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Young Israel of Toco Hills
Rabbi Adam Starr hopes for a “spiritual boost” from his July trip to Israel.
July 14, 2021, 3:58 pm
Rabbi Adam Starr Joins Communal Trip to Israel
Religious Zionists of America organized the support mission.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
April 20, 2021, 12:00 pm
Obituary: Suzanne Hirsch Brozman
Suzanne (“Suzi”) Maureen Heddy Hirsch Brozman of Atlanta passed away April 7, 2021.
Suzi Brozman was known in the Orthodox community as a devoted learner and groundbreaker.
April 15, 2021, 4:14 pm
Our Tribute to Suzi Brozman
Atlanta’s Orthodox rabbis and Emory University professors remember an intellectually inquisitive student of Judaism, refreshingly unafraid to ask provocative questions.
By Roni Robbins
Members of Chabad of Cobb, Congregation Beth Jacob and Congregation Ohr HaTorah were among those who gathered to publicly celebrate the last night of Chanukah.
December 30, 2019, 8:08 am
Jewish Atlanta Reacts to New York Anti-Semitic Stabbing
Atlanta's Jewish community unites against the recent anti-Semitic Monsey, N.Y., Chanukah stabbing.
By Roni Robbins
Young Israel of Toco Hills is now Kehillat Ohr Hatorah after leaving the National Young Israel movement.
December 23, 2019, 10:53 am
YIR: Young Israel of Toco Hills Votes to Part Ways
In the end, Young Israel of Toco Hills became Congregation Ohr HaTorah, remained a Modern Orthodox congregation but severed itself from the National Council of Young Israel.
By Dave Schechter
Deborah Lipstadt’s talk came two years to the day after the deadly racist and anti-Semitic events in Charlottesville, Va.
August 14, 2019, 10:52 am
Lipstadt Lectures on Anti-Semitism on Tisha B’Av
Deborah Lipstadt, the distinguished Holocaust scholar, spoke this week to discuss anti-Semitism and the new forms it can take.
By Bob Bahr
Young Israel of Toco Hills is now Kehillat Ohr Hatorah after leaving the National Young Israel movement.
June 19, 2019, 10:43 am
Young Israel of Toco Hills Synagogue Changes its Name
The decision by Young Israel of Toco Hills to leave the national Young Israel movement ended months of acrimony punctuated by social media posts and demands for an apology.
By Dave Schechter
June 13, 2019, 6:56 am
Young Israel of Toco Hills Votes to Part Ways
YITH has left the Young Israel movement, ending months of dispute with the National Council of Young Israel.
By Dave Schechter
For many years, Jan Epstein hosted a weekly interview program about Jewish life on Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters.
May 29, 2019, 12:24 pm
Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters: 50 Years as Safe Haven
Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters, now more commonly known as AIB-TV, was launched in 1969 with the aim of racial and religious bridge-building and shows no sign of abating.
By Kevin C. Madigan
Lori Gilbert-Kaye was killed inside the Chabad of Poway synagogue by a gunman who opened fire during services.
May 8, 2019, 12:04 pm
Synagogue Terrorism Sharpens Security in Atlanta
Open doors as a sign of welcome during Shabbat services are a tradition at many synagogues. Today the visible presence of security is a sign of welcome.
By Dave Schechter
Congregation Beth Jacob and Young Israel of Toco Hills distributed signs, such as this one in front of the Sigma Delta Tau sorority house at Emory University.
April 8, 2019, 7:27 am
Emory Pro-Palestinian Students Call to Boycott Jewish Organizations
Many cooks stirring the pot as Emory's "Eviction Notice" turmoil heats up with pro-Palestinian student demanding the boycott of Jewish organization.
By Dave Schechter
April 3, 2019, 1:04 pm
Letters to the editor: April 5, 2019
AJT welcomes letters for a constructive dialogue. Please write to editor@atljewishtimes.com with 200 words or less, your name and phone number.
Members of The Temple are pleased with the tidy spot they secured for the memorial red maple along Peachtree Street.
March 20, 2019, 3:18 pm
A Fitting Memorial: Eleven New ‘Trees of Life’ in Atlanta
After the tragic shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue, a member of All Saints’ Episcopal Church was searching for a way to honor those lost. He found it with Trees Atlanta.
By Leah R. Harrison
Rabbi Adam Starr of Young Israel of Toco Hills (left) and #treehugger Rabbi Barry Kornblau of the Young Israel Congregation of Hollis Hills-Windsor Park in Queens, N.Y.
March 13, 2019, 12:35 pm
Feeling Insulted, YITH Awaits NCYI Response
The only levity thus far in the dispute between Young Israel of Toco Hills and the National Council of Young Israel has been a picture of a smiling man hugging a tree.
By Dave Schechter
March 6, 2019, 3:12 pm
Lewyn Reveals Unusual Story of Escape, Loss, Discovery
Local treasure Bev Lewyn has captured the gripping story of her father-in-law’s escape from Germany in her book “On the Run in Nazi Berlin.”
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
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