April 3rd News
03/04/08 16:24
A CD of the 30th Anniversary Shabbat Celebration
Service held on Friday, March 14th, is now available
for purchase for $15.95. Order forms are
located in the lobby and the main office. CDs
can also be purchased in the Judaica Shop.
Unfortunately, some of the pictures from the 30th Anniversary Gala are not yet available. They are in the process of being finished. Keep checking – don’t give up and we will keep you posted. If you have any further questions, please contact Janet Stone jbstone1222@bellsouth.net or call the main Office at 770-395-1340.
Visit http://credentialedmedia.photostockplus.com/event_169319
Watch our website and take a daily Journey to Passover. Rabbi Julie Schwartz, Rabbi Scott Colbert and Cantor Benjamin Adler will be taking you through this Journey - just go to our website www.te-atl.com and follow the link…JOURNEY TO PASSOVER.
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.
As Temple Emanu-El celebrates its 30th birthday, this is the perfect opportunity to reflect upon where we have been and where we will go into the future. We invite you to participate in one of the many focus groups being conducted at Temple Emanu-El.
Help us discover:
Your input is vital and enables us to continue to shape the congregation so that we all have a voice in our strategic planning process.
All we need now is YOU.
Please share your thoughts and ideas with us at one our many convenient focus group meetings. Contact Beverly Brown at bbrown@temple-emanuel.net or 770-395-1340 x255 to sign up or for more information.
Book Club - Upcoming reading selection: May 1, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM -“Thirteenth Hour” by Barbara Sofer. Evening Book Club – May 1, 7:00 PM – “After Long Silence” by Helen Fremont RSVP to sheilacohen@suntrust.com. Everyone is invited. We meet in the Board Room; bring your lunch. To get on the Book Club mailing list or for more information call Vicki Siegel at 770-393-1221 or email sisterhoodbookclub@mac.com.
Volunteers Wanted– Please let us know if you are interested in helping with any of these: Phone tree committee, Women’s Seder Sunday 4/13, 5:30 PM, Lag B’Omer Picnic Sunday 5/4, Cans for Cookies Monday 5/5, 5-7 PM, Clergy and Staff Appreciation Week 5/12 - 5/16, Women’s Havdallah Retreat Saturday 6/14
Upcoming Events:
Sunday, April 13 at 5:30PM - Journey to Pesach - Share in the tradition! Women’s Seder led by Rabbi Schwartz and Rabbi Nemhauser – an event not to be missed. Mothers, daughters, sisters and friends, we are gathering as a community to share the story of a timeless journey. Confirmation points are available. Prices are: $18/Sisterhood members; $24/Non-members; $12/Daughters under 18. Please make checks out to Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood. RSVP by April 7th to templeemanuelsisterhood@gmail.com or evite***
Cookbooks are on sale. Get yours now! Purchase in the gift shop or main office. Cost $18. Variety Entertainment Books are also available, $13.
**For more information on all Sisterhood programs and events or if you are interested in helping, please contact Dara Amram at 678-795-9594 or email at templeemanuelsisterhood@gmail.com.
BROTHERHOOD INVESTMENT CLUB – Brotherhood’s parent- child investment club is for children age 13 and older with their fathers. You don't have to have a child to be a part of the club. If you are interested in becoming a member of the investment club, e-mail Gil Bubis at GBubis@register-akers.com.
Gift Shop Hours: Mondays/Wednesdays (4:55-6:40PM), Fridays (9-11AM), Sundays (9-12PM) & by appointment. TE Sisterhood operates a well-stocked, high-quality Judaica Gift Shop which offers a wide range of items to enhance Jewish holiday celebrations, life-cycle events, Simchas and daily life. Sisterhood members enjoy a 10% discount all year long, excluding sale items. For assistance, please contact Samantha Susca at 404-867-0480, Anne Friedlander at 404-966-1516 or email templeemanuelsisterhood@gmail.com.
It is a Tree of Life…and you can be part of it. Located near the memorial wall, it shines in honor of Simchas and each leaf helps Sisterhood. Order forms for leaves and rocks are available in the main office. Cost per leaf is $118 and rocks are $180.
Unfortunately, some of the pictures from the 30th Anniversary Gala are not yet available. They are in the process of being finished. Keep checking – don’t give up and we will keep you posted. If you have any further questions, please contact Janet Stone jbstone1222@bellsouth.net or call the main Office at 770-395-1340.
Visit http://credentialedmedia.photostockplus.com/event_169319
Journey to Passover
Watch our website and take a daily Journey to Passover. Rabbi Julie Schwartz, Rabbi Scott Colbert and Cantor Benjamin Adler will be taking you through this Journey - just go to our website www.te-atl.com and follow the link…JOURNEY TO PASSOVER.
Friday, April 04:
- 6:00 PM – Family Shabbat Pizza Dinner
- 6:45 PM – Family Shabbat Services featuring 4th Grade Song Leaders
- 8:00 PM – Shabbat Service. Rabbi Schwartz’s sermon is entitled “Comforting the Distressed and Distressing the Comfortable.”
- 8:00 PM – 4th Grade Temple Inn
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, April 05:
- Chevrah Torah at 9:00 AM. – Tazria -- Shabbat HaChodesh - Leviticus 12:1-13:28. All are welcome.
- Casual Shabbat Service in the Chapel at 10:00 AM.
- Shabbat Service in the Sanctuary at 10:00 AM. During services we will celebrate the Bat Mitzvah of Paige Lincenberg.
Sunday, April 06:
- No Religious School – Closed for Spring Break
- Caring Committee Brunch in the Board Room – 11:00 AM
- Schiff Preschool Parents Group Family Picnic – 3:00 PM
Focus Groups
Celebrating the past and looking towards the future…As Temple Emanu-El celebrates its 30th birthday, this is the perfect opportunity to reflect upon where we have been and where we will go into the future. We invite you to participate in one of the many focus groups being conducted at Temple Emanu-El.
Help us discover:
- how we are strongest as a congregation
- ways that we can strengthen our community
- how to effectively provide interesting programs and activities
- how to best allocate our resources
- our ritual behaviors and standards
Your input is vital and enables us to continue to shape the congregation so that we all have a voice in our strategic planning process.
All we need now is YOU.
Please share your thoughts and ideas with us at one our many convenient focus group meetings. Contact Beverly Brown at bbrown@temple-emanuel.net or 770-395-1340 x255 to sign up or for more information.
Jazzercise at Temple Emanu-El
These 1-hour classes are held on Mondays and Wednesdays in the social hall at 9:00AM. RSVP to Nikkia Wright, Certified Jazzercise Instructor, at jazz4nikkia@comcast.net. Single class sessions are available at $9/session. Come prepared to have fun!Coming Weeks
Marriage Reconsecration Ceremony
Friday, April 11th at 8 PM - If you will be celebrating an anniversary of a multiple of five (5, 10, 15, 20, etc.) then you are invited to participate in this year’s marriage reconsecration ceremony. Please contact Rochelle Rubin at 770-395-1340 ext 201 to inform us if you will be attending and which anniversary you will be celebrating.Tot Shabbat – A Special Passover Service
Saturday, April 12 at 9:30 AM downstairs in the Brill Youth Sanctuary. For more information, contact Stacy Sullivan at 770-730-9475.Tapestry
Our next event is a Tapestry Passover Preparation Discussion and Model Seder which will be held in the Social Hall. All are invited!
What Does Judaism Say About...
Thursday, April 17 at 7:30 PM -- “What Does Judaism Say about … The Last Supper and Passover Seder?” Was that matzoh on the table where Jesus and his disciples ate dinner for the lat time? Were they reading from their Haggadahs? Did they recite the four questions, and review the 10 plagues God brought to the Egyptians? And, did they read “One Kid, One Kid” after supper, without taking a breath?Annual Meeting and Congregant-Volunteer Appreciation Day
Sunday, April 27 – Coffee, tea, juice and bagels will be served in the Lobby at 9:00 AM prior to the start of the meeting which will begin promptly at 9:30 AM in the Sanctuary. If you are unable to attend, please contact Beverly Brown at 770-395-1340 ext 255 to request an absentee ballot. Everyone’s vote counts! You must be a member in good standing to attend. If you have any questions, please contact Lori Maxwell at ext 206 or Beverly Brown.Sisterhood
Thursday, April 10 at 12PM – Women’s Study Group. Please contact Susan Wittenstein at parentspal@mindspring.com for more information.Book Club - Upcoming reading selection: May 1, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM -“Thirteenth Hour” by Barbara Sofer. Evening Book Club – May 1, 7:00 PM – “After Long Silence” by Helen Fremont RSVP to sheilacohen@suntrust.com. Everyone is invited. We meet in the Board Room; bring your lunch. To get on the Book Club mailing list or for more information call Vicki Siegel at 770-393-1221 or email sisterhoodbookclub@mac.com.
Volunteers Wanted– Please let us know if you are interested in helping with any of these: Phone tree committee, Women’s Seder Sunday 4/13, 5:30 PM, Lag B’Omer Picnic Sunday 5/4, Cans for Cookies Monday 5/5, 5-7 PM, Clergy and Staff Appreciation Week 5/12 - 5/16, Women’s Havdallah Retreat Saturday 6/14
Upcoming Events:
Sunday, April 13 at 5:30PM - Journey to Pesach - Share in the tradition! Women’s Seder led by Rabbi Schwartz and Rabbi Nemhauser – an event not to be missed. Mothers, daughters, sisters and friends, we are gathering as a community to share the story of a timeless journey. Confirmation points are available. Prices are: $18/Sisterhood members; $24/Non-members; $12/Daughters under 18. Please make checks out to Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood. RSVP by April 7th to templeemanuelsisterhood@gmail.com or evite***
Cookbooks are on sale. Get yours now! Purchase in the gift shop or main office. Cost $18. Variety Entertainment Books are also available, $13.
**For more information on all Sisterhood programs and events or if you are interested in helping, please contact Dara Amram at 678-795-9594 or email at templeemanuelsisterhood@gmail.com.
Brotherhood
MENS DISCUSSION GROUP - For the month of April we will meet on Thursday, April 24 at 7:30 PM. The topic will be "The Intersection of Religion and Politics at the Synagogue Door; The Jewish Perspective on Recent Events."BROTHERHOOD INVESTMENT CLUB – Brotherhood’s parent- child investment club is for children age 13 and older with their fathers. You don't have to have a child to be a part of the club. If you are interested in becoming a member of the investment club, e-mail Gil Bubis at GBubis@register-akers.com.
Judaica Shop
The Judaica Shop will be open on Sunday, April 13th from 3:30 – 5:30 PM.Gift Shop Hours: Mondays/Wednesdays (4:55-6:40PM), Fridays (9-11AM), Sundays (9-12PM) & by appointment. TE Sisterhood operates a well-stocked, high-quality Judaica Gift Shop which offers a wide range of items to enhance Jewish holiday celebrations, life-cycle events, Simchas and daily life. Sisterhood members enjoy a 10% discount all year long, excluding sale items. For assistance, please contact Samantha Susca at 404-867-0480, Anne Friedlander at 404-966-1516 or email templeemanuelsisterhood@gmail.com.
It is a Tree of Life…and you can be part of it. Located near the memorial wall, it shines in honor of Simchas and each leaf helps Sisterhood. Order forms for leaves and rocks are available in the main office. Cost per leaf is $118 and rocks are $180.