May 15, 2010 ... Leona Sinkoe, daughter of Shana & David Sinkoe. ▫ Abigail Snyder, daughter of
..... The Defector by Daniel Silva. ○ The Magician of Lublin.
The Temple
est. 1867
maY 2010/5770 < Vol. 70 No. 9 < Iyar = sivan
Organ-izing Our Thoughts
Our magnificent sanctuary was the setting on Friday evening, March 26th as our organ accompanied our worship service. During the service, Rabbi Berg, Dr. Tim Wissler- Temple organist, and I, spoke about the use of the organ in Jewish worship, the history of The Temple organ, and the technical aspects required to make organ music. The following words are a consolidation of our remarks.
T
he addition of the organ into Jewish worship was the vision of that brilliantly supported all musical liturgy befitting our awe-inspiring Israel Jacobson, who in 1810, installed an organ in his boys’ school sacred space. The organ he created for us at The Temple is one of only 12 in Seesen, Germany. In 1815, he used organ music in private services in throughout the United States that bears the signature plate of Mr. Harrison. his home. Then in 1818, the Hamburg community introduced organ durOur Aeolian Skinner can be a multi-dimensional/multi-tasker! It's voice is ing synagogue worship, and established the practice throughout Reform sweet, yet at the same time, powerful, supportive, and one of many colors. and Conservative congregations throughout Western Europe. The organ It can speak in declamatory tones when it imitates the sound of the shoenhanced the ritual aesthetic by regulating unruly synafar on Rosh Hashanah. It can be the voice of reflection, gogue chanting and accompanying the cantor and choir meditation, and memory during a funeral service, or it with majesty; creating beauty, order, and decorum within can evoke feelings of majesty and grace, as a bride walks the service. Opponents of the organ rallied against it citing forward to meet her beloved under the chuppah. the prohibition against playing a musical instrument on The Temple organ is comprised of three components: Shabbat and viewing it as an imitation of church practices. the organ blower (located in our basement), which supHowever, Abraham Geiger, the father of Reform Judaplies the wind necessary to make the pipes sound; the ism, argued that the organ is precisely an Israelite pracplaying console (located in the back of the sanctuary), tice, recalling the glory days of the organ in The Temple which is composed of four keyboards (hands and feet!); in Jerusalem! Subsequently, the Reform rabbinate while and 2500 pipes (housed in the upper level), which wait by Cantor Deborah Numark meeting in Frankfort in 1845, sanctioned and encourfor their turn to speak at the organist’s command! The aged the use of organ in synagogue. In the United States, the first organ proposed restoration of our organ would digitize the console action, allowwas installed in 1841 at Temple Beth Elohim in Charleston, and at Temple ing the organist to pre-set tonal changes; repair the console mechanism, Emanu-El in New York in 1847. which now has multiple leaks and therefore, cannot supply an adequate The Temple's 50 rank Aeolian Skinner pipe organ began its life as a amount of wind to the pipes; and repair each of the four organ chambers. Pilcher organ, installed in our sanctuary in 1929 or thereabouts, when our Complete restoration of our organ will not affect the extraordinary tonal Temple building was new. In 1955, when the organ was 25 years old, the character of our organ, but rather, allow the organ to be brought to its full Temple's organist, Emilie Spivey, engaged the renowned organ builder, G. glory! Adding a functioning, dependable organ to our other accompaniDonald Harrison, president and tonal director of the Aeolian Skinner Pipe ment options (grand piano, guitars, and various other instrumental combiOrgan Company, to update and restore our Pilcher. Mr. Harrison had a nations) will enable us to provide a full compliment of worship instrumenreputation for having a unique understanding of how to create brilliant, tation. Because of the vast array of stops, pipes, chests, and chambers, the warm, sweet tones, making the organs beautiful accompanying instruorgan’s capabilities remain unsurpassed and unparalleled. There are none ments, capable of holding their own when playing all styles of solo reperlike it in Atlanta, or in any other part of the world. It remains our unique toire. He also took into consideration the architectural and acoustical qualtreasure and we are in the unique position of being the stewards who can ities of our magnificent sanctuary and created a one-of-a kind pipe organ usher it into the future. < All members of The Temple are invited to our 143rd Annual Meeting on Monday, May 17, 2010. For details and information please contact Joya Schmidt at 404.873.1731 or reference the section inside this bulletin.
May worship schedule Saturday, May 22
Saturday, May 1 B'nei Mitzvah of Michael Segerman & Lance Kennedy Chapel Service
10:30 AM 10:30 AM
Friday, May 7 Shabbat Service
6:00 PM
Saturday, May 8 Bat Mitzvah of Aviv Rau - No Chapel Service
10:30 AM
Friday, May 14 Shabbat Service
6:00 PM
Saturday, May 15 Bar Mitzvah of Jeffrey Falek Chapel Service
10:30 AM 10:30 AM
Friday, May 28 Shabbat Service
6:00 PM
Saturday, May 29 Adult B'nei Mitzvah - No Chapel Service
10:30 AM
torah & haftarah portions 1 May 2010 Emor Leviticus 21:1-24:23 17 Iyar 5770 Ezekiel 44:15-31 8 May 2010 Behar - Bechukotai Leviticus 25:1-27:34 24 Iyar 5770 Jeremiah 16:19-17:14 Numbers 1:1-4:20 Hosea 2:1-22
10:30 AM
22 May 2010 Naso 9 Sivan 5770
Numbers 4:21-7:89 Judges 13:2-25
6:00 PM 6:00 PM
29 May 2010 Behalotecha 16 Sivan 5770
Numbers 8:1-12:16 Zachariah 2:14-4:7
Friday, May 21 Shabbat Service Tot Shabbat
10:30 AM 10:30 AM
15 May 2010 Bamidbar 2 Sivan 5770
Wednesday, May 19 Shavuot Yizkor Service
Bat Mitzvah of Marin Ogletree Chapel Service
education at the temple
Religious School & Youth Calendar May 2
Confirmation Service, 10:00 AM (8th & 9th Grade Attendance is Required) No Religious School for Pre-K through 7th Grades
May 3
Last Day of Oak Grove Mid-Week Hebrew
May 4
Last Day of Temple Mid-Week Hebrew
May 9
Religious School, 9:30 AM
May 16
Religious School 9:30 AM (Last Day) 7th Grade Family Meeting, 9:45 AM 8th Grade Family Meeting, 10:10 AM Closing Service, 11:15 AM Dismissal, 12:00 PM MAFTY Elections, 12:15 PM
May 21
Tot Shabbat Service and Dinner, 6:00 PM
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