Weekly E-News 5786

Aug 28 - Sept 3, 2026

Kiddush Menu

Smoked Salmon

Egg Salad

Bourekas

Bagels

Cream Cheese

Salad

Cake

Thanks to Motti Locker for preparing kiddush.

It's time to reserve your spot for your children and grandchildren in our Rosh Hashanah programming.

High Holidays Events at AA

Fri, 9/11, 6:15 – 7:00pm             Rosh Hashanah Services

Sat, 9/12, 9:00 – 1:00pm            Rosh Hashanah Services

Sun, 9/13, 9:00 – 1:00pm           Rosh Hashanah Services

Sun, 9/13, 5:00 – 6:00pm           Tashlich

Sun, 9/20, 6:40 – 9:00pm          Kol Nidrei Services

Mon, 9/21, 9:00 – 1:00pm          Yom Kippur Services

Mon, 9/21, 5:30 – 6:40pm          Yom Kippur Services

Mon, 9/21, 6:40 – 8:00pm         Yom Kippur Ne’ila Services

Mon, 9/21, 8:00 – 9:00pm         Break the Fast (reservation required)

Sat, 9/26, 9:45 – 12:15pm           Shabbat Sukkot Services

Sun, 9/27, 9:45 – 12:15pm          Sukkot Services

Sat, 10/3, 9:45 – 12:15pm            Shabbat Shemini Atzeret Services

Sat, 10/3, 6:00 – 8:00pm            Simchat Torah Services

Sun, 10/4, 9:45 – 12:15pm           Simchat Torah Services

Please join us!

From the Desk of

Rabbi Cantor

In Person Service Times

Tuesday: 7:30 AM

Wednesday: 8:00 AM

Friday: 8:00 AM

Shabbat: 9:45 AM

This Shabbat

Parashat Ki Tavo 5786 / פָּרָשַׁת כִּי־תָבוֹא

29 August 2026 / 16 Elul 5786

Candle lighting August 28, 2026 7:36 pm / Havdalah August 29, 2026 8:30 pm

Parashat Ki Tavo is the 50th weekly Torah portion in the annual

Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Ki Tavo (“When You Come”) opens by describing the ceremony of the first fruit offering (bikkurim) and the declaration made upon the completion of tithing. It concludes with a detailed description of blessings that follow obedience to God's laws and curses that come with their desecration.

1: 26:1-3 · 1140

2: 26:4-8 · 1141

3: 26:9-11 · 1141

4: 26:12-15 · 1142

5: 26:16-19 · 1143

6: 27:1-4 · 1144

7: 27:5-10 · 1145

M: 27:7-10 · 1145

Haftarah: Isaiah 60:1-22 · 1161

Service Leader Sign Up

Are you interested in leading services? Reading Torah? You can sign up on our service leader sign up sheet!

Birthdays

Saturday, Aug 29 - Louise Harkavy

Sunday, Aug 30 - Natalie Warman (age 10)

Monday, Aug 31 - Wendy Katz, Craig Olin

Tuesday, Sept 1 - Barry Gale

Wednesday, Sept 2 - Vivian Slotin

Thursday , Sept 3 - Arnold Goldberg



Anniversaries

none

Yahrzeits 

Thursday night/Friday, Aug 28 - 15 Elul

Bonnie Feiler - mother of Preston Feiler

Friday night/Saturday, Aug 29 - 16 Elul

Sylvia Cohen - mother of Edward Cohen

Saturday night/Sunday, Aug 30 - 17 Elul

Joseph Waldman - grandfather of Barbara Hacken,

Bert Tenenbaum, Sheldon Tenenbaum

Sam Kamine - uncle of Roberta Kamine-Haysman

Bertha Director - grandmother of Simone Wilker

Sunday night/Monday, Aug 31 - 18 Elul

Julius Steinberg - father of AM Goldkrand

Myra Lippman - aunt of Simone Wilker

Monday night/Tuesday, Sept 1 - 19 Elul

Lillian Kluger - mother of Debra Rubin

Ethel Wagner - aunt of Harriet Karlin

Tuesday night/Wednesday, Sept 2 - 20 Elul

Jerald Cohen - husband of Carole Cohen

Cecelia Prince - grandmother of Bob Benjamin,

great-grandmother of Lisa Mackowiak

Adella Carlson - mother of Sharon & Donna Sussman

Martin Sussman- father of Harvey Sussman

Rachel Greenberg - grandmother of Joan Moore

Wednesday night/Thursday, Sept 3 - 21 Elul

Suzanne Benjamin - mother of Bob Benjamin,

grandmother of Lisa Mackowiak

Thursday night/Friday, Sept 4 - 22 Elul

Rachel Javetz - grandmother of Leslie Walcoff,

Nanci Aronstein, Jonathan Javetz

Bill Kluger - father of Debra Rubin

Benjamin Arkin - grandfather of Steve Arkin,

Beth Bosman, Sharon Sand,

great-grandfather of Allison Konter

Commemoration of the Yahrzeit begins the evening of the first noted date.

Donations

To make a donation to the synagogue in recognition of a birth, birthday, anniversary, bereavement, or yahrzeit, you may use the button below. The message box can be used to tell us who we should notify of your donation.

Recent Donations

Toby Hollenberg & Michael Bonder to Backpack Buddies in honor of AM Goldkrand

Lynn Berkowitz to the Kiddish Fund in memory of Rose Rudikoff

Andrea Mathews to the Rabbi's Discretionary Fund in honor of Rabbi Cantor's learning opportunities

Lynn Berkowitz - to the Kiddush Fund in memory of Dick Berkowitz

Linda & Michael Zoller to the Kiddush Fund to celebrate the birth of Amy & David Rosenthal's new grandson

Linda & Michael Zoller to the Kiddush Fund in honor of Natalie & Bruce Hyman

Ed Price to the Kiddush & General Funds

Linda & Gary Udinsky to the Kiddush Fund in memory of Stanley Rosenberg

Linda & Gary Udinsky to the Kiddush Fund to celebrate Victor Shernoff's birthday



Howie Gaynor to Backpack Buddies to celebrate Victor Shernoff's birthday

Phyllis & Ken Aaron to the General Fund in memory of Phyllis' brothers

Rachael & Malcolm Currie to the Rabbi's Discretionary Fund with sincere gratitude for Rabbi Cantor, Barry Schlafstein, & the Ritual Committee

Amy & David Rosenthal to the Kiddush Fund in celebration of Buddy Metzger's birthday

Amy & David Rosenthal to the Kiddush Fund to celebrate the birth of their grandson

Amy & David Rosenthal to the Kiddush Fund in memory of Stanley Rosenberg

Harriet Meyerhoff to the General Fund to celebrate the birth of Amy & David Rosenthal's grandson

Harriet Meyerhoff to the General Fund to celebrate the birth of Bunny & Jim Montag's great-grandchild

Harriet & Paul Kulbersh to Backpack Buddies wishing AM Goldkrand a speedy recovery

Margaret & Fred Kaplan to the Kiddush Fund to honor Kenneth Sadler, recipient of the Jack Malitz Levy Award

Howie Gaynor to Backpack Buddies to celebrate Victor Shernoff's birthday

Phyllis & Ken Aaron to the General Fund in memory of Phyllis' brothers

Donor Dues

      Benefactor

$9,999 - $5000

Melvyn & Eleanor Galin



 Leader

$3,599 - $1,800

Stephen & Annette Friedman

Ed Price

Patron

$1,799 - $720

Aaron & Dayle Levy

Allan & Arlene Ratner

Sherwin & Sara Robin

Sol & Stephanie Zerden

Michael & Linda Zoller

Chai Member

$719 - $360

Michelle & Matthew Allan

Gerald Caplan

AM Goldkrand

Paul & Harriet Kulbersh

Jeffrey & Stacy Lasky

Jim & Bunny Montag

Andrew & Leslie Walcoff



Supporters

 $359 - $100 

Lynn Berkowitz

Joe & Linda Cooper

Adam Fins

Ted & Adelle Geffen

Doug & Lisa Goldstein

Seth Grenald

Gale Hirsh

Jonathan & Tova Javetz

Harriet Karlin

Michael & Suzanne Konter

Larry & Betsy Lehner

Steve & Linda Sacks

Victor & Elise Shernoff

Thanks to these donors for going above and beyond by participating in the Donor Dues Program this 2025-2026 fiscal year. If you would like to participate by making this additional commitment, please contact the office. 

Community News

A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and the 4,978 Schools that Changed America is an opportunity to learn about a significant but largely unknown chapter that connects American, Black, and Jewish history.

The exhibition is on view through November 1. The public is invited to a talk and reception with Andrew on September 17. The talk begins at 5 pm, followed by a reception. In addition, I would be happy to schedule a private tour for you and Agudath Achim members with Elizabeth Greenberg, our director of exhibitions. 

The Rosenwald Schools program was a partnership between Jewish philanthropist Julius Rosenwald, president of Sears, Roebuck and Company, and Booker T. Washington, founder of the Tuskegee Institute. Between 1912 and 1937, this historic partnership helped fund the construction of nearly 5,000 schools for Black children in the segregated South and border states.

The Montag Gallery at the Jewish Educational Alliance is pleased to announce the upcoming solo show of Savannah photographer, Joshua William Yates. The opening reception for “Front Row Seats to the End of the World” is Thursday, August 6th and all are welcome to attend. The show will run through August 31st in the Montag Gallery.

Joshua William Yates (He/Him) is a photographer based in Savannah, Georgia. His journey started at 15 in a high school darkroom, sparking a lifelong connection to analog processes. His photographs explore themes of solitude, impermanence, and transformation, particularly in abandoned industrial spaces and forgotten architecture. Having recently outfitted a cargo van with a makeshift film lab, Yates is expanding his scope through cross-country travels, capturing America's overlooked spaces along the way.

Rabbi David Cantor

Tova Javetz, President

Motti Locker, Executive Director

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