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CONGREGATION AGUDATH ACHIM

Congregation Agudath Achim

9 LEE BLVD., • SAVANNAH, GA 31405 • 912-352-4737 • www.agudath-achim.com

SEPTEMBER 2015• ELUL-TISHRI 5775 ISSUES #8

A Glance at what’s

inside

Information from the

President

Donor Program

Shalom School

Happenings

High Holiday Sched-

ule

Backpack Buddies

Info

Weekly Study

Opportunities

In the Community

Events

Yahrzeits

Contributions

Calendar for

September

Your September

Birthdays

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SEPTEMBER 2015 ELUL-TISHRI 5775-5776 Page 2

RABBI

Moshe Silberschein

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Motti Locker

PRESIDENT

Steven Roth

VICE-PRESIDENT

Victor Shernoff

FINANCIAL SECRETARY

Elise Shernoff

RECORDING SECRETARY

AJ Haysman

TREASURER

Michael Bonder

IMMEDIATE

PAST PRESIDENT

Kenneth Sadler

BOARD MEMBERS

Liz Arkin

Adam Fins

Doug Goldstein

David Hirsh

Kenneth Hoffman

Nancy Isaacson

Barry Luskey

Debby Luskey

Morgan McGhie

Rick Meier

Scott Samuels

Barry Schlafstein

MEN’S CLUB

Daniel Skidmore-Hess

CHEVRA KADISHA

David Reeves

ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE

CHAIRMAN

Joel Goodman

RITUAL COMMITTEE

David Hirsh

SHALOM SCHOOL

Eva Locker

HONORARY MEMBERS

Larry Lasky

Information from the President:

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy New Year. The New

Year is 5776. How time flies. A New Year represents a new beginning for us as

Jews individually and for us as a congregation.

We welcome Rabbi Moshe Silberschein as our interim Rabbi for the next ten

months. We are fortunate as a congregation to have such a learned and

experienced rabbi as our spiritual leader.

We also will begin again to look for a permanent rabbi to pick up this torch when

Rabbi Silberschein passes it on in July of 2016. By that time I will be

your immediate past President. Over the past fifteen months or so I have come to

learn a lot about this synagogue and this congregation. We have a small, but very

dedicated staff led ably by Motti Locker. They all work very hard to keep this

congregation working and we as congregants should remember to show our

appreciation when we can because this is more than just a job to them. We also

have a group of congregants who, at no cost to the congregation, donate their

expertise. They keep us wired and keep our professional bills down. These

donations do not appear anywhere on a balance sheet but clearly keep our

expenses down and are generally unrecognized by most congregants. In addition

to the employees and the congregants who donate their work we have a substantial

core of involved, devoted and hard-working congregants. They come to minyan on

a regular basis. They visit the sick as congregational representatives. They serve

on congregational committees, often more than one. They make calls for the

congregation to investigate the best, most cost efficient way to do things. They

oversee our synagogue building, looking into potential improvements,

maintenance and ways to handle unanticipated disasters or near disasters. They

support our synagogue Backpack Buddy program. These congregants

devote countless hours to this synagogue. We should all keep this in mind when

we are asked to serve on a committee.

I look forward to the year ahead with great optimism. I hope that 5776 will

be a great year for Congregation Agudath Achim. I wish you all a Happy

New Year.

Steven Roth

Congregational President



Shalom School Happenings

Shalom School

It is hard to believe another summer is over and we recently welcomed our students back to Shalom

School. As we began a new school year and are getting ready to welcome the year 5776, we feel it is

time to take stock and plan for the future. The Shalom School staff has spent time looking at what we

do and how we can make our program educational and enjoyable for our students.

Kids learn best with a multi-sensory approach; by seeing, saying, hearing, writing and doing. We are

tweaking our curriculum and lessons to ensure our students are learning in all of these ways each

week. You will hear your children talking about our new hands on learning opportunities. We have a

new committee looking at “Hands On Mitzvot” and will be providing updates on this exciting new

program for our students.

We are fortunate that Amanda Barker was able to attend the NewCAJE conference in Hartford over

the summer. Amanda brought back fresh ideas and shared them with the rest of our staff. We look

forward to taking these ideas and incorporating them in our classes.

As a staff we are committed to providing a solid foundation in Jewish Education. There is much to

learn each year. Your children learn Jewish history, holidays and traditions, blessings, Hebrew, about

Israel, how to be a responsible citizen of the world and so much more. At Shalom School we intro-

duce all of this in our Pre-K class and build on these concepts each year.

Currently our students are learning about Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. For our younger students

this means making and blowing a shofar to welcome year 5776 while for the older students are re-

flecting on the past year and making atonements. We are learning about doing for others and how

knowing you are helping brings with it a good feeling.

We have taken stock, made some changes and kept some things the same. This year we would love

for our parents and any other interested community members to become involved. Please consider

volunteering to assist in the education of this next generation. If you are interested, please contact

Eva Locker at [email protected].

L’ Shanah Tova!

mailto:[email protected]






Weekly Study Opportunities

1. Food for the Soul - Explore how themes in Jewish prayer are relevant to your life.

Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m. following breakfast and minyan.

2. Midrash: The Rabbinic Imagination - Learn how the rabbinic mind works through traditional text study.

Thursdays at 8:00 a.m.

NEW

3. Parashat HaShavuah - Analyze the weekly Torah portion after the Shabbat Kiddush lunch at 12:45 p.m.

4. Havdallah and Ice Cream, Sing, eat, and study as we usher out Shabbat and welcome in the new week with this beautiful

ritual. Dusk on Saturday evenings.

5. Torah B’Chavurah - Organize a group of your friends to study Torah with the Rabbi Barkan or Motti “for one session” or

on an ongoing basis.

Backpack buddies (2015/2016 School year)

We will hold our kickoff meeting on Tuesday, September 22nd

at 9:00 a.m. The meeting should last no more than one hour.

We are scheduled to begin this year’s program with the first

packing on Wednesday, October 14th and the first delivery on

Thursday, October 15th. If you have participated before or

would like to learn more about the program, please come to the

meeting on September 22nd.



SEPTEMBER 01/17 ELUL

BERTHA DIRECTOR

SAM KAMINE

JOSEPH WALDMAN


MYRA LIPPMAN

JULIUS STEINBERG

COLEMAN STEIRN

SEPTEMBER 03/19 ELUL ETHEL WAGNER


FRAN COHEN

RACHEL GREENBERG


BEATRICE CUTTNER

SEPTEMBER 06/22 ELU

LENA BROWN

WULF FARKOVITZ

AL ROBBINS

SEPTEMBER 07/23 EUL

KARL FRIEDMAN


NEIL STOCKTON


JULIUS JACOBSON


DORIS GELLINS

GEORGE TENENBAUM


SYDNEY BIESPEL

ENRICHETTA KREH

MORRIS WEXLER


SARAH CRANMAN

REBECCA GALIN

ELLA MILLER

SYLVIA SEIDEL

RAY WEITZ FINK


GERSON FREED

SEPTEMBER 14/01 TISHREI

CHARLOTTE TENENBAUM


JANICE FIEGLEMAN

SAM HIRSCH

STUART OURHAAN

PHYLLIS SHOOB


BETTYE COHEN

BAILEE KRONOWITZ


BILL KOVENSKY

DAVID ODREZIN


HERSCHEL ISAACSON


DOROTHY HANDSHU

MOE HOROWITZ

LINDA WEXLER


ALFRED APPEL

DOROTHY GOLDKRAND

FANNIE KOVENSKY


ABRAHAM EICHLER

SARA NATHAN

SAMUEL REICH


VERA BECKER

YOSEF KNAFO

ROSE MILGRAM

JODI WOLFF


REBA ABRAMS

SAMUEL BIRNBAUM

MORRIS KAMINE

MORRIS KATZ

GIOVANNA MAGLIONE

ISIDOR MELAVER


THERESE KRONOWITZ


BENJAMIN ABRAMS


RUTH KRIEGER


HERBERT BUCHSBAUM

LISA COOPER


BARBARA H. RUBIN

MAX SCHWARTZ

Yahrzeits September 2015


Helping Hands

In Memory Of

Bertha Freedman

Harriet & Eric Meyerhoff

Lewis Danish Tzedakah

In Memory Of

Louis Hollander, Mildred Leventhal

& Bernie Milgram

Barbara & Ellis Abrams

Pentateuch & Haftorah

In Memory Of

Hannah S. Weil

Loyce & Daniel Weil

Rabbi Jerry Potack Camp Ramah

Fund

In Memory Of

Sara Heyman

Joan Pam & Family

Siddur Sim Shalom

In Memory Of

Frances Wagger

Lynn & David Reeves

Shalom School

In Memory Of

Lillian Chodash

Harvey & Judith Shatz

The New Mahzorim

In Memory Of

Frances & Larry Wagger

Steffi & Sol Zerden

Happy 75th Birthday

Buddy Metzger

Ed Wexler

Building Fund

In Memory Of

Mary Helfand

Yetta Tureck& Robin Rackoff

Albert Meyerhoff & Gertrude Bobroff

Eric & Harriet Meyerhoff

In Honor Of

Shelkoff’s Wedding


Mazel Tov on Birth of New Grand-

son

Steve & Beth Roth


Ernie & Mary Weitz Friedman

Fund for the Study of Conservative

Judaism

In Memory Of

Stanley Weiss

Anita Schlossberg

In Honor Of

Cari & Michael’s wedding

Anita Schlossberg

Speedy Recovery Of

Elizabeth Weitz

Steffi & Sol Zerden

Sylvia & Morris Cohen Israel

Travel Endowment Fund

In Memory Of

Ella G. Miller, Janice Alterman,

Stephen Cohen & Sylvia Cohen

Edward & Becky Cohen

Sisterhood Mitzvah Committee

In Memory Of

Sylvia Seidel

Arthur & Linda Brill

Sadie Perl

Lynn & Richard Berkowitz

Frances Wagger & Howard Berman

Sharon & Murray Galin

Cari & Michael’s wedding

Steffi & Sol Zerden

Ralph & Pauline Tenenbaum

Chevra Kadish Fund

In Memory Of

Allan Wexler

Edward Wexler

Julius Marcus

Helen Rosengart

Backpack Buddies Fund

In Memory Of

Mary Flaherty

Reggie & Mel Goldstein

Viola Boles

Debra Cohen

Howard Berman

Harriet Ullman

Arlene & Allan Ratner

Frances Wagger

Arlene & Allan Ratner

Janice Fiegleman

Arlene & Phyllis Wizwer

Happy Birthday

Harriet Ullman

Vivian Slotin

Thank You

Dayle & Aaron Levy,

Arlene & Allen Ratner &

Marcy & Jerry Konter

Toby Hollenberg

Bailee Tenenbaum Kronowitz

Kiddush Fund

In Memory Of

Wolfe Silver

Barbara & Murray Silver

Catherine Silver

Murray & Barbara Silver

Contributions


Lee Streicher

Jack & Helene Streicher

Rene Lehrberger

Elise & Victor Shernoff

Howard Berman

Victor & Elise Shernoff

Sara Heyman

Sandra & Marcus Seligman

Don Gellins

Harriet Ullman

In Honor Of

Cari & Michael’s Wedding


Happy 70th Wedding Anniversary

Helen & Herman Cranman

Rene Lehrberger

Happy Birthday

Harriet Ullman

Doris Klugman

Wishing You the Best

Rabbi & Adina Barkan

Sally Krissman

Congratulations on New Grand-

daughter

Paul & Harriet Kulbersh

Rene Lehrberger


Speedy Recovery Of

Joan Bloom

Sandra & Marcus Seligman

Kaye Kole

Harriet Ullman

General Fund

In Memory Of

Tim Rubnitz

Joan Pam

Myron & Fran Kaminsky

Frances Wagger


Roberta & Rick Finn

Rose & Victor Ackermann

Linda & Michael Zoller

Priscilla & Perry Russell

Howard Berman



Joan Pam

Lee Streicher

Joan Pam

Gale & David Hirsh


Allan L. Cooper

Doris Gellins

Don Gellins

Rose Roth

Beth & Steve Roth

Leon Smithberg

Steven Smithberg

Stanley Weiss

Marvin & Marilyn Eichelbaum

Elizabeth & Steven Arkin

Lynn Goodman

Manny Franklin

Marvin & Marilyn Eichelbaum

Nicholas Bilek

William Bilek

Steven Shoob

Cary Shoob

Sam Poznansky

Liela Weltman

Carol Rosenthal Shear

Lynn Goodman

Ned Chodash

Harvey & Judith Shatz

Adeline Gold

Beth & Steve Roth

Abe Tepper

Jane Winter

Bernard Metzger

Julie & Buddy Metzger

Edward Cranman

Harriet & Eric Meyerhoff

Evelyn Bodziner

Leon & Helene Friedman

Leroy G. Monsky

Buddy & Julie Metzger

Bella Vogel

Theodore & Adelle Geffen

Helena Bilek

William Bilek

Albert Pecknay

Barbara Pecknay

In Honor Of

Alex Zerden

Elizabeth & Steven Arkin

Thank You

Rabbi Barkan

Lynn Goodman

Thank You

Sherwin Robin

Hedda Ginsberg

Congratulations on New

Granddaughter

Harriet & Paul Kulbersh

Julie & Buddy Metzger

Gale & David Hirsh

Contributions


Congregation Agudath Achim Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Shabbat Services

followed by

Kiddush

Luncheons

1

7:30 a.m. Shacharit

6:00 p.m. Mincha/

Maariv

2

8:00 a.m.

Shacharit with

Breakfast and

Torah Study

6:00 p.m. Mincha/

Maariv

3

7:00 a.m. Shacharit

and Torah Study

6:00 p.m. Mincha/

Maariv

4

7:00 a.m.

Shacharit

with breakfast to

follow 5:45 p.m.

Kabbalat Shabbat

7:27 p.m. Candle Lighting

5

9:15 a.m.

Shabbat Services

7:35 p.m. Mincha

8:21 p.m.

Maariv/Havdalah

6

9:00 a.m. Shacharit

6:00 p.m. Mincha/

Maariv

7

7:00 a.m. Shacharit

6:00 p.m. Mincha/

Maariv

8

7:30 a.m. Shacharit

6:00 p.m. Mincha/

Maariv

9

8:00 a.m.

Shacharit with

Breakfast and

Torah Study

6:00 p.m. Mincha/

Maariv

10

7:00 a.m. Shacharit

and Torah Study

6:00 p.m. Mincha/

Maariv

11

7:00 a.m.

Shacharit

with breakfast to

follow 5:45 p.m.

Kabbalat Shabbat


12

9:15 a.m.

Shabbat Services

7:25 p.m. Mincha

8:11 p.m.

Maariv/Havdalah

13

9:00 a.m. Shacharit

6:00 p.m. Mincha/

Maariv

7:15 p.m. Candle

Lighting

Erev Rosh Hashanah

14

9:00 a.m. Shacharit

(SEE HIGH

HOLIDAY

SCHEDULE FOR

TIMES)

Rosh Hashanah

15

9:00 a.m. Shacharit

Ends

(SEE HIGH

HOLIDAY

SCHEDULE FOR

TIMES)

Rosh Hashanah

16

8:00 a.m.

Shacharit with

Breakfast and

Torah Study

6:00 p.m. Mincha/

Maariv

Fast of Gedaliah

17

7:00 a.m. Shacharit

and Torah Study

6:00 p.m. Mincha/

Maariv

18

7:00 a.m.

Shacharit

with breakfast to

follow 5:45 p.m.

Kabbalat Shabbat


19

9:15 a.m.

Shabbat Services

7:15 p.m. Mincha

8:02 p.m.

Maariv/Havdalah

20

9:00 a.m. Shacharit

6:00 p.m. Mincha/

Maariv

21

7:00 a.m. Shacharit

6:00 p.m. Mincha/

Maariv

22

7:30 a.m. Shacharit

7:08 p.m. Mincha

7:15 p.m. Kol

Nidre

Kol Nidre

23

9:00 a.m.

Shacharit

(SEE HIGH

HOLIDAY

SCHEDULE FOR

TIMES)

Yom Kippur Yizkor

24

7:00 a.m. Shacharit

and Torah Study

6:00 p.m. Mincha/

Maariv

25

7:00 a.m.

Shacharit

with breakfast to

follow 5:45 p.m.

Kabbalat Shabbat


26

9:15 a.m.

Shabbat Services

7:10 p.m. Mincha

7:53 p.m. Maariv/

Havdalah

27

9:00 a.m. Shacharit

6:00 p.m. Mincha/

Maariv

6:57 p.m. Candle

Lighting

Erev Sukkot

28

9:30 a.m. Sukkot

Services followed

by Kiddush

Luncheon in Sukkah

6:00 p.m. Mincha

Sukkot Day 1

29

9:30 a.m. Sukkot

Services

6:00 p.m. Mincha/

Maariv

Sukkot Day 2

30

8:00 a.m.

Shacharit with

Breakfast and

Torah Study

6:00 p.m. Mincha/

Maariv

October 1

7:00 a.m. Shacharit

and Torah Study

6:00 p.m. Mincha/

Maariv

October 2

7:00 a.m.

Shacharit

with breakfast to

follow 5:45 p.m.

Kabbalat Shabbat


Come welcome the Shabbat by celebrating with

our friends at

Buckingham on Fridays at 11am.


Yom Huledet Same’ach!

We Extend Happy

Birthday Wishes

to the Following Members

MESSAGE FROM THE

MINYAN CAPTAINS

If you are planning to come to

Shul for Kaddish, please

contact the minyan captain a

few days in advance.

Monday (7:00am) -

Kenneth Sadler

Tuesday (7:30am) -

Lynn Reeves

Wednesday (8:00am) -

Ron Ginsberg

Thursday (7:00am) -

Michael Konter

Friday (7:00am) -

Bobby Isaacson

Sunday (9:00am) -

David Hirsh

Barry Gale

Sara Schlafstein

Vivian Slotin

Arnold Goldberg

Peri Kyriacos

Daniel Lewis

Eli Heyman

Linda Cooper

Stavie Kreh

Mary Friedman

Jerome Lederman

Mel Galin

Donna Horesh

Joel Goodman

Arthur Brill

Ian Barker

Adelle Burnsed-Geffen

Ethan Goldstein

Lorlee Tenenbaum

David DeVaro

Brenda Salter

Irvin Warshaw

Toby Friedman

Rhoda Kantor

Judith Shatz

Stefanie Goldstein

Morrie Shelkoff

Lisa Sutker

Matthew Tratt

Robyn Carroll

Maxine Patterson

Paul Todtfeld

Abram Applebaum

Elizabeth Arkin

Andy Udinsky

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Congregation Agudath Achim

9 Lee Blvd

Savannah GA 31405 NON/PROFIT ORG.

U.S. POSTAGE PAID

PERMIT NO. 21

SAVANNAH, GA

RABBI

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

FINANCIAL COORDINATOR

ADMINISTRATIVE ASST.

RABBI MOSHE SILBERSCHEIN

MOTTI LOCKER

LAURA EVANS

JULIANA G. BLAND

PRESIDENT

VICE/PRESIDENT

FINANICAL SECRETARY

TREASURER

RECORDING SECRETARY

CHEVRA KADISHA PRESIDENT

PRESIDENT EMERITUS CHEVRA KADISHA

STEVEN ROTH

VICTOR SHERNOFF

ELISE SHERNOFF

MICHAEL BONDER

AJ HAYSMAN

DAVID REEVES

ABRAM RUBIN

OFFICE HOURS Monday/Thursday 8:30am / 5:00pm

Friday 8:30am / 3:00pm

Gift Shop Hours:

PLEASE CALL

Joanna Rich 912-228-0543

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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