Kol Kehillah - Feb/March 2025

Rabbi's Blog:

As of the time of my writing this, seven hostages have been released: I hope and pray they are just the beginning. Many more hostages are still being held. Not long after their release, photos made their way around the internet of them reuniting with their mothers. The joy and relief on everyone’s face was obvious. Also obvious was why that moment means so much. Every moment the hostages are in captivity isn’t just about painful separation, it is also a worry that they will never return home. We fear and dread that a significant number of hostages have already died while in captivity. But when those three returned, it was a good moment.

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President's Blog:

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year, spent with your loved ones. As we kick off 2025, I wanted to take this opportunity to inform you of another “kick-off” here at our very own TKC. The Board of Trustees invites you to a Special Congregational Meeting to be held on Sunday, March 2nd at 11:00 am in the TKC Sanctuary and on Zoom. We will be kicking off a capital fundraising campaign for some much needed maintenance and improvements to our building, including a new roof, resurfacing of parking lots, painting, and a social hall refresh.

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News From the Mitzner Family Religious School

Second semester has begun! We are excited to have our students back in the building and to celebrate all of our spring holidays.

First up is Tu B'shevat which will be themed around Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. We will be doing recycle projects, helping to reuse food with Bagel Rescue, and learning to reduce energy usage.

Next we'll celebrate Purim with our brand new immersive Purim experience that will allow attendees to step into King Ahasuerus' castle and learn how Esther saved the Jews.

Finally, at the end of March, we will dive into an experiential Seder Plate event all students.

Throughout the semester, our grades will all participate in Friday night and Saturday morning services to help lead us in prayer. We invite the congregation to come to these services and see our next generation in action!

Friday, February 7 - 5th and 6th grade Family Shabbat
Friday, March 14 - 4th grade Family Shabbat
Saturday, March 29 - 5th, 6th, and 7th grade Saturday morning learning service
Friday, May 3 - 3rd grade Family Shabbat & End of the Year Celebration

Check out our new chuggim (electives) for this year - Israel with our Shinshin Noga and Cooking!

PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT:

Zaban Paradies Center

Did you know Temple Kehillat Chaim has provided one meal a month to the Zaban Paradies Center for homeless couples for more than 2 decades? In 2024, 52 couples have gone from complete homelessness to self-sufficiency. On the 4th Sunday of the month our Kehillah provides the evening meal for the shelter’s residents and staff. Thank you to the Naman, Kahn, Hirsch, Steiglitz and Persky families for providing meals these last few months. If you would like more information or would like to provide a partial or complete meal for about 30 people please contact Carole Liebman our Zaban Paradies Center Meal Coordinator at caliebman5603@gmail.com or 770-355-5603.

Chavurah Bunco Night

On January 4th the Empty Nester Chavurah held a Bunco Night and invited all Kehillah adults to attend. The event was held in our Social Hall and the 20 attendees laughed, ate, drank and had a great time getting together. It was a fun way to connect with one another at our Kehillah. Melissa Schein was a first time player and our big winner of the evening. Way to roll ‘em Melissa!!! Thanks to Carole Liebman and Erica Goodwin for such a fun night of Bunco. The evening was such a success that we hope to plan another Bunco Night later in the year. You wont want to miss out on all the fun! Participating in a Chavurah is a great way to stay connected and enjoy camaraderie in our community.

Thank you to Eagle Scout Ian Hirsch!

Ian's Eagle Scout project was a new outdoor classroom for our Religious School! We are so excited to use this great space when the weather allows. We dedicated the classroom in December so that our students could celebrate this incredible achievement. Thank you Ian for this wonderful addition to our school.

KEY UPCOMING CONGREGATION EVENTS:

Milestone Anniversaries and Birthdays!

February:

Birthdays

Sarah Wilson 2/5

Wren Grob 2/11

Jason Weinick 2/13

George Flynn 2/15

Eric Dreffin 2/16

Lauren Green 2/16

Leah Erste 2/17

Marilyn Nussbaum 2/17

Louise Werbelow 2/22

Remy Kunzman 2/26

Alan Abrams 2/28

Anniversaries

Rachel Edwards-Garman & Andrew Garman - 10th

Cydney & Martin Goldberg - 40th

March

Birthdays

Harold Goodwin 3/10

David Grucza 3/17

Renae Weinick 3/20

Samantha Weinick 3/30

Anniversaries

Melissa & David Wright - 25th

We mourn the recent passing of:

Paul Litman

Barbara Joseph

Sherman Katz

Harold E. Suresky

May Their Memory Be

For A Blessing

We are so thankful to our donors who help us get the work of the Kehillah accomplished. To see the most recent Donation List, click on the list.

DONATION LIST

UPDATES FROM OUR AUXILIARY PROGRAMS

SISTERHOOD

BROTHERHOOD

KLUB345

Come join the fun and lead the services with Klub345 and JYG, as we celebrate Youth Engagement Havdalah on March 22.

Mark your calendars for the remainder of our events:

March 22 – 5:00pm – Havdalah Service, dinner & movie

April 20 – 12:30pm – Event with lunch

May 4 – 12:30pm – End of the Year event - 2nd graders encouraged to attend!

Parents, if you have any questions or are interested in helping, please contact Suesan Phillips, at 770-641-8630 or klub345@gmail.com.

JYG

We have been having a great year with JYG! Our last event in December was with Officer Cheryl Dickerson from the Roswell PD who taught the middle schoolers about online safety.

Next up, we will do a mitzvah project on February 9 and then an Amazing Race event on March 9. This year's final event is mini golfing with our 5th graders to introduce them to JYG.

Have questions? Contact Michelle Erste at religiousschool@kehillatchaim.org.

RAFTY

Upcoming Events:

2/2: Membership Event 1:00 - 3:30 pm

3/2: RAFTY Board Meeting 12:30 - 2:00 pm

3/15: RAFTY Event (TBD)

4/20: RAFTY Elections and Board Meeting 12:30 - 2:00 pm

5/17: RAFTY Lock-In (TO BE CONFIRMED)

Please contact Advisor, Jason Simon with any questions or for more information: RAFTYcomm@gmail.com

Looking for something you don't see here? Check out our website! Lots of information is posted there, including upcoming events, candle lighting times, Yahrteitzs, and more.