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Chairs held high for the Hora // File Photo

June 5, 2023, 2:47 pm

The Hora, the Hora! How Jewish Wedding Music Got That Way

A deep dive into how the popular Jewish dance became a staple at weddings and celebrations.

$According to a 2020 survey by the Pew Research Center, 17 percent of Jews identify as Conservative and only a fraction keep kosher at home. Even fewer adhere to the strict dietary laws when they dine out. // Photo Credit: Getty Images/JTA$

May 23, 2023, 12:20 pm

Conservative Movement OKs Vegetarian/Vegan Eateries Without Kosher Supervision

The decision comes as an increasing number of Americans are going meatless and amid a broader reckoning over what counts as kosher.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG / JTA

Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff (right) introduces Rabbi Joshua Heller (left) to an attendee at the National Prayer Breakfast, held Feb. 2 in Washington, D.C. // Photo Credit: Press Office of Jon Ossoff

February 3, 2023, 12:36 pm

Rabbi Witnesses Lesser-seen Capitol Hill Attitude

The members of Congress attending the National Prayer Breakfast "were there for the right reasons," Rabbi Heller says.

By Dave Schechter

Israel closes its borders to U.S. fights for first times. // Nati Shohat/ Flash90

December 21, 2021, 5:02 pm

Israel Closes Its Borders to U.S. Flights for First Time

Many American Jews feel unwelcome in their Jewish homeland.

By Jan Jaben-Eilon

Temple Sinai in Sandy Springs has over 240 members who pay no dues.

September 3, 2021, 3:59 pm

Synagogue Membership Dues: A Relic or Remedy?

Synagogues are increasingly considering alternatives to membership dues as a way to increase attendance.

By Bob Bahr

March 26, 2021, 12:11 pm

Letter to the Editor: Toby F. Block

The AJT welcomes your letters. If you would like your letter to be published, please write 200 words or less, and send it to editor@atljewishtimes.com.

By Toby F. Block

An artist rendering of the $350 million World Zionist Village to be developed in Israel’s Negev city of Beersheva.
Photo by JNF-USA

February 23, 2021, 5:26 pm

JNF Plans Largest Zionist Project for Israel

The $350 million educational World Zionist Village will be built in Beersheva in the Negev.

By Jan Jaben-Eilon

Greene told reporters that without committee assignments, “I can talk to more people and make connections and build a huge amount of support.”

February 5, 2021, 4:06 pm

Greene Remains Defiant, Jewish Groups Applaud Removal

Jewish groups applauded the House vote that stripped the controversial Republican of her committee assignments.

By Dave Schechter

Comments ranging from space laser plots to naming Jewish figures in conspiracy theories have made Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene a hot topic. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

February 2, 2021, 12:58 pm

Greene Rattles Jewish Communities

Incendiary rhetoric has made the Georgia congresswoman a controversial figure among Jews close to home and nationally.

By Dave Schechter

Josh Hearshen is believed to be the first non-Sephardic leader of Congregation Or VeShalom.

December 22, 2020, 11:16 am

2020 YIR: Sephardic Synagogue Gets Conservative Rabbi

When Rabbi Josh Hearshen took over Congregation Or VeShalom in July, he was reportedly the first non-Sephardic rabbi in the congregation's 106-year history.

By Bob Bahr

Members of the Toco Hills community took shofar blowing outdoors to congregants’ neighborhoods.

December 22, 2020, 11:16 am

2020 YIR: Nine Shuls Join for Outdoor Shofar Blowing

This year brought the formation of The Toco Hills Shofar Collaborative, which allowed 474 people from across Atlanta to listen to live shofar blowings outside during Rosh Hashanah.

By Chana Shapiro

So far, all of Biden's currently announced cabinet secretaries are Jewish.

December 8, 2020, 2:41 pm

Biden’s Jewish Leadership

Chief of staff and secretary of state among the Jewish cabinet nominees and officials on the president-elect’s leadership team.

By Nathan Posner

November 24, 2020, 10:00 am

American and Israeli Jews Don’t Understand Each Other

Differing views on Judaism and democracy are among the reasons why those from Israel and America don’t see eye-to-eye.

By Rabbi Stanley M. Davids

November 11, 2020, 12:16 pm

Letter to the Editor: Liz Bartlet

The AJT welcomes your letters. If you would like your letter to be published, please write 200 words or less, and send it to editor@atljewishtimes.com.

By Liz Bartlet

“That nearly half of the American population does not even seem to know what antisemitism is can only increase American Jews’ concern about their own security and well-being,” said AJC CEO David Harris.

October 28, 2020, 7:07 am

Jews & U.S. Public Differ on Antisemitism

There are noteworthy differences over the sources and severity of the scourge, as well as what statements constitute antisemitism.

By Dave Schechter