Want a Jewish future? Forget emotion and look at the numbers
In early 2014, I joined a group of Jewish scholars and writers who gathered to ponder the startling statistics contained in the Pew Research Center’s recently published “A Portrait of Jewish Americans.” The intent...
New study shows Jewish spouses matter
One of the wisest things ever said about intermarriage came from former Atlantic sports columnist Jake Simpson: “No stat could have predicted … the wonder that was David Tyree’s helmet catch in Super Bowl...
Rugelach: A popular Jewish pastry Americans love
Jewish cuisine has evolved over many centuries. Much of #Jewish cuisine has been influenced by agriculture, tradition, and economic ebbs and flows. The many countries where Jewish communities have settled throughout the world play...
Seven culinary summer camps for kids
School is out. Kids are home for the summer. And parents are scrambling to find ways to keep them busy. Metro Atlanta has a host of activities that can entertain kids no matter their...
What watching “Wonder Woman” means to me as a Jewish woman
Growing up, I didn’t think Jewish girls could be sexy. Or badass. Or sexy badasses. The Jewish actresses I saw on TV and in the movies were cute and lovable and smart, and they...
Interfaith couples can finally rest in peace – together
Ryan Szigeti, who helps people plan their cemetery and funeral arrangements, hopes that the opening of a Jewish burial section in a non-denominational cemetery will give Jews in interfaith marriages the opportunity to be...
On her wedding day, the first dance was at Shaare Zedek Medical Center!
We would like to wish a very special Mazel Tov to this radiant bride who on her way to the wedding hall, joined by friends from Ulpana Tzvia in Maaleh Adumim, visited young patients...
To Bris or not to Bris
What is a brit milah, and what are the reasons for it?
A brit milah, also known as a bris, is the Jewish ceremony in which a baby boy is circumcised. Circumcision dates back to...
Koppel: Maccabiah Games bring excitement
As a small boy, my father, Yehuda Koppel, used to tell a story of how he took my brother and I to the Opening Ceremonies of the Maccabiah Games in Israel.
We watched and proudly...
The jews’ hospital
New York’s 45-bed Jews’ Hospital opened for patients on this date in 1855. It would change its name to the Mount Sinai Hospital after the Civil War. Founded by Sampson Simson, a philanthropist, on...