HAYOM OCTOBER 2016 ELUL-TISHRI 5776-5777 ISSUE #10

HAYOM OCTOBER 2016 ELUL-TISHRI 5776-5777 ISSUE #109 LEE BLVD SAVANNAH, GA 31405 912-352-4737 WWW.AGUDATH-ACHIM.COMIn This Issue:Information from the President High Holiday Schedule Shalom School InfoMen’s Club Info Updating Aliyah Cards Sisterhood Mitzvah-Gram YahrzeitsContributions October Calendar October BirthdaysOCTOBER 2016 ELUL-TISHRI 5776-5777Page 1

Information from the President:Dear fellow Congregants,EXECUTIVE DIRECTORMotti LockerPRESIDENTVictor ShernoffFINANCIAL SECRETARYElise ShernoffAs the New Year 5777 arrives, so are many new things happening atCongregation Agudath Achim. We are beginning to renovate and modernizeour office complex as this is written, we are offering more activities to enticeyoung families and their children, our Backpack Buddies program isbeginning its eighth year with tremendous support and potential for growth,RECORDING SECRETARYEd BernardTREASURERMichael BonderIMMEDIATEPAST PRESIDENTSteven RothBOARD MEMBERSMatthew AllanRobyn CarrollAdam FinsKenneth HoffmanFran KaminskyMarcy KonterNancy IsaacsonRick MeierSherwin RobinScott SamuelsBarry SchlafsteinLinda Zollerour lay-leadership services are beginning to catch on with our members, andour Rabbi search committee will begin the search process again in the earlypart of winter.Our different adult education programs continue to drawattendees, and Shalom School now has 67 children enrolled, about 25% arefrom AA, and it has seen an upgrade in computer and audio-visual teachingtools.Just a reminder, our doors are always open to you so please come in and takepart.Elise and I wish everyone a L'Shana Tovah and nothing but sweetness andgoodness to each of you for the new year.HONORARY MEMBERDavid HirshMEN’S CLUB PRESIDENTDavid HirshCHEVRA KADISHADavid ReevesSee you in ShulVictor ShernoffPresidentENDOWMENTCOMMITTEE CHAIRMANJoel GoodmanRITUAL COMMITTEESteve ArkinSHALOM SCHOOLEva LockerOCTOBER 2016 ELUL-TISHRI 5776-5777Page 2

Congregation Agudath AchimJoin Us for the High HolidaysSunday, October 2nd, Erev Rosh Hashanah6:00 pm - Mincha/Maariv6:49 pm - Candle LightingMonday, October 3rd, Rosh Hashanah9:00 am - Services10:30 am - K’Toni & Jr. Congregation10:45 am - Shofar Blowing11:15 am - Sermon5:00 pm - Tashlich and Mincha (at the back of the Heard Elementary)Tuesday, October 4th, Rosh Hashanah9:00 am - Shacharit10:30 am - K’Toni & Jr. Congregation10:45 am - Shofar Blowing11:15 am - SermonTuesday, October 11th, Kol Nidre6:38 pm - Candle Lighting6:55 pm - Mincha7:10 pm - Kol NidreWednesday, October 12th, Yom Kippur Yizkor9:00 am - Shacharit10:45 am - K’Toni & Jr. Congregation12:00 pm - Sermon/Yizkor5:15 pm - Mincha6:15 pm - Neilah7:20 pm - Maariv7:31 pm - Shofar/Havdalah and Fast endsSunday, October 16th, Erev Sukkot6:00 pm - Mincha/Maariv6:32 pm - Candle LightingMonday, October 17th, Sukkot Day 19:45 am - Sukkot Services followed by Kiddush Luncheon in Sukkah6:00 pm - Mincha7:26 pm - Candle LightingOCTOBER 2016 ELUL-TISHRI 5776-5777Page 3

Congregation Agudath AchimJoin Us for the High HolidaysTuesday, October 18th, Sukkot Day 29:45 am - Sukkot Services7:20 pm - Maariv at the House of Eva & Motti Locker7:25 pm - Holiday EndsSaturday, October 22nd, Chol HaMoed9:45 am - Shacharit7:15 pm - Maariv/Havdalah at the House of Eva & Motti LockerSunday, October 23rd, Erev Shemini Atzeret6:00 p.m. Mincha/Maariv6:25 p.m. Candle LightingMonday, October 24th, Shemini Atzeret/Yizkor9:45 am - Shacharit & Yizkor6:00 pm - Simchat Torah CelebrationTuesday, October 25th, Simchat Torah9:45 am - Simchat Torah7:18 pm - Holiday EndsThe flowers in the planter boxes on the Bimah for Rosh Hashanah were donated bySheryl and Stavie Kreh, Sidney & Marissa Karp & Arnold & Chrissie Karpin loving memory of their parents, Annette & Melvin Karp, Esther & Max Kreh, Eric Nathan Karp,Clara & Abe Harris, Fannie Harris, Herschel & Barbara Harris, Julius & Jay Kaminsky,Abe & Annie Karp, Hilda Weinstein, and Rabbi Jerry Potack.Orange Juice & Cookies for Break the FastThank You to Helene & Jack Streicher and Joan Pam for donating the cookies, and also to Nancy & Bobby Isaacsonfor providing the Orange Juice.Operation IsaiahThis is my chosen fast share your bread with the hungry, take the homeless into your home, clothed the naked whenyou see him, do not turn away from the people in need (Isaiah 58:6-7).Sunday, October 2nd begins the celebration of the Jewish Holidays. This was also the start of the annual food drive,Operation Isaiah which ends on Friday, October 28th. We ask each congregant to bring a minimum of one pound offood to the synagogue for distribution to the hungry through the Second Harvest Food Bank. With 100% participation, we would together, as an act of Tzedekah, give no less than 600lbs of food to feed those less fortunate. Dropoff barrels will be located in Congregation Agudath Achim, along with 4 other locations(The JEA, Congregation Mickve Israel, Congregation B’nai Birth Jacob and Rambam Day School).OCTOBER 2016 ELUL-TISHRI 5776-5777Page 4

A magic moment in children’s eyes.Not a holiday in itself but Tashlich is a ritual that is a big favorite with little ones: how not! We go ona field trip and we come back after we got rid of the equivalent of a year full of sins. Thistradition appears around the 15 century and was originally intended to be held by a body of watercontaining fishes. One of the symbols behind the ritual was for us to be judge by the eye of god thesame way a fisherman judges the fish he just caught: to be released or to die. Several centuries later,we have pushed the symbolism a step further: we casting our sins away, usually in the form ofbreadcrumb that we throw in the river or the sea, with the hope of being granted a fresh start.For young children, the symbolic act of throwing away our sins brings that message home in adramatic yet very concrete manner: to think about all the things they have done wrong that past year,get more or less a breadcrumb for each item on that mental list and throw those crumbs away duringTashlich. to come out with a blank slate and all this, while feeding the fish. (Parents, be ready toanswer the typical “What happen to the fish who are eating all those sins?”). This is of course of avery simplified version of what Tashlich is meant to be but it is a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate forgiveness to younger ones. Families with small children will enjoy reading together therelated story “New Year at the Pier” by April Alperin.As we celebrating Rosh Hashanah, we, at Shalom School have spent the summer working on makingour new academic year even better. We learned on how to teach in a project base learningmethodology meaning, our lessons are now more interactive and always centered around one biggerproject matching the grade and the curriculum. That also means that we will be incorporated art andtechnology in a more blended manner. Many of our classroom have been equipped with big screenTVs with computer like capability that will open many new possibilities: we can access the onlinecomponents of our curriculum, we can show our students short videos or do team research on anygiven topic, but also we can play various games while reviewing and testing the students’ knowledgein a really fun atmosphere.We may not feed the fish at Shalom School but we are definitely aiming to make Jewish education atleast as exciting!Wishing you Shanah Tovah Umetukah, a sweet and happy new year!Eva Locker, Principal.OCTOBER 2016 ELUL-TISHRI 5776-5777Page 5

MEN’S CLUBWe have a program planned forSunday, December 11, 2016.A trip to Jacksonville to see the JacksonvilleJaguars play the Minnesota Vikings. The costis 55 per person for the football tickets only.All are Welcome!Please advise by email ASAPto David Hirsh: dnhirsh@comcast.net orAA: agudatha@aol.com, if you are interested.We will check on group transportation whenwe have an idea of attendance.OCTOBER 2016 ELUL-TISHRI 5776-5777Page 6

Updating Aliyah CardsWe are in the process of updating the Aliyah Cards that we use when calling you to theBima.We need the following listing for you:Please provide us with your name so we can update or correct the listing. We are listingthe names in transliterated English.Traditionally, names were listed with the father’s name:Avram ben (son of) David or Sarah bat (daughter of) Mordechai.It is also proper to list the name with both parents, such as:Avram ben David v’(and) Leah or Sarah Bat Mordechai v’ Esther.Finally, if your father was a Cohen or a Levi, you add this to the end of your name, suchas:Avram ben David haCohen v’ Leah or Sarah Bat Mordechai haLevi v’ Esther.My name is:If you have any questions about your name, call Motti at 912-352-4737 or email him atagudatha@aol.com .When you have finished, please mail, drop-off, or email this form.Congregation Agudath Achim, 9 Lee Blvd, Savannah, GA 31405Email: agudatha@aol.comOCTOBER 2016 ELUL-TISHRI 5776-5777Page 7

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