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March 2017 = Adar-Nisan 5777 = Volume 78/ Number 6 = established 1867 = the-temple.org The Temple WORSHIP SCHEDULE MARCH Friday, March 3 to the Shabbat Worship Service...... 6:00 PM FROM THE DESK Meditation – Room 34...... 7:00 PM OF CANTOR DEBORAH HARTMAN The Well...... 8:00 PM Saturday, March 4 Music Torah Study...... 9:00 AM he first time I stepped into The Temple was in June 1987. Back in those days, the music of worship Bat Mitzvah of Elle Aferiat...... 10:30 AM was directed by Wally Zimmerman, The Temple’s organist and music director. There was no cantor at that time, but there was a spectacular vocal quartet comprised of the most sought-after singers in all Friday, March 10 Tof Atlanta. They loved The Temple and felt a special bond with congregants and staff alike. I was teaching sing- Shabbat Worship Service...... 6:00 PM ing at Mercer University at the time but heard through the musical grapevine that The Temple was seeking to Meditation – Room 34...... 7:00 PM supplement its quartet for a special worship service commemorating its 120th anniversary. This interested me and so I quickly made contact with Wally to arrange for an audition. I met him, sang for him, and was delighted Saturday, March 11 to be hired for the service. Torah Study...... 9:00 AM On that June evening in 1987, the organ rang out in all its glory and the newly augmented choir sang Mini Shabbat Morning...... 9:30 AM the praises of marking the 120th milestone! I recall many other aspects of that evening, but my strongest Bar Mitzvah of memory is of the pride and excitement palpable within the congregation at reaching such a monumental Benjamin Ackerman...... 10:30 AM point in its history. So here we are, nearly 30 years later, reaching an even more significant historic juncture. It’s March 2017 Friday, March 17 and we have officially begun the celebration of our beloved congregation’s 150th anniversary! Little did I Shabbat Worship Service with know that back in 1987 that fortune would smile on me and allow me to serve as your cantorial soloist, Guest Musician, Noah Aronson...... 6:00 PM and then as your cantor, for these many years. I am so very proud to take part in celebrating the incredible Meditation – Room 34...... 7:00 PM congregation that we are. Our anniversary committee, staff, and leadership have created a plethora of celebratory events, activities, and worship to remember for a lifetime. Be excited… there is much in store for us Saturday, March 18 in the year ahead, including a very special Temple evening at the Atlanta symphony on April 19th dedicated Torah Study...... 9:00 AM exclusively to music of Jewish composers! Bat Mitzvah of Hannah Genser...... 10:30 AM Although not part of the official anniversary events, there are two exciting musical opportunities coming to The Temple this month. Join us on March 17 for a Shabbat Worship Service featuring visiting artist in residence Friday, March 24 singer and songwriter, Noah Aronson. Noah will be in Georgia all weekend for the 8th annual Atlanta Jewish Shabbat Worship Service Music Festival. Noah is well known for his soulful accessible melodies and engaging style of prayer leadership. featuring Magevet, Both the Bar’chu and Adonai s’fatai melodies that we have sung in worship for the last two years were penned musical oneg following services...... 6:00 PM by Noah. I can’t wait for all of you to experience his creativity, charisma and humor in person! Meditation – Room 34...... 7:00 PM One week later, on March 24th we will host Yale University’s Mage- vet. Founded in 1993, Magevet is one of America’s premiere Jewish Saturday, March 25 musical a cappella groups. They are known for their sweet blend of Torah Study...... 9:00 AM voices and unique arrangements of traditional, modern, and original B’nei Mitzvah of melodies. Magevet’s diverse repertoire spans from Yiddish folk tunes Rachel Doman & to modern Israeli pop and everything in between. They will continue Charles Eastman...... 10:30 AM to delight us after worship by singing as we enjoy some light refreshments in our lobby. Friday, March 31 Please join us for these enhanced worship opportunities and Shabbat Worship Service...... 6:00 PM more as we march forward as proud inheritors of the legacy left to Meditation – Room 34...... 7:00 PM us by our leaders so many years ago! For a full listing of services and other programs: deborah hartman can be reached at: WWW.THE-TEMPLE.ORG [email protected] page 1 Lifecycles&Occasions

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< Rabbi Steven H. Rau (pictured right) MARCH 4 for being named by The Association of Reform Jewish Educators ELLE JACQUELINE which recently met in St. Louis... AFERIAT “Distinguished Jewish Educator of Daughter of Stephanie The Year in North America”— & David Aferiat the highest honor for the ARJE! So well deserved. < Carrie and Patrick Reyes and Big Brother Asher, on the arrival of MARCH 11 baby girl Carmelita Elisheva. < Loren and Seth Einstein on the BENJAMIN XAVIER birth of their son, Gavin Leo and to ACKERMAN big sister Chloe Son of Jeremy Ackerman & Amber Ackerman < Marriage of Diane Susan Dietz and Richard Kenneth Babush < Scott Selig who has just been named Realtor of the Year by the MARCH 18 Atlanta Board of Commercial Realtors. < Barbara & Ron Balser, Jack & Ellen Holland & Elaine Levin having HANNAH JESSICA works of art displayed at the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum GENSER at “Atlanta Collects” exhibition in celebration of The Breman’s 20th Daughter of Joanna & Ira Genser anniversary through February 26 in the Blonder Gallery. < Marice Katz for 21 years of writing to The Jewish Georgian < Dr. Gary Botstein & Henry Bauer’s medical mission trip to Nepal < Loretta Shapiro on being honored by The Power of One MARCH 29 < Jacob and Lesley Sobel on the birth of their son, Benjamin RACHEL NICOLE DOMAN Daughter of Laura Doman May Their Memory Be For a Blessing & Dr. Alexander Doman Our Heartfelt Sympathy to the Families of: < Harry O. Boreth (father of Pamela Carter) < Charlotte Garson MARCH 29 < Pearl Haber Zadoff (mother-in-law of Rita Zadoff) CHARLES F. < Sylvia L. Wilson (mother of Beth Thomsen) EASTMAN < Betty Rose Caldwell (mother of Marty Buchman) Son of Jennifer & David Eastman < Jane Dickerson (mother of Jeff Dickerson) < Miriam Cohen-Sader (grandmother of Andra London) Torah & Haftarah Our Newest Members March 4 Terumah Exodus 25:1-27:19, I Kings 5:26-6:13 Exodus 27:20-30:10, Deuteronomy 25:17-19, < Tara & Adam Asch | Sophie Asch March 11 Tetzaveh I Samuel 15:2-34 < Seth Furman Exodus 30:11-34:35, Numbers 19:1-22, < March 18 Ki Tissa Shelly & Bruce Kirsch Ezekiel 36:16-38 < Linda & Jon Lewin Vayakhel- Exodus 35:1-40:38; March 25 Pekudei Ezekiel 45:16-46:18

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NFTY-SAR Hatikvah Kallah! 5th & 6th Grade Trips The Breman Religious This event is for all 6th-8th graders in our NFTY region and will be held March 17-18 School & Youth Calendar March 24-26th at Temple Emanuel in Atlanta. Information and a link to • Celebrate Shabbat together registration can be found on our website: the-temple.org/projectconnect. • Spend the night at URJ Camp Coleman Ruby’s Dance ‘Til You Drop • 5th Grade: Team building MARCH2017 Sunday, March 19 • 12:30–5:30 PM at The Temple games and ropes course, free Project Connect is proud to announce its partnership with time with friends, and more 5 Religious School | 9:30 AM Ruby’s Dance ‘Til You Drop and The Rally Foundation in • 6th Grade: Mitzvah Project Sheer Kef Performance | its fight to raise FUNds for Childhood Cancer Research. and off-camp fun 10:00 AM & 10:45 AM The big event, Ruby’s Dance Til You Drop, will include dancing, food, RSVP or questions, contact: PreK Early Dismissal | 11:00 AM a DJ, performances, t-shirt sales, and a chance to open your eyes to ways Elizabeth Foster Early Dismissal for you can help. There are three ways to participate: register to dance and raise ([email protected]) KG-10th Grade | 11:30 AM money, start your own fundraiser, or make a donation. Your next step… or Kara Hoffman go to rubysdancetilyoudrop.com to register, donate, and learn more! ([email protected]). 8 No Galloway Midweek Hebrew 12 Religious School | 9:30 AM 17-18 5th/6th Grade Trip 19 Religious School | 9:30 AM 1st Grade Family Social | 11 AM Religious School 10 and 10:45 AM Committee Meeting | 12:15 PM Spiel “Esther and the Beast” performed by Tzadikim Meeting | 12:15 PM Sheer Kef (TBRS Youth Performers) 24-26 NFTY-SAR Hatikvah Kallah 11:00 AM Entrance to Carnival for Tots (4 & under) for 6th-8th Graders 11:30 AM 26 Religious School | 9:30 AM Early Dismissal for RS, Carnival Open to All 6th Grade Family Tile Project | 9:30 AM Teen Israel ay, March 5, 2 Dunk the Rabbi, Food, Prizes, Trip Meeting | 12:15 PM Sund 017 Games, Moon Bounce

Clergy Staff leadership Rabbi Peter S. Berg Allyson Adams, Communications Rabbi Loren Filson Lapidus and Marketing Coordinator &contacts Rabbi David Spinrad Melinda Brackin, Accounting Manager Cantor Deborah L. Hartman Amy Cox, Accounting Assistant Rabbi Steven H. Rau, RJE, Director of Lifelong Learning Jackee Curiton, WELC Office Manager Rabbi Lydia Medwin, Director of Congregational Tena Drew, Membership Coordinator Engagement & Outreach Nalo Finley, Clergy Administrative Assistant Rabbi Alvin M. Sugarman, Ph.D., Emeritus Lonnie Fitzgerald, Maintenance Team Officers of the Board Elizabeth C. Foster, Family & Teen Educator Postal Mail: Lauren Grien, President Kara E. Hoffman, Education Coordinator 1589 Peachtree Street NE Janet Lavine, Executive Vice President Summer Jacobs, Engagement Associate Atlanta, GA 30309 Brooke Dickerson, Vice President Laurie Simon, Engagement Associate Telephone: 404.873.1731 Hank Kimmel, Vice President for Special Events Fax: 404.873.5529 Stacy Hyken, Secretary Heather McKerley, Accounting Assistant Email: [email protected] & Facilities Maintenance Coordinator Web: the-temple.org Kent Alexander, Treasurer Dianne Ratowsky, Administrative Assistant Spring Asher, Executive Committee Appointee to Rabbi Peter S. Berg Martin Maslia, Executive Committee Appointee Follow us! Joya Schmidt, Engagement Administrative thetempleatlanta Leadership Assistant & Tour Coordinator @the_templeatl Mark R. Jacobson, Executive Director Lt. Eddie Smith, Head of Security Annetta Kornblum, Weinberg Early Learning Center Co-Director Marjorie Vaughn, TBRS Administrative Assistant @the_templeatl Mindy Pincus, Weinberg Early Learning Center Co-Director Rita Zadoff, Donation & Event Coordinator page 3 Engage @ The Temple

PURIM SPIEL—ADULTS ONLY! SATURDAY, MARCH 11 7:00 COCKTAIL PARTY • 8:00 SHOWTIME!

It is awards season and we’re rolling out the hottest red carpet from Atlanta to Shushan! Join us for the Golden Domes as we celebrate the best of movies, TV, music, and of course, The Temple. This will be a glamorous night that’s not to be missed, so mark your calendars, show up red carpet ready, and don’t miss the event of the season!

2017 Babysitting is available for $5/child.

RSVP by March 8th to Joya Schmidt ([email protected])

Young Professionals Programs Infant-Toddler Programs at The Temple THE WELL/ATLANTA JEWISH MINI SHABBAT MORNING MUSIC FESTIVAL SHABBAT March 11 @ 9:30 AM DINNER AND SERVICE AT CITY WINERY Join us on Saturday, March 11th at 9:30 AM as we celebrate Purim together! Friday, March 3 @ 8:00 PM Come dressed as your favorite character and we’ll act out the play together with In collaboration with our friends the Atlanta Jewish Music Festival, gather at The our puppet friends. Following services, we’ll have a bagel snack and time on the Well for a special Shabbat dinner and service at City Winery. We are offering a WELC’s amazing outdoor playground (or the indoor playgrounds if the weather limited number of participants a delicious, complete Shabbat City Winery din- doesn’t cooperate). ner for approximately $20. While the service is open to all, this dinner will sell Infants through preschoolers and their families are invited to join us on the out! If you are interested and it’s not too late, email Summer Jacobs (sjacobs@ second Saturday of every month at 9:30 AM in the Covenant Chapel for music the-temple.org) today. and a story with our puppets. The Well at City Winery has a special schedule: There is no fee or RSVP required. Questions? Please contact either Rabbi • 6:00 PM dinner guests arrive Loren Filson Lapidus at [email protected] or Rabbi Lydia Medwin at • 6:30 PM dinner starts and ends at 7:30 [email protected]. • 7:00 PM socializing for non-dinner guests begins • 7:30 PM dinner guests join non-dinner guests for start of the service Sandwich Salon STORYWELL: RESILIENCE AT THE PORTER LYNN GARSON Wednesday, March 8 Tuesday, April 4, 2017 • 11:45AM – 1:15PM RESILIENCE is the theme for our fourth installment of StoryWell. We have our Everyone has a story. But not everyone is willing or best ever cohort of young professional storytellers lined up and prepared to share able to share a story that is very personal. Lynn Garson personal, candid, stories of grit worth telling and we want you to be a part of the has written about her personal challenges with major experience. StoryWell: Resilience meets on Wednesday, March 8th at 7PM in the clinical depression and her journey to recovery in her speakeasy at The Porter (1156 Euclid Ave NE). This intimate venue sells out every memoir, Southern Vapors. Her book was just the first Women Connecting time, so if you are interested in attending, do not wait. To be a part of the Story- step for Lynn; she has become a mental health advo- & Learning Well experience, contact Summer Jacobs ([email protected]). Cost is $10. cate, working to reform the approach to mental health in the US. Join us for Sandwich Salon and learn about Lynn’s experiences and the work she is doing that will, ultimately, benefit us all. You can watch her TEDxEm- SAVE THE DATE! ory talk here: Lynn Garson TEDx. Please RSVP to Joya at Jschmidt@the_temple. org by March 27. Passover Seder Hunger Walk Sunday, March 5 WITH THE TEMPLE Step up this spring and make a difference for families, Monday, April 10, 2017 children, and seniors struggling with hunger in our community. Enjoy live music, Atlanta’s best food trucks, More info: visit the-temple.org/passover. children’s play zone and more! Register to walk with The Temple at www.the-temple.org/hungerwalk. page 4 Caring at The Temple Our Caring at The Temple program reaches out to fellow congregants during times of hardship or pastoral need, providing homemade chicken soup and challah to members who are bereaved, ill, recently discharged from the hospital, or are celebrating the arrival of a new child. We have delivered more than 500 soups, and nearly every step of the program—from soup prepa- ration, to delivery (within your zip code), to letting us know about fellow congregants in need—is led by members of our congregation. Thank you to our Caring at The Temple volunteers A 150th Anniversary Event who delivered soup this month: Lara Geller Church, Sandy & Duane Cox, Bill Goldstein, Elaine Koenig, Barbara & Ron Lipp, Judy Lipshutz, Rabbi ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Lydia Medwin, Lesley Miller, Arlene Presser, Sue Roseman, Robyn Ripps, Wednesday, April 19 @ 6:30 PM Gal Spinrad, Shayna Steinfeld, Ronnie van Gelder A festive night to remember! Join us for a concert by To be a part of this program and to fulfill the mitzvah of bikkur cholim Jewish composers Ernest Bloch and Leonard Bernstein, (visiting the sick) or to let us know who needs soup, please contact Rabbi Lydia with Jewish-inspired music by Serge Prokofiev. A Medwin at [email protected] or 404-873-1731. celebratory seated dinner in the lobby of The High Museum of Art will follow. Contact Melinda Brackin at 1st Annual Passover in the Wilderness 404-873-1731 now to reserve your seats! Friday, April 14 – Sunday, April 16th • Cloudland Canyon State Park We Jews began our journey in the wilderness during this season thousands of years ago—we return this year to the wilderness to reconnect with ourselves and our past! Join The Temple at Cloudland Canyon State Park for Passover in Rebirth, Renewal, and Seven Principles the Wilderness! It will be car camping at its best. We are excited to celebrate the to Spiritual Awareness themes of Passover on our camping trip—wandering in the wilderness, experi- April 12 at 7 pm, May 16th at 6 pm, and May 23rd at 7 pm; plus Once-a-Week encing Shabbat in nature, spending free time with family and friends around a Check-In with a Friend via Phone camp fire, and eating matza brie over a camping stove! In our increasingly complex world, being awake to our inner lives means find- For those of you who want to join us but not camp, there are cabins available ing more moments of joy, equanimity, and hope. If we seek to bring goodness at the park as well. To learn more about the park and reserve your cabin, check into the world, surely that project begins from within ourselves. Temple Connect out: www.gastateparks.org/CloudlandCanyon. wants to help with a pilot program that will challenge us to really LIVE each day. First come, first serve. Space will be limited so make your reservation now “For forty-nine days, or seven weeks, the time between Passover and Shavuot, we with Joya Schmidt at [email protected]. take on a discipline and an obligation to mindfully enter each day, to be aware Reserve your spot at $10 per person, which includes the site fee, meals, and of its potential power to matter, to make a difference, to make it count for some- fire wood. We can help arrange equipment rentals if needed. thing,” says author and rabbi Karyn Kedar. This period, called the Omer, gives us We will be keeping kosher-for-Passover style, i.e. no bread or cereal but yes a chance to focus on seven spiritual principles, through 3 small group meetings rice, beans, and corn. If your Passover standards exclude these foods, you could here at The Temple, once a week phone calls with another group member, and bring your own creative meals—we’ll have plenty of stove top burners. daily readings that will help to deepen our awareness of our inner lives. We will Once you sign up, you’ll get information about our packing list, meal plan, count each day, and in doing so, make an accounting of who we are and who we and orientation meeting, where we will share information and even basic tips want to be. on camping (like how to set up a tent). If you’ve never been camping before, Great for those individuals who want a turbo-charged, seven-week Temple this could be a great first trip. Join us for this amazing experience. Connect experience, as well as existing Temple Connect groups who want to take a break from their regularly scheduled meetings. Central Conference of American Rabbis Cost: $28 per person for materials. To sign up, please email Joya Schmidt at We are proud to welcome 500 rabbis from the Central Conference of American [email protected]. For questions or more information, email Rabbi Lydia Rabbis to Atlanta and The Temple for our March 19-22 annual gathering. Medwin at [email protected] or call 404-873-1731.

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Music events happening in March Library News We celebrate Purim in March. We dress in funny cos- tumes, put on silly plays and parade through Sunday school. It’s also a time when we remember how close we were to being annihilated. We were saved in the nick of time by Queen Esther and her uncle Morde- MARCH 17: cai. You can read all about this holiday in: Noah Aronson • The Purim Anthology by Goodman (244.3 Goo) • The Complete Family Guide to the Jewish Holi- days by Renberg (240REN) • Jewish Traditions by Eisenberg (246 EIS) We also have many cookbooks in the area numbered 641.5. They have delicious recipes for Hamantaschen. There is even one that is fat free. It is called: Secrets of Fat-Free Kosher Cooking by Bernstein. March is also the time when spring begins and gardens begin to grow. Check out what Judaism has to say in: Torah and Flora by Rabinowitz (956 RAB) and Nature in our Biblical Heritage by Hareuveni (956 Har).

Zaban Paradies Center A big thank you to Rabbi Berg who donated the money raised in his Super Bowl challenge to the Zaban Paradies Center for Homeless Couples. These funds can go to helping provide lunches, programming and much needed supplies as our Couples get ready to graduate and move on from MARCH 24: the Center in April. Yale University’s Magevet Please consider volunteering to join the Zaban Paradies Center residents in the upcoming Hunger Walk, making lunches for the residents as part of the lunch program or starting your own fundraiser to provide supplies that they will need as they transition shortly to independent living. For ideas on how to get involved, please contact Marc Green at marc.green@ zabanparadiescenter.org or visit the website at www.zabanparadiescenter.org. Dream for

THE TEMPLE’S ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN: Investing for 2017 and Beyond

For more information Thanks to you, this Endowment Campaign will help establish financial on the endowment stability for future generations. Creating a strong endowment is the most campaign, please visit the-temple.org/dream or important thing we can be doing for the future of our beloved Temple. contact Mark Jacobson, Executive Director – Rabbi Peter S. Berg at 404-873-1731. page 6 Contributions of Support

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Kimsey Bobbi & Craig Wilson Renee & Bobby Rinzler Louis L.I. Grossman Marjorie Holland Lanie & Greg Kirsch For the Lunch Program Beth & Edward Sugarman Phillip Levy Birthday of Margie Holland David Leeds Jennifer & Jeffrey Blumenthal Dulcy & Jerry Rosenberg Sarah Levy Billie Guthman Mark Light Ann, John, Mark & Jack Lally

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The True Cost! Fast Fashion, Environmental Sustainability And Social Justice Sunday, March 26 • 10:00 to 11:30AM • Schwartz Goldstein C As a billion-dollar industry, fast fashion is here to stay! The runway-to-store- rack business model is one that manufactures low cost clothing at lighting speed, all for the sole purpose of keeping up with incredibly fast changing fashion trends. Commonly purchased by young consumers (or by their parents), new styles and trends become obsolete in a matter of weeks. So what’s the relationship between fast fashion, environmental sustainability and social justice? The rapid processing of raw materials required to make the fabrics used in the manufacturing of fast fashion clothing, not to mention the millions of gallons of water, increases greenhouse gas emissions. You guessed it—the very same greenhouse gases that are harm- ing the environment! Looking through the lens of social justice, of grave concern is the harmful effect on thousands of people, (mostly women) employed in the fast fashion industry. Often separated from their children, these women endure long working hours in unsafe conditions, and are paid very low wages. The impact on their health is tremendous, and sadly, lives are lost. “Inspiring Lives, Transforming Our World” is our mission statement. As the congregation endeavors to fulfill this mission, “Who really pays the price for our clothing?” is the question we should all be asking ourselves. We invite you to join us for a FREE special feature showing of THE TRUE COST. This groundbreaking documentary pulls back the curtain on the untold story from the brightest runways to the darkest slums around the world. Unprecedented and eye opening, journey with us into the lives of the many people and places behind our clothes! JOINTLY SPONSORED BY: • Project Justice: A Teen Small Group for Teenagers, by Teenagers • Worship & Music Committee (Temple Board of Trustees) • Shomer Tevah: The Enviornmental Protection & Sustainability Group (Rothschild Social Justice Institute) * For mature audiences only. Run time is 92 minutes. Refreshments Served. To reserve a seat reply to [email protected].

Temple Sages “MOVIES, MUSIC & SPIRIT” – THE SOUTHERN ROOTS OF AN AMERICAN REVOLUTION: 1945–1960 Program Dates: 2/22, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 3/29 Time: 10am in Schwartz-Goldstein C • Cost: $49.00 for all 6 weeks A series of six classes with Bob Bahr to examine and discuss the influence of film, popular music and American religious thought in the years following World War II during the late 1940s and 1950s. This influential period in American culture and thought, most of it inspired by creative and religious figures from the American south, helped to lay the groundwork for the civil rights movement and the changes in thinking about the role of women in American society. Through the abundant use of filmed documentary material and archived performances we’ll look at the work and influence of such diverse creative figures as playwright Tennessee Williams, film director Elia Kazan, producer Samuel Goldwyn, pop singers Ray Charles, Elvis Presley, and Sam Cooke and religious leaders such as Reinhold Neibuhr, Martin Luther King Jr. and the Temple’s own Rabbi Jacob Rothschild and his work in the Atlanta community during the 1950s. To RSVP, contact Joya Schmidt at 404-873-1731 or [email protected]. page 9 Non-Profit THE TEMPLE Organization 1589 Peachtree Street NE U.S. Postage Atlanta, GA 30309 PAID 404.873.1731 | the-temple.org | [email protected] Permit No. 968 Atlanta, GA Follow us! facebook.com/thetempleatlanta @the_templeatl @the_templeatl

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