💝 A day of hope and loss

Mahjong for the win July Av Hi everyone it s Lauri Strauss sitting in for Logan who is taking a much-deserved vacation with her family But don t worry she ll be back next week It seems that wherever I go my non-Jewish friends are asking if I play Mahjong and if so if I can teach them The answer is yes and no Like a multitude of of you I enjoy getting together with friends to eat drink laugh and play a couple of games of Mahj each month But you definitely don t want me trying to teach you as I IN THE END won my first encounter in nearly a year Here are various of the places I suggest for people who want to learn the contest and see what Mahjong-mania is all about Buckhead Mahjong Club Let s Rack and Roll Mahjong Social ATL Two Sparrows If you re looking for various Mahjong swag for your group check out Swoozie s Logan in the last few days wrote about the revival of the tournament Thanks for reading and let us know if there s anything you d like to see in future newsletters The Y alla association Machaneh Shai Hebrew for Camp Shearith Israel is Congregation Shearith Israel s religious school serving kids years old through th grade Our approach blends tradition creativity and society to create a joyful and meaningful Jewish learning experience for students and families alike Learn more and enroll now SPONSOR MESSAGE Via emanuel atl A day of hope and loss Tisha B Av starts Saturday Aug Considered to be the saddest day for Jews it s a time to mourn the destruction of the Holy Temples in Jerusalem and other tragedies Once again Tisha B Av takes on special meaning this year as the war in Gaza continues If you re looking for a place to commemorate the holiday Congregation EtzChaim is hosting an event for the locality Sign up here The smarter way to fill your fridge SPONSORED BY FRESH HARVEST It s back to school season Is your kitchen ready Keep the fridge and your crew full with fresh local groceries delivered right to your door with Fresh Harvest Choose a produce box 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a media personality author and speaker who hosts the weekly venture Consistently More on WACTV Christian Television Dr Laralyn and Chief Joseph RiverWind have worked to build bridges between Jewish and Christian communities Ashley Garrett is the director of Society Affairs at the Israeli Consulate in Atlanta Credit Ramah Darom Celebrate Jewish arts and heritage Join hundreds of Jews of all ages and backgrounds over Labor Day weekend for LimmudFest at Ramah Darom in the North Georgia Mountains taking place Aug Sept Created in partnership with Limmud North America the festival includes engaging workshops text-study music art performances hiking yoga delicious kosher food and more Learn more here Credit Forward AP Paul Sakuma Tom Lehrer determined laughter even in the majority sensitive aspects of Jewish life and history The American Jewish singer-songwriter Tom Lehrer who died July at age drew on Yiddishkeit in his sardonic ditties although perhaps not unfailingly as explicitly as various Jewish fans might have wished Lehrer s dazzling presence followed European performance traditions where satirical musically gifted Jews entertained prewar audiences This societal role was less acute in America of the Eisenhower and Kennedy eras when Lehrer s career flourished Marla Morris Jewish Intellectuals and the University notes that the Austrian Jewish essayist Jean Am ry born Hans Chaim Maier accurately identified Lehrer as a chansonnier or cabaret performer who writes and performs their own material often with sociopolitical commentary Read the full story on the Forward Machaneh Shai Hebrew for Camp Shearith Israel is Congregation Shearith Israel s religious school serving kids years old through th grade Our approach blends tradition creativity and public to create a joyful and meaningful Jewish learning experience for students and families alike Learn more and enroll now SPONSOR MESSAGE What s doin around town SPONSORED BY CONGREGATION OR HADASH Aug Tot Shabbat with Rabbi Lauren Aug Mah Jongg Mondays Aug Tu Be Av White Party for young professionals Aug Safety on college campuses Aug An evening of comedy with Ophira Eisenberg The next Jewish holiday is Tisha B Av on Aug Light Shabbat candles this week at p m Young families join us August for Meet Mingle Nosh with R Lauren and Dr Amy We re cooking dinner food for the soul and offering babysitting Come unwind after the first week of school and get to know Or Hadash Credit Blackstone We remember I was first and foremost Jewish Wesley LePatner an executive at Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust and a Jewish communal leader was among the casualties of a shooting in Midtown Manhattan on Monday Read more about LePatner The post A day of hope and loss appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta