SYNAGOGUE GUIDE
Rabbi Spike Anderson
Exciting Things Are
Happening At
Temple Emanu-El!
Come meet our new rabbi and become
part of our warm, vibrant community.
Join us at one of our upcoming events
Dunwoody/Sandy Springs Prospective Member Wine and Cheese
August 25 | 7:30 pm
Alpharetta Prospective Member Wine and Cheese
August 26 | 7:30 pm
Tashlich Family Picnic at the Dunwoody Nature Center
September 20 | 4:30 - 6:30 pm
Brotherhood Monday Night Football at Top Golf
October 19
Sinai a Dream Come True
Progressive Dinner
November 7
Schafer offers big sound to fill big place
By Kevin Madigan
[email protected]
For more information and
to RSVP for events, call us
at 770-395-1340 and visit us
at templeemanuelatlanta.org
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Congregation Ariel
An Orthodox Synagogue and a Community for every Jew.
Located in beautiful Dunwoody, the Ariel family welcomes
Jews of all ages, stages and backgrounds.
Daily MINYANIM • Classes with the RABBIS • One-on-one LEARNING • Events
for WOMEN • YOUTH groups • TOT Shabbat • TEEN barbeques • FATHER/SON
learning • Modern SANCTUARY and SOCIAL HALL • ERUV and MIKVAH •
FUN, LEARNING AND GROWTH FOR ALL!
AUGUST 21 ▪ 2015
To fi nd out how we CONNECT, SHARE AND GROW: join us for High Holidays,
come for a Shabbos kiddush, attend one of our many classes, chat with
the Rabbis and make new friends.
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“Schools are always interested in a chick who can shred a little bit,”
Temple Sinai Bunzl Family Cantorial Chair Beth Schafer says.
We look forward to
welcoming you!
Congregation Ariel
5237 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338
www.congariel.org | shuloffi [email protected]
Phone: 770-390-9071
eth Schafer has a lot to smile
about. She recently landed the
job of her dreams as the Bunzl
Family cantorial chair at Temple Sinai
in Sandy Springs.
“I think to a certain degree we
courted each other, at least informally,”
Schafer said.
An off-the-cuff conversation with
one of the rabbis at the temple turned
into a yearlong exploration of working
there, Schafer recalled. She had visited
occasionally as an artist in residence
and had “been friends with these rabbis
for decades. I’ve always been impressed
with the place, with the breadth of programming, the depth of its staff.”
In announcing her hiring, Sinai
President Scott Zucker wrote: “For the
past 13 years, (Schafer) has led Temple
Shir Shalom in Central Florida as their
sole spiritual leader. She used music to
increase spirituality and meaning in
worship, which we look forward to her
bringing to Temple Sinai.”
She may be new to Atlanta, but
Schafer is no novice in the field of music, liturgical or otherwise. Her first
album came out in 1997, and she has
seven of them available on iTunes. She
formed a band and toured the country.
She attended the University of Miami on a jazz scholarship and received
a degree in the theory of composition.
“I got to be pretty good. I had decent
guitar chops, and schools are always
interested in a chick who can shred a
little bit. My guitar skills have always