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Ryan in tallit before the service // Photo Credit: Vanessa Rood
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Nifty 50: Never Too Old for Bar Mitzvah
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Ryan Posner celebrated an emotional three-day, action-filled weekend with both theatrics and meaning.
The dinner was a panoply of colors and tastes: Salmon Wrap, Tilapia Veracruz, Fish Tacos, Veggie Fajitas and more.
DiningBenda, Beans, and Community at Chupito’s
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Nikki Novotny, pictured inside the Great Pyramid, is on a lifelong journey of self-enlightenment and exploration.
July 1, 2026, 11:39 am
Novotny Enjoys Transformative Destinations
Nikki Novotny traveled among monastics, snake charmers, riverbank fires, and hieroglyphics to find meaning in body, soul and sense of place.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
The dinner was a panoply of colors and tastes: Salmon Wrap, Tilapia Veracruz, Fish Tacos, Veggie Fajitas and more.
June 17, 2026, 10:40 am
Benda, Beans, and Community at Chupito’s
Chupito’s in Dunwoody has a mighty accomplished owner behind it.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Ryan in tallit before the service // Photo Credit: Vanessa Rood
June 17, 2026, 10:28 am
Nifty 50: Never Too Old for Bar Mitzvah
Ryan Posner celebrated an emotional three-day, action-filled weekend with both theatrics and meaning.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
(From left) AJC Regional Director Dov Wilker and AJC chief policy and political affairs officer Jason Isaacson.
May 27, 2026, 1:24 pm
AJC Salutes Leadership at Annual Meeting
The American Jewish Committee installed new officers and offered a firsthand political affairs update.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Kenneth Tesler
May 27, 2026, 10:35 am
Obituary: Kenneth Tesler
Kenneth Tesler, age 78, of Atlanta passed away Monday, May 18, 2026.
(From left) Steve Oppenheimer, Alli Medof, Mike Leven, Rabbi Larry Sernovitz // Photo Credit: Glenn Prince Photography
April 29, 2026, 1:39 pm
Standing with Hillel Forges Impact
Medof and Oppenheimer were recognized for their effectiveness and commitment to student empowerment.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Bennett Joel Stein
April 29, 2026, 10:53 am
Obituary: Bennett Joel Stein
Bennett Joel Stein of Indian Harbour Beach, Fla., passed away surrounded by his loving family.
Rabbi Sizomu discussing Talmud at an Ahavath Achim brotherhood meeting at the home of the home of Ellen and Michael Plasker.
December 31, 2025, 12:05 am
Chief Uganda Rabbi Visits Atlanta-Area Synagogues
Rabbi Gershom Sizomu, chief rabbi of Uganda, appeared at Congregations B’nai Torah, Ahavath Achim, Shearith Israel, and Etz Chaim.
By Robert Garber
The national memorial ceremony at the Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv marking two years since Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, onslaught.
December 30, 2025, 11:43 pm
2025 YIR: Memorials Mark Anniversary of Oct. 7 Attacks
Several hundred people gathered at Ahavath Achim Synagogue to remember the 1,200 murdered and 250 kidnapped that day.
By Compiled by AJT staff
December 11, 2025, 12:27 pm
Community Chanukah Messages for 2025
Jewish Atlanta shares its thoughts and inspiration for Chanukah this year.
By Compiled by AJT staff
Raabbi Laurence Rosenthal
December 10, 2025, 12:29 pm
Rabbi Laurence Rosenthal’s Chanukah Message for 2025
Raabbi Laurence Rosenthal shares his thoughts and inspiration for Chanukah this year.
By Raabbi Laurence Rosenthal
The dancing was lively thanks to a variety of female performers’ songs.
November 12, 2025, 10:49 am
Oui Oui! Cami’s ‘French’ Bat Mitzvah
Camille Weinstein both, trilingual and talented, celebrated her bat mitzvah at Ahavath Achim.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
The grant from the Marcus Foundation is designed to help the Atlanta Rabbinical Association develop an expanded role in the Atlanta community,
October 29, 2025, 11:10 am
Marcus Foundation Grant Propels ARA’s Growth
A three-year grant is aimed at increasing the organization’s impact on the Atlanta community and strengthening ties to Emory University.
By Bob Bahr
The national memorial ceremony at the Yarkon Park in Tel Aviv marking two years since Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023, onslaught // Photo Credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90/Times of Israel
October 8, 2025, 12:37 pm
Memorials Mark Anniversary of Oct. 7 Attacks
Jewish Atlanta gathered at Ahavath Achim while thousands attended a memorial in Tel Aviv.
By Dave Schechter and Sasha Heller
This year’s community Yizkor observance takes place at 11 a.m., Sunday Sept. 28, rain or shine at The Memorial to the Six Million, Greenwood Cemetery.
September 22, 2025, 11:12 am
Annual Yizkor for Six Million & Local Survivors
This year’s community Yizkor observance takes place at 11 a.m., Sunday Sept. 28, rain or shine at The Memorial to the Six Million, Greenwood Cemetery.
By Compiled by AJT staff
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