we ate breakfast and head out for a new adventure. We arrived
at Engeei for what we thought would simply be a water hike. However, it turned
into much more. We played in waterfalls, threw tons of seaweed at each other, and
probably weirded out some the adults who weren't apart of our trip. Next, we left
for lunch and then what we thought would be a two hour drive to Mitspe Ramon.
However, as everyone was listening to Katie was singing the hokey-pokey to earn her
backpack back, the front right mirror suddenly flipped out of its socket and started
swinging across the side of the bus! It was quiet strange, but it startled me because
I was sitting typing the first part of this in the very front of the bus where the mirror was hitting! So, we took about an hour stop at the Dead Sea! As we waded into
the oddly hot water, we stung as we made our way onto our backs. Floating in the
Dead Sea was quiet the experience- we caught salt crystals, came up with a theory of
how Jesus was actually just floating in the dead sea instead of walking on water, and
learned that the Dead Sea water serves as a great hair conditioner! But for now, we're
still stinging back in the bus for a two hour drive looking over Jordan on the left and
Lot's wife on the right, so I'll end this entry. (The computer battery is also dying, and
Jon is leaning over my shoulder telling me to wrap it up already.) So, bye for now, we
hope you are enjoying life in Atlanta, as we are enjoying life in Israel.
- Samantha Dietz
Friday, June 17, 2011
Friday in Mispe Ramon
The first thing we did this morning was go repelling, which is basically walking
backwards down a mountain. Almost everyone went and a lot of people overcame
their fears about it. The cliff we were on looked out over a former riverbed/ tectonic
plate boundary unique to Israel. It was gorgeous with some black hills and lots of
mountains.
Afterwards we went on a hike through the desert. It is unlike any terrain I have
ever seen before. It is very barren and rocky, but we still saw some wildlife like ibexes
and a lizard. THere were a lot of hills and rock formations and it was very unique
and beautiful.
- Sammi Dean
Read the rest of the Israel Experience 2011 blog online. It's all archived at www.thetemple.org/israel or www.the-temple.org/israelteen. We've preserved these entries in
the exact way they were originally written, typos and all.
Rabbi Bregman at an Open Jewish Havdallah Concert
and now I have found my place! He now spends Shabbat with us almost
every week."
We have seen over and over again how much this generation of Jews
wants to make this theirs. We are learning about leadership development
not as who can run a program but personal leadership and running your
own life! They want the tools to do Jewish in their homes and in their daily
lives. One young man hosted a potluck Shabbat dinner and explained
afterwards, "That was the first time I ever hosted Shabbat dinner. I guess I
could have done it all along, I just needed someone else to show me how
and to tell me I could!"
Another young woman has so thoroughly internalized the confidence
to build her own Jewish experiences that she invited six other young
women who she met through Open Jewish Project on a Spiritual hike.
We have learned that a Jewish life includes our non-Jewish friends and
partners. Our community celebrates and embraces a Judaism which is
culturally, religiously, spiritually, economically and racially diverse. And it
makes no difference to the people in the room where experiences you had
before you got there or the ones you will have after. What they care most
about most is that you have showed up to engage in the experience now. A
willingness to be there and to wrestle with the questions makes the room
and the people in it Jewish.
And most wonderful, is we are learning how hungry this generation is
for all the wonderment and beauty within Judaism. Today’s newest adults
are faced with great stress and challenges. They long for a place to celebrate and be joyous. They gravitate towards all the wow within our ancient
tradition and are elevating it to a whole new level; transforming the face of
Judaism in magnificent ways.
And we could not know any of this without you! On behalf of the entire
Open Jewish Project, I want to thank the entire congregation. We could
not have done all of this without all of you. First of all, you create the
magnificent community along side of which all of this lives! You have
been championing this cause from day one. You have connected us with
so many people. You have been enthusiastic, inquisitive, and helpful. And
personally, you have offered countless moments of support and cheer
leading to me. This first year with you has been a gift and a blessing.
With all of this great learning, what are we doing next? First of all, we
want to keep doing what we are doing and hope that you will do the same.
We are helping young Jews know more and more about who they are,
about other Jews, Judaism, God and the larger world. We will continue to
help people find a place for Judaism in their own lives and find their place
for that Judaism within Atlanta. We plan to provide more tools for more
people in the areas of prayer, ritual, access to Jewish learning, relationship
building, and effecting change through social justice. We want to keep
sharing the wisdom from this community with The Temple allowing us
to continue to learn how to best meet the needs of a new generation. We
want to keep cutting the edge of all that Judaism is and all that it possibly
can be. We plan to keep listening, keep asking questions, keep exploring
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Contributions of Support
Rabbis' Discretionary Funds
In Memory of:
Given By:
Mother of Helen Browdy Gail Rones
Rebecca Faber Sherrie & Reyna Eisman
Simon Filstein Vicki & Allen Filstein
Gwen Greenblatt Deborah Neese
Daughter, Elaine Herckis Carol Feldman
Elaine Herckis Naomi Popkin
Sanford Leavitt Marilyn & Bob Crow
Lena Hockstein Marilyn Shubin
Maurice Hockstein Marilyn Shubin
Burly Sacks Selma Sacks
Beloved mother, Ruth Schuster Steve, Reva, Jenny and Lara Schuster
Erika Schuster & Clay Biberdorf
Ruth Schuster Terry & Ellen Freedman
Simon H. Smith, MD Barbara & Alan Smith
Anselm Morris Steinheimer Mary Alice Steinheimer
Harvey Taffel Sharon & Howard Silvermintz
Jacqueline Franc Tindel Michelene & Robert Gerson
Laura Watson, daughter of Cathy Block Helen Revson
Ellen M. Wien Claire and Dick Morse
Joan “Toni” Wien Claire & Dick Morse
Sidney A. Wien Claire & Dick Morse
Mother, Beverly Zweig Dennis Zweig
In Honor of:
Given by:
My conversion and daughters, Chloe & Leila Mark & Bernandette May Beaver
Peter Berg & Karen Kerness’ trip to Washington Barbara & Maury Riff
Bat Mitzvah of Joyce Bihary Jay & Jackie Berkelhamer
Joan & Robert Dokson
Engagement of Justin Browder & Rachel Dubin Arline & Larry Browder
Our son Benjamin’s Bar Mitzvah Susan & Andrew Furman
Birth of Hadara Irene Lapidus: Nancy & Hal Abrams, Robert
& Joan Dokson, Sue & Dick Stern
Our son Eli’s Bar Mitzvah Valerie Harman Levy & Jeff Levy
Recovery of Alvin Sugarman: Susan & Mark Jacobson,
Marilyn & Josh Shubin, Barbara & Alan Smith, Sue & Dick
Stern
Anniversary of Barbara and Alvin Sugarman MaryAnn Lewis
Wedding of our daughter Molly & Andrew Light Joanie and Lewis Shubin
Anniversary of Marilyn & Josh Shubin Barbara & Maury Riff
Speedy recovery of Margaret Weiller Josh & Marilyn Shubin
Cantor’s Discretionary Fund
In Memory of:
Charles Dattel Robert Radding Florence Greenberg Madelyn G. Shessel Ruth Schuster Ethel Strauss Samuel Frankel In Honor of:
Given By:
Janice & Jack Levin
Herbert Cohen
Louise & Bob Freedman
Herbert Shessel
Erika Schuster & Clay Biberdorf
Steve, Reva, Jenny, & Lara Schuster
Jackie Kanfer
Jackie Kanfer
Given by:
Bar Mitzvah of our son, Eli Valerie Hartman Levy and Jeffrey Levy
Bar Mitzvah of our son, Benjamin Susan & Andrew Furman
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Adult Education Fund
In Memory of:
Given By:
Ruth Schuster Michael Axelrod
In Honor of:
Given by:
Anniversary of Marilyn & Josh Shubin Ellen & Paul Goldstein
Bat Mitzvah of Joyce Bihary Pam Wangel and Tom Alaine
Bat Mitzvah of Wendy Lipshutz Margo Geller
Bat Mitzvah of Judy Lipshutz Margo Geller
Bat Mitzvah of Susan Carney Margo Geller
Bar Mitzvah of Len Forster Janet & Dennis Rice, Dan Friedman, Marry Ann Lewis,
Marcia Rothschild, and Don Thomas
Marvin Botnick Gloria & Bud Subit
Our birthdays Gloria & Bud Subit
Arthur W. Light Memorial Fund
In Memory of:
Given By:
Minnie Lichtenstein Estelle Light
The Temple Breman
Religious School Fund
In Memory of:
Given By:
Jan Pastor Robin Kahn
In Honor of:
Given by:
Jonathan Amsler Loretta & Hyman Shapiro
Recovery of Rabbi Alvin Sugarman Maura & Martin Buchman
Elinor Breman
Birth of Hadara Irene Lapidus Maura & Martin Buchman
Bat Mitzvah of Liliana Field Mary Aue
Capital Campaign Fund
In Memory of:
Stephen Brilliant Samuel Ferst Given By:
Susan & Mark Jacobson
Jill & Joseph Ferst
In Honor of:
Baby Eva Carolyn Skalla Given by:
Susan & Mark Jacobson
Community Services Fund
In Memory of:
Sol Blaine Sara and Julius Rothman In Honor of:
Recovery of Ruth Shacter Recovery of Fred Eisenberg Bat Mitzvah of Joyce Bihary Birth of Hadara Lapidus Birthday of Deborah Maslia Debbie Finestone Garden
Beautification Fund
In Memory of:
Ruth Schuster In Honor of:
Given By:
Shirley Blaine
Suzy Blough
Given by:
Ronnie van Gelder
Ronnie van Gelder
Jackie & Tony Montag
Faith & Howard Levy
Faith & Howard Levy
Given By:
Nancy Ghertner
Given by:
Recovery of Rabbi Alvin Sugarman JoAnne, Stuart, Jason & Marcy Finestone
The Temple Endowment Fund
In Memory of:
Given By:
Ruth Schuster: Paul Frost, Gene Asher, Lisa & Samuel Olens,
Bettie & Mel Rechtman, Karen & Michael Saul, Mindy Fine,
Baron Frankel
Jack Berman Barbara Riff
Norman Schlaifer Susanne & Roger Schlaifer
Mildred & Saul Gerson Robert Gerson
Harvey Pike Sidney Pike
Nicole Weiser Lynne & Howard Halpern
Mark Abelman Reenie & Ralph Birnberg
Dolores Gbur Lynn & Barry Prusin
Cary Tye Saul & Sylvia Becker
Dorothy Gordon Carole & Dick Babush
Lee Gotthelf Helen Carlos
Eula Carlos
Samuel Frankel Marlene Frankel
Jane Solmson Marcy & James Solmson
Sara Ringel Eleanor Ringel
Jay Levine Elizabeth Levine
Niels Jacobson Elizabeth Levine
Mozaffar Mossanen Shahnaz Nahai
Leo Janowitz Annette Janowitz
Paul Lobel Joel Lobel
Florence Goldstein Billie Guthman
Gary Dreyfus Billie Guthman
In Honor of:
Given by:
Bat Mitzvah of Judy Lipshutz Billie Guthman
Bat Mitzvah of Wendy Lipshutz Billie Guthman
Bat Mitzvah of Lynne Daly Leigh Darby
Confirmation of Elizabeth Dickerson, Eli Gershon, Dylan
Grien, Carly Herbert, Amanda Kirsch, Maxwell Levy, Abby
Orlansky, Elliot Schnabl, Anna Silverstein, Alexandra Wasser,
and Michelle Yancich Elizabeth Levine
Birth of Hadara Lapidus Elizabeth Levine
2011 B’nei Mitzvah Class Janet Levine
Bat Mitzvah of Judy Lipshutz, Joyce Bihary, and Susan Carney Susan & Jonathan Amsler
Recovery of Rabbi Alvin Sugarman: Patty & Doug Reid,
Reenie & Ralph Birnberg, Jackie Kanfer and family, Susanne
& Roger Schlaifer, Billie Guthman
A contribution was made by: Dana Kroop
Esther Bleich Scholarship Fund
In Memory of:
Given By:
Claire Seltzer Elaine Herckis Ann Jones
Ann Jones
In Honor of:
Bat Mitzvah of Joyce Bihary Bat Mitzvah of Wendy Lipshutz Bat Mitzvah of Judy Lipshutz Recovery of Ruth Shacter B’nei Mitzvah Class Given by:
Dianne Ratowsky
Dianne Ratowsky
Dianne Ratowsky
Dianne Ratowsky
Fayne Frankel
Holland Youth Library Fund
In Honor of:
Birth of Hadara Irene Lapidus Lenore E. Gold Memorial Fund
In Memory of:
Herta Hess Kahn A. Harris Goldwasser Given By:
Loretta & Hyman Shapiro
Given By:
Barbara & Burton Gold
Barbara & Burton Gold
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 Christy Johnson at 404.873.1731. You can make donations in person, over the
phone, or via our website at www.the-temple.org/donate.
In Honor of:
Given by:
Birth of Hadara Irene Lapidus Barbara & Burton Gold
Recovery of Barbara Balser Barbara & Burton Gold
Recovery of Rabbi Alvin Sugarman Barbara & Burton Gold
Lipman Family Fund
In Memory of:
Given By:
Florence & David Garber Sarah & Harry Lipman Eleanor Saper Joy Lipman
Joy Lipman
Joy Lipman
MAZON
In Memory of:
Given By:
Joseph Shapiro Wilbur Silvermintz Susan Shapiro
Howard Silvermintz
The Temple Library Fund
In Memory of:
Ruth Schuster Given By:
Lilly & Richard Gay
Lowenstein Youth Scholarship Fund
In Memory of:
Given By:
Joe Shoff Shirley Goodfriend Marla & Amanda Shoff
Joel & Irwin Lowenstein
In Honor of:
Given by:
Hadara Irene Lapidus Jen & Stanley Lowenstein
Organ Restoration Fund
In Memory of:
Ruth Wilshin Eichold Given By:
Jackie & Tony Montag
In Honor of:
Given by:
Recovery of Rabbi Alvin Sugarman Jon & Bobbie Golden
Birthday of Nancy Abrams Fayne Frankel
Bea & Bud Feiman
Helene Zusmann
Birthday of Liz Levine Fayne Frankel
Nancy & Hal Abrams
Bea & Bud Feiman
Bar Mitzvah of Len Forster Bea & Bud Feiman
Harold Abrams receiving Greater Good Award Bea & Bud Feiman
Prayerbook & Worship
Enrichment Fund
In Memory of:
Isidor Liebmann Estelle Fliegel In Honor of:
Hadara Irene Lapidus Given By:
Hinda & Seymour Liebmann
Hinda & Seymour Liebmann
Given by:
Susan & Jonathan Amsler
Dr. Robert J. Ross Memorial Fund
William A. Frankel Memorial Fund
Marjorie Kuniansky Isadore Kuniansky Jerry Ross Confirmation of Elizabeth Dickerson Brooke & Jeff Dickerson
Jon Amsler Brooke & Jeff Dickerson
Rabbi Loren Lapidus Brooke & Jeff Dickerson
In Memory of:
Given By:
Harriett Ross
Harriett Ross
Harriett Ross
Senior Transportation Fund
In Memory of:
Given By:
Constance Daniel Steven Daniel Sophie Reisman William Daniel
William Daniel
Laura & Marshall Dinerman
In Honor of:
Given by:
Bat Mitzvah of Joyce Bihary Selma Sacks
Sonia & William B. Schwartz
Anniversary Fund
In Honor of:
Given By:
Confirmation of Max Barab, Dylan Grien, Amanda Kirsch,
Alexandra Megan Morris, and Elliot Marcus Schnabl Joyce & Jay Schwartz
Bar Mitzvah of Eli Levy Joyce & Jay Schwartz
Bat Mitzvah of Lynne Daly Joyce Schwartz
Temple Singers Fund
In Memory of:
David Solomon Charlotte Ferst The Temple Early
Learning Center Fund
In Memory of:
Given By:
Joan Solomon
Jill & Joseph Ferst
Given By:
Adele Davis Dulcy & Jerry Rosenberg
Deborah Eisman Sherrie Eisman
Gus Kaplan Richard Weinstein
Stephen Brilliant: Pearline & David Franco, Virginia Huguley,
Mindy & Eric Berenson, Sara Tauber, Jean & Marshall Combs,
Susie & Andrew Mackler, Elizabeth & Seth Brown, Rosemary
Moore, Kathy Levin, Jeannine & Aaron Altmann, Gary
Alexander
In Honor of:
Given by:
Jonathan Amsler Joel Marcovitch
Recovery of Rabbi Alvin Sugarman Annette & Jack Rau
Dulcy & Jerry Rosenberg
Jill Goldman Family of Gavin Sender
Bonnie Greenbaum Family of Gavin Sender
Amy Peskin Family of Gavin Sender
Natalie Spear Sender Family
Birthday of Hannah Levy Hyken Family
Birthday of Nava Kaufmann Hyken Family
Birthday of Andrew Berenson Hyken Family
Birthday of Marley Venturi Bass Family
Birthdays of Turen, Grayson & Hollace Pechter Bass Family
Birth of Hadara Peter Mallen
Norma & Don Berlin
In Honor of:
Zaban Couples Center
In Memory of:
Given By:
Given By:
Bretta Grocer’s mother, Rachel Thomas The Davis Academy PTO Executive Board
Murphy Claxton Becky Weinman
P’Nina (Patsy) Macher Bobbi & Craig Wilson
Bob Beallor Stuart and Susan-Beallor Snyder
Beloved father and grandfather, Allan L. Solomon Cathy Stone, Jaclyn Nix and Jonathan Stone
Sidney I. Rose Jackie & Dave Wolf
Sam B. Solomon Jeannette & R. H. Solomon
Robert H. Kasriel David & Cathy Kasriel
Mitchell Kasriel David & Cathy Kasriel
Herbert Jacobson Harry & Frances Brandt
Adele Davis Ann & Jay Davis
Marie Lurie Ann & Jay Davis
Beatrice Roos Ann & Jay Davis
Etta Newfield Steve & Peggy Newfield
Florence Goldstein Hinda & Seymour Liebmann
Edith Winner Fred & Goldie Weck
Mona Miller Larry & Martha Miller
Charles Kriner Lois Millsap Kriner
In Honor of:
Given by:
Birth of Hadara Irene Lapidus The Davis Academy PTO Executive Board
Cathy Stone, Jaclyn Nix & Jonathan Stone
Alexander Osterman-Kaye Jamie Osterman-Kaye
Confirmation of Amanda Kirsch Richard & Betty Isenberg
Birth of our granddaughter, Cassandra E. Gaydos Robert & Joan Dokson
Birthday of Shirley Blaine Naomi Popkin
Speedy recovery of Rabbi Alvin Sugarman Julie & David Borenstein
Recovery of Margaret Weiller Billie Guthman
Contributions were made by: Katherine and Jacob
Greenfield Hebrew Academy of Atlanta at the request of Jacob
Euster, Mauna Gilman, Jennifer Metzger
Please note that donations listed are accurate as
of our press deadline, usually the end of the first
week of the month. Some donations are made
close to that deadline and will be printed in the
following month's bulletin.
Leaving a Jewish Legacy: Planned Giving in Support of The Temple
The Temple depends on our endowment to provide for our financial security. Please consider preserving The Temple's future and your own legacy at the
same time through a planned gift to our endowment. There can be considerable tax benefits as well. If you have questions, or would like more information
on the benefits to this approach, please contact Mark Jacobson at 404.873.1731 or mjacobson@the-temple.org.
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