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Page 18 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE November 14, 1986 Synagogue Directory Candle Lighting Time: 5:18 p.m. Ahavath Achim (Conservative), 600 Peachtree Battle Ave., N.W., 355-5222. Arnold Goodman, rabbi; Dr. Harry H. Epstein, rabbi emeritus; Marvin Richardson, asst, rabbi; Isaac Goodfriend, cantor. Daily services, 7:15 a m. and 6 p.m.; Fri day, 6 p.m. and 8:15 p.m.; Saturday 8:35 a.m., Minha, 7:30 p.m. (followed by kiddush); Sunday, 8:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Anshe S’Fard (Orthodox), 1324 North Highland Ave., N.E., 874-4513. Label Merlin, president; Nathan Katz, rabbi. Satur day, 9 a.m. (followed by kiddush). Atlanta Hillel (Non-denominational), Drawer A, Emory Uni versity, Atlanta 30322, 727-6490. Zvi Shapiro, rabbi; Dr. Aaron Shatzman, program director. Friday, 6 p.m. (followed by dinner, Oneg Shabbat). Beth David (Reform), Meeting at 869 Cole Dr., Lilburn, But ton Gwinnett United Church of Christ. Mailing address, P.O. Box 865, Snellville 30278, 662-4373. Student Rabbi Daniel Schiff. Harry Bloch, cantor. Friday, 8 p.m.; Call for Sun day/Hebrew school hours; bar/bat Mitzva classes available. Beth Jacob (Orthodox), 1855 LaVista Rd., N.E., 633-0551. Emanuel Feldman, rabbi; llan Daniel Feldman, asst, rabbi- educational director. Daily morning minyan, Monday and Thursday, 6:50 a.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 7 a.m.; Daily evening minyan, 5:30 p.m. (Class in Halacha nightly between Mincha and Ma’ariv); Friday 5:30 p.m.; Shabbat morning, 8:30 a.m. (followed by kiddush); Shabbat evening, 5:10 p.m. (Talmud group one hour prior to Minha, followed by Shalosh Seudot); Sunday, 8 a.m. (followed by breakfast). Beth Shalom (Conservative), 3147 Chamblee Tucker Rd., 458- 0489. Leonard H. Lifshen, rabbi, 451-9414 (h). Friday, 8 p.m., followed by Oneg; Saturday, 9:30 a.m., (followed by kiddush). Beth Tefillah 5065 High Point Rd., 843-2464. Rabbi Yossi New. Friday, 6:15 p.m.; Saturday, Torah discussion, 9 a.m., service 9:30 a.m. Kiddush will follow. B’nai Israel (Reform), P.O. Box 383, Riverdale, 30274, 471 - 3586. Meeting at Christ Our Hope Lutheran Church, 2165 Hwy. 138, Riverdale. Student Rabbi Debbi Pipe-Mazo. Fri day, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10:30 a.m., services and religious school. Hebrew school, Wednesday. B’nai Torah (Traditional), 700 Mt. Vernon Hwy., Atlanta, 30328, 257-0537. Juda H. Mintz, rabbi. Morning services, Monday and Thursday, 6:50 a.m.; Sunday, 9:30 a.m.; evening services, Tuesday and Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday morning, 8:45 a.m. Kiddush follows Friday and Sat urday services. Shabbat evening Minha, Shalosh Seudot, Hav- dalah begin at the candlelighting time of the week. Etz Chaim (Conservative), 1190 Indian Hills Pky., Marietta, 30067, 973-0137. Shalom Lewis, Rabbi. Friday, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; Torah study, 10:15 a.m.; Monday and Thursday, 7 a.m. Jewish Home 3150 Howell Mill Rd., N.W., 351-8410. Nathan Becker, chairman, Religious Committee. Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m. Relatives and friends of residents are welcome. Kehillat Chaim (Reform), Office: 141 W. Wieuca Rd., N.W., Suite 202-A, Atlanta, 30342, 252-4441. Harvey J. Winokur, rabbi. Friday, Northwest Unitarian Congregation, 1025 Mt. Vernon Hwy., 8:15 p.m. Kol Emeth (Reform), P.O. Box 71031, Marietta, 30007-1301, 3822 Roswell Rd., Suite 6, Marietta, 30062. Steven Lebow, rabbi. Friday, 8 p.m.. Chestnut Ridge Christian Church, 2663 Johnson Ferry Road. For information, call Marsha Fried berg, 973-3533. Or VeShalom (Sephardic), 1681 North Druid Hills Rd., N.E., 633-1737. S. Robert Ichay, rabbi. Friday, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8:45 a.m.; Sunday, 8:30 a.m. Reform Jewish Students Committee, Drawer A, Emory Uni versity 30322, 727-6496. Beth Fleet, director. Shabbat service, 6 p.m. Nov. 21 and Dec. 5, Turman. Shearith Israel (Traditional), 1180 University Dr., N.E., Atlanta, 30306, 873-1743. Judah Kogen, rabbi. Weekday Minha, Monday-Thursday, 5:40 p.m.; Weekday mornings, Monday, Thursday, 6:50 a.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 7 a.m.; Friday night, 5:30 p.m., Saturday, 8:30 a.m., 4:00 p.m. (fol lowed by Minha and Havdalah); Sunday, 9 a.m. Temple Emanu-EI (Reform), 1580 Spalding Dr., Dunwoody 30338, 395-1340. Barry R. Friedman, rabbi. Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. Temple Sinai (Reform), 5645 Dupree Dr., N.W., 252-3073. Philip N. Kranz, rabbi; Sid Gottler, Cantor. Friday, 8:15 p.m. (except November-May, when first Friday of the month is at 7:30 p.m.); Saturday, 10:30 a.m. The Temple (Reform), 1589 Peachtree Rd., 873-1731. Alvin Sugarman, rabbi; Samuel Weinstein, assoc, rabbi. Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10:30 a.m. Yeshiva High (Orthodox), 1745 Peachtree Rd., N.W., 873- 1492. Rabbi Herbert Cohen, dean. Weekday services, 8 a.m. at the AJCC: Minha, 2:10 p.m. Community Beit Midrash meets at Beth Jacob Synagogue Sunday-Thursday, 8 p.m. United Jewish Congregation of Rockdale-Newton (Tradition al): Services at 7 p.m. Friday evenings, at Oxford College Chapel. SIILOMO RISKIN Shabbat shalom EFRAT, Israel—One of the most famous midrashim in the entire lore of the Jewish people tells the famous tale of how Abraham, the son of a man who dealt in idols, turned the tables on his father by smashing those idols and then planting a stick in the arms of the largest represen tation. When his astonished fath er, Terach, demanded an expla nation, “innocent” Abraham pointed to the idol with the plank of wood next to him, as if that inanimate god of bronze was the actual culprit. Terach’s store was not a perpetual going-out-of- business store on Lower Fifth Avenue in New York, but a thriv ing center for the idol arts, more like one of the cavernous cham bers in the Museum of Natural History on Central Park West, and Abraham’s action was not a childish prank, but a revolution ary stroke which changed the way humanity perceived its own reality and the reality of the uni verse for all subsequent genera tions until this very day. In this midrash, Terach is seen simply as a naive soul who gives Abraham an opportunity to pull a fast one on his old father— brilliant son, dull dad. But what if there’s another Terach inside the idolator, so that Abraham’s break with the past is not a com plete break from his father, but a continuation in the footsteps of his parents? There is every reason to believe Lech Lecha that when God tells Abraham in this week’s portion, “Go forth from your native land and from your father’s house to the land that I will show you,” He’s talk ing to a man who had already received a religious education, that is, that Terach, Abraham’s father, may at one time have been a believer in idol-power but slowly turned to the One God. Certainly there is nothing in the biblical text itself that tells us that Abraham was an iconoclast who discovered God by himself, but there is a clue about Terach’s views two verses before the “Go forth” commandment in last week’s portion: “Terach took his son Abram, his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daugh ter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram, and they set out together from Ur of the Chal deans for the land of Canaan; but when they had come as far as Haran, they settled there. The days of Terach came to 205 years; and Terach died in Haran.” Why on earth would Terach set out for Canaan, the very same place where Abraham himself ends up at the relatively ad vanced age of 75 after listening to the call of the Lord to journey to the land that he will be shown? Could Abraham have been com pleting the journey his father had begun decades earlier? The answer, 1 believe, can be found in this week’s reading. The city of Salem, the home of Mel- Organizations Club 50 Club 50 will hold its next Game Night at 7:30 p.m. Mon day, Nov. 17, at the AJCC/Zaban. Choice of games for the even ing include Poker, Bridge, Ca nasta, Uno, Trivial Pursuit, or just conversation. Refreshments will be served. Admission at the door is 50 cents for members; $1 for non- members. For more information call Benno Wolffs, chairperson, at 257-0896. Club 1, Na’Amat USA Club One, Na’Amat USA (formerly Pioneer Women) will hold its next regular meeting at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, at the Jewish Tower. Herbert and Sylvia Broder will entertain the group. Sponsors are Rose Draluck, Annie Lee Esterman, Bluma Goldman, Goldie Krys and Bes sie Merlin. A light lunch will be served. Members and friends are invited. For reservations and more information, call Annie Lee Es terman, 351-6534, or Rose Kite, 355-5783. Atlanta High School The Atlanta High School of Jewish Studies will sponsor a parent-student bieakfast at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 16. at the Hebrew Academy. Arthur Koll, Israel vice con sul, will speak on the dilemmas facing the relationship between the American and Israeli Jewish communities. The breakfast is open to the community. For information about the breakfast, or to inquire about the school program, call Miriam Stadtler Rosenbaum, as sistant director of the ABJE and school principal, 873-1248. ZO A—Atlanta District The Zionist Organization of America—Atlanta District will hold a luncheon forum at noon, Thursday, Nov. 20, at the Atlanta Jewish Community Center. The program is titled “A Per- son-to-Person Message From Soviet Jewry to You” and will be presented by Jack and Lynne Halpern, who will show slides and share experiences of their trip to the Soviet Union. Cost is $4.50. Reservations are by check by Tuesday, Nov. 19, to Atlanta ZOA, 1745 Peachtree Road, N.E., Atlanta, Ga. 30309. The community is invited. Hadassah Mount Scopus Mount Scopus Hadassah will host a community-wide meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19, at the Hebrew Academy. Tom Ieepen, editorial page editor of the Atlanta Constitu tion, will discuss “Terrorism — chizedk, the priest of the One God, was within the borders of' Canaan. Perhaps Terach’s origi nal intention was to immigrate to the land of the believers, join up with them and assimilate his fam ily into their midst. The com mentator Nachmanides maintains that from the very beginning of the world there lived in Canaan believers in the One God. Isn’t it possible that the much-maligned Terach of our Hebrew school days was someone who had come to believe in this one God, and all along God knew that Terach’s devoted son would welcome the opportunity to continue where his father had left off? In the old, traditional interpre tation, Abraham defies his father’s way of life and makes his own way, becoming a model for pen itents who radically break away from non-believing parents. In this alternative view, however, Abraham defines his father’s way of life and takes it to another rung on the spiritual ladder. If anything, he’s a model for those spiritual inconoclasts who don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater when they embark on a journey of religious hope. This distinction may have broader implications. Whose path survives, thrives, and becomes a link to the next generation? The revolutionaries, the evolutionar- ies, or a combination of both? Shabbat shalom. How It Affects Us!”. Chairwoman for the evening is Claudine Geduldig. Hostesses are Hilda Lincer, Sonya Rabinowitz and Shirlee Kaplan. Admission is $2 a person. There is no charge for guests, paid-up members and life members of the chapter. To r.s.v.p., call 634- 4150 (evenings). Yeshiva High School The Yeshiva High School PTA will present a program titled “Citizens Against Crime” at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, in Room 2 at the AJCC/Peachtree. Speakers will discuss simple life-saving tips that will increase safety awareness in the home, on the streets and in the car. The community is invited. All students must be accompanied by an adult. B’nai B’rith Gate City Lodge #144 Gate City Lodge B’nai B’rith # 144 will hold its monthly dinner meeting Wednesday, Nov. 19, at Steak and Ale restaurant on Bu ford Highway. The meeting will begin with cocktails at 6:30 p.m. Attorney General Michael J. Bowers will be the speaker, lead ing a general discussion on var ious important issues affecting Georgia residents. The community is welcome. Members can bring wives and guests. For reservations, call the lodge office at 851-9705.