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Rabbi David Geffen
Rabbi David Geffen
Rabbi David Geffen is a native Atlantan and Conservative rabbi who lives in Jerusalem.
Jerusalem resident Rabbi David Geffen questions why the Knesset Legislative Committee voted that there will not be an investigation of the Oct. 7 war by a state commission.
October 29, 2025, 10:40 am
Israel Deserves an Investigation into Oct. 7 Attacks
The Knesset Legislative Committee voted that there will not be an investigation of the Oct. 7 war by a state commission.
By Rabbi David Geffen
May 14, 2025, 2:55 pm
Letter to the Editor: Rabbi David Geffen
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By Rabbi David Geffen
Rabbi David Geffen
December 11, 2024, 10:48 am
Rabbi David Geffen’s Chanukah Message for 2024
For our Chanukah holiday issue, we invited members of our community to share their responses.
By Rabbi David Geffen
Rabbi David Geffen
September 25, 2024, 1:38 pm
Rabbi David Geffen’s Rosh Hashanah Message for 2024
Rabbi David Geffen shares his thoughts and inspiration for the Jewish New Year.
By Rabbi David Geffen
November 15, 2023, 1:13 pm
Letter to the Editor: Rabbi David Geffen [Poem for Israel]
The AJT welcomes your letters. If you would like your letter to be published, please write 200 words or less, include your name, phone number and email, and send it to kaylene@atljewishtimes.com.
By Rabbi David Geffen
November 15, 2023, 1:11 pm
Letter to the Editor: Rabbi David Geffen
The AJT welcomes your letters. If you would like your letter to be published, please write 200 words or less, include your name, phone number and email, and send it to kaylene@atljewishtimes.com.
By Rabbi David Geffen
Rose Ida Lubin, Elisheva, z’l, was laid to rest at Mount Herzl cemetery // Photo Credit: Times of Israel
November 15, 2023, 10:27 am
Rose Ida z’l, All of Israel Will Miss You
Rose Ida Lubin, Elisheva, z’l, was laid to rest at Mount Herzl cemetery.
By Rabbi David Geffen
The Touro Synagogue, built in 1963, is America’s oldest synagogue.
May 13, 2021, 6:24 pm
Hebron Rabbi Spoke on Shavuot in 1773 Newport
The Israeli rabbi spoke on the holiday at the then decade old Touro Synagogue.
By Rabbi David Geffen
November 30, 2020, 11:37 am
The Political Ups and Downs of the State of Georgia
Rabbi David Geffen shares his experience of politics in Georgia.
By Rabbi David Geffen
David Geffen remembers waving flags and holding a paper Torah aloft during Simchat Torah celebrations at Congregation Shearith Israel in 1946. The men would dance around the bimah with Torah scrolls.
October 9, 2020, 7:11 am
Simchat Torah and My Torah
David Geffen recalls his grandfather’s sukkah and how he shipped the lulav and etrog to others in the Southeast.
By Rabbi David Geffen
Rabbi David Geffen
July 28, 2020, 6:31 pm
Tisha B’Av in the Modern Age
Holiday evokes memories of Boy Scouts at Camp Blue Star and a historic encounter with Napolean. Meanwhile, the pandemic offers current expression of loss and hope.
By Rabbi David Geffen
December 23, 2019, 1:16 pm
A Special Moment on a Rainy Day
Rabbi David Geffen shares an encounter with a woman he believes is his angel.
By Rabbi David Geffen
I made Hanukkah cards from some of the drawings of the noted Jewish cartoonist, Richard “Dick” Codor, a close friend.
December 18, 2019, 1:20 pm
The Observance of Hanukka in America
Rabbi David Geffen looks back at the changing practices of and attitudes toward Hanukka in the United States.
By Rabbi David Geffen
October 8, 2019, 10:31 am
Southern Sukkot: Sugarcane and Pomegranates
A Sukkah is a unique sight for those who've never seen one before and Rabbi David Geffen does a deep dive into the South's early exposure to the tradition.
By Rabbi David Geffen
October 2, 2019, 11:38 am
The Last Georgia Lynching and My First Rosh Hashanah 1946
Rabbi David Geffen recalls his "first" Rosh Hashanah and that it shares a year with the last lynchings in the state.
By Rabbi David Geffen
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