When scientists began tracking the health of 268 Harvard sophomores in 1938 during the Great Depression, they hoped the longitudinal study would reveal clues to leading healthy and happy lives. They later added 456 Boston inner-city residence, as well the spouses and children of all these

individuals. After nearly eighty years and continuing until this day, the study represents one of the longest run-ning studies of adult human life. Over the years, researchers have studied the participants’ health trajectories and their broader lives, including their triumphs and failures in careers and marriage, and they examined data from over a thousand in-person interviews assessed annually. And the finding have produced startling lessons.

More than money and fame, more than genetics and IQ, the best indicator for long-term mental and physical health, and overall happiness, proved to be close relationships. The finding proved to be true across the board, even when factoring in birth place and social status, race, gender, career type, and more. Robert Waldinger, the fourth and current director of the study, said in a popular TED Talk: “It was how satisfied they were in their relationships. The people who were the most satisfied in their relationships at age 50 were the healthiest at age 80.”

Here at The Temple, we see a big part of our role as facilitator of these close-knit, health-promoting, life-extending relationships. Whether you are in premarital counseling nurturing a new marriage, or at a playdate with a fellow preschool family, or engaging in a family education session with your children during religious school; whether you are part of one of our 70+ Temple Connect small groups or one of our 40+ Age and Stage programs or stopping to get a fun name tag before joining for Friday night services, you are investing in your own health and happiness through The Temple. You are also making it possible for others to benefit from these life-giving relationships. These relationships are essential for us – when we are reveling in all the joy from a simcha or seeking support during a tragedy - life is more gracefully lived inside a deep network of communal relationships, the kinds we seek to promote here every day.

If it’s been a while since you’ve felt connected to your Temple family, or you are new to this community, or you simply want to get more from your Jewish life, please consider finding a way to get involved. I, along with the rest of the Engagement Team, clergy, and staff, would love a chance to get to know you and help you find your circle of friends at The Temple. Email me at lmedwin@the-temple.org.

On a personal note, I want to thank you for all of your support as we celebrate the publication of The Relational Judaism Handbook, a book that I co-authored with Dr. Ron Wolfson and Rabbi Nicole Auerbach (you can find more information at http://www.relationaljudaismhandbook.com). The truth is that we wrote it together; this book was only possible because of you. My most sincere hope is that Jewish communities across the country will use this book to help revitalize their organizations and create deeper and more fulfilling rela-tionships amongst one another, so that they can feel as proud of their communities as I do about ours. Chazak v’Amatz! May we be blessed with strength and courage as we co-create our Jewish future!

rabbi medwin can be reached at: lmedwin@the-temple.org

May 2018 = Iyar–Sivan 5778 = Volume 79/ Number 9 = established 1867 = the-temple.org

The Temple

Living Longer, Healthier, Happier Lives

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

Friday, May 4Shabbat Worship Service – Confirmation Consecration and Blessing for our Melton Graduates ...6:00 PM Meditation – Room 34 .......................7:00 PMThe Well ................................................8:00 PMSaturday, May 5Torah Study...........................................9:00 AMShabbat Chapel Worship Service .....10:30 AMMincha Bat Mitzvah Service of Phoebe Schwartz .............................5:30 PMFriday, May 11Shabbat Worship Service – Halpern Reform Heritage Shabbat/Sanctuary ...............6:00 PM Meditation – Room 34 .......................7:00 PMSaturday, May 12 Torah Study...........................................9:00 AMMini Shabbat Service ..........................9:30 AMBat Mitzvah of Jacqueline N. Kellett ......................... 10:30 AMMincha B’nei Mitzvah of Truen F. & Grayson S. Pechter ..........5:30 PMFriday, May 18Shabbat Worship Service – Honor & Farewell to Rabbi David Spinrad ...........................6:00 PMMeditation – Room 34 .......................7:00 PMSaturday, May 19Torah Study...........................................9:00 AMAdult B’nei Mitzvah ......................... 10:30 AMTikkun Leil Shavuot at Ahavath Achim ................................7:00 PMSunday, May 20 Worship Service with Yizkor .......... 10:30 AMFriday, May 25Shabbat with our House Band and a blessing for Rabbi Berg’s Sabbatical ......................6:00 PM. Meditation – Room 34 .......................7:00 PMSaturday, May 26Bat Mitzvah of Tatum M. Marmins .......................... 10:30 AMMincha Bar Mitzvah of Chase Herbert ......................................5:30 PM

For a full listing of services and other programs: WWW.THE-TEMPLE.ORG

FROM THE DESK OF RABBI LYDIA MEDWIN:

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Mazal Tov!< Katie and Mark Littman on the birth of their son, Henry Benjamin

Littman and to grandparents, Jim & Lauren Grien and to great-grandmother, Barbara Gold

< Marriage of Brittany Lynn Mitchell El and Michael Joseph Starobin< Marriage of Abby Grafchik and Matthew Levy to Matthew’s parents

Randi and Sid Levy< Maggie Erickson, Benita Kornberg, John Markson, Laura Markson,

Sylvia Poretsky, and Jo Ann Rau on earning a certificate of graduation from the Florence Melton School of Adult Learning

< Bradley and Selena Bauman on birth of son, Charles Meyer Bauman and grandparents Juli & Billy Bauman Mazal

< Lauren & Jim Grien on being presented the Selig Distinguished Service Award by the American Jewish Committee

May Their Memory Be For a BlessingOur Heartfelt Sympathy to the Families of:< Harold Mandelbaum (uncle of Jeffrey Seltzer)< Dr. Joseph Haas (husband of Emilie Haas, father of Danielle Haas,

Laursen and Deni Kaye Frier)< Dr. Robert Alpern (husband of Lynne Alpern)< Julius Greenwald (father of Amy Weiss)< Sidney Spillerman (father of Chad Spillerman)< Connie Giniger< Rita Menkin (mother of Lita Menkin)< Joseph Rubini (father of David Rubini)< John Sherman (husband of Jill Sherman)< Michael David Healy (son-in-law of Don & Beverly Thomas)< Robert W. Garner (father of Alison Louie)< Renee Zufi (mother of Jonathan Zufi)

Our Newest Members< Maggie Erickson< Sara & Scott Janovitz – Avett Janovitz< Hailey & Ben Lebedin – Leah Lebedin< Jori & Brett Mendel – Aria Mendel< Stephanie Nullman & Omri Eban

B’nei Mitzvah

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PHOEBE SARAH SCHWARTZ Daughter of Jon Schwartz & Katherine Suzman Schwartz

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JACQUELINE NICOLE KELLETTDaughter of Jennifer Shaffer Kellett & Samuel B. Kellett, Jr.

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TRUEN FREDERICK PECHTER Son of Joshua & Meredith Pechter

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GRAYSON SAMUEL PECHTER Son of Joshua & Meredith Pechter

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TATUM MARIELLA CHRISTINE MARMINSDaughter of Amanda & David Marmins

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HARRISON CHASE HERBERT Son of Amie & Fred Herbert

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May 5 Emor Leviticus 21:1-24:23; Ezekiel 44:15-31

May 12 Behar-Bechukotai Leviticus 25:1-27:34; Jeremiah 16:9-17:14

May 19 Bamidbar Numbers 1:1-4:20; Hosea 2:1-22

May 26 Naso Numbers 4:21-7:89; Judges 13:2-25

TORAH & HAFTARAH

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ClergyRabbi Peter S. BergRabbi Loren Filson LapidusRabbi David SpinradCantor Deborah L. HartmanRabbi Steven H. Rau, RJE, Director of Lifelong LearningRabbi Lydia Medwin, Director of Congregational Engagement & OutreachRabbi Alvin M. Sugarman, Ph.D., Emeritus

Officers of the BoardLauren Grien, PresidentJanet Lavine, Executive Vice PresidentBrooke Dickerson, Vice PresidentHank Kimmel, Vice PresidentStacy Hyken, SecretaryKent Alexander, TreasurerSpring Asher, Executive Committee Appointee Martin Maslia, Executive Committee Appointee Jay Schwartz, Lynne and Howard Halpern Endowment Fund Board Chair

LeadershipMark R. Jacobson, Executive DirectorAnnetta Kornblum, Weinberg Early Learning Center Co-DirectorMindy Pincus, Weinberg Early Learning Center Co-Director

StaffKatie Bass, Communications and Marketing CoordinatorZach Bernath, Education CoordinatorMelinda Brackin, Accounting ManagerJudy Cole, PianistAmy Cox, Accounting AssistantJackee Curiton, WELC Office ManagerTena Drew, Membership CoordinatorNalo Finley, Clergy Administrative AssistantLonnie Fitzgerald, Maintenance TeamElizabeth C. Foster, Family & Teen EducatorSummer Jacobs, Engagement CoordinatorRenaldo Lockwood, Maintenance TeamHeather McKerley, Accounting Assistant & Facilities Maintenance CoordinatorJacqueline Morris, Education and Engagement AssociateDianne Ratowsky, Administrative Assistant to Rabbi Peter S. BergJoya Schmidt, Engagement Administrative Assistant & Tour CoordinatorLaurie Simon, Engagement Coordinator for Special EventsLt. Eddie Smith, Head of SecurityMarjorie Vaughn, TBRS Administrative Assistant Rita Zadoff, Donation & Event Coordinator

Leadership&Contacts

OFFICERS: HANK KIMMEL Vice President • Term Expiring 2018

Hank, an involved Temple member, is on the Professional Relations Committee and the ongoing Vice President Membership co-chair, Engagement co-chair and Temple Connect—Theatre group leader; Synaplex co-chair.

Professionally, Hank is a Mediator, Playwright and Attorney. He is a founding member and Board President of Working Title Playwrights, an Atlanta-based theatre company dedicated to the development of playwrights and new plays; Board President, Alliance for Jewish Theatre; Reiser Lab recipient, Alliance Theatre 2017-18 for development of Confessions of a Hit Man; When not at The Temple, Hank can be found teaching Hank and his wife Barbara have 3 children, Lois, Joey, and Georgia and Panda (“the” Golden Retriever).

BROOKE DICKERSONVice President • Term Expiring 2018

Brooke is a third generation Atlantan and member of The Temple. I have served on the Religious School Committee, the Brockey-Rothschild Institute Committee, Leadership Development, Kahal (the engagement group for new members), the Board of Trustees and as a Vice President. I was married at The Temple to my husband Jeff, and our children, Jack and Elizabeth, celebrated their b’nai mitzvot and confirmation at The Temple. I am a real estate lawyer specializing in environmental law among other areas. I have participated in the Zaban Paradies Night Shelter, the Chattahoochee Nature Center, the Georgia Brownfield Association, the Women’s Affordable Housing Network, Habitat for Humanity and the French American Chamber of Commerce.

TRUSTEES TERM EXPIRING 2018: DEBORAH M. DANZIG

Deborah M. Danzig has been a member of The Temple for 10 years and currently serves on the Board of Trustees. She has served on various committees and graduated from the Leadership Development Program.

Deborah has also volunteered at the schools where her children have attended, including serving as Co-President of the PTO of Springdale Park Elementary and serving as a room parent and Annual Fund volunteer at The Paideia School. Deborah has been the Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary of Ash-ton Woods Homes since 2011, prior to which she was with Beazer Homes, where she served most recently as Vice President, Compliance Officer.

Prior to 2005 when she joined Beazer Homes, Deborah was in private practice with Suther-land Asbill & Brennan in Atlanta and with Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York City. Deborah clerked for the Honorable Phyllis A. Kravitch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Deborah received her B.A. in History from Emory University and received her J.D. from Cornell Law School. Deborah lives in Morningside with her husband, Aaron, and their two children, Ashley and Aiden.

IRA GENSERIra Genser was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. He now proudly calls

Atlanta home and has been here since 2000. He is a graduate of both NYU (BS) and Columbia (MBA). He is currently the Chief Financial Officer for Iconex, North America’s largest manufacturer of point of sale receipts. Ira, his wife, Joanna and two kids, Matt (9th grade) and Hannah (8th grade) live in Druid Hills. They have been an active part of The Temple family since his children first attended the TELC at age 2. He is finishing up his 3 year term on the Board of Trustrees. His portfolio includes The Temple’s Leadership Development program where he has served as chair for the last two cycles.

The Temple Officers & Trustees

As we get ready for the upcoming Annual Meeting on May 22nd, we would like to thank our Officers and Trustees.

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The Temple Officers & TrusteesKIM MAZIAR HOCKSTEIN

Kim Maziar Hockstein is a native Atlantan who has been member of The Temple all of her life. She was confirmed at The Temple and married to her husband, Ken Hockstein, by Rabbi Alvin Sugarman. She and Ken have two teenage sons, Drew (17) and Ryan (15).

Prior to the birth of her sons, Kim worked in the fashion indus-try in the areas of merchandising, public relations, and sales. She worked for various design houses including Donna Karan, Marisa Christina, and Eileen Fisher. Currently, Kim is a homemaker and community volunteer.

Kim is active as a volunteer in the Atlanta community. In addition to serving as a Trustee on The Temple’s Board of Directors and Co-Chair of the Membership Com-mittee, she is a current Board and Executive Committee member of the Parents Asso-ciation of The Westminster Schools and a member of the Junior League of Atlanta. She is a past Board and Executive Committee Member of the Junior League as well as Past President of the Trinity School Parents Association Board.

Kim enjoys spending time with her family, volunteering, travelling, skiing, reading and scrapbooking.

EMILY SANDERSEmily Sanders is a Trustee for The Temple since 2017, and a

member since 1983. She is currently co-Chair of The Temple’s Leadership Development program. She’s been active in Temple in the Neighborhood – Brookhaven and in a Chavurah group during the 1980’s and ‘90’s. Professionally, Emily is Managing Director of United Capital’s Atlanta office, a national registered investment advisory firm, where she was awarded MVP in 2017. In 2009 she was voted one of the Top 50 Women in Wealth Management by a prominent magazine poll, and has appeared numerous times on CNBC, CNN and Bloomberg TV. She is a CPA, MBA, and recently graduated from Emory University Law School. Emily is a member of the Leadership Council of the Georgia Society of CPA’s. In the Commu-nity, she volunteers for Habitat for Humanity, the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta (investment committee), and is a Founding Trustee of the Jewish Women’s Fund of Atlanta, and is an alum of Leadership Atlanta. Emily is married to Jon Margolis and they have three married adult children (in Atlanta and North Carolina), two grand-children with another on the way in May, 2018! She has visited 40 countries and was an internal auditor with Coca-Cola and corporate finance manager with BellSouth before becoming an entrepreneur.

TRUSTEES TERM EXPIRING 2019: ILENE ENGEL

Ilene Engel is a current Temple Board member.Ilene was a news producer and broadcast news executive for

20+ years. She is now a full-time community volunteer. Ilene is a Founder/Founding Chair of the Jewish Women’s

Fund of Atlanta. She continues to support the Atlanta Women’s Foundation, where she served as Board Chair.

Ilene is a former board member of ADL; Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta; Genesis Shelter (now Our House); AIPAC National Council and AIPAC Atlanta Leadership Council. She is a past participant in Leadership Atlanta and a National Young Leadership Cabinet Alumni.

Ilene grew up in Jasper, Alabama in a family devoted to Jewish values and Israel’s well being. She is grateful for wonderful family and loving friends in Atlanta and across the country. She earned her at B.S. at the University of Texas at Austin.

JOHN ZEDDJohn Zedd and his family have been Temple members for over

a decade. A graduate of The Temple’s leadership development program, John has served as WELC (Weinberg Early Learning Center) Liaison, as well as a member of The Temple Finance Committee. He currently serves as The Temple’s representative at the Jacobson Leadership Institute.

A graduate of Harvard (B.A.) and University of Michigan (J.D.), John has lived in Atlanta since 1996. He has been involved in real estate investing and brokerage for over 20 years, and is currently active as founder of his own residential real estate brokerage firm, Zedd Realty.

His other community involvement includes service as a Board Member with the Metro Atlanta Red Cross, and Board Member of the Druid Hills Civic Association. He lives in Druid Hills with his wife and three daughters. His oldest daughter, Ella, had her Bat Mitzvah at The Temple in 2016, and his daughter Sarah is scheduled to have her Bat Mitzvah later this year.

TRUSTEES TERM EXPIRING 2020: JAMES ALEC GELIN

James Alec Gelin has been a member of The Temple since 2001, and also serves on The Temple’s Cemetery, Membership, and Nominating Committees.

Mr. Gelin worked as an attorney in the Office of the DeKalb County Public Defender from 1991 - 2010, after which time he was an Associate Professor of Law at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School in the Legal Writing and Skills Department until 2017. Now retired, he sits on three additional boards: DeKalb County Parks Bond Advisory Board, Initiative for a Green DeKalb Advisory Board, and DeKalb Elementary School for the Arts Con-struction Advisory Board.

Mr. Gelin is an avid gardener and planter of trees, and also enjoys hiking and being outdoors in general.

KATHLEEN VOBORIL KAHLKathleen Voboril Kahl has been a member of The Temple since

2012 when she and her then-fiance, Matthew, first visited while exploring wedding venues. Kathleen converted to Judaism with Loren Lapidus as her sponsoring rabbi and Rabbi Lapidus later married Kathleen and Matthew and officiated the baby naming of their daughter, Eliana, who is now two years old.

Kathleen has leveraged her expertise to advise on WELC marketing efforts, the redesign of The Temple’s website, and has also served as co-chair of The Temple Stra-tegic Plan Marketing & Communications Subcommittee.

Kathleen is the Director of Digital & Marketing Operations at Elekta, a global inno-vator of equipment and software used to improve, prolong and save the lives of people with cancer and brain disorders. In this role, Kathleen manages a team of developers, designers and marketers to create interactive, multi-channel campaigns, programs and applications to drive growth.

Kathleen is a recovering musical theatre actress who majored in Music at North-western University and pursued a career on Broadway before “pivoting” to obtain her MBA at the University of Texas. She has loved lending her voice to The Temple Singers and as a substitute cantor for Yom Kippur and B’Nei Mitzvah services.

L ARRY MENTERLarry Menter happily returns to The Temple Board of Trust-

ees after having served previously more than 10 years ago on The Board, as an officer and on The Executive Committee. He led the Search Committee to hire Rabbi Stephen Rau after serving as Religious School Committee Chair and completing Leadership Development training at The Temple.

He is currently Senior Lecturer of Business Law, Ethics and Social Sciences at Clayton State University after a corporate lawyer career which included stints at Oxford Industries, Inc. and The Home Depot upon graduating from Emory University School of Law. He previously served on the Board of Young Audiences of Atlanta.

Larry has two adult children, Danielle and Rachel, who both attended and were confirmed from The Temple Breman Religious School and celebrated their B’nei Mitzvahs at The Temple. Larry lives with his wife, Ruth, who also is an active member of The Temple.

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DOUG PIKE As a member of The Temple family since I was a preteen, my ties run deep. I

became a bar mitzvah and was confirmed at The Temple. My wife, Seunhee, and I were married by Rabbi Sugarman at The Temple, and our two children became b’nei mitzvot and confirmands there. Now I am completing the second year of service on both The Temple’s board and as chairperson of the Muslim-Jewish Relations Small Group of the Rothschild Social Justice Institute. My passion for the beauty of Reform Jewish liturgy and our sanctuary’s organ is one of the reasons I serve as Vice-President of the Society for Classical Reform Judaism. In the secular world, I am the founder of and teacher at The Vedado Way, a Decatur-based homeschool organization.

LORET TA SHAPIROI grew up in Sylvania, Georgia. My family was one of two Jewish families in town.

The University of Georgia is where I met my husband Hyman. We have three children and eight grandchildren.

Our synagogue membership odyssey included both Orthodox and Conservative congregations and now The Temple which is our religious home. After retiring from Emory University I became bat mitzvah through The Temple’s Adult B’nei Mitzvah program, and thanks to Rabbi Rau and Cantor Hartman, the great joy of my golden years is tutoring bar and bat mitzvah students. Singing with The Temple Singers on Rosh Hashana and for MLK Shabbat is another blessing. My husband (who is a docent at The Temple) and I have mentored at Toomer Elementary School.

Serving on The Temple Board of Trustees is an honor and an opportunity to work with amazing people. There is no shortage of leadership and devotion! It’s a wonderful opportunity to be involved in a dynamic and inspiring organization.

LYNNE & HOWARD HALPERN ENDOWMENT FUND TRUSTEE TERM EXPIRING 2019:LIL A HERTZ

Lila Hertz’s long history of volunteerism and leadership has ben-efited numerous organizations and causes in the Atlanta community.

The Hertz Family has a long and close relationship with The Temple where five generations have participated and celebrated life cycle events. Hertz currently sits on the Endowment Fund Board.

Hertz served as board president of Susan G. Komen Greater Atlanta. Hertz’s involvement with the Affiliate has a special connection to another of her longtime commitments, the Jeffrey Fashion Cares fundraiser. As co-chair of the annual show for sixteen years, Hertz has aided in further supporting the Affiliate, which benefits from Fashion Cares along with the Atlanta AIDS Fund.

Other activities include service to Piedmont Healthcare where she sits on the board of directors and chairs the Governance and Nominating Committee. Hertz also cur-rently serves on the Board of Directors of the Alliance Theatre and Co-Chairs the Cultivation and Stewardship Committee.

In 2017, the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater Atlanta Chapter pre-sented Lila and Doug Hertz with the Philanthropists of the Year Award. The Ameri-can Jewish Committee, Prevent Child Abuse Georgia, the Anti Defamation League and the National Council of Jewish Women also have benefited from Hertz’s service, and each has presented Hertz with awards in recognition of her accomplishments.

Hertz lives in Atlanta with her husband, Doug, and they have two married chil-dren: Amy and Ronnie Agami, Emily and Michael Hertz and 4 grandchildren.

STANDING COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES:HENRY BAUERBy-Laws Committee

Henry Bauer has been a lifelong member of The Temple. He is a member of the Nominating Committee and was Chairman Israel Bond Committee and Dinner on prior occasions.

Member of the Board of Trustees on 3 different occasions. Started The Temple’s softball team which plays in the Synagogue

League Henry Bauer is an attorney. Henry’s great great Grandfather, David Mayer was one of the founding members of The Temple. The Yad used on all holidays and special occasions was the first artifact presented to The Temple by David Mayer in 1867 and it is still used. His Grandmother, Stella Steinheimer Bauer conducted services on occasion during WWI and was president of the National Council of Jewish Women. My daughter was married at The Temple in 1996. He graduated from Vanderbilt University and Emory Law School. Involved in the community, Henry is involved with Special Olympics; a Board Member VSA Arts of GA (provides art therapy for disabled and disadvantaged artists); and part of the Advisory Advisory Board, Historic Oakland Foundation, Dean Rusk Read Start Academy, Board Member Athletes for a Better World, Advisory Council Booth Western Art Museum. When not at The Temple, Henry enjoys hiking, tennis, swimming and travel.

DEBORAH G. NEESE150th Anniversary

Deborah G. Neese is a community-volunteer leader with extensive board service, fundraising, special-events planning, and community-relations experience. She has served on the AJC Atlanta Regional Board and has been involved in AJC’s International Affairs in Atlanta for over 10 years, which included the planning of AJC’s Southeast Diplomatic Marathon in Atlanta. She also co-chaired AJC’s Atlanta’s Thanksgiving Diversity Luncheon. She studied Public Communications at the Boston University and holds a B.A. from Goucher College. She has been involved at a Board level at The Temple, on The Shepherd Center Advisory Board and at The Breman Museum. She has chaired or co-chaired multiple successful major fundraising events, such as Passports to Celebrations for The Atlanta History Center, An Evening in Barcelona for The Breman Home, and anniversary celebrations for The Temple.

ADRIENNE STROHLWELC Committee

Adrienne Strohl has been a member of The Temple for ten years. She is cur-rently serving as Co-Chair of the WELC Committee and as part of the Strategic Planning Committee.

Adrienne grew up in Atlanta and graduated from the Grady College of Journalism at the University of Georgia. After working at non-profit organizations, Adrienne took time off to raise her daughters.

Adrienne and her husband, Nathaniel, have two children Hannah (12) and Sadie (9), both of whom are graduates of the Weinberg Early Learning Center. Adrienne was active in the preschool’s parent association, serving as Hospitality Committee Chair and Secretary.

MARK WINARSKY Men’s Club

Mark Winarsky has been a member of The Temple for over ten years. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees and chairs The Temple Men’s Club. He also served in a leadership role for The Temple’s Social Justice Gun Sense program.

Mark is no stranger to volunteer work. He started volunteering when he was sixteen years old as a volunteer Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) in his home State of New Jersey, and has continued serving his community ever since including as an EMT in Connecticut, as an volunteer Auxiliary Sergeant with the New York City Police Department (NYPD), and as a volunteer Captain with the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety’s CAPS Unit.

After ten years working in the Healthcare Information Technology field, Mark joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention following the 9/11 attacks where he spent the first several years of his public sector career working in Anti-Terrorism. Mark currently serves as the Deputy Director of the Project Management Office for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and has been with the Agency for more than 15 years.

Mark and his wife Karen live in Buckhead with their two daughters, Isabelle (9) and Sara (6).

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Learn @ The Temple

What’s Happening at WELC?WELC PreK Graduation CeremonyWednesday May 23 • 11:00 AMOur precious and proud PreK students will graduate from Weinberg Early Learning Center! What a simcha!

Passover Seders with Temple Clergy!The Temple clergy led the students in their classroom’s Passover Seder! The students worked hard to create their own Haggadot used during the Seder. It is no surprise that the highlights included saying the 10 plagues and reciting the four questions! Special thanks to the room parents for arranging and setting up all the food!

Morris “MO” Abramson Son of Adam & Allison AbramsonDane Aronson Son of Michael & Tiffany AronsonAvery Einstein Daughter of Lance & Emily EinsteinGavriel Medwin Son of Dan & Lydia MedwinGriffin Peavey Son of Danny & Lana PeaveyEloise Rachelson Daughter of Benjamin & Nora Rachelson

Erik Ryden Son of Hans & Ayer RydenTessa Schoenberg Daughter of Josh & Traci SchoenbergAvigayl Wilker Daughter of Dov Wilker & Juliana JacobsonMiller Zuckerman Daughter of Dotan & Hilar Zuckerman

Taylor Aspes Daughter of Adam & Wendi Aspes

Rex Borenstein Son of Evan & Lindsay Borenstein

Elizabeth Graubart Daughter of Noah & Emily Graubart

Kai Kalfus Daughter of Shawn & Lindsey Kalfus

Eloise Lippert Daughter of Johnathan & Denise Lippert

Adelaide Ross Daughter of Adam & Gwen Ross

Lila Sand Daughter of Matthew & Jennifer Sand

Shalev Segal Son of Gilly Segal

Emme Spillerman Daughter of Chad & Ilyssa Spillerman

Judah Spinrad Son of David & Gal Spinrad

Carson Zweigel Son of Scott & Elizabeth Zweigel

Mazel Tov to our 14th Graduating Class!

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College OutreachDo you have a college-age student, a child at college or on a gap year or pursuing other paths? The Temple would like to reach out, send holiday greetings and gifts, and remind them that they are still part of our Temple family. We would like to send them something Jewish to remind them of home and help them celebrate Jewish holidays in their new homes, wherever that may be! Please send us your student’s mailing address so we can continue to be a part of their life. Visit http://the-temple.org/GetConnected/CollegeOutreach.aspx to fill out the simple form and we will do the rest! Contact Jacqueline Morris at jmorris@the-temple.org for questions and more information.

Camp Minimac is Offering 1-week Sessions this Summer Join us from June 4–August 10 Camp Minimac Discovers Famous People Throughout the AgesHold on to your magical hats, your paintbrushes, and even your danc-ing shoes as Camp Minimac Discovers Famous People Throughout the Ages! During each session, we will focus on a famous person which will let us build on important life skills such as friendship, diversity, character awareness, and more. We will enhance our knowl-edge and enjoy learning more through activities including special in-house field trips, art, music, science, games, cooking, and more!

Register for 8 weeks and get 2 FREE by May 1st! Children who will be 18 months – 5 years old on September 1, 2018 may register for Camp Minimac Sessions, along with recent Pre-K graduates.

For more info: Visit www.the-temple.org/camp-minimac, email camp@the-temple.org, or call 404-872-8668.

Please join us as we are called to the Torah as

ADULT B’NEI MITZVAH

Saturday, May 19, 2018 5 Sivan 5778

10:30 AM in the SanctuaryKiddush Luncheon Immediately Following

Karen Droze, James Freedman, Judy Freedman, Veronique Kessler, Amber Meyers, and Susan Moody

Breman Religious School Registration is Open!

To register for the 2018-19 Temple Breman Religious School, simply log on to

the-temple.org/tbrsregistration. If you need assistance with registration, please feel free to

contact Marjorie Vaughn at 404-873-1734.

NEW TO TBRS?We would love to speak with you about our

school. TBRS strives to promote positive Jewish identity is a fun and interactive learning environment. Contact Rabbi Rau or Elizabeth

Foster in the religious school office at 404-873-1734 to learn more about our exciting programming. We hope you will join us!

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Engage @ The TempleFarewell Celebration in Honor of Rabbi David SpinradFriday, May 18 • 6:00 PM Shabbat Service • Reception to follow

Please join us for a very special celebration as we express our deep apprecia-tion and farewell to our beloved Rabbi David Spinrad. RSVP for the reception at www.the-temple.org/event/spinrad or call 404-873-1731. Babysitting will be available. Please RSVP for babysitting to Joya at jschmidt@the-temple.org.

Shavuot: May 19 and 20Tikkun Leil Shavuot at AA Synagogue: Saturday evening, May 19Shavuot Festival Services with Yizkor at The Temple: Sunday, May 20 at 10:30 AMThere are two opportunities to celebrate Shavuot, commemorating the giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai. All are welcome to join Rabbis Spinrad and Lapidus at the AA Synagogue for their all-night study program. Then, Rabbi Medwin and Cantor Hartman will lead Shavuot Festival Services and Yizkor at The Temple on Sunday, May 20, at 10:30 AM.

Counting the Omer: Making Each Day CountA Turbo-Charged Temple Connect Experience*May 20 • 10:00 AM*Includes daily reflections and weekly phone conference check-ins

The Omer is the time between Passover and Shavuot, known as an auspicious time for turning inward, a spring cleaning for the soul. Jewish tradition has created a kabbalah-based framework, inspired by the biblical injunction to count each day during this time, through which we are able to explore the values of love, discipline, beauty, balance, and more. The goal is to move from unconsciously serving our baser selves into a revelation of what it means to serve our higher selves and even The Most High. Questions? Contact Rabbi Lydia Medwin at lmedwin@the-temple.org. RSVP to Joya Schmidt (jschmidt@the-temple.org) or 404-873-1731 if you’d like to join turbo-charged Temple Connect small group experience.

Don’t take my word for it; here’s a testimonial from last year: “Perhaps the most spiritual moving experience I’ve had at The Temple. I had never observed the Omer before, and a year later, the lessons still reverberate. A resonant way to con-nect on so many levels.”

BOOKS WORTH STUDYINGI believe that any reading, even Danielle Steel—well, maybe not Danielle Steel, but, say, a mystery, a romance, a thriller—is the way into learning. If that’s so, how much more so the many available works of Jewish history, scholarship, fiction, and theology, old and new, and how much more, even than that, to study with a compatible group, the better to learn about the past, understand the present, and cope with the future. That’s Books Worth Studying, a Temple Connect group that has been meeting monthly for three years. Some of us are in it for the mental challenge, some of us driven to learn, all for the commitment and camaraderie. The group has had great patience with me and has made me a better facilitator. The Temple is at its best in providing the venue for the sort of learning and con-nection we are finding in Books Worth Studying!

Shavuot Services Sunday, May 20 • 10:30 AMHaven’t I seen you somewhere before? Oh, yeah, we were at Sinai together! Join us for a Shavuot full of spirituality and mindfulness. Our Counting the Omer cohort will wrap up their turbo-charged Temple Connect experience before ser-vices and then join us for our celebration of receiving the Torah.

Mitzvah for the Mikvah: An Evening to Support MACoMThursday, May 3 • 7:00-9:30 PM at Congregation Bnai TorahThis year, MACoM: Metro Atlanta Community Mikvah is honoring a Social Action Hero from each Atlanta synagogue. The Temple is excited to honor Ron-nie van Gelder for all of her work as Program Director at The Temple and vol-unteering with many Atlanta organizations. To buy tickets or make a donation in honor of Ronnie, please go to www.atlantamikvah.org.

Confirmation Consecration and Melton Graduation Friday, May 4This Shabbat service will celebrate adult learning as we bless our 2018 Confirma-tion Class and honor the graduates of the two-year Melton Course.

The WellFriday, May 4 • 8:00 PMWe are excited to welcome Rabbi Sam Kaye, The Temple’s newest rabbi, to The Well! While Rabbi Kaye officially begins on July 1, his May visit to Atlanta coincides with our monthly gathering and we cannot resist the opportunity to introduce him to you. Join Rabbi David Spinrad, Sammy Rosenbaum, and our incredible team of musicians for our monthly Shabbat service for young professionals, and take advantage of the opportunity to meet the rabbi who will lead The Well and our young professional community beginning this summer. As always, The Well is a warm, inviting social and spiritual gathering that strives to be inclusive for all people of every level of familiarity and comfort with the service and with Judaism. Join us as we sing and pray and speak about what we aspire to be: A valued center of Jewish community where we have the opportunity to connect to something greater than ourselves and fulfill our potential as a community.

Lynne and Howard Halpern Reform Heritage Shabbat with First Presbyterian ChurchFriday, May 11 • 6:00 PM Service • Reception to follow

Please join us at 6pm on Friday evening, May 11th for our long-awaited Lynne and Howard Halpern Reform Heritage Shabbat! In celebration of our 150th anniversary, our longtime friends at First Presbyterian Church will wor-ship with us and present a newly commissioned musical gift to honor the sacred relationship that exists between our two congregations. The Reverend Dr. Tony Sundermeier, Dr. Jens Korndoerfor and the Chancel Choir, and a large contingent of their congregation will be out in force to wish us well as we continue to celebrate our sesquicentennial anniversary!

Following the worship service we will all proceed to Schwartz-Goldstein Hall for a glorious reception. This is a Shabbat evening not to be missed!

RSVP at the-temple.org/event/halpern or to Joya at jschmidt@the-temple.org. Babysitting will be available. Please RSVP for babysitting to Joya at jschmidt@the-temple.org. Questions? Call 404-873-1731.

Mini ShabbatSaturday, May 12 • 9:30 AM: Service • 10:00 AM: Bagels & CoffeeJoin us on Saturday, May 12th at 9:30 AM as our puppets journey to the Land of Israel! Wear your blue and white, and join us as we explore this amazing place! Following services, we’ll have a bagel snack and time on the WELC’s amazing outdoor playground (or the indoor playgrounds if the weather is too cold). You can find us on the second Saturday of every month at 9:30 AM in the Covenant Chapel for music and a story with our puppets.

There is no fee or RSVP required. Questions? As always, please contact Rabbi Lydia Medwin (lmedwin@the-temple.org).

Songs, stories, bagels, coffee & friends? An unbeatable Shabbat combination. We can’t wait to see you there!

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151st Annual Meeting & ReceptionTuesday, May 22 • 6:30 PMFeaturing the 150th Anniversary Closing Event, Honor and Thanks to Lauren Grien and Jay Schwartz, and 10th Anniversaries of Rabbis Berg and Lapidus. See back cover for full details.

Temple Sages – Gibbs GardensWednesday, May 23, 2018 • Bus will depart from The Temple at 10:00am Cost: $20/pp (plus optional money for lunch)Join us for a lovely day at Gibbs Gardens in Ball Ground, GA.One of that nation’s largest gardens, it spans 292 acres and is composed of 16 gardens including 3 feature ones—Manor House Gardens, Japanese, and Waterlily Gardens.

Spring and early summer colorfest blooms will be Azaleas, Fern Dells, Rhodo-dendrons, Roses, Hydrangeas, and Waterlilies. We will plan to have lunch at the Arbor Café, but you may also pack a picnic lunch if you wish.

To RSVP, please contact Joya Schmidt by May 12 at jschmidt@the-temple.org or 404-873-1731.

Shabbat Worship Service with House BandFriday, May 25 • 6:00 PMAs Rabbi Berg begins his sabbatical, we will offer a short blessing to wish him and his family well during this time of rest and renewal. We will also have our monthly house band, so come ready to sing and enjoy melodies new and familiar!

Caring at The TempleOur Caring at The Temple program reaches out to fel-low congregants during times of hardship or pastoral need, providing homemade chicken soup and challah to members who are bereaved, ill, recently discharged from the hospital, or are celebrating the arrival of a new child. We have delivered more than 500 soups, and nearly every step of the program—from soup prepa-ration, to delivery (within your zip code), to letting us know about fellow congregants in need—is led by members of our congregation.

Thank you to our Caring at The Temple volunteers who delivered soup this month: Barbara Abend, Susan & Jon Amsler, Nancy Apatov, Stefanie Boxer, Arlette Berlin, Brooke Dickerson, Barbara Scheer-Eason, Bill Goldstein, Cathy Herman, Amy & Louis Lettes, Barbara & Ron Lipp, Denny Marcus, Judy Maziar, Belinda Morris, Robyn Ripps, Traci & Tessa Schoenberg, Debbie Shelton, Jenna Shulman, Jill Spasser, Andrea Spear, Rabbi David Spinrad, Lisa Vayle, Ronnie van Gelder, Jessica Landisman Williams.

To be a part of this program and to fulfill the mitzvah of bikkur cholim (vis-iting the sick) or to let us know who needs soup, please contact Rabbi Lydia Medwin at lmedwin@the-temple.org or 404-873-1731.

THANK YOU to all those who donated blood!Pikuach Nefesh, saving a life, is the greatest mitzvah one can do. Together, we saved the lives of 24 people on March 18. You make a difference!

Thank You to Our VolunteersOur volunteers to the Food Bank having a blast and helping fellow Atlantans! 22 volunteers packed 12,440 pounds of food which provides enough for 8,100 individual meals; quite the mitzvah!

Argentina TripArgentina Trip attending Shabbat services at Kol Amijai Synagogue in Buenos Aires.

IMPORTANT DATES IN MAYF R I DAY, M AY 4 :

Confirmation Consecration and Melton GraduationS U N DAY, M AY 6 :

Confirmation F R I DAY, M AY 1 1 :

Lynne & Howard Halpern Reform Heritage Shabbat F R I DAY, M AY 1 8 :

Rabbi David Spinrad Farewell ShabbatS U N DAY, M AY 2 0 :

Shavuot ServicesT U E S DAY, M AY 2 2 :

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Contributions of SupportRabbis’ Discretionary FundsIn Memory of:Leah AdilmanNancy & Steve Gallant

Michael AdilmanNancy & Steve Gallant

Leonard BernesFlorence Bernes

Mary Frances “Muffin” BernardVirginia Hein

Beloved brother, Rick BlassJerry & Susie Warshaw

& family

Jack BrowdyHelen Browdy

Elaine “Penny” ComminsVirginia Hein

Carol FeldmanAnn Jones

Renee L. FlomJoAnne Flom

Finestone

Judy FrankelMarilyn & Josh Shubin

Beloved daughter Judy FrankelShirley Wender

Gerald GhertnerThe Ghertner Family

Dr. Joseph HaasHadley BerryCarla K. Cohn &

Cary A. KoplinWayne & Nancy

FreedmanHarrison JonesGeorge & Karen McCartyCarol & Bob NemoGeorge & Cathy ShriverShirley Wender

Alvin HamburgerMarc Hamburger

Beloved sister, Jenny HeffermanDarren, Bibi LeVine, Susan

Berger, Vivian LeVine

John HirschMarilyn & Larry GrossVirginia Hein Juliana & Joe LernerAbbie & Marty Margolies

Sandra & James McGibbon

The Monday Book ClubCarol & Bob NemoRichard S. Wolf &

Karen SibulkinJonathan & Julie Elster

Beloved wife, Carole KayIrv Kay

Nancy KornfieldNancy & Steve Gallant

Frances KunianskyVirginia Hein

Beloved mother, Frances KunianskyCarol, Alan & Laura

Harriet LelandDan & Sylvia Leland

Albert LippRon & Barbara Lipp

Beloved mother, Helen LudwigWendy K. Ludwig

Beloved father, Julius LudwigWendy K. Ludwig

J.L. Mack, Jr.J.L. Mack, III

Thelma MenterRuth & Larry Menter

Linda M. PearleEric Levy

Edward PritzkerBobbie & Jon Golden

Alfred RiceLenore Rice

Patricia RichardsClaudia Shore

Evelyn RubinPaul & Carol Muldawer

Katherine ZippertBarbara & Ron Lipp

In Honor of:10 years at TempleRabbi Peter S. BergMary Ann Lewis

Recovery of Arlette BerlinDoug Berlin

Naming of our daughter, Maya IsabelleAmanda & Michael

Chanin

Naming of our granddaughter/daughter, Charlotte Bowen FarnhamSchwartz-Farnham Families

Joyce Shlesinger’s special birthdayMarilyn & Larry GrossNancy G. Hirsch

Recovery of Sonny ShlesingerMarilyn & Larry GrossNancy G. Hirsch

Our son Jacob Lloyd’s Bar MitzvahJacob’s Family

(Joe’ Lloyd & Josh Lloyd)

Our son, Isaac’s Bar MitzvahKarla & David Shore

Donation:Denise A. Hecht

Cantor’s Discretionary FundIn Memory of:Harriet PotlockElaine & Barry Potlock

Susan Cohen EmmonsHerbert Cohen

Our son, Charles E. SubitGloria & Bud Subit

Dr. Robert AlpernPaula Krone &

Michael Faber

Edward E. ZwigMarcy & Jim Solmson

Maury RiffMarc Weinberg

Morris ArnovitzDr. & Mrs. Milton Frank III

In Honor of:Bar Mitzvah of our son, Isaac ShoreDrs. David & Karla Shore

Bar Mitzvah of our son, Jacob LloydJoe’ Lloyd & Josh Lloyd

Adult Education FundIn Memory of:Sidney PerchikSherry & Jerry Perchik

Yvette MargoliesAbbie & Marty Margolies

Arthur Light Memorial FundIn Memory of:Minnie Goldstein LichtensteinEstelle Light

Simon HerzogEstelle Light

Jacqueline WeismanEstelle Light

Jessie WeismanEstelle Light

Community Services Fund:In Memory of:Helen & Burt HorwitzBunny Mitchell

William B. PennThe Shore Family

Katie P. WiceJoyce Wice

Esther Bleich Scholarship FundIn Memory of:John HirschFayne Frankel

Dr. Robert AlpernFayne Frankel

Connie GinigerDianne Ratowsky

In Honor of:Speedy recovery of Barbara Scheer-EasonFayne Frankel

Henry R. Bauer, Sr. FundIn Honor of:Speedy recovery of Tom BauerJanet & Larry Auerbach

Holland Youth Library FundIn Honor of:75th Birthday of Andy GhertnerEllen & Jack Holland

75th Birthday of Steve SeligEllen & Jack Holland

75th Birthday of Jerry RosenbergEllen & Jack Holland

Lenore E. Gold Memorial FundIn Memory of:Sylvia Edison GrossmanJudith G. Taylor

Lowenstein Youth Scholarship Fund:In Honor of:Joyce Shlesinger’s 80th BirthdayJoel & Irwin Lowenstein

Lynne & Howard Halpern Endowment FundIn Memory of:John HirschCarole & Nathan

Metzger

Dr. Robert AlpernThe Temple Board

of Trustees

Dr. Joseph HaasThe Temple Board

of TrusteesLinda & Steve SeligCathy & Steve Kuranoff

Sidney SpillermanThe Temple Board

of Trustees

Edward ZwigJane Zwig

Gay Kahn JoelElizabeth & Bill Jump

A.David KahnElizabeth & Bill Jump

Martin LefflerAnn & Jay Davis

Helen M. PfeiferMicky Goodman

Rita MenkinThe Temple Board

of Trustees

Edith WiskindEllen & Eric Schwartz

Gail SchwartzEllen & Eric Schwartz

In Honor of:Joyce Shlesinger’s 80th BirthdayJudy & Arnold

Rubenstein

50th Anniversary of Valerie & Bill NeedleSusan & Mark Jacobson

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Barry Zeitman’s RetirementSusan & Mark Jacobson

Donation:David Grover

Marion & Bert Sobelson Family FundIn Memory of:Marion SobelsonPaula & Roy Swartzberg

Milton SteinbergShirley Blonstein

Mirvis Borenstein

Muriel Blonstein SegalShirley Blonstein

Mirvis Borenstein

In Honor of:Our Grandson, Leo Henry Swartzsberg’s First BirthdayPaula & Roy Swartzberg

Mazon FundIn Memory of:Dell AsherMarcy & Jim Solmson

Prayerbook (New High Holy Day Prayer Book) and Worship Enrichment FundIn Memory of:Jennie Danziger NirkenAnnette & Jack Rau

Abe CohenSandra Linver &

Jacob Kornman

Senior Transportation FundIn Honor of:Margie Holland’s BirthdayNancy Hirsch

Gerald T. ZwirenMary Rae Zwiren

Melvin A. GoldbergSeena Goldberg

Julia MetzelVera Ellmann

Temple Breman Religious School FundIn Memory of:Chip RommAnta Romm

Katie P. WiceJoyce Wice

In Honor of:Mark Jacobson’s dedication of 40 years at The TempleRoberta Louis Goodman

Marriage of Sarah & Marty JacobsonRabbi Steven & Julie Rau

Speedy recovery of Betsy KannDulcy & Jerry

Rosenberg

Jeff BelkinThe Religious School

Committee

Temple Library FundIn Memory of:Hannah HarrisonJoyce & Henry Schwob

In Honor of:The birth of Jan & Dennis Rice’s Grandson, FinnRochelle Friedman

Temple Singers FundIn Memory of:Raie WeinbaumElaine Harris

Dr. Robert AlpernJill & Joe FerstBetty & Joel AltermanJoan Solomon

Lily BaumanAnita & Bruce Wilson

Sarah K. LischkoffSandra Carling

Max MetzelVera Ellmann

Milton Frank, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Milton

Frank III

Weinberg Early Learning Center FundIn Memory of:Anita L. HermanRonald M. Herman

In Honor of:Rabbi Lydia Medwin on the publication of her bookStacy & Ed Hyken

Zaban Paradies CenterIn Memory of:Dr. Robert AlpernHoward Hecker

John HirschDavid & Betsy Baker

The Yahrzeit of David & Florence GoldbergJames & Barbara Goldberg

The Yahrzeit of Irving NewfieldSteve & Peggy Newfield

The Yahrzeit of Margy KareshSusan, Emily, &

David Coddon

The Yahrzeit of Bette SchlesingerLeslie Dee-Arias

The Yahrzeit of Michael DeeLeslie Dee-Arias

The Yahrzeit of Mary SchoenbergKaren & Thomas White

Donations:AnonymousBillye GuthrieThe Stephanie &

Blake Selig FoundationHelen M. RegensteinPhyllis & Eliot Arnovitz

Philanthropic FundSari MarmurOwen SamuelsJody GoldfarbVirginia ParksJaqueline Metzel

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 Rita Zadoff at 404-873-1731. You can make donations in person, over the phone, or via our website at THE-TEMPLE.ORG

THE TEMPLE’S ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN: Investing for 2017 and Beyond

For more information, please visit the-temple.org/dream or contact Mark Jacobson, Executive Director at 404-873-1731.

Thanks to you, this Endowment Campaign will help establish financial stability for future generations. Creating a strong endowment is the most important thing we can be doing for the future of our beloved Temple.– Rabbi Peter S. Berg

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TUESDAY, MAY 226:30 pm 151st Annual Meeting & Installation7:30 pm Reception

HIGHLIGHTS:• 150th Anniversary Closing Event with Rothschild Social

Justice Institute History Wall Dedication.

• Honor and Thanks to Lauren Grien, Temple President, and Jay Schwartz, Lynne and Howard Halpern Endowment Fund Board Chair.

• Honor Rabbi Peter S. Berg and Rabbi Loren Filson Lapidus’ 10th Anniversaries.

• Leadership Development Class Graduation.•ElectionandInstallationofOfficers

and Trustees.

InaccordancewithTheTemple’sBy-Laws,youwillfindbelowtheslateofTempleOfficersandTrustees and Lynne and Howard Halpern Endowment Fund Board of Trustees which will be presented by the Nominating Committee.

ThenomineesforTempleOfficersare:President: Janet Lavine, Executive Vice President: Kent Alexander, Vice President: Stacy Hyken, Vice President: Louis Lettes, Secretary: Eric Vayle, Treasurer: Jeff Belkin. The nominees for Temple Trustees Term Expiring 2021: Joe Ferst, Joanna Genser, Susan Gordon, Sara Loft, Colby Schwartz, Ellen Schwartz. ThenomineesforTempleTrusteesTermExpiring2019tofillunexpiredterms: Amanda Abrams, John Eaves. The nominee for the Lynne and Howard Halpern Endowment Fund Board Chair Term Expiring 2021: Billy Bauman. The nominees for the Lynne and Howard Halpern EndowmentFundBoardofTrusteestofillunexpiredterm,TermExpiring2020: Marc Skalla, Term Expiring 2021: Sherry Perchik. Nominating Committee members are: Jon Amsler, Chairperson, Janet Dortch, Scott Edlein, Rachel Spasser, Joyce Bihary, James Alec Gelin, Amie Herbert, Belinda Morris.

RSVP for reception by May 15 to Joya Schmidt at jschmidt@the-temple.org

or the-temple.org/event/reception. Questions? Call 404-873-1731.

150th Anniversary Closing Event, Honor and Thanks to Lauren Grien

and Jay Schwartz, and 10th Anniversaries of Rabbis Berg and Lapidus.

ANNUAL MEETING

& RECEPTION