Atlanta Jewish TimesRabbi David Geffen Archives - Atlanta Jewish Times https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/writers/david-geffen/ Connecting Jewish Atlanta and the Southeast Sun, 19 Jul 2026 01:20:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Israel Deserves an Investigation into Oct. 7 Attacks https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/israel-deserves-an-investigation-into-oct-7-attacks/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 14:40:46 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1304680 The Knesset Legislative Committee voted that there will not be an investigation of the Oct. 7 war by a state commission.

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]]> Letter to the Editor: Rabbi David Geffen https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/letter-to-the-editor-rabbi-david-geffen-3/ Wed, 14 May 2025 18:55:10 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1301208 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.

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]]> Rabbi David Geffen’s Chanukah Message for 2024 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/rabbi-david-geffens-chanukah-message-for-2024/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:48:18 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1297672 For our Chanukah holiday issue, we invited members of our community to share their responses.

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]]> Rabbi David Geffen’s Rosh Hashanah Message for 2024 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/rabbis-prep-for-challenges-of-high-holiday-sermons/ Wed, 25 Sep 2024 17:38:57 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1295488 Rabbi David Geffen shares his thoughts and inspiration for the Jewish New Year.

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]]> Letter to the Editor: Rabbi David Geffen [Poem for Israel] https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/letter-to-the-editor-rabbi-david-geffen-2/ Wed, 15 Nov 2023 18:13:19 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1288185 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.

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]]> Letter to the Editor: Rabbi David Geffen https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/letter-to-the-editor-rabbi-david-geffen/ Wed, 15 Nov 2023 18:11:15 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1288183 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.

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]]> Rose Ida z’l, All of Israel Will Miss You https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/rose-ida-zl-all-of-israel-will-miss-you/ Wed, 15 Nov 2023 15:27:09 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1288034 Rose Ida Lubin, Elisheva, z’l, was laid to rest at Mount Herzl cemetery.

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]]> Hebron Rabbi Spoke on Shavuot in 1773 Newport https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/hebron-rabbi-spoke-on-shavuot-in-1773-newport/ Thu, 13 May 2021 22:24:23 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1265163 The Israeli rabbi spoke on the holiday at the then decade old Touro Synagogue.

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]]> The Political Ups and Downs of the State of Georgia https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/the-political-ups-and-downs-of-the-state-of-georgia/ Mon, 30 Nov 2020 16:37:15 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1259037 Rabbi David Geffen shares his experience of politics in Georgia.

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]]> Simchat Torah and My Torah https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/simchat-torah-and-my-torah/ Fri, 09 Oct 2020 11:11:43 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1257051 David Geffen recalls his grandfather’s sukkah and how he shipped the lulav and etrog to others in the Southeast.

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]]> Tisha B’Av in the Modern Age https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/tisha-bav-in-the-modern-age/ Tue, 28 Jul 2020 22:31:34 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1254411 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.

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]]> A Special Moment on a Rainy Day https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/a-special-moment-on-a-rainy-day/ Mon, 23 Dec 2019 18:16:39 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1247387 Rabbi David Geffen shares an encounter with a woman he believes is his angel.

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]]> The Observance of Hanukka in America https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/the-observance-of-hanukka-in-america/ Wed, 18 Dec 2019 18:20:29 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1247164 Rabbi David Geffen looks back at the changing practices of and attitudes toward Hanukka in the United States.

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]]> Southern Sukkot: Sugarcane and Pomegranates https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/southern-sukkot-sugarcane-and-pomegranates/ Tue, 08 Oct 2019 14:31:42 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1244988 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.

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]]> The Last Georgia Lynching and My First Rosh Hashanah 1946 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/the-last-georgia-lynching-and-my-first-rosh-hashanah-1946/ Wed, 02 Oct 2019 15:38:16 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1244720 Rabbi David Geffen recalls his "first" Rosh Hashanah and that it shares a year with the last lynchings in the state.

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