Rabbi Colbert brings a wealth of education and experience to Temple Emanu-El

Article by George Jordan for The Jewish Georgian
November-December 2007 Issue

     In the twenty years that Scott Colbert has been in Atlanta, he has worn many hats. He and his wife, Karen, and their daughter, Adeena, came here in 1987, when he joined the professional staff of Temple Emanu-El, a Reform congregation in Dunwoody, as its cantor and director of religious education. In 2001, he was the first invested cantor to earn a doctor of ministry degree in pastoral care and counseling from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) in New York, a degree granted in conjunction with the Postgraduate Center for Mental Health. Dr. Colbert then became a certified pastoral counselor. In September 2006, he was ordained as a rabbi, following many years of concentrated study at a yeshiva in Woodmere, New York.
    Rabbi Colbert said he began studying at the yeshiva not with the intent of becoming a rabbi but to deepen his knowledge of Jewish text. However, after he completed several years of study, the yeshiva offered him the opportunity of ordination, as they felt his life experience and academic background qualified him to bear the title of rabbi.
    In 1991, during a period when Temple Emanu-El was without a rabbi, Cantor Colbert was designated its interim spiritual leader, thus enabling the temple to continue providing a full complement of services to its members. In 1992, he received a lifetime contract from Temple Emanu-El, which has benefited from his services as an educator, cantor, pastoral counselor, and now rabbi. Read More...

The First Night of Chanukah – Tuesday, December 4th. The Clergy and staff wish you a wonderful Chanukah season!
 

Friday, November 30:

• No Preschool – Parent Teacher Conferences.
• 8:00 PM Friday Night JAM Service – A celebration of Shabbat music and spirituality. Rabbi Schwartz will speak on “Music and Our Shabbat Soul”.

Shabbat Service....Shabbat Schmooze…Shabbat is about community. Feel welcome to arrive as early as 7:30pm for snacks and socializing as we prepare for Shabbat Services.
 

Saturday, December 1:

• Chevrah Torah at 9:00 AM – Genesis 37:1-37:36.  All are welcome.
• Tot Shabbat at 9:30 AM.
• Shabbat Service in the Sanctuary at 10:00 AM.  During Services we will celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of Alex Matlock.  
• Casual Shabbat Service in the Chapel at 10:00 AM.

 

Sunday, December 2:

• Minyan – 9:15 AM – 9:30 AM
• Religious School at 9:15 AM
• Oneg 8th Grade Teen Program- 9:15 AM
• Adult Advanced Hebrew Class – 9:30 AM
• Family B’nai Mitzvah Class #3 – 9:30 AM
• Leadership Training – 9:30 AM
• Trop Class – 9:30 AM
• Back to Bible Class – 10:30 AM      
• Adult Advanced Beginners Hebrew Class – 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
• Jr. TEFTY Chanukah Party – 12:30 PM.
• Jr. Jazzercise holiday Hop – 12:45 – 2:45 PM 

 
 

Coming Weeks 

Adult Education

Israel put up a fence to keep terrorists out.  Why shouldn’t America put up a fence along its Mexican border for the same reason and to keep out illegal immigrants?  Is there a difference?  Do God and the Torah command us to be responsible for the welfare of everyone in our midst, even if they are not here legally?
 
Rabbi Schwartz will be our teacher as we answer the question: “What does Judaism say about how illegal immigrants and our responsibilities and obligations as Jews?”
 
That’s the topic of our next Adult Education program in this series, Thursday, December 13th, 7:30-9PM in Social Hall 3, at Temple Emanu-El.
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