April 19, 2018
9:23 pm

Made in Israel with Love: Challenges of the Fertility Challenged

Jewish Fertility Foundation (JFF) brings you thoughts from a native-Atlanta gal and now Israeli resident of Jerusalem who shares what it’s like to struggle with infertility......

By Elana Bekerman Frank  

April 16, 2018
11:44 am

Holocaust, history, hate and hope

We’ve all seen the headlines. A significant number of millennials don’t recall hearing of the Holocaust. Over 40% of them (and over 30% of all asked)......

By Wendy Kalman  

April 14, 2018
9:19 pm

“Tell the Rabbi it’s enough with the goyim and the schvartzes!”

There's a point when even a successful rabbi knows that he's winning the battle, but losing the war. I knew that marked the point of my departure, and there......

By Marc H. Wilson  

April 10, 2018
7:36 am

In Defense of Brit Milah . . . Again

>>>>> TODAY, I CAUGHT THE FOLLOWING YEA-AND-NAY EXCHANGE (MOSTLY NAY) ON THE MEDICAL PROCEDURE OF CIRCUMCISION -- WHICH JEWS HAVE CHERISHED AS "BRIS MILAH," A RITUAL OF COVENANT SINCE......

By Marc H. Wilson  

April 9, 2018
10:19 am

Iraqi Jewish history and how much we ought to learn about Jews in the Diaspora

Yesterday, I visited The Breman Museum. Its current exhibit, running through the end of the month, Discovery and Recovery: Preserving Iraqi Jewish Heritage, is as much about......

By Wendy Kalman  

April 7, 2018
12:03 am

Josef Martinez leads Atlanta United’s second season

Josef Martinez goes in for a goal during the Atlanta United FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC......

By Patrice Worthy  

April 2, 2018
2:43 pm

Gazans, Palestinians and the future of Israel

When I first read about the then upcoming March of Return, I knew. I knew this was something that wouldn’t end well. How could it? The purpose of the march......

By Wendy Kalman  

March 31, 2018
2:02 am

Passover kashering part 3…

This is just like Elul... I have all these high hopes of blogging my experiences, and then what happens?  Time flies and seder's tonight and I only really blogged......

By Bonnie Levine  

March 26, 2018
11:22 am

Marching forward

This weekend, liked many others in cities across America and the globe, I marched in the March for Our Lives. And in marching forward, I couldn’t help but think......

By Wendy Kalman  

March 26, 2018
7:43 am

Passover kashering part 2

OK, I'm now less than a week out and feeling, uh, afflicted. Last week I was on planes four out of five days.  I'm also dealing with some unusual......

By Bonnie Levine  

March 25, 2018
7:21 pm

PEAS and BEANS and RICE, OH MY!

THE PASSOVER TEMPEST IS ROILING AGAIN THIS YEAR:  Do we or do we not eat "kitniyot" (legumes, rice, and related starchy veggies) on Pesach?  For centuries, the simple answer......

By Marc H. Wilson  

March 20, 2018
12:54 am

Passover kashering liveblog part 1

I'm blogging my passover-kashering process -- for an explanation of what this is and why, click here. Part 1: Low-hanging bread (Get it, low-hanging fruit?) In past years, I've......

By Bonnie Levine  

March 19, 2018
8:02 am

The beginning of a journey

On a Sunday afternoon, in a community room in a suburban Whole Foods, a group of Jewish and Muslim women got together. This, of itself, may or may not......

By Wendy Kalman  

March 18, 2018
9:53 pm

Passover kashering for a Conservastructionewaldox (or whatever): Introduction

Time for my annual foray into the no-mans-land of making our home kosher for Pesach as an "observant, but not Orthodox" Jewish family. (pause to turn off running water in......

By Bonnie Levine  

March 18, 2018
7:27 pm

How I try to connect American Jews and Israelis in Atlanta, GA

Last October, my Facebook page and my Instagram account were filled with posts I shared about an event I produced called "Yalla, let's talk about shawarma." Many have asked me......

By Hagar Sides