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Rabbi Josh Lesser
This was a special union between a pair of grooms. Note Rabbi Josh Lesser’s beautiful rainbow tallit.
May 24, 2023, 3:10 pm
Rabbi Lesser Offers Alternate Wedding Services
Rabbi Josh Lesser customizes LGBTQ+ and straight, Jewish and interfaith marriage ceremonies, and other lifecycle events, in his own spiritual and experienced ways.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Rabbi Dayle Friedman is committed to lead CBH’s transition and to help the congregation find its dream rabbi.
August 13, 2021, 11:37 am
CBH Selects Spiritual, Musical Interim Rabbi
Rabbi Dayle Friedman, an author and musician known for her expertise in geriatrics, is helping Congregation Bet Haverim formulate the future.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
July 14, 2021, 3:51 pm
Rabbis and Their Pets
Aside from a rabbi’s family, the pets of a spiritual leader can become an essential part of the congregational community and sometimes even the topic of a sermon or two.
By Roni Robbins
Mary Sabel credits her online studies, including of Zen and Mussar, for keeping her spirits up during the pandemic.
May 12, 2021, 12:03 pm
COVID Narrows Options for Golden Years
Even younger seniors fear dreams may be limited.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Supreme Court ruling protects LGBTQ employees from discrimination.
December 22, 2020, 11:14 am
2020 YIR: Supreme Court Ruling 30 Years Later to Protect LGBTQ
In mid-June this year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects LGBTQ employees from discrimination based on sex.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
This is my understanding of what inclusion looks like,” said Rabbi Joshua Lesser.
November 19, 2020, 4:21 pm
Rabbi Josh Lesser to Leave Bet Haverim
Fundamental questions face Congregation Bet Haverim as rabbi prepares to leave after serving the synagogue founded to serve the community for 21 years.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Demonstrators in favor of LGBT rights rally outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, October 8, 2019, as the Court holds oral arguments in three cases dealing with workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images
June 22, 2020, 6:46 am
Supreme Court Ruling 30 Years Later on Civil Rights Act to Protect LGBTQ
Robin Shahar lost her lawsuit against a Georgia attorney general, who revoked a job offer to her after learning she was to have a Jewish wedding with a lesbian partner.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Collection of Judaica in a private home in Sandy Springs of Rickles’ client.
April 1, 2020, 5:22 pm
What Makes a Home Jewish?
Jewish Atlantans show off their homes and discuss what gives a home a Jewish feel.
By Roni Robbins
The Temple has closed for two weeks "to do our part to keep our community safe and slow the spread of the coronavirus," according to a notice by its leadership.
March 16, 2020, 7:20 am
Jewish Atlanta Adapting to New Reality
“Out of an abundance of caution,” Jewish institutions are finding new ways to operate in this public health crisis.
By Dave Schechter
August 10, 2017, 4:34 pm
Dr. Lanny Lesser Dies
Cardiologist Laurence “Lanny” Lesser, died at home in Snellville on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017.
Rabbi Joshua Lesser, shown during the Women's March in January 2017, provided a Jewish voice at an interfaith religious service in Newnan on April 21.
January 24, 2017, 12:38 pm
Marchers Stand Up for Rights and Atlanta
By Rachel Fayne
November 28, 2016, 5:16 pm
Rabbi Lesser: An Open Letter to Jewish Atlanta
By Atlanta Jewish Times
October 27, 2016, 1:15 pm
Bet Haverim Celebrating 18 Years With Lesser
By David R. Cohen
August 7, 2015, 2:31 pm
Publix Should Support Farmworkers’ Ripening Rights
By Atlanta Jewish Times
July 1, 2015, 7:24 pm
Pride Seder: A Case of Perfect Timing
By Kevin C. Madigan
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