10/10/2023
The Atlanta Rabbinical Association joins together with the Jewish world in expressing its shock, dismay, and grief at the events unfolding in Israel.
As spiritual leaders throughout Atlanta, many of us were leading our communities in holy day prayers when we were told the news of these tragedies. Then, like so many families in the State of Israel, we became broken ourselves, as the joy of the holiday turned to mourning.
We encourage members of our greater Atlanta community in need of spiritual guidance (in particular, Israelis living in Atlanta, as well as those with family living in Israel) to reach out to any member of the ARA for support. Please access our directory at https://atlrabbis.org/. We are here for you.
We also call on all members of our Atlanta community, of all faiths and creeds, to join us at the community-wide gathering at City Springs on Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. for a moment of reflection, mourning, and prayer. At our gathering, we will pray for the protection of the brave members of the Israeli Defense Forces. We will ask God to send strength to those currently in captivity and to frustrate the actions of evildoers. Ultimately, we pray for peace.
In this moment, we call on the God who heals the broken-hearted to send consolation and strength to the myriad grieving families among our people.
We stand with the people of Israel. Am Yisrael Chai.
Ruth Abusch-Magder, Be’chol Lashon
Daniel Alter, Temple Kol Emeth
Spike Anderson, Temple Emanu-El
Ben Atwood, Ohr HaTorah & AJA High School
Elizabeth Bahar, Temple Beth Israel – Macon
Judith Beiner, JFCS Community Chaplain
Peter S. Berg, The Temple
Murray J. Berger
Michael Bernstein, Congregation Gesher L’Torah
Sam Blustin, Ahavath Achim Synagogue
Elizabeth Breit, Congregation B’nai Torah
Michael Broyde, Emory University – Law School
Lauren Cohn, Temple Beth El – Anniston, AL
Jonathan Crane, Center for Ethics, Emory Univ.
Daniel Dorsch, Congregation Etz Chaim
Eric Feld, Congregation Beth Shalom
Ilan Feldman, Congregation Beth Jacob
Brian Glusman, Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta
Pamela Gottfried, Temple Kol Emeth
Nachum Gutierrez
Josh Hearshen, Or Ve Shalom
David Helfand, Congregation Shearith Israel
Josh Heller, Congregation B’nai Torah
Lauren Henderson , Congregation Or Hadash
Jason Holtz, Temple Kehillat Chaim
Ari Kaiman, Congregation Shearith Israel
Rachael Klein Miller, Temple Emanu-El
Hillel Konigsburg, Congregation B’nai Torah
Mark Kunis, Congregation Shaarei Shamayim
Loren F. Lapidus, The Temple
Micah Lapidus, The Davis Academy
Steven Lebow
Shalom Lewis, Congregation Etz Chaim – Rabbi Emeritus
Josh Lesser, CBH Rabbi Emeritus & The Berman Center, Rabbi in Residence
Bradley Levenberg, Temple Sinai
Stephen Listfield
Adam Mayer, The Weber School
Dan Medwin, URJ Six-Points Sci-Tech camp
Max Miller, Temple Emanu-El
Chaim Neiditch, Jewish Student Union
Ellen Nemhauser, Congregation B’nai Israel
Jordan Ottenstein, Dor Tamid
Malka Packer-Monroe, 18 Doors
Elana Perry, Atlanta Jewish Federation
Joe Prass, Congregation Ner Tamid
Steven Rau, The Temple
Laurence Rosenthal, Ahavath Achim
Neil Sandler, Ahavath Achim Synagogue – Rabbi Emeritus
Melissa Scholten-Guiterrez, Atlanta Jewish Federation
Ilan Schwartz, Hillels of Georgia
Don Seeman, Emory University/New Toco Shul
Ronald M. Segal, Temple Sinai
Lawrence R. Sernovitz, Hillels of Georgia
Rick Shapiro
Alex Shuval-Weiner, Temple Beth Tikvah
Albert Slomovitz
Scott Sperling
Adam Starr, Congregation Ohr HaTorah
Alvin Sugarman, The Temple
Don Tam, Temple Beth Tikvah
Natan Trief, Temple Sinai
Samantha Trief, Temple Sinai
Harvey Winokur, Temple Kehillat Chaim
Jeff Wohlberg
Mark Zimmerman, Congregation Beth Shalom
