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Passover
The Passover seder plate contains karpas, charoset, maror, hazeret, zeroa, and beitzah.
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Two Sides of the Same Seder Plate
By Compiled by AJT staff
Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews share many things in common but differ slightly when it comes to Passover traditions.
Dave Schechter
From Where I SitLeave an Empty Chair at Your Seder Table
By Dave Schechter
A Jewish mother and an illustrator have teamed up to create an unofficial Taylor Swift haggadah for Passover this year // Image Courtesy Shelley Atlas Serber, Wikimedia. Design by Jackie Hajdenberg/JTA
PassoverExodus Story is Retold in Illustrated Taylor Swift Haggadah
By JACKIE HAJDENBERG / JTA
The elegant interior, with its ark for the Torah, has the Ten Commandment incised on its walls.
March 29, 2023, 1:53 pm
Abu Dhabi Welcomes First Synagogue in 100 Years
The United Arab Emirates builds new synagogue as part of multi-faith complex.
By Bob Bahr
A Bukharen seder can include traditional musical instruments.
March 29, 2023, 1:28 pm
Bukharen Passover is a Celebration Fit for Kings
The ritual of the seder is a reimagining of the ritual as a royal feast.
By Bob Bahr
The AJC’s Black-Jewish Coalition and its Project Understanding were the inspiration for the Unity Seder project.
March 29, 2023, 1:21 pm
AJC Unity Seder Seeks to Strengthen Entire Community
This year’s Unity Seder brought together a broad cross-section of participants at two area temples.
By Bob Bahr
The Hunger Seder, which is celebrating its 13th year, is an interfaith initiative.
March 29, 2023, 1:09 pm
Hunger Seder Spotlights Food Insecurity
JCRS’s Passover Seder on April 10 focuses on the need for food assistance after the pandemic.
By Bob Bahr
March 29, 2023, 12:42 pm
Letter to the Editor: Steven Genack
The AJT welcomes your letters. If you would like your letter to be published, please write 200 words or less, include your name, phone number and email, and send it to editor@atljewishtimes.com.
By Steven Genack
“As women we often feel we’re not doing enough. It’s the superwoman complex. But Dayenu, what you’ve done is enough,” said Rabbi Ariel Root Wolpe.
March 29, 2023, 12:15 pm
Seder Elevates Women of the Haggadah
The sold-out event was held at Congregation Shearith Israel.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Israeli police use a water cannon to disperse demonstrators blocking a highway during a protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, March 27, 2023. Tens of thousands of Israelis have poured into the streets across the country in a spontaneous outburst of anger after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu abruptly fired his defense minister for challenging the Israeli leader's judicial overhaul plan. (AP Photo/Oren Ziv)
March 28, 2023, 5:43 pm
Atlanta Rabbis Tread Softly Into Israeli Crisis
For now, synagogues are only holding programs for their own congregants.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
March 2, 2023, 2:08 pm
Unity Creates Community: 2023 Passover Art Contest Entry Form
The Atlanta Jewish Times is looking for a creative, colorful Passover illustration to be featured in its March 31 Passover issue.
December 24, 2022, 11:54 am
Signs of the Season
Well after the holiday, the aroma of latkes frying may still permeate Dave's kitchen.
By Dave Schechter
Now a senior at Auburn University, Lior Berman has established himself as a reliable bench player for Bruce Pearl’s team // Photo Credit: Auburn Athletics
December 15, 2022, 10:23 am
Lior Berman Finds His Comfort Zone at Auburn
The Jewish walk-on student-athlete has found his place on the Auburn men’s basketball team.
By David Ostrowsky
(From left) President Joe Biden, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff are pictured at the White’s House celebration of Rosh Hashanah.
October 4, 2022, 12:41 pm
Rosh Hashanah Celebrated at White House
President Biden held the first-ever White House Rosh Hashanah celebration, recognizing the Jewish new year and committing with Jewish Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff to fight antisemitism.
By Nathan Posner
Dave Schechter, freelance contributor for the AJT.
September 14, 2022, 2:19 pm
Outtakes from Holocaust Coverage Research
The most dumbfounding item in the Southern Israelite was an advertisement teasing a Nazi air raid on Atlanta.
By Dave Schechter
Red Cross tent set up on the Ukrainian side of the border crossing containing minimal supplies and amenities. //Photo Credit: Brian Shmerling
August 11, 2022, 12:54 pm
Shmerling Volunteers on Ukrainian Border
Brian Shmerling applied his passion for Tikkun Olam by aiding refugees on the Romanian border. Other chefs were amused that his menu consisted of fried chicken wings, borscht and chicken with noodles.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Forsyth County Republican state representative Todd Jones (right) with Rabbi Levi Mentz.
June 28, 2022, 12:46 pm
Rep. Todd Jones Honors His Jewish Roots
“Christian or Jewish, just do the right thing,” was the message Todd Jones received growing up.
By Dave Schechter
June 17, 2022, 11:13 am
Every Challah Knife Tells a Story
A collection of challah knives reflects the circumstances under which they were acquired.
By Chana Shaprio
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