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Mikvah
This wedding photograph from 1912 is one indication of the long history of Sephardic life in Atlanta.
March 8, 2022, 4:32 pm
Novel Spotlights Love in Atlanta’s Sephardic Community
Jeanie Franco Marx's "Dayenu" is set in 1930s Atlanta and is based, in part, on her parents, Jack and Catherine.
By Bob Bahr
September 17, 2021, 6:57 pm
What is a Rabba?
Women with years of Torah scholarship and rabbinic certification under their belts have emerging roles in the Orthodox Jewish world. Meet Atlanta’s Rabba, Darshanit, and Yoetzet Halacha.
By Chana Shapiro
July 29, 2021, 4:59 pm
Atlanta Jewish Groups Battle ‘Superwoman Complex’
A multi-year grant by Jewish Women’s Fund of Atlanta also addresses mental health with Sandy Springs mikvah and Jewish Family & Career Services.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
A bed inside the Zaban Paradies Center, a shelter for homeless couples operated by The Temple. The shelter has gone to a 24/7 schedule because of the coronavirus.
March 27, 2020, 7:23 am
COVID-19: Some Services Require a Personal Touch
For all of the talk about Jewish Atlanta livestreaming and video conferencing, not every service can migrate to the virtual world.
By Dave Schechter
As a young mother, Lorna Sherwinter says, mikvah visits are sometimes her only chance to get a good shower.
June 12, 2018, 1:51 pm
Heroes Lead Communal Dip Into Mikvah Benefits
The second annual Mitzvah for the Mikvah celebrates representatives of 13 synagogues.
By Michael Jacobs
Most of the heroes being honored at the second Mitzvah for the Mikvah on May 3 pay a visit to the night’s beneficiary March 1. (Photo by Ori Salzberg)
March 9, 2018, 5:18 am
Time for Another Jewish Atlanta Communal Dip
MACoM is honoring heroes from 13 congregations at its second Mitzvah for the Mikvah.
By Michael Jacobs
Susan Proctor likes to depict strong women in her paintings.
November 7, 2017, 1:10 pm
MACoM Unveils Art Exhibit Portraying Ethnic Women
Artist, Susan Proctor helps adorn MACoM's walls with paintings of strong ancient women.
By Patrice Worthy
The inviting waters of MACoM.
October 26, 2017, 5:15 pm
Mikvah Provides Gateway to Purity
A first-time immersion at MACoM is a life-changing experience.
By Terry Segal
Tova Warburg Sinensky
September 26, 2017, 12:44 pm
Young Israel Hires Women’s Halachic Adviser
Many observant women, for reasons of modesty, do not consult rabbis with intimate questions.
By Leah R. Harrison
Rabbi Mark Hillel Kunis sits on the beit din examining candidates for conversion in Nicaragua.
August 15, 2017, 1:40 pm
Mission to Nicaragua Finds 114 New Jews
After 525 years of hiding under the Edict of Expulsion Jews in Nicaragua find solace in conversion.
By Rabbi Mark Hillel Kunis
Artist Margery Diamond (right), speaking at the opening of her MACoM exhibit, says her latest camera is a Fujifilm mirrorless digital camera, but great photography is possible even with smartphones.
June 12, 2017, 10:00 am
MACoM Expands Sense of Place
With its financial position secure, the community mikvah is deepening its connections across Jewish Atlanta.
By Michael Jacobs
MACoM will display 18 of Margery Diamond’s images of water from her travels.
May 26, 2017, 12:50 am
Waterfall Photographer to Beautify MACoM
Photo gallery seeks to preserve tradition of mikvah through nature.
By Rachel Fayne
May 1, 2017, 3:50 pm
Mikvah Can Be Bitter Reminder of Infertility
A seminar at the Marcus JCC will teach sensitivity toward those struggling to have children.
By Cady Schulman
During the MACoM gala March 16, Aliza Abusch-Magder speaks of her mikvah experience.
March 24, 2017, 5:58 am
Spiritual Bond Emerges From Sharing Mikvah
By Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder
Rabbi Joshua Heller speaks during the Mitzvah for the Mikvah gala.
March 24, 2017, 5:33 am
MACoM Clears Debt With First Gala
The community mikvah and its supporters celebrate founding fathers Rabbis Alvin Sugarman and Joshua Heller.
By Michael Jacobs
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