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Congregations THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE November 7, 1986 Page 19 Temple Sinai Rabbi David Saperstein will be the speaker at Temple Sinai’s Lerhman Shabbat to be held at 8:15 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14. The special Shabbat is being funded by the Rabbi Richard Lehrman Endowment Fund in memory of the synagogue’s founding rabbi. Saperstein is co-director and counsel of the Religious Action Center. The center is the liaison between the federal government and the Reform Jewish move ment, comprised of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations and the Central Conference of American Rabbis. He is also an attorney and an adjunct profes sor in comparative Jewish and American law at Georgetown University Law School. Saperstein has appeared on a number of network television news and talk shows. His articles have appeared in the Washing ton Post, the New York Times and many major general and Jewish periodicals. He has writ ten and edited a number of books for the UAHC, “Critical Issues Facing Reform Judaism” with his brother, Rabbi Marc Saper stein, and three resource manu als for the Jewish community: “Preventing the Nuclear Holo caust: A Jewish Response,” “The Social Action Manual: A Practi cal Guide for Organizing and David Saperstein Programming Social Action in the Synagogue” and “The Chal lenge of the Religious Right.” Since coming to Washington, Saperstein has been active in a number of interreligious coali tions dealing with issues as diverse as Israel, civil rights, energy and the environment, abortion rights and nuclear disarmament. He has served as the chairman of the Washington Interreligious Staff Council, comprised of rep resentatives of all major Chris tian and Jewish religious organi zations, and IM PACT, the largest interfaith legislative action net work in the country. The community is invited to attend. An Oneg Shabbat will follow services. Beth Shalom Congregation Beth Shalom is one of more than 100 congrega tions across the country hosting students and faculty of the Jew ish Theological Seminary of America in a major Seminary Centennial event. Beth Shalom will host Shelly Weiner ofClaymont, Del. during the Nov. 7-9 weekend. She will address the congregation on behalf of the Seminary. Shelly is a second-year student in the Cantors Institute Semi nary College of Jewish Music at JTS. She spent the first year of her cantorial training at the Seminary’s Midreshet Yerusha- layim program in Israel and hopes to graduate in 1990. The Centennial Shabbat Week end is part of an array of public programs marking the Seminary’s 100th anniversary. A.A. Sisterhood The Ahavath Achim Sister hood will hold its Torah Fund Special Gifts Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at the home of Brenda Lichtenstein, 35 Finch Forest Trail. The speaker will be Rabbi Hil- lel Gold. For more information, call Linda Landis at 396-5630. Organizations Jewish War Veterans The Bi-Centennial Post No. 976 chapter of the Jewish War Veterans will hold its regular monthly breakfast meeting at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, at Radis- son Inn, 1-285 and Chamblee Dunwoody Road. Cost is $5.50 a person. For reservations, call Minnie Meltzer, 252-4463, Marion Brust, 992-9249, or Fran Jacobson, 436-7456. AJCongress The Atlanta Chapter of the American Jewish Congress will hold its next meeting at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, at the home of Mark Budnitz. Gene Guerrero, executive di rector of the American Civil Lib erties Union of Georgia, will be the speaker. He will discuss the recent federal court case chal lenging official prayer ceremo nies at public high school foot ball games in Douglas County. For more information, call 634-9182. The community is in vited. B’nai B’rith groups B’nai B’rith Men and B’nai B’rith women are co-sponsoring the second seminar in the “Great Balancing Act Series” at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, at the B’nai B’rith District Five Office, 7001 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Norcross. Dr. Ira Tedoff, Atlanta psy chologist, and Fran Campbell, director of volunteers for the Metropolitan Chapter of the Red Cross, will discuss “Coping with Volunteerism.” The community is invited. For more information, c&li’2Q’t-1*908U City of Hope Joint chapter meeting The Atlanta Chapter and the Spirit of Life Chapter of the City of Hope are holdingajoint meet ing at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, at Congregation B’nai Torah. The meeting will feature au thors Esther Blumenfeld and Lynne Alpern, who will discuss their books, “The Smile Connec tion: How To Use Humor In Dealing With People” and “Oh Lord, I Sound Just Like Mama.” Donation is $3 at the door. Refreshments will be served. To make reservations, or for more information, call Rhonda Got tlieb, 396-0999, Spirit of Life Chapter; or Janice Podber, 634- 4364, Atlanta Chapter. Israel Philatelists The Society of Israel Philate lists will hold its next meeting at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13. at the Jewish Tower. Ms. Ronnie Genser will dis cuss “Jewish Women on Stamps and will present a slide presenta tion. For more information, call 255-5221. Members and guests are asked to park in the upper lot. Chabad of Georgia Chabad of Georgia is offering a Teens ’n Torah study program for high schoolers. I he class meets everv Tuesday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. The class will study classical Jewish texts and have open dis cussions on contemporary issues including cults, drugs. Israel, etc. For more information, call *843-2464. Hadassah Ein Karem Ein Karem Hadassah will hold its annual Taster’s Choice lunch eon from 9:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12 at Mill Glen Clubhouse in Dunwoody. The morning will begin with Game Day. There will be tables for mah jongg, rummy-Q, bridge, backgammon and scrabble. Raf fle tickets can be purchased for prize drawings. Ms. Cindi Anderson, sales associate and menu creator for Affairs to Remember, will be the food judge. Admission is one dairy or pareve dish that will serve 10-12 people. For reservations, direc tions or information, call Janet Benjamin at 394-1186. Histadrut Histadrut will sponsor a “Freedom from Apartheid" con cert at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, at The Temple. The Shirim Chorale, directed by Meredith Stevenson, will par ticipate in the concert. Other groups that will take part in the concert include the college choirs of Clark, More house, Morris Brown and Spel- man. Cantor Isaac Goodfriend will also sing. Proceeds will go toward sup porting courses for black South Africans at the Histadrut’s Afro- Asian Institute in Tel Aviv. Tickets are $5 each from His tadrut, Suite 272, Prado North Building, 5600 Roswell Road. N.E., Atlanta, Ga. 3034£. or call '»255-0938. .('.■K-lf What’s Happening NOVEMBER 8, Saturday: 8:00 p.m.—Jewish Young Couples Skating Party, Sparkles Roller Rink, Marietta. NOVEMBER 9, Sunday: 9:00 a.m.—Shearith Israel Sisterhood Book Sale, The Synagogue. 11:00a.m.—JWV Mack Frankel Atlanta Post 112 Memor ial Services for Jewish War Veterans, at Greenwood Cemetery. 11:00 a.m.—Bi-Centennial Post No. 976 Chapter of the JWV Breakfast Meeting, Radisson Inn, 1-285 and Chamblee Dunwoody Road. 1:30 p.m.—Women’s American ORT Annual National Board Conference. Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel, Through Tuesday, November 11. 7:30 p.m.—AJCC Club 50 Program on Sephardic and Ash kenazi Judaism, at AJCC/Zaban. NOVEMBER 10, Monday: 8:00 a.m.—Atlanta Jewish Federation Meeting, the AJF Building. 10:15 a.m. — Wildwood Pines Garden Club Meeting, The Bennington Towers Clubhouse, 2460 Peachtree Road. 7:30 p.m.—BBW Chevra Chapter Meeting, Home of Ruby Goldstein. NOVEMBER 11, Tuesday: 10:00 a.m.—Atlanta Chapter and Spirit of Life Chapter of City of Hope Joint Meeting, Congregation B’nai Torah. 7:30 p.m.—B’nai B’rith Women Young Professionals Chap ter Meeting, AJCC/Zaban. NOVEMBER 12, Wednesday: Noon—Ahava Luncheon Meeting, at Ahavath Achim Synagogue. 8:00 p.m.—B’nai B’rith Men and B’nai B’rith Women Seminar, the B’nai B’rith District Five Office, 7001 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Norcross. NOVEMBER 13, Thursday: 11:30 a.m.—Ahavath Achim Sisterhood Torah Fund Spe cial Gifts Luncheon, Home of Brenda Lichtenstein. 7:30 p.m.—Jewish Women of Achievement Oral History Project, Sponsored by NCJW and AJC, at WAGA Televi sion Studio, Briarcliff Road. 8:00 p.m.—Society of Israel Philatelists Meeting, The Jew ish Tower. NOVEMBER 15, Saturday: 7:30 p.m.—City College Alumni Association Dinner, Col onnade Restaurant. 8:00 p.m.—Peter Yarrow in Concert, Glenn Memorial Aud itorium Emory University Campus. NOVEMBER 16, Sunday: 6:30 p.m.—Beth Jacob Israel Bond Dinner, The Synagogue. NOVEMBER 18, Tuesday: 8:00 p.m.—American Jewish Congress Atlanta Chapter Meeting, Home of Mark Budnitz. NOVEMBER 19, Wednesday: 6:30 p.m.—B’nai B’rith Gate City Lodge #144 Meeting, Steak ’N Ale Restaurant, Buford Highway. 8:00 p.m.—“Freedom from Apartheid” Concert. The Temple. NOVEMBER 20, Thursday: 6:30 p.m.—Ahavath Achim Israel Bond Dinner, The Syna gogue. NOVEMBER 21, Friday: 8:15 p.m.—Temple Sinai-Israel Bonds Friday Night Servi ces, The Synagogue. NOVEMBER 22, Saturday: 8:00 p.m.—Congregation B’nai Torah Art Exhibition and Auction, The Synagogue. NOVEMBER 23, Sunday: —Jewish National Fund Green Sunday Telethon. 8:45 a.m.—Citywide Teachers’ Conference and Education Fair, Congregation B’nai Torah. 6:30 p.m.—Or VeShalom Israel Bonds Dinner, The Syna gogue. Compliments of jlJjl Me M/i rXJ M CANDLE LIGHTING TIME TODAY 5.23 P.M, FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN 2408 Mt. 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