IRAN MAZE
Israel, experts and the AJT explore what the fate of the nuclear deal will and should be. Pages 10-12
SCHOOL DAYS
RAP WAYS
A focus on preschools and religious schools opens three weeks of back-to-school coverage. Pages 17-25
woodruffcreateATL.org
Kosha Dillz and Hoodie Allen take time from summer tours to talk about Jewish hip-hop. Pages 28, 32
Atlanta VOL. XC NO. 27
JULY 24, 2015 | 8 AV, 5775
WWW.ATLANTAJEWISHTIMES.COM
Something Good On Tisha B’Av By Michael Jacobs mjacobs@atljewishtimes.com tlanta’s two oldest congregations are uniting Saturday night, July 25, for Tisha B’Av, a day marking disasters caused in part by dissension. The first religious collaboration between The Temple and Ahavath Achim Synagogue has grown out of their increasing cooperation on social justice, particularly against human trafficking, AA Rabbi Laurence Rosenthal said. “All of us have heard war stories of the rivalry that existed between the two congregations over 50 years ago,” Temple Rabbi Peter Berg said. “But we want to set a tone of shared community. We have more that unites us than separates us.” They started planning in November to make the Tisha B’Av service happen, Rabbi Rosenthal said. The event, running from 7:30 to about 10:30 p.m., will not simply involve members of the Reform Temple traveling to Buckhead to join Conservative AA’s service; it will be a mix of the religiosity and tone of each. Reform Temple Beth Tikvah also is joining the service at the request of new Rabbi Alexandria Shuval-Weiner. Tisha B’Av, the day both Temples were destroyed, works for collaboration because, although it is a fast day, it is not a holiday with Shabbat-type restrictions. More important, Rabbi Rosenthal said, is the rabbinic understanding that Tisha B’Av’s disasters resulted from “baseless hatred toward each other.” “This is an opportunity to put our theology into action,” he said. ■ Tisha B’Av options, Page 6
A
Broadway Star Photos by R.M. Grossblatt
Former baseball minor-leaguer Avi Alzadeh now leads a restaurant team for the New Broadway Cafe, which has brought a kosher breakfast menu back to Atlanta. After the opening Monday, July 13, the Toco Hills eatery hosted Rabbi Yossi New’s weekly lunch-and-learn session, led by the rabbi’s son Yael, that Friday. Story, Page 26
JOURNEY HOME
Weber School alumna Adina Karpuj Bortz explains how a dying cellphone battery helped her along the path to making aliyah in August. Page 9
TRIP INTO PAST
St. Augustine is celebrating its 450th birthday, and there’s plenty to do and see, Jewish and non-Jewish, traveling into Florida’s history. Page 14
INSIDE
Calendar 2 Education 16 Candle Lighting
2 Business 26
Israel 8 Arts 28 Opinion 10 Obituaries 29 Travel 14 Crossword 30 Sports 15 Marketplace
31