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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.
By Andrew Silow-Carroll / JTA
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
Rabbi Stanley Davids
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
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