Chai Lights November 7, 2024 😁

November 7, 2024 | 6 Heshvan 5785

TOMORROW, NOVEMBER 8 | SPECIAL VETERANS SHABBAT

DECEMBER 7 | SISTERHOOD CRAFT NIGHT - TEXTURED ART

DECEMBER 13 | DINE AND DISCUSS WITH RABBI PRASS

DECEMBER 21 | DIY LEGO MENORAH NIGHT

"HANUKKAH IS OUR JAM"

SIMCHAT TORAH AND OTHER COMMUNITY SNAPSHOTS

We invite you to join us for Shabbat Services

Friday evenings at 7:30 pm.

VETERANS DAY SHABBAT SERVICE

November 8

With Veterans Day on Monday, please join us this Friday, November 8, for a Shabbat service honoring Veterans.

SISTERHOOD CRAFT NIGHT

TEXTURED ART

Saturday, December 7

Mark your calendars for an evening of crafting on Saturday, December 7. More details to come!

DINE AND DISCUSS

Friday, December 13 at 6:30 pm

Bring a "brown bag" dinner and join Rabbi Prass for interesting conversation and discussion.

DIY LEGO MENORAH NIGHT!

Saturday, December 21 at 5:00 pm

Channel your inner kid and join us for a DIY Lego Menorah! The cost is $20 per menorah, and we will have designs for small bricks and large bricks (for younger builders). Please let us know if you'll be building with us by Sunday, December 1, at membership@mynertamid.org.

HANUKKAH IS OUR JAM!

And not just in sufganiyot! We are looking for helpers for our two major Hanukkah events: DIY Menorah on December 21, and our community Menorah Lighting in Marietta Square on December 28. Both of these are very popular, and we would love your help in planning! If you are interested in getting involved in these two very fun events, please send an email to membership@mynertamid.org.

SNAPSHOTS IN THE CNT COMMUNITY

For Simchat Torah, Rabbi Prass unrolled two of our Torahs across the tables, giving us the opportunity to explore their beauty up close. Afterward we welcomed our newest religious school students in a Consecration ceremony.

Recently the CNT Sisterhood got together at Mac's Raw Bar for a scrumptious meal, great company, and altogether a fun time! More Sisterhood events are in the pipeline, stay tuned!

Our High Holidays food barrel collection did not disappoint! Our generous community brought in approximately 550 lbs of food for Jewish Family and Career services. JF&CS was very impressed with the volume of food donated for a congregation our size!

Thank you to everyone who made food contributions!

JEWISH ATLANTA

JEWISH FAMILY & CAREER SERVICES (JF&CS) OF ATLANTA

Community of Giving: A Virtual Gathering

Tuesday, December 23

Noon - 1 PM | Encore 8-9 PM, Virtual

Community of Giving is a fundraising event hosted virtually by Jewish Family & Career Services on Giving Tuesday. Guests can join from their own homes or attend in-person hosted watch parties.

This year, the focus of Community of Giving is Israel and the impact of October 7 on our community here in Atlanta through personal client experiences and insights from leadership. We will share stories from clients receiving mental health support, college students facing antisemitism on campus who are supported by our clinicians, and Holocaust survivors who have been retraumatized after the attack. JF&CS is the first to respond when the need for mental health arises in our community and that will be highlighted during the program.

For more information please click here.

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Thank You

We gratefully acknowledge recent donations

and pledges from the following families:

Wendy and Steve Lenhard

Bayit Fund

Bari Tuman

In memory of Myrna Tasman

The Flake Family

In memory of Ronald Frankel

Sai Mukkamala

In honor of Julie and Matt Berenson

Your donation means a great deal to us.

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MEMBER NEWS

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS

3 Lindsay Tuman

5 Rebecca Zwerling

8 Eric Flake

9 Oliver Zwerling

10 Stanley Alalof

13 Stephen Flake

15 Eric Baskin

15 Seth Alalof

27 Jeremie Joffe

28 Jill Hyslop

29 Hannah Prass

30 Robin Ehrlich

30 Sydney Berenson

NOVEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

10 Eva & Andrew Rodriguez

10 Kelsey & Eddie Womeldorf

11 Daryl & Dennis McMillan

22 Jill & James Hyslop

REFUAH SCHLEIMA

Please keep the following friends and family

in your prayers for a return to health:

Erin Baker * Kevin Belcher * Michelle Belcher

Sandra Boyer * Jeff Brashears * Sarah Broadus

Jim Cyganek * Teri Davis * Lisa Edmond

Bill English * Robyn Gandleman

Daniel Goldman * Andrew Goldstein

Dana Goldstein * Sylvia Handel * Mason Harper

Erin James * Shelli James * Mel Krupnick

Paula Krupnick * Eden Lazarus * Pam Lustgarten

Jeff Meyer * Wendy Meyer * Carol Milsen

Earl Morris * Phyllis Meyer Nover * Sandra Pruitt Andrew Rodriguez * Zulma Rosenfeld

Brian Rudolph * Leonard Schwartz

Lydia Simmons * Rob Simmons

Charles Solomon * Meredith Soree * Tracy Wade * Mak Yost

We pray for the safe return and recovery of the hostages still held in Gaza.

IN LOVING MEMORY

We remember those who passed away this year:

Michael Baskin (brother of Eric Baskin)

Gary Blum (nephew of Sue & Larry Goldstein)

Frances Gilman Saperstein (grandmother of Kelsey Womeldorf, great grandmother of Mabry)

Charlotte Katz (aunt of Brian Katz)

Paul Pizzini (friend of Robin Flake)

Myrna Tasman (mother of Karen Goldstein)

YAHRZEITS

With fondness and affection we remember

those whose Yahrzeits are in November:

Judy Chamness (wife of Barry Lederman)

Bob Heubsch (husband of Sue Huebsch)

Jack Moses (father of Mel Krupnick

Myrna Lichblau (aunt of Robin Flake)

Marilyn Miller (sister of Larry Goldstein)

Barry Napshin (father of Stu Napshin)

Morris Peck (father of Heather Pecin)

Frances Robbins (aunt of Steve Michael)

Elaine Segal (mother of Ken Segal)

Hy Seitel (grandfather of Brad Seitel)

David Stoll (friend of Sue Huebsch)

Richard Wise (father of Leslie Prass)

Yehi zichronam l'vracha - May their memories be for a blessing; may they rest in peace. Amen.

Observe the tradition of giving tzedakah (charity) to commemorate the annual Yahrzeit of a loved one's passing by making a donation in their memory. CLICK HERE to donate. To purchase a plaque in memory of your loved ones, please

contact Michael Gutenstein.

SHARE YOUR GOOD NEWS...

with your CNT community in Chai Lights. Send details and a photo to communications@mynertamid.org by noon Wednesday. Please send to info@mynertamid.org so we can share during services.

Ways to help CNT

A LOVE OF TRAVEL

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770-345-8687 or 404-578-8646

KROGER REWARDS!!

If you are not already registered, sign up today or

re-link your code for CNT at www.krogercommunityrewards.com,

and enter the code 63646.

We Stand with Israel

We have witnessed the country that holds a unique place in hearts subjected to rocket and terror attacks. We pray for the safe return of innocent hostages and the forces of peace to bring calm and safety to this Holy Land. We stand in solidarity with our Israeli brothers and sisters and all those affected by these acts of violence and terror.

DONATE TO ISRAEL

Israel needs us. Please donate to the Jewish Federation of Atlanta-Israel Emergency Campaign. To donate:

https://jewishatlanta.org/israel-emergency-campaign/

CLERGY & STAFF

Rabbi Joseph Prass

Religious School Principal: Rob Goldstein

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President: Julie Segal * Vice President: Bari Tuman Secretary: Johanna Kohler * Dir. of Finance: Michael Gutenstein

Dir. of Communications: Kristine Goldstein

Dir. of Education: Rob Goldstein * Dir. at Large: Jonathan Herbst Dir. at Large: Brian Katz * Dir. at Large: Matt Berenson

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