God, Art, Challah, Film, Shofars! September 10, 2026 It's always a heady time right before Rosh Hashanah. The calendars are ready. We never quite are. Somehow the shofar blast pierces anew every year. Unless it doesn't. Pop quiz, Springers: some of us might miss the shofar this year. Why? Read on to find out. The holidays that begin this weekend will take us on a journey. For ten days, from Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur, we are asked to take stock of ourselves, remember who we want to be, and return to our essential best — as individuals, as a community, as a people. Some of us will start building our sukkah just after we break the fast — and that's the turn: the journey moves us from the inside out, from the self to the table, from fasting to feasting. Sukkot will usher in the season of our joy, and just as it ends, we have the revelry of Simchat Torah — and we begin again. (Sorry to leave you out, Shemini Atzeret!) The Spring is here for all of it — we love mornings in services and afternoons with friends. We want serious conversation and hard questions that help us take stock and explore. We want joyful community and immersive art that embody Jewish culture at its best. We want to learn from visionaries and bridge-builders alongside the chefs, the scholars, the filmmakers, the thinkers — and around gorgeous tables with good food. Each year we repeat the cycle of these Days of Awe and the festivals that follow. Each year they remind us of who we, and we anticipate who we might become. We feel ourselves connected — to our past, to our future, and to each other. We enter these days with gratitude that we are in community with you. Join us for the programs below — film, art, food. We'll see you out and about, if we don't see you in shul. Shanah Tovah, Dearest Springers! May it be a sweet and healthy new year for all of us. P.S. Your pop quiz answer: Day One of Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbat this year, and in traditional shuls the shofar isn't blown on Shabbat. If that’s your shul, it’s a good reason to show up for Day Two! Choose Life! August 19, 2026 It’s still hot as Hades but the kids are back in school; Labor Day is looming; and oh my! the Jewish calendar has just flipped to Elul, the month that walks us right into Rosh Hashanah. We usually think of this month as run-up to the new year, the season of cheshbon hanefesh — the soul's annual audit and a return to our essence, awakened by the Shofar. But according to the Mishnah, Elul also counts as one of four official new years on the Jewish calendar. Pop quiz, scholars: what is Elul the new year of? (Answer below.) For those following along in the Torah, we are in the thick of planning for the Promised Land. Moses is deep in the fine print of how we'll live in Israel, and he does not skimp on details —this week we’ll encounter a whopping seventy-four commandments telling us how to conduct ourselves. But all that fine print is setup for one of the Torah's great mic-drop moments. In a few weeks, Moses gathers absolutely everyone — men, women, children, strangers, leaders, woodchoppers and water-carriers (even the generations not yet born!) — flattens every hierarchy, puts the whole people on equal footing, and delivers the line: choose life! Turns out we are not big on asceticism. The Talmud goes so far as to teach that one day we'll each have to account for every permitted pleasure we saw and didn't enjoy. That glass of wine you passed up? Yeah, you’ll have to answer for that. The Spring loves a good story and a good glass of wine... and a chance to learn new things and hear from smart people. We know you do too and we’re excited to see you out and about this fall. E Pluribus Unum 🎆 July 4, 2026 Out of many, one — and honestly, what could be more us? This Fourth of July we're leaning into one of the boldest ideas America ever had: You can be fully, proudly yourself and fully part of something bigger Not one or the other Both, at the same time That's The Spring in a nutshell. A place that's unmistakably, joyfully Jewish and throws its doors open to all of Atlanta. After Year 1 exceeded our wildest hopes we're spending the summer cooking up Year 2. More food, more film, more art, more conversations. Meantime, catch us at the B3 Shabbat on July 17 — we’re manning the bar 😉 And this weekend, as Shabbat candles give way to Fourth of July fireworks, we're thinking about the kinship between them. Both ask us to picture a more perfect world: Shabbat as a taste of the way things ought to be, the Fourth as a country still reaching toward its highest promise. The Spring is built to embody both. Whatever you're lighting up, we wish you a big, bright, joyful Shabbat and Fourth of July. 🎆 A Night of Wine🍷, Water🌊 + Earth🌍 Wind💨 and Fire🔥 February 5, 2026 What a night! Tu B’Shvat with Adamah at The Temple… hard to think of a better combo. We were honored to partner! We heard stories and lessons inspired by the four elements and accompanied by four cups of wine (what is it with seders and four cups?!). There was a beautiful feast and beautiful music. Even better, we celebrated together. Ours is a community that gathers to learn, be inspired, and maybe even change. Rituals that renew and make Judaism relevant to our lives remind us how lucky we are to have these experiences in our tradition. Many thanks to all who came out! Happy New Year! January 7, 2026 We are excited for the new season and lots of great programs. Details coming soon on our Tu B'Shvat seder at The Temple alongside Adamah, an organization working at the intersection of environment and Judaism (who better to celebrate the trees and seven species of Israel??). And we’ll keep you posted on our upcoming Sunday program with The Dupree and the Institute for Jewish Spirituality to offer spiritual practice to our community (who doesn’t need more of that?!?). Of course we’ll continue championing great art and films that make us think. We'll continue hosting conversations both large and small with thought leaders on pressing issues. And yes, we'll keep celebrating good food and drink with Atlanta's best chefs! This is our new year's promise: smart and interesting programs with excellent partners. Check out our full archive: The Spring Newsletters