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SYNAGOGUE GUIDE
REFORM
Congregation B’nai Israel
1633 Highway 54 East
Jonesboro, GA 30237
Mail: P.O. Box 142481
Fayetteville, GA 30214
www.bnai-israel.net
678-817-7162
Rabbi Louis Feldstein
Rabbinic Lay Leader Susan Burden
President Sharon Hudgens
Congregation Dor Tamid
11165 Parsons Road
Johns Creek, GA 30097
www.dortamid.org
770-623-8860
Rabbi David Katz
Cantorial Soloist Mike Zuspan
Temple Administrator Kerry Sbat
President Ellen Mayo
Congregation Ner Tamid
1349 Old Highway 41
Suite 220
Marietta, GA 30060
678-264-8575
www.mynertamid.org
Rabbi Tom Liebschutz
President Kristine Goldstein
Temple Beth David
1885 McGee Road
Snellville, GA 30078
www.gwinnetttemple.com
770-978-3916
Rabbi Bob Kirzner
President Barry Abis
AUGUST 21 ▪ 2015
Temple Beth Tikvah
9955 Coleman Road
Roswell, GA 30075
www.bethtikvah.com
770-642-0434
Rabbi Alexandria Shuval-Weiner
Rabbi Emeritus Donald Tam
Cantor Nancy Kassel
President Ron Swichkow
The nearly 500 families of the
Temple Beth Tikvah community
are excited to begin 5776 under the
thoughtful leadership of our new senior rabbi, Alexandria Shuval-Weiner.
As only the third senior rabbi in TBT’s
28-year history, Rabbi Shuval-Weiner
brings to her role a special energy and
spirituality, moving seamlessly from
leading congregants in Torah study
to preparing students to become b’nai
mitzvah to engaging with the wider
Jewish and secular communities.
While new spiritual leadership means
fresh ideas and creative ways to explore our roles and responsibilities as
Jews, TBT retains its more traditional
approach to worship as a Reform
synagogue. In Genesis, Jacob exclaims,
22 “Mah norah haMakom hazeh.” Along-
AJT
side Cantor Nancy Kassel and Rabbi
Emeritus Donald Tam, Rabbi ShuvalWeiner is helping to remind TBT congregants “how awesome is this place”
that we call our House of Hope.
Temple Emanu-El
1580 Spalding Drive
Sandy Springs, GA 30350
www.templeemanuelatlanta.org
770-395-1340
Rabbi Spike Anderson
Rabbi Scott E. Colbert
Rabbi Emeritus Stanley Davids
Cantor Lauren Furman Adesnik
Executive Director Mark Flaxer
Co-Presidents Scott Walsey and Noah
Rosner
Temple Kehillat Chaim
1145 Green Street
Roswell, GA 30075
www.kehillatchaim.org
770-641-8630
Rabbi Harvey Winokur
Cantor Barbara Margulis
Office Administrator Shelley Miller
President Lori Dreffin
Temple Kehillat Chaim is a friendly, inclusive synagogue that welcomes
traditional, nontraditional and interfaith families. We have programs for
tots through senior adults. For music
lovers, we have wonderful adult and
junior choirs singing traditional and
contemporary prayer settings, plus
original melodies written especially
for our congregation. We have an
excellent Sunday-only religious school
that prepares our students to become
b’nai mitzvah. Each child gets an individual date, allowing more family and
friends to be honored with readings
and aliyot during his/her weekend of
services. Our members are very active
in tikkun olam, including sponsoring
an apartment at the Drake House, a
transitional home for mothers and
children, and the Zaban Shelter, to
name a few. This year we will incorporate the social action theme of homelessness throughout our religious
school in grade-appropriate ways
as students actively participate in
experiential projects, making a lasting
impact on them and our community.
Temple Kol Emeth
1415 Old Canton Road
Marietta, GA 30062
www.kolemeth.net
770-973-3533
Rabbi Steven Lebow
Rabbi Erin Boxt
Cantorial Soloist Blake Singer
Senior Temple Administrator Denise
Jacobs
President Henry Hene
Welcome to your Jewish home in
Cobb County. Temple Kol Emeth prides
itself on being a welcoming community and open to all who want to share
our values and traditions. Make a
personal connection with our community by indulging in adult education
opportunities, watching your children
prosper in our religious school, or
simply enjoying music and prayer during our weekly Shabbat services. Our
dynamic social, educational and social
action programs are designed for
those who are young to those who are
young at heart. Whether you are new
to Atlanta or have been here for years,
choose to become a part of our family,
and let us become a part of yours.
Temple Sinai
5645 Dupree Drive
Sandy Springs, GA 30327
www.templesinaiatlanta.org
404-252-3073
Senior Rabbi Ron Segal
Associate Rabbi Brad Levenberg
Associate Rabbi Elana Perry
Rabbi Emeritus Philip Kranz
Bunzl Family Cantorial Chair Beth
Schafer
Executive Director Jack Feldman
President Scott Zucker
Temple Sinai is a vibrant Reform
congregation in Sandy Springs that
values lifelong Jewish learning, a
warm spirit of community, a sense
of inclusivity and active participation in Jewish life. We offer educational opportunities that empower our
members to make informed Jewish
decisions based upon Torah, tradition and progressive Jewish thought.
Our community serves as a center of
Jewish life and as an extended, caring
family for whom we provide a Jewish
context for life experiences. We encourage spiritual growth and expression. Our clergy and our lay leadership
are accessible to all members. Our
congregation offers many avenues for
involvement, welcomes participation
in our leadership, and continually
challenges itself to meet the needs of
our members. We welcome all who
wish to participate, regardless of age,
marital status, sexual orientation or
financial means. Please contact us for
more information. We want Temple
Sinai to be your home.
The Temple
1589 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309
www.the-temple.org
404-873-1731
Senior Rabbi Peter Berg
Rabbi Loren Filson Lapidus
Rabbi David Spinrad
Rabbi Steven Rau
Rabbi Lydia Medwin
Rabbi Emeritus Alvin Sugarman
Cantor Deborah Hartman
Executive Director Mark Jacobson
President Jonathan Amsler
RECONSTRUCTIONIST
Congregation Bet Haverim
2074 LaVista Road
Atlanta, GA 30329
www.congregationbethaverim.org
404-315-6446
Rabbi Josh Lesser
Executive Director Amy Robertson
President Charlie Chasen
Congregation Bet Haverim is a Reconstructionist synagogue founded by
lesbians and gay men, embracing all
Jews and loved ones. Shabbat services
include an Erev Shabbat with music
from our chorus, a Tot Shabbat for
little ones, a chant service, and a Kabbalat Shabbat followed by a potluck
dinner. We also offer Parent ’n Me and
Sing ’n Play programs for the baby [