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From Where I Sit
From Where I Sit
Leave an Empty Chair at Your Seder Table
By
Dave Schechter
Passover will not be a “chag sameach,” a happy holiday, for the families of those killed on Oct. 7 and those still held hostage.
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March 26, 2024, 4:28 pm
Leave an Empty Chair at Your Seder Table
Passover will not be a "chag sameach," a happy holiday, for the families of those killed on Oct. 7 and those still held hostage.
By
Dave Schechter
March 13, 2024, 10:13 am
An Uncomfortable Question for the Seder Table
A rabbi asks: Can we grieve for Israelis AND for Palestinians — even if we believe that the war was necessary?
By
Dave Schechter
February 28, 2024, 10:16 am
Antisemitism Bill Abstention Draws Questions, Rebuke
Legislator's decision not to vote on antisemitism definition surprised, upset Jewish groups.
By
Dave Schechter
February 20, 2024, 1:05 pm
Jewish Community Loses a Friend and Ally
A "gentle bear of a man," Henry Gracz interacted with the Jewish community on numerous fronts.
By
Dave Schechter
February 13, 2024, 3:27 pm
A Century of Lived History
Janice Rothschild Blumberg witnessed a century of recovery and growth in Atlanta's Jewish community.
By
Dave Schechter
January 31, 2024, 10:18 am
For Israeli Cousins, Time Stopped on Oct. 7
Keeping the hostages front and center in the conversation is crucial.
By
Dave Schechter
January 10, 2024, 1:17 pm
A Walk Through Medieval Jewish History
The Spanish city of Girona offers one of Europe's best preserved Jewish quarters.
By
Dave Schechter
December 22, 2023, 4:35 pm
The Year Ends. The Scars Remain.
The middle of Dave's year was given over to his health and the end to a story with unexpected personal significance.
By
Dave Schechter
December 13, 2023, 10:02 am
Jewish Atlanta’s Big Tent Closed to Anti-Israel Left
The community may accommodate a range of viewpoints, but Israel is where a line is drawn.
By
Dave Schechter
November 29, 2023, 10:07 am
On Day 50, Some Good News
Six members of Dave's extended family were freed, but one —a husband and father — remains a hostage in Gaza.
By
Dave Schechter
November 21, 2023, 12:51 pm
What is the Proportional Response?
As Israel wages war in Gaza, how far is too far when trying to kill "a venomous snake"?
By
Dave Schechter
November 7, 2023, 4:00 pm
Calling out the Elephant in the Room
"Existential issue" for Jews acknowledged at Islamic event in Atlanta.
By
Dave Schechter
October 31, 2023, 8:18 pm
Meeting Family Amid the Hostage Crisis
Dave's professional and personal lives intersect with the unexpected appearance in Atlanta of Israeli cousins.
By
Dave Schechter
October 24, 2023, 10:47 am
The Jewish World Post-Oct. 7
For many Jewish Americans, fundamental aspects of life have been challenged by what happened that day and since.
By
Dave Schechter
October 15, 2023, 12:24 pm
‘Checking in’ with Jewish Friends
In the wake of Hamas attacks, non-Jews are reaching out to Jewish friends.
By
Dave Schechter
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