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Contact numbers:

Temple Office: (770) 973-3533 Fax: (770) 579-9707

Religious School (770) 973-9205

CLERGY and STAFF

Rabbi……...………....……....................................Steven J. Lebow

[email protected]

Cantorial Soloist.……………………………….…….Blake Singer

[email protected]

Senior Temple Administrator….…………………….Chris Wilson

[email protected]

Director of Education and Youth Services............Rebecca Tullman

[email protected]

Executive Assistant to the Clergy……………………...Evy Eckber

[email protected]

Accountant…………………………………...……….....Pam Fells

[email protected]

Religious School and Youth Services Administrator…...Carol Lief

[email protected]

KEFTY Advisor………….. ………….…………........Jori Dietrich

[email protected]

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

President…………………………………………….Rachel Barich

Senior Vice President of Operations……………….....Barry Sobel

Senior Vice President of Programming……………..Hal Schlenger

Vice President of Community Relations………….…Cindy Culver

Vice President of Volunteerism……..…………….....Sandi Gansel

Vice President of Facilities…….……………………...Jenn Orlow

Vice President of Finance……………………………..Ed Schepps

Director of Finance…….……………...………………Rob Natkin

Vice President of Fundraising………… ……………..Sandi Davis

Vice President of Membership…………………...….Paula Wilson

Vice President of Study…… .…………………...Zinah Rosenberg

Director of Education…………………………………...Barb Garb

Director of Long-Range Planning………….………….Al Wansky

Recording Secretary…….…….…………………..Sari Braderman

Director of Communications….……...…………………Jon Worly

Immediate Past President……………………………....Ben Singer

WRJ President….………..……………………...……..Amy Sweet

Men’s Club President…………….……...……………...Lesley Litt

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TEMPLE KOL EMETH

Friday, January 4

7:15 p.m. Pre-Shabbat Wine and Cheese

sponsored by WRJ

8 p.m. WRJ Congregational Shabbat Service

Friday, January 11

6 p.m. Family Shabbat

8 p.m. Congregational Shabbat Service

Friday, January 18

8 p.m. Tu B’Shevat Shabbat Service

Friday, January 25

8 p.m. Congregational Shabbat Service

Shabbat Wine and Cheese

7:15 p.m.

January 4

January 2019/5779 3

MESSAGE FROM RABBI LEBOW

THE PROBLEM OF BOREDOM

Excluding a biological depression, a great many people who seem to suffer depression in their forties

and fifties are not actually suffering from a depression. In a classical sense, they are suffering from

malaise or ennui. Which is a fancy way of saying they "suffer" from boredom.

I wrote the word "suffering" in quotation remarks; but in fact the word is, more or less, accurate. We

don't actually think of boredom as suffering; but it is if it goes on long enough and there are no future

goals and challenges which lie ahead. Even after a wonderful career or a life capped by achievement,

successful people, upon reaching their fifties, often ask themselves, "Is that all there is? Why don't I

feel great?"

If you think about it, the first phase of adult life—say 20-30 years old—is directed by the need to acquire an education and

then the drive to marry and/or start a family. After one enters one's thirties, the race is on for career enhancement. Between the

ages of 30 and 50 people frequently change cities, jobs, companies, always climbing the next rung of the success ladder.

Those first adult years of acquiring an education, making a family and building career are often extremely stressful. Many

psychologists tell us that this stress (called eustress) is actually a GOOD kind of stress! Remember that first day/month/year of

a new job? You were always sharp and on your toes because you had something to prove to others and (most likely) yourself.

The fifties, for some, seem to bring on the

so-called "midlife crisis." People

sometimes engage in stupid behavior, like

trading in the old spouse because he/she is

"boring." Other successful people in

middle age begin to experiment with risky

behaviors or cultivate addictions. Less

destructive, but no less nourishing, is the

middle-age drive to acquire more or better

possessions.

Some people stimulate their lives (for a

time) by building a new home or acquiring

a vacation home and spending months

decorating. Others use their newly-earned

wealth acquiring something they've always

wanted: a boat, a Porsche, a very expensive

guitar…

Of course, there is nothing intrinsically

wrong with having financial goals or even

acquiring some new "toys" or material

goods. (And for the sake of full

transparency—my wife and I moved into a

new apartment after we became empty

nesters. And I'm thinking of buying a really

cool guitar!)

But here's the rub. Acquiring new things

only serves to stimulate the human psyche

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Temple Kol Emeth cordially asks you to

SAVE THE DATE�

for

2019 Lights of TKE

Avodah Awards

Saturday, April 27

Honoring

Steve & Marnie Harris

and

Mike & Carolyn Shapiro

Committees are forming now!

If you would like to volunteer, please contact

Sandi Davis at [email protected]


RABBI LEBOW’S MESSAGE CONCLUSION

momentarily. After a few months or years, your new house is old(er),

your new boat wants all of your money, your new Lexus is in the shop

all the time. Even if you are not fabulously wealthy but somewhere

north of “comfortable,” the question of one's sixties is the oldest question

in the books. What makes for a meaningful life?

The quest in one's late fifties and early sixties is not how to get more

technical knowledge, but how to acquire more meaningful

wisdom. There actually are a variety of approaches to achieving that

type of psychological well-being. Some people try something new:

learning to speak a new language, play an instrument, write that book

they've always wanted to write. Others, who were career driven, now

turn their prodigious skills to avocations, rather than vocations. Look at

how many adults pour themselves into being "band parents" even after

their children have graduated!

Many people become more spiritual and ask themselves spiritual

questions that they never would have 20 before. Many people learn to

slow down, rather than speed up: meditation, yoga, tai chi, or any martial

art. The task of one's sixties may lie in becoming more mindful. More

aware of every moment: here is that moment...and there it goes.

For me, personally, there is tremendous meaning in serving others. Just

sitting quietly, listening to someone, not giving answers, but just

listening. Not in some dramatic way, but in some small way, I find

listening to others comforting to me! Maybe I helped someone? Maybe

not. But the effort expended in serving others is always worthwhile.

The goal of one's sixties and beyond is to remain relevant to oneself and

to others. The last half of one's life is the transition from complex

"doing" to simple "being."

"How do I fill my hours with fun?" becomes "How do I achieve serenity,

while at the same time having new challenges or goals?"

As always, I look forward to asking these questions and searching for the

answers with you, my friends and family at TKE.

Rabbi Steven Lebow

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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

NEEDS YOU!

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

“Ask not what your synagogue can do for

you, but what you can do for your

synagogue…”

It is that time of the year when we ask for

nominations for the Board of Trustees.

Please don’t wait for someone to nominate

you; nominate yourself! Board of Trustee

positions include finance, facilities, religious

school, and others.

If you are thinking about being a part of the

process, or you just want to know what is

involved in being a part of the governance

process of TKE, please contact me; and we

can discuss opportunities to serve. More

details will follow in future Voice articles. But

let’s start the conversation now, to get the

right people for the various Board positions

and help our synagogue to grow and better

serve our congregants.

Thank you,

Ben Singer

Immediate Past President

Temple Kol Emeth

[email protected]

January 2019/5779 5

RACHEL BARICH

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Welcome to 2019!

I know the end of the year is a sprint for many of us – with holidays, end of term activities at school, and

celebrations big and small with families and friends. I do hope that, once all the activities slowed down,

you had a bit of a chance to review and reflect on the year that passed and to make plans for the year to

come.

The new year commonly brings a round of resolutions – promises to be better. I would say we already

received that opportunity a month ago, at Chanukah.

Early in December, I had the chance to reflect on Chanukah, just a bit. Not so much the celebration – the

latkes, the dreidel, the gifts – but what I felt about Chanukah… what it meant to me this year.

The holiday of Chanukah commemorates the victory of the Maccabees over the Assyrian Greeks in about 167 BC. It celebrates the

miracle that a single jar of holy oil used to light the Menorah in the re-dedicated Temple lasted for eight days, when it was only

intended for a single day’s use. Both of these themes – military victory and miracle – are intertwined, with one theme or the other

taking precedence at different points in our history.

During the Talmudic period, approximately 200-500 CE, the Rabbis asked about the miracle on the first day of Chanukah. We talk

about the miracle lasting for eight days; but there was enough oil for that first day, so there is nothing miraculous about the Menorah

staying lit. It is only on the subsequent days that there is a miracle.

The Rabbis go on to explain that the miracle of the first day is the faith it took to light the Menorah in the first place. The Maccabees

and their followers had faith when they refused to submit to the Assyrians. They had faith when they headed to the hills and fought a

guerilla war against Antiochus’s army. They had faith when they returned to Jerusalem and found the Temple in disarray. They had

faith when they chose to light the Menorah, knowing that they did not have enough oil to keep it lit for the seven additional days it

would take to get more oil.

For me this year, that miracle of the first day is most meaningful. The lesson I see is that miracles don’t happen by waiting. They

happen by doing. The letters on the dreidel are said to stand for Nes Gadol Hayah Sham, a great miracle happened there. But the

miracle isn’t simply that the Menorah stayed lit long past expected. The miracle was actually lighting the Menorah. In order to have

that ancient Chanukah, those Jews in that time had to be willing to do something – they had to light the Menorah, even though they

didn’t know what would happen.

And there is a lesson for us in that story today.

There is work for each of us to do: on our communities, on our Temple, on ourselves. This work makes us stronger, makes our

community at TKE stronger, makes our place in Cobb County and in Atlanta stronger. Our community becomes a better place by

doing. It becomes a better place when each of us finds some action we can take, some task we can accomplish, some person we can

help – and we step forward and do it. That action might be as simple as coming to a TKE program, a Shabbat service; it might be as

involved as stepping up to join the TKE Board of Directors for 2019/2020. But each of those actions contributes to the miracle that

keeps this community vibrant.

The combined light of all eight candles reminds us of the miracle of the ancient Jews who dared to light the Menorah when they knew

they didn’t have enough oil. The combined action of each of us reminds us of the miracle of our community and the strength that

community gets when we each do our part.

I look forward to 2019 – and to doing my part to keep the light of Chanukah, keep the miracle, going all year long.

Rachel Barich

President, Temple Kol Emeth Board of Trustees


SIMCHAS

All start times 9 a.m. Get those hiking shoes on

and get going with the TKE Trekkers! You don't

have to be an expert to enjoy the great outdoors, as

our group is open to all levels. For more

information and to receive our emails, please

contact Nikki Goodstein at

[email protected].

January 12 Jones Bridge Park Trail

February 16 Vickery Creek

Willow Baker Hoffman will become a bat mitzvah on February 2. She is a seventh grader

at Dodgen Middle School. Willow’s hobbies include arts and crafts, music, drawing and

playing basketball. She is also a passionate lover of and advocate for animals and aspires to

work in a field where she can one day make a difference on a larger scale. Willow has joined

500 other children at Camp Barney Medintz every summer since she was eight years old;

and has played a profound role in Willow’s spirituality, her love and respect for nature, and

her genuine empathy and kindness toward others. We are delighted with the young woman

she is becoming and are so proud of Willow for achieving this milestone in her continuing

spiritual journey.

Keep The Change

CD Drop

by Blake Singer

Blake's new music is out for download via

http://store.cdbaby.com/cd/blakesinger.

All proceeds from the sale of

his music will go back to

TKE's Music Fund.

Middle School Students and Parents: Words to Action

A Response to Anti-Semitism

TKE presents a very informative session on

Sunday, January 27, at 9:30 a.m. in the TKE Social Hall.

Please join us for an engaging and interactive program put on by the Anti-Defamation League

about effective and appropriate ways to respond to anti-Semitism. This Religious School

program is open to all TKE families with children in Grades 6-8 whether or not they are

enrolled in our religious school. At least one parent or other adult

must attend with each child/sibling group.

This program will be presented during regular Sunday School hours for Grades 6-7 so there is

no need for a RSVP. For those in Grade 8 or not enrolled in Sunday School,

please RSVP to Rebecca Tullman at [email protected].

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January 2

Dhara Pele

Tracey Orenstein

January 3

Rosalynd Bernstein

Michael Shapiro

January 4

Cindy Davis

Judi Miehl

Nancy Brown

January 5

Jay Bauer

January 6

Carissa Molina

Karyn Parker

January 7

Cara Gurney

January 9

Bernard Berkeley

Lyle Levitt

Dale Jacoby

January 10

Frank Mix

January 11

Lisa Susman

Stewart Marks

January 12

Ronald Blotner

Ronnie Dinin

Elizabeth Platner

Van Wender

January 13

Stephen Jenkins

January 15

Sarah Thalheimer

Julie Kobin

Tony Cipolla

January 16

Jaime Davies

Gil Estes

Tracy Weiss

January 17

Robin Rickles

January 19

Karen Singer Bowen

Eve Cotton

January 20

Gary Moye

January 21

Nanci Soble

Simone Zuckerman

Madeline Sable

David Hendler

January 22

Chris Moore

January 23

Larry Hoffman

January 24

Ira Wajsman

Dean Mallis

January 25

David Homoki

Bernice Hurewitz

January 26

Michael Leibowitz

Sanford Schwartz

Bill Watson

January 27

Benjamin Rickles

Lenore Gochman

January 28

Michael Nelson

Sandie Hendler

January 29

Natalie Kruger

January 30

Cindy Culver

January 31

Garey Bell

Jeff Stewart

Renee Migdall

Felicia Berkowitz

Jeff Simon


Tu B’Shevat

Tu B’Shevat begins this year at sunset on January 20 and ends at sunset on January 21. The name translates to “the 15

th

day of the month of Shevat” which is the date on the Hebrew calendar that this holiday is celebrated. We usually refer to

it as “the birthday of the trees.” In ancient times this festival just helped people to know when to bring their fourth-year

produce or fruit to the Temple as first-fruit offerings.

In contemporary times we’ve begun to reimagine this holiday. The birthday of the tress is a perfect time to consider our

responsibility as Jews to protect all of God’s creations and to be good stewards of our environment. Consider the

following texts:

Midrash Koheleth Rabah 7:13 Upon creating the first human beings, God guided them around the Garden of Eden,

saying, “Look at my creations. See how beautiful and perfect they are! I created everything for you. Make sure you

don’t ruin or destroy MY world. If you do, there will be no one to fix it.”

Vayikra 25:23-24 The land must not be sold forever: for the land is Mine: for you are strangers and residents with Me.

Throughout the land you possess, you must provide redemption of the land.

Taanit 23a:15 One day, he was walking along the road when he saw a certain man planting a carob tree. Honi said to

him: “This tree, after how many years will it bear fruit?” The man said to him: “It will not produce fruit until 70

years have passed.” Honi said to him: “Is it obvious to you that you will live seventy

years, that you expect to benefit from this tree?” He said to him:

“That man himself found a world full of carob trees. Just as my ancestors planted for me,

I too am planting for my descendants.”

This Tu B’Shevat, consider sitting down as a family for a snack of tree fruits and nuts (if

no one is allergic) and discussing how you can be better environmental stewards. We

need to think beyond recycling to reducing. How can we reduce the amount of resources

we consume – particularly plastic? What can you do as a family to reduce the use of

disposables, gas, energy, etc? Maybe you want to try a new fruit that comes from trees,

while you’re at it? Less common tree fruits and nuts: persimmons, papayas, mulberries,

jujubes, Brazil nuts.

Look for information to come home next week about how you can have trees planted in Israel in honor or in memory of

someone special.

Rebecca Tullman

D i r e c t o r o f

Educat ion and

Youth Services

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

Jujube fruit

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Our Mission: To provide a fun, safe, engaging Jewish youth community through experiential programs that will create a strong

Jewish identity that will guide our youth throughout their lives.

YOUTH PROGRAMMING

Facebook: templekolemethyouth & kefty

Twitter: @TKEYouth & @KEFTY_tyg

Instagram: @tkeyouth & @kefty_kangaroo

Youtube: youtube.com/user/KEFTY1415

KEFTY (9th-12th grade)

Teen Lounges—Just show up!

January 9 Chill lounge

January 16 Harry Potter night

January 23 678 game night

January 30 Kasino collect donations

6 - 8:30 p.m.

Doc Lebow Center

Check our Social Media for updates

Kol Noar (6th-8th Grade)

Jump Out Your Socks!

Saturday, January 12, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

X-Drenaline

1611 Roswell Rd, Marietta, GA 30062

Kol Yeladim (3rd Grade-5th Grade)

Jump Out Your Socks!

Saturday, January 12, 2 - 4 p.m.

X-Drenaline

1611 Roswell Rd, Marietta, GA 30062

Kol Bonim (Pre-K—2nd Grade with Parents)

Midwinter Warm-up!

Sunday, January 13, 12:15 - 1:45 p.m

Hero Kids In-Person Role Playing Games

(2nd-5th Grade)

12-1:15 p.m in Room 109/111:

January 27, February 10, March 17, April 14

KEFTY Kasino, Camp Jenny, and You

KEFTY Kasino is KEFTY’s big Camp Jenny fundraiser for the

year. Camp Jenny gives inner-city Atlanta children the

opportunity to experience camp. On Memorial Day weekend

Jewish teens across the Southeast come together to create this

once-in-a-lifetime experience, providing a healthy escape from

the stresses of school and daily life . Each lucky child earns his

way to Camp Jenny by maintaining good grades, keeping

parents involved, and showing good behavior. They have to

truly want to go to Camp Jenny; and it shows. Camp Jenny has

changed the trajectory of countless lives over its 30-year

history. However, this wouldn’t be possible without your help.

Camp Jenny is funded only by the contributions of NFTY-SAR

and NFTY-STR.

For more than 13 years KEFTY Kasino has been our Camp

Jenny fundraiser. KEFTY Kasino invites teens from all over

Atlanta and adult volunteers to participate. It features a rotating

theme, silent auction, snack bar, drinks, a full suite of casino

games, dance party, “Kasino money,” and a winner-take-all

poker tournament with a grand prize. KEFTY Kasino is

NFTY’s most hotly anticipated event of the year! This year’s

theme is (drumroll please)...One Night in Paris, Café de Kasino.

KEFTY Kasino is only possible because of your generosity and

support. Please support our teens’ efforts to give to the neediest

children of inner-city Atlanta: with your money, your

connections, and your time. KEFTY Kasino is on Saturday,

March 16. Contact Jori Dietrich [email protected]

to get involved or to donate!!

KEFTY Kasino is a highlight of the year for our

youth group!


THE LEGACY CAMPAIGN

Volunteer in the TKE Office

Have a few hours to help your synagogue?

We need some volunteers to assist the TKE staff in

answering phones and greeting visitors.

It is a simple mitzvah - and we know

you would be perfect for the job.

Please contact Chris Wilson, Senior Temple Administrator,

at (770) 973-3533 to get involved.

The Legacy Campaign is off to a great start and continues to

gain momentum. In case you haven't heard, our goal is to pay

off the mortgage which is approximately $2.8 million. Any

funds collected once the mortgage, has been paid off will go into

an endowment fund.

To date, we have commitments totaling over $1.65 million, to be

paid over the next 3-5 years. This amount comes from over 40

different member contributions!

Be on the lookout for more updates in future editions of The

Voice and start thinking about what you can give to support this

important cause. If you have any questions or would like to be

personally contacted, please email Ben Singer at

b s inge r339@gmai l . com or Cra ig Aronof f a t

[email protected].

Ben Singer and Craig Aronoff

Co-Chairs, Legacy Campaign

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Cary Chassner

Alan Eisen

Sandy Faye

Leni Gochman

Karen Greisman

Ron Greisman

Cheryl Gurney

Martha Perlmutter

Eadie Richmond

Peggy Sharp

Teri Singer

Irene Srsich

Elissa Terris

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WOMEN OF REFORM JUDAISM (WRJ)

stronger together

Sisterhood Shabbat

Please join us on January 4, for a wonderful

service let by your WRJ Sisterhood. There

will inspiring readings and beautiful music.

We will also honor Cheryl Raskind-Hood,

recently installed as our WRJ SE District

President.

In addition to the service, we will have an

upscale wine and cheese beginning at 7 p.m.

and an oneg following the service.

We hope you will worship and celebrate

with us on this beautiful evening.

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TKE Co-ed Bunco

Food, Fun, and Bunco

Saturday, January 12, at 7 p.m.

in the TKE Social Hall

Bring your favorite dish by signing up at

www.kolemeth.net.

If you have any questions, contact Ellen

Cooper at [email protected]

Dinner @ 8

Get ready for an exciting evening of dinners

taking place January 25-27. Choose from

lots of dinners at a variety of prices. See the

box on the opposite page and sign up at

www.kolemeth.net.

Don’t delay! These dinners sell out fast!

Celebrate Sisterhood

Create beautiful cards for others in need.

Cheese, chips, and chilled wine

What more do you need?

Music, laughter, and chocolate!

Tuesday, February 5, at 7 p.m.

TKE Chapel

Come together for our special monthly gift

of Rosh Chodesh. Please RSVP by Monday,

February 4, and indicate wine preference!

Lisa Mall i s l i sa@mall i .com or

(770) 289-8534.

** WRJ JUDAICA GIFT SHOP **

Your WRJ Judaica Shop has something for

everyone and gifts for every occasion: b’nai

mitzvah, bride and groom, anniversary,

kitchen, mezuzot for every door, Shabbat,

High Holy Days, Chanukah, Purim,

Passover, art, jewelry, candlesticks and

candles, cards, music and so much more.

Gift Shop will be open Fridays before

Shabbat services (7:30-8 p.m.) and Sunday

mornings while Sunday School is in session

(9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.).

We need volunteers for these shifts.

Please contac t I l l y se Shea f fer

[email protected].

** WRJ RENTS **

WRJ Rents is not only for all your linen

needs but also serves as a fundraiser for the

many wonderful programs that WRJ

sponsors. Please contact

Rachel Barich at

(770) 598-7095 or email

[email protected].

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

February

2/10 Chai Crafters 1 p.m.

2/10 Sisters’ Day Out TBD

2/23 WRJ/Men’s Club event

TBD

March

3/10 Chai Crafters 1 p.m.

3/21 Purim Basket distribution

January 2019/5779 13

WRJ DINNER@8 RETURNS JANUARY 25-27!!

Sign up at www.kolemeth.net

Cocktails & Games:

Concoct a new drink and

challenge your friends!

Friday, January 25, 8 p.m.

$20 p/p

Hosted by Carol Lief

OPA!

Greek Festival

and Studio Tour

The tastes of Greece and a tour

of the studio of award-winning

artist Doug Pisik

Saturday, January 26, 6:30 p.m.

$50 p/p

Hosted by Ginger and Doug Pisik

BBQ & Broadway:

Succulent homemade BBQ

and Broadway sing-along

Saturday, January 26, 7 p.m.

$50 p/p

Hosted by Jane and Robert Corby

and Chava and Matthew Ireland

La Bella Notte:

An evening of Italian

delicacies and wines


$50 p/p

Hosted by Suzy and Dave Mayer

Ooh La La:

A Night in Paris

Food from the most romantic

place in the world!


$50 p/p

Hosted by Sandie and David Hendler

Have you tried sous vide?

Discover perfection

for your palette

Saturday, January 26, 7 pm

$75 p/p

Hosted by Carolyn and Mike Shapiro

and Marnie and Steve Harris

Mediterranean Mezza:

A sumptuous spread of

Middle Eastern delicacies!


$50 p/p

Hosted by Bill and Cheryl Raskind-Hood

and Addie and Harvey Schneider

Family Fun Time:

Burgers and Board Games

an afternoon of family

food and fun

Sunday, January 27, 12:30 p.m.

Adults $12 Children $5

Hosted by Debbie, Chuck,

Adam & Kayla Bethea

Visit the Exotic Orient!

Asian delights await


$40 p/p

Hosted by

Sandi Gansel and Dave Hilburn


Learn to play

So what's this tile game all about?

Interested in learning?

Come learn the game

in this beginner's course.

Sundays, at 12:30 p.m.

after Religious School

in the TKE Chapel

January 20 and 27

February 3 and 10

Open to all, free-of-charge

For more information or to RSVP:

Denise Jacobs at [email protected]

or for more information.

Another great program sponsored by WRJ@TKE

It’ s time to order your

2019 Mah Jongg Cards

and support WRJ@TKE!

To order your new card and participate

in the WRJ fundraiser, make checks

payable to Caron Manley and mail to:

CARON MANLEY

3608 LONGFELLOW TRAIL

MARIETTA, GA 30062

Cards are $8.00 for Standard Card

and $9.00 for Large Card.

Please indicate the size and number of cards

you are ordering and include your name,

address, phone number and email address

with your check.

All orders MUST BR RECEIVED BY

TUESDAY, JANUARY 15.

Cards will be mailed by the National Mah Jongg

League in late February or early March.

For more information, contact Caron at

[email protected] or (770) 973-7262.

MAH JONGG

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Building Fund

Mr. and Mrs. William Cotton in memory of Robert Cotton

Caring Committee Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Krengel in memory of Roz Krengel

Mr. Anthony Nicholls in memory of Elizabeth Nicholls

Mr. and Mrs. David Ginburg in memory of Doris Sable

Children's Memorial Garden

Dr. Rena Zweben in memory of Mildred Salsbury

Dr. Maxine Hess in memory of Bobbi Schuman

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lerner in memory of Robbie Patterson,

nephew of Susan and Alan Eisen

General Temple Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Nader Parman in appreciation of Matt Enslein

Judy, Andy and Paul Moyer and Karyn and Rob Hartstone in

memory of Mildred Salsbury

Ms. Vivian Brostoff in honor of Linda Cole’s special birthday

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Pisik in memory of Roz Krengel

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Pisik for the speedy recovery of

Mitzi Schepps

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Pisik in memory of Doris Sable

Mrs. Cathleen Blumberg in memory of Joseph Blumberg

Mr. Jay Bauer and Ms. Jayne Jacobs in memory of Roz Krengel

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Brenner in memory of Hyman Brenner

Dr. and Mrs. Richard Brenner in memory of Manny Brenner

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Moye in memory of Sol Kathrins

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Moye in memory of Marian Moye

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lerner in memory of Roz Krengel

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Roberts in memory of

Helene Marks Crawford

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Roberts in memory of Jo Marks Heyman

Dr. Rena Zweben in honor of Sandy Dorfzaun for saving the day

Mr. and Mrs. David Kimmel in memory of Ida and

Merrill Sturman

Helen Aronoff Religious School Fund

Mr. and Mrs. David Sites in memory of Doris Sable

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Sites in memory of Doris Sable

Irv and Rita Lebow Camp Coleman Fund

Ms. Jodi Pardue in memory of Stanley Keoskie

Live Streaming Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Aric Fine in memory of Sheila B. Fine

Mr. and Mrs. Ira Wajsman in memory of Mildred Salsbury

Music/Choir Fund

Mrs. Ann Serwitz in memory of Mildred Salsbury

Rabbi’s Tzedakah Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Krengel in appreciation of

Rabbi Steven Lebow

Mrs. Martha Perlmutter in memory of Bobbi Schuman

Ms. Joan Schwartz in honor of the wedding of Joshua and

Annica Schwartz

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Boardman in memory of

Rhoda Presses Boardman and Charles F Boardman

Dr. and Mrs. Gary Jacobson in memory of Roy Cowen

Mrs. Robert Wasserman in appreciation of Rabbi Lebow

Mr. Daniel Cohn and Dr. Sheri Siegel in memory of Doris Sable

Singer-Gurovitsch Scholarship Fund

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Goodstein in honor of the wedding of

Joanna and Jake Goodstein

Mr. and Mrs. Blake Singer in memory of Roz Krengel

Mr. and Mrs. Blake Singer in memory of Eddie Dwortz

WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THESE CONTRIBUTIONS


THANKSGIVING ECUMENICAL CELEBRATION

NOVEMBER 15

January 2019/5779 17

THANKSGIVING ECUMENICAL CELEBRATION

NOVEMBER 15


WE OBSERVE THE YAHRZEITS OF ...

January 4

Robert Paris, father of Debby Nattis

Martin Ross, late husband of Sandy Hendrick

Rita Wasserman, mother of Mark Wasserman

Bernard Garten, father of Jay Garten

Joseph Rittman, father of Gerald Rittman

David Siegel, grandfather of Richard Siegel

Faye Brownstein, mother of Cheryl Kacher

Gertrude Golden, grandmother of Holly Simmel

Eva Ross, grandmother of Marlo Privitera

Robert Dain, cousin of Gilon Offentier

Edith Weich, grandmother of Frank Mix

Bertha Lanzner, grandmother of Wendy Blotner

Sylvia Peel, great-aunt of Craig Aronoff

Nissim Almeleh, father of Martha Perlmutter

Norman Becker, father of Alice Becker

Myer Jacobs, uncle of Jayne Jacobs

Marvin Bienstock, father of Jordan Bienstock

Louis Singer, father of Jerry Singer,

grandfather of Karen Singer Bowen

Harriet Fruchter, aunt of Rena Zweben

David Stevens, brother of Dina Youngwirth

Rose Zuckerman, grandmother of Alan Zuckerman

January 11

Helen Gorlin Hoffman, aunt of Madeline Sable

Elsa Javor, grandmother of Nicole Goodstein

Suzette Cohen, husband of Mitch Cohen;

mother of Jordan Felsberg, Eric Cohen and

Zachary Cohen

Margaret Long, grandmother of Anthony Verzosa

Harry Brownstein, father of Cheryl Kacher

Irving Vogel, father of Harriet Daniels

Sam Nattis, father of Paul Nattis

Karen Rosenthal, wife of Alan Rosenthal

Howard Epstein, father of Donna Gottesman

Hyman Baron, father of Howard Baron

Rose Leader, grandmother of Byron Spanjer

Paul Israel Budovsky, friend of Harriet Brodsky

Ethel Wessler, mother of Phyllis Wessler

Abraham Gross, grandfather of David Hendler

Gussie Zinkow, mother of Gladys Manheim,

grandmother of Carol Goro and Janet Brenner

January 18

Frances Jenkins, mother of Stephen Jenkins

Bertha Stark, grandmother of Alan Zuckerman

Ellen Bauer, mother of Jay Bauer

Irving Brostoff, father of Vivian Brostoff

Ben Brostoff, uncle of Vivian Brostoff

Lester Mosbacher, father of Mark Mosbacher

Clara Auslander, aunt of Gladys Manheim,

great-aunt of Janet Brenner and Carol Goro

Robert Crawford, father of Jodi Roberts

Elio Pikholz, great-uncle of Carol Lief

Bernie Schlact, father of Alan Schlact

Florence Gaynor, mother of Mark Gaynor

Rena M. Chapin, grandmother of Ronni Udoff

Sarah (Tanya) Arkin, aunt of Steve Antonoff

Ray Brenner, mother of Stuart Brenner

Rose Brenner, grandmother of Richard Brenner

Mollie Golden, aunt of Arlene Mix and Diana Lerner

Abraham Weich, grandfather of Frank Mix

Sarah Price, grandmother of Marvin Price

Paul Golden, father of Robert Golden

Ruth Kushner Besser, grandmother of Aric Fine

Irwin Mintz, father of Andy Mintz

Barbara Sagen, aunt of Cindy Singer

Keith Earls, husband of Allison Wansky

Murray Katz, father of Alan Katz

Martin James, father of Charlene Vener

Aric Michael Harrison, grandson of Rosalynd Bernstein

Gail Levine, mother of Mitzi Schepps

Irving Lebow, father of Steven Lebow

Fred Paul, father of Stefanie Ollanove,

father-in-law of Michael Ollanove;

grandfather of Eric, Maya and Lindsey Ollanove

Herman Rosenblatt, father of Marsha Hildebrand

January 25

Irving Strauss, father of David Strauss

Martha Berger, mother of Sandie Hendler

Milton Sevack, father of Nicole Goodstein

Norman Kramer, father of Tal Kramer

Rolf Weinberg, father of Debora Antonoff

Martha Manley, mother of Chuck Manley

Warren Lunstead, father of Zinah Rosenberg,

grandfather of David Hall


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Lenora Kohn, mother of Ellen Freedman

Anna Kaplan, mother of Sandy Hendrick

Mollie Firestone, grandmother of Lori Barnett

Clara Yagerman, mother of Stanley Yagerman

Sandy Nobel, mother of Barbara Sobel

Lillian Meislish, mother of Jeffrey Mitchell

Elaine Lancaster, mother of Candy Hene

Judy Sturman, sister of Lorraine Kimmel

Janice Kimmel, mother of David Kimmel

Irving Daniels, husband of Harriet Daniels,

father of Ilene Daniels, father-in-law of Julia Daniels

Guenter Tempel, father of Michael Tempel

Adam Burger, cousin of Melanie Litt

Ernie Frank, uncle of Lynnor Holder

Belle Fields, grandmother of Karin Miehl

Edythe Perlman, mother of Robin Flake

Rose Netburn, mother of Isabelle Netburn

Sam Mendelsohn, father of Linda Jenkins

Mildred Becker, mother of Alice Becker

Gertrude Rasnick, mother of Robert Rasnick,

grandmother of Amy Sweet

Robert Burger, grandfather of Melanie Litt

Philip Leibowitz, father of Michael Leibowitz

Nathan Greenstein, father of Marlene Kattaron

Darrell Cooper, brother of Stephanie Schulman

Mary Heisler, grandmother of Karen Melnick

February 1

Gilbert Cohen, brother of Isadore Cohen

David Millman, nephew of Robert Jacobs and Gail Jacobs

Leo Monty, uncle of Sandra Gansel

Danuta Grossman, grandmother of Monica Tempel

Bertram Rose, father of Dennis Rose

Isidore Yagerman, father of Stanley Yagerman

Jerome J. Meyers, father of Ilene Chait

Sol Jacobs, father of Gail Jacobs

Daniel Rindner, father of Lisa Singer

Carol Kossoff, aunt of Lisa Singer

Hannah Fite, mother of Alan Fite

Susan Weinberg Andersson, sister of Debora Antonoff

Jeanne Lowery, mother of Donald Lowery

Julian Lewis, father of Pam Spanjer

Dean Austin, cousin of William Hood

Gisela Reder, mother of Evy Eckber, grandmother of Teri Singer

Gerald Berkowitz, stepfather of Tammy Serwitz

Shirley Warren, mother of Cary Chassner

Kathryn Hendrick, mother of David Hendrick

Donald Rigler, uncle of Helene Holzman

Ernest Gansel, father of Sandra Gansel

Jerry Summers, father of Lesli Schwartz

Alfred Greenfeld, father of Laurie Rose,

grandfather of Alyssa Rose

Samuel Stiefel, father of Alan Stiefel

Sheldon Pearl, husband of Cynthia Pearl

Bernard Facher, grandfather of Lisa Boardman

(Continued from page 18)

YAHRZEITS CONTINUED

We note the

recent

passing of:

Mildred Salsbury, mother of Dr. Judith Salsbury Siegel

and grandmother of Dr. Sheri Siegel

Faye Ellen Slutsky, mother of Vickie Blumenthal

Kenneth Kaufman, father of Erin Kaufman

Susan Pollack, mother of Matthew Haddad

May their memories

be for a blessing.

Our Condolences...


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Looking for a fun mitzvah?

Bingo at The Bremen

Come along and play some Bingo with the senior residents at the Bremen Jewish Home

on Wednesday, January 16.

A caravan will leave TKE at 6:45 p.m. for a bingo session

with the residents 7:30-8:45 p.m.

This is a great event for involving school-aged kids and teenagers!

The Bremen Jewish Home is located at 3150 Howell Mill Road in Atlanta.

RSVP to Kathy Kestin-Maynard by January 14 at [email protected]

to ensure we have a sufficient number of helpers.

A group of women who

became friends at

Temple Kol Emeth

enjoy an afternoon of

painting and wine.

The result is a gorgeous

Chanukah-themed painting.

Look for more

holiday-themed painting

parties to come.

TEVET/SHEVAT JANUARY 2019

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 24 Tevet

NEW YEAR'S DAY

TKE OFFICES

CLOSED

2 25 Tevet

NFTY SKI TRIP

3 26 Tevet

NFTY SKI

TRIP

7:30 p.m.

CODA

Meeting

4 27 Tevet

9:45 a.m.

Preschool

Shabbat Sing

7:15 p.m. Pre-

Shabbat Wine

and Cheese

sponsored by

WRJ

8 p.m. WRJ-led

Congregational

Shabbat Service

5 28 Tevet

9 a.m. Torah

Study

6 29 Tevet

12 p.m. Introduction to

Judaism

7 1 Shevat

9:45 a.m. Pre-

School

Havdalah

7 p.m. Mahjong

Mavens

8 2 Shevat

10:30 a.m. Mah

Jongg

3:30 – 6:50 p.m.

Hebrew School

7 p.m. Basic

Jewish Texts

9 3 Shevat

9:30 a.m. Torah

Study

6 p.m. Teen

Lounge

7 p.m. WRJ Board

Meeting

10 4 Shevat

6:30 p.m.

Toastmasters

7 p.m.

NoshFest

Planning

Meeting

7:30 p.m.

CODA

Meeting

11 5 Shevat

9:45 a.m.

Preschool

Shabbat Sing

6 p.m. Family

Shabbat

8 p.m.

Congregational

Torah Shabbat

Service

12 6 Shevat

9 a.m. Torah

Study

2 p.m. Kol

Yeladim

X-Drenaline

4:30 p.m. Kol

Noar

X-Drenaline

7 p.m. Co-Ed

Bunco

13 7 Shevat

9 a.m. Mabat Class

9:30 a.m. Board of

Trustees Meeting

9:30 a.m. Religious

School


Judaism

12:15 p.m. Kol Bonim

Midwinter Warm-up

1 p.m. Chai Crafters

3 p.m. TKE Bowling

League

3 p.m. BookIt - TKE's

Book Club

14 (8 Shevat)

9:45 a.m. Pre-

School

Havdalah

7 p.m. Mahjong

Mavens

15 9 Shevat

10:30 a.m. Mah

Jongg

3:30 – 6:50 p.m.

Hebrew School

7 p.m. Basic

Jewish Texts

16 10 Shevat

9:30 a.m. Torah

Study

6 p.m. Teen

Lounge

17 11 Shevat

6:30 p.m.

Toastmasters

7:30 p.m.

CODA

Meeting

18 12 Shevat

NFTY WINTER

KALLAH

9:45 a.m.

Preschool

Shabbat Sing

8 p.m.

Congregational

Tu B'Shevat

Shabbat

19 13 Shevat

NFTY Winter

Kallah

9 a.m. Torah

Study

20 14 Shevat

NFTY WINTER KALLAH


Judaism

21 15 Shevat

TU B’SHEVAT

MLK DAY

TKE OFFICES

CLOSED

NFTY WINTER

KALLAH

22 16 Shevat

10:30 a.m. Mah

Jongg

7 p.m. Basic

Jewish Texts

23 17 Shevat

9:30 a.m. Torah

Study

6 p.m. Teen

Lounge

24 18 Shevat

6:30 p.m.

Toastmasters

7:30 p.m.

CODA

Meeting

25 19 Shevat

DINNER@8

SPONSORED BY

WRJ

9:45 a.m.

Preschool

Shabbat Sing

8 p.m.

Congregational

Shabbat Service

26 20 Shevat

DINNER@8

SPONSORED BY

WRJ

8 a.m.

Toastmasters

9 a.m. Torah

Study

2 p.m. KEFTY

Snow Mountain

27 21 Shevat

DINNER@8 SPONSORED

BY WRJ

9:30 a.m. Religious

School

9:30 a.m. Men's Club

Speaker Series:

Medicare: Do's and

Don'ts with Bert Hene

9:30 a.m. Middle School

Students and Parents

Word to Action

10:30 a.m. Milestone 13


Judaism

3 p.m. TKE Bowling

League

28 22 Shevat

9:45 a.m. Pre-

School

Havdalah

7 p.m. Mahjong

Mavens

29 23 Shevat

10:30 a.m. Mah

Jongg

3:30 – 6:50 p.m.

Hebrew School

7 p.m. Basic

Jewish Texts

30 24 Shevat

9:30 a.m. Torah

Study

6 p.m. Teen

Lounge

31 25 Shevat

6:30 p.m.

Toastmasters

7:30 p.m.

CODA

Meeting

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Worship Schedule ......................... .2

Rabbi Lebow ................................... 3

Message from the President .......... 5

Simchas ....................................... 6-7

Religious School............................ ..8

Youth Programming ...................... 9

The Legacy Campaign ................. 10

Women of Reform Judaism ......... 12

Dinner@8 ...................................... 13

Contributions .............................. ..15

Yahrzeits ..................................... ..18

Deaths ............................................ 19

January Calendar ........................ 27

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Reggae Shabbat Is back!

Friday,

February 8

8 p.m.

Featuring the Ahavat Torah band: Blake Singer, Burt Kann,

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