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Congregation Ohr HaTorah
For the third consecutive spring, Atlanta Jewish Academy hosted and participated in the AJA Flag Football Spring Classic, with the school having both a varsity and junior varsity team in the mix // Photo Credit: Atlanta Jewish Academy
April 17, 2024, 10:18 am
AJA Hosts 3rd Annual Flag Football Classic
The third iteration of the annual tournament featured teams from five Jewish academies from across the country.
By David Ostrowsky
March 27, 2024, 10:30 am
Purim Across Atlanta 2024
From Toco Hills to a redesigned Perimeter shopping center, area synagogues and Chabad organizations across town hosted their annual Purim festivities.
By Compiled by AJT staff
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
January 16, 2024, 1:47 pm
Georgia Fight Antisemitism Capitol Day Community Rally
The community rally, presented by the Israeli American Council, will be held at the state capitol on Jan. 25.
By Presented by Israeli American Council
AJA finished in third place in its first annual Girls Volleyball Invitational and Shabbaton.
December 27, 2023, 10:49 am
AJA Volleyball Invitational Nets All-Around Win
First annual Atlanta Jewish Academy Girls Volleyball Invitational and Shabbaton brings together eight Jewish high schools from across the country.
By Sasha Heller
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
February 16, 2023, 12:13 pm
Obituary: Rabbi Marc Wilson
Rabbi Marc Wilson, 73, died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled that the six-week, state abortion ban, enacted in 2019, was void from the beginning because the Georgia Constitution prohibits the legislature from passing laws that violate federal constitutional precedent.
November 30, 2022, 12:07 pm
Jewish Abortion Rights Advocates Laud Judge’s Ruling
Six-week abortion ban was deemed unconstitutional; state is appealing.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
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 9, 2022, 2:49 pm
Atlanta Congregations Rise to Meet Holiday Challenges
Atlanta congregations are entering the High Holy Days with a mixed sense of excitement and trepidation.
By Robert Garber
Temple Emanu-El
August 31, 2022, 4:57 pm
Atlanta Congregations Rise to Meet Holiday Challenges
Atlanta congregations are entering the High Holy Days with a mixed sense of excitement and trepidation.
By Robert Garber
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
Organizers of “The Big Give” (left to right): Jodi Wittenberg, Elizabeth Schoen, Marcy Kalnitz, Ella Katz, Liraz Beldie, Yael Katz, Dawn Siegel, Ayla Cohen, and Terry Cohen.
May 31, 2022, 4:08 pm
Jewish Women Honor Friend with Blood Drive
Atlantan Bev Saltzman Lewyn brought attention to a national blood shortage. Her friends have organized “The Big Give.”
By Dave Schechter
Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt. // U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
May 13, 2022, 2:58 pm
Lipstadt Gives First Address as Special Envoy
In her first public event as U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, Ambassador Deborah E. Lipstadt was welcomed by Museum Chairman Stuart E. Eizenstat.
By Dave Schechter
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