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Rabbi Joshua Lesser
A "gentle bear of a man," Henry Gracz interacted with the Jewish community on numerous fronts // Photo Courtesy of The Georgia Bulletin
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
From left to right: Dr. Koach Baruch Frazier, Rabbi Joshua Lesser and Rabbi Sandra Lawson lead the crowd in song. // Credit: Dedra Walker from EmoryRose Photography
July 7, 2022, 1:16 pm
A Juneteenth Kabbalat Shabbat
The Shabbat event was largely the brainchild of Rabbi Sandra Lawson, who in 2020 founded Kol HaPanim where Jews of color could be seen as community and spiritual leaders.
By Robert Garber
April 26, 2022, 4:30 pm
Congregation Bet Haverim Appoints New Rabbi
In August, Rabbi Mike Rothbaum will join the city’s only synagogue affiliated with the Reconstructionist branch of Judaism.
By Bob Bahr
Rabbi Alexandria Shuval-Weiner
August 13, 2021, 11:40 am
A Historic Choice for Atlanta
Rabbi Alexandria Shuval-Weiner of Temple Beth Tikvah is the first woman to lead the Atlanta Rabbinical Association.
By Dave Schechter
Horizon Theatre Company’s “Love, M.” is streaming through the end of the year.
June 24, 2021, 4:42 pm
Horizon Theatre’s Play Marks AIDS Anniversary
Congregation Bet Haverim is among the sponsors of a communitywide event Saturday night with Horizon play ‘Love, M.’ as its centerpiece to raise awareness about HIV 40 years later.
By Robyn Spizman Gerson
Rabbi Peter Berg said that support for Zionism and concern for human rights “are not mutually exclusive values.”
May 26, 2021, 4:12 pm
Atlanta Rabbis Address Israel at War
Though they may differ in approach, current and emeritus leaders of local congregations acknowledge a responsibility to discuss Israel at a time of crisis.
By Dave Schechter
Photo by Nathan Posner // “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” performance is staged for the celebration.
March 23, 2021, 4:30 pm
Purim Off Ponce Holds ‘Rocky Horror’ Drive-In
SOJOURN hosts 15th annual Purim Off Ponce celebration with drive-in and livestream, honoring young people for first time in event’s history.
Three Jewish community members have joined Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms new LGBTQ advisory board.
January 13, 2021, 3:07 pm
Jewish Members of Mayor’s LGBTQ Advisory Board
The new board of Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms met online to discuss is goals for the year.
Communal leaders fondly recall the civil rights icon, his support of the Jewish community and Israel.
December 22, 2020, 11:16 am
2020 YIR: Jewish Atlanta Remembers John Lewis with Affection, Respect
In July, members of Jewish Atlanta recalled their fond memories and admiration for the late John Lewis.
By AJT Staff
Rev. Raphael Warnock’s statements have become the subject of letters from different groups of rabbis.
December 22, 2020, 9:07 am
Rabbis’ Letters Address Warnock Statements
A letter published by the Jewish Democratic Council of America prompted a rebuttal from the Coalition for Jewish Values.
By Dave Schechter
Scensations Photography // Jacob Levin’s bar mitzvah was postponed from March to October as a result of the pandemic. Here he poses with his family showing off their personalized masks.
November 20, 2020, 4:54 pm
Double Mitzvahs
B’nai mitzvah students whose event fell during the pandemic share the challenge of learning new Torah and haftorah portions for a rescheduled date.
By Roni Robbins
During the pandemic Rabbi Judith Beiner, community rabbi at JF&CS, has had to eliminate her personal meetings with the seniors she helps.
September 24, 2020, 3:37 pm
Community Leaders Confront Different Yom Kippur
This year’s holiday has provoked a rethinking of what’s important this year.
By Bob Bahr
Photo by Rob Spaugh // A stream with moving water is a perfect setting for conducing Tashlich.
September 21, 2020, 6:42 am
Tashlich Reimagined
An outdoor high holiday ritual, figuratively casting away sins in the form of breadcrumbs, gets makeover during pandemic.
John Robert Lewis was an American politician and civil rights leader who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020.
July 20, 2020, 7:34 am
Jewish Atlanta Remembers John Lewis with Affection, Respect
Called a “hero,” a “mensch” and “a special gift to the Jewish community” by those who knew and interacted with him.
By Dave Schechter
Photo courtesy of Bill Rothschild and the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum// Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King with Rabbi Jacob Rothschild and Janice Rothschild at the January 1965 dinner in Atlanta honoring King’s receiving the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize.
June 19, 2020, 7:35 am
Rothschild Helped Lay Path for Today’s Activist Rabbis
At a time when many Southern Jews felt compelled to balance their racial and religious identities, the Pittsburgh native felt no such reticence.
By Dave Schechter
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