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Rabbi Daniel Dorsch of Congregation Etz Chaim speaks at a Feb. 18 Israel trip forum. Listening (from left) are Rich Walter, Jewish Federation vice president; Leslie Anderson, Jewish Community Relations Council of Atlanta executive director, and Eric Robbins, Federation president and CEO.
February 28, 2024, 10:18 am
Jewish Atlanta Leaders Reflect on Israel Trip
The week was "intense and important and meaningful," Eric Robbins, Federation president and CEO, said.
By Dave Schechter
Esther Lewyn
December 27, 2023, 10:30 am
Obituary: Esther Lewyn
Spanning 98 years, Esther Lewyn’s life was a tapestry woven with strength, resilience, and love.
November 29, 2023, 4:33 pm
2023 Chanukah Community Messages
For our annual Chanukah issue, we asked members of our community to share their responses.
By Compiled by AJT staff
Rabbi Adam Starr
November 29, 2023, 4:23 pm
Rabbi Adam Starr’s Chanukah Message for 2023
For our annual Chanukah issue, we asked members of our community to share their responses.
By Rabbi Adam Starr
October 11, 2023, 4:52 pm
Atlanta Stands with Israel Rally Draws Thousands
Jewish Atlanta and allies gather to demonstrate unity and share in Israel's grief following Hamas terror attacks.
By Dave Schechter
The exiting saber arch leaving the chuppah.
March 2, 2023, 2:32 pm
Flashback of Hybrid Ashkenazi/Sephardic Military Wedding
Find out why a hit on the tush after the chuppah ceremony made it all so real.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
February 16, 2023, 12:13 pm
Obituary: Rabbi Marc Wilson
Rabbi Marc Wilson, 73, died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023.
Rabbi Adam Starr
September 15, 2022, 12:24 pm
Rabbi Adam Starr’s Rosh Hashanah Message for 2022
Rabbi Adam Starr shares his thoughts and inspiration for the Jewish New Year.
By Rabbi Adam Starr
September 14, 2022, 1:17 pm
Community Messages for Rosh Hashanah 2022
Jewish Atlanta shares why they are grateful for the 5783 New Year.
By Compiled by AJT staff
Brothers-in-law Shimmy Afrah and Jon Farazmand wanted to recreate the kosher pizza of their youth.
July 7, 2022, 1:36 pm
Brothers-in-Law Launch Kosher Pizza Pop-Up
Pizzaly offers hot and fresh pies and slices using exclusively chalav yisrael kosher products.
By Chana Shapiro
The two Torah scrolls commissioned by Dr. Jay and Mindy Cinnamon and Yael and Justin Katz for Ohr HaTorah. // Credit: Deborah Wenger
June 14, 2022, 12:46 pm
Ohr HaTorah Welcomes Two New Torah Scrolls
The Toco Hills community came together to celebrate and parade with two new Torah scrolls.
By Chana Shapiro
Though it’s only about 21,000 square feet, Congregation Ohr HaTorah’s GrowTorah garden is teeming with herbs, vegetables, fruit trees and Torah lessons.
June 2, 2022, 11:14 am
A Garden Teaches Torah at Toco Hills Congregation
The children are taught to donate some of the harvest to the poor and homeless. Members of the wider Jewish community are invited to sample the garden’s bounty.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
A protester holds up a sign reading “Abortion Access is a Jewish Value” at a rally in front of the U.S. Capitol Building organized by the National Council for Jewish Women, May 17. (Julia Gergely-JTA)
May 31, 2022, 3:58 pm
NCJW Rally Unites Jewish Pro-Choice Supporters
Jewish women are raising new issues to protect access to abortion.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Rabbi Adam Starr
May 20, 2022, 1:38 pm
Two Local Shuls Host Israeli Guest Lecturers
The lecturers – Rabbis, educators and thought-leaders from around the world – were part of World Mizrachi’s Israel360 program.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Deborah Lipstadt has been approved by the Senate to be the U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism.
April 1, 2022, 2:45 pm
Lipstadt now Madam Ambassador
Two women from Atlanta’s Jewish community — Lipstadt and Michèle Taylor — now hold ambassadorial posts.
By Dave Schechter
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