Rabbis representing the Conservative movement will gather in St. Louis, Mo. in November, despite calls for a change of venue prompted by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that triggered the state’s restrictive abortion law. Rabbi Daniel Dorsch, of Congregation Etz Chaim in Marietta, applied local experience when asked about the…

At the American Jewish Press Association meeting last month in Atlanta, one session was titled “The changing face of Judaism: Human Rights and Jewish Identity.” Part of the conversation under that banner concerned the role that Jewish news media can play in connecting a diverse community. Jill Savitt, president and…

Esther Panitch and Peter Korman insist that there is nothing personal in their gibes at each other on social media. It’s just politics, they say, namely the opportunity to represent House District 51 — which takes in most of Roswell, northeast Sandy Springs and a section of Johns Creek —…

This is Jewish life in America. On Monday, my journalist daughter texted to make sure I knew about a gunman firing on the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill. Just as she did to alert us on Oct. …

A question I asked more than three decades ago has become relevant today. President Joe Biden’s mid-July trip to Israel and the West Bank, and then to Saudi Arabia, has fueled speculation about the potential for formal relations between the two countries. “The rumors about talks regarding Saudi Arabia are…

Arthur Blank built it and, in 2026, they will come. Soccer fans from around the world will flock to Atlanta, to the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, as part of the quadrennial global pilgrimage to the men’s World Cup finals. Atlanta was one of 11 U.S. cities — along with two in Canada…

Todd Jones is clear when asked about his religious identification. “I don’t want to be judged by one hour of every week, where I sit,” said the Republican state representative from Forsyth County. “I want to be judged on seven days a week, 24 hours a day, so I work…

The onslaught began the Tuesday morning after the Memorial Day weekend. A sore throat, followed by coughing, a headache, and fatigue. I attributed these to a cold and resisted taking an at-home COVID-19 test, which may seem odd for someone whose computer has open windows tracking COVID data at the…

Over the past 40-plus years, tens of thousands of refugees from dozens of countries have begun new lives in America in Clarkston, Georgia, often referred to as “the most diverse square mile in the United States” and “the Ellis Island of the South.” Heval Kelli, a Kurdish Muslim whose family…