Weekly E-News 5785

Sept 19 - Sept 26, 2025



Menu

Salad Niçoises

Croissants

Hummus

Cheese Platter

Cookies

Ice Cream

Thanks to Beth Bosman & Elise Shernoff

for preparing kiddush this week!

Birthdays

Sept 20 - Lincoln Hilton & Tom Glaser

Sept 21 - Lisa Mackowiak

Sept 23 - Harper McGhie

Sept 24 - Toby Friedman

Anniversaries

Sept 21 - Mindy & James Hilton

Sept 22 - Ida & Warren Zeger

In Person Service Times

Tuesday: 7:30 AM

Wednesday: 8:00 AM

Friday: 8:00 AM

Shabbat: 9:45 AM

This Shabbat

 Parashat Nitzavim 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת נִצָּבִים

20 September 2025 / 27 Elul 5785

Candle lighting 7:06 PM / Havdalah 8:00 PM

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20

In Nitzavim (“Standing”), Moses addresses the Israelites, emphasizing the importance of following God’s covenant and of not worshiping other gods. He describes the process of repentance and returning to God, and stresses that God’s commandments are achievable and “not in the heavens.”

1: 29:9-11 · 1165 

2: 29:12-14 · 1165 

3: 29:15-28 · 1166 

4: 30:1-6 · 1169 

5: 30:7-10 · 1170 

6: 30:11-14 · 1170 

7: 30:15-20 · 1171

M: 30:15-20 · 1171

Haftarah: Isaiah 61:10-63:9 · 1180

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Yahrzeits 

Friday night/Saturday, September 20 – 27 Elul

Moe Horowitz - father of Susan & Vivian Slotin

Shirley Kaplan - mother of Fred Kaplan

Enrichetta Kreh - aunt of Stavie Kreh

Saturday night/Sunday, September 21 – 28 Elul

Sarah Cranman - great-grandmother of Stephen Friedman

Rebecca Galin - grandmother of Melvyn & Murray Galin

Ella Miller - grandmother of Edward Cohen

Harry Schwartz - father of Michael Schwartz

Sunday night/Monday, September 22 – 29 Elul

Gerson Freed - uncle of Suzanne Konter

Jerry Parker - father of Jerry Parker

Monday night/Tuesday, September 23 - 1 Tishrei

Beverly Rosenthal - mother of David Rosenthal

Tuesday night/Wednesday, September 24 – 2 Tishrei

Virginia Caplan - wife of Gerald Caplan

Janice Fiegleman - mother of Arlene Wizwer

Sam Hirsch - grandfather of Stanley Rosenberg

Albert Hyman - father of Bruce Hyman

Leah Schwartz - grandmother of Mark Schwartz

Wednesday night/Thursday, September 25 – 3 Tishrei

Bettye Cohen - mother of Ronald Cohen

Bailee Kronowitz - mother of Lowell Kronowitz

Thursday night/Friday, September 26 - 4 Tishrei

Israel Broder - grandfather of Paul Abel

Jennie Jawitz - grandmother of Janet Benjamin,

great-grandmother of Lisa Mackowiak

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

Congregation Agudath Achim

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

Linda & Joe Cooper

AM Goldkrand

Paul & Harriet Kulbersh

Stacy & Jeffrey Lasky

Andrew & Leslie Walcoff



Supporters

 $359 - $100 

Lynn Berkowitz

Adam & Lauren Fins

Ted & Adelle Geffen

Doug & Lisa Goldstein

Seth Grenald

David & Gale Hirsh

Jonathan & Tova Javetz

Harriet Karlin

Michael & Suzanne Konter

Larry & Betsy Lehner

Steve & Linda Sacks

Victor & Elise Shernoff

Judy Todtfeld

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

The Montag Gallery announces the 2nd and final show of Andrea and Mark Mathews!

 Andrea and Mark Mathews are a married couple – he is a native and she has been here for 46years. Andrea is a sign language interpreter and recently retired from SCAD after 26 years of interpreting. She is still doing medical interpreting and interpreting for Georgia Southern University. Mark works for Stagefront Presentation Systems as an audio-visual installer. They are members of Mickve Israel and Agudath Achim. Two of their passions are Dachshunds and creating art.

At the start of the pandemic (during lock-down) Mark watched some videos on paint pouring. They decided to try it and fell in love with creating art. Their techniques are varied, they don't do only paint pouring, but use different techniques, different types of paint and mixed media. After something is painted, the excess paint is picked up and cut out for the necklaces. This makes them all unique – no two can be identical. Their trivets can be displayed as art on stands (stands can be found at Michaels or Hobby Lobby) or can be used as trivets. They have a neoprene backing and they will withstand up to 450 degrees. Our coaster sets can also be used as trivets. Our slogan is “Art you look at, art you can wear, and art you use”. Also “not fine art, but fun art!” Our work has been sold at craft fairs, shop SCAD, and is currently in the Mickve Israel gift shop. This will be our last show. Prices are reduced and make great gifts!!

At our last JEA show, we made enough to donate to JEA, AA and MI. We are hoping to do that again!

 "Isaiah was a prophet whose words are read on Yom Kippur each year. In this spirit, join your Savannah Jewish Federation and Jewish Family Services during Operation Isaiah by doing a mitzvah this High Holy Day season and donate food to those in need. Donation bins are located around the community, or donate online at  https://savannahjewishfederation.givingfuel.com/2025-operation-isaiah

Rabbi David Cantor

Morgan McGhie, President

Motti Locker, Executive Director

Congregation Agudath Achim | office@agudath-achim.com | 912-352-4737 | www.agudath-achim.com