Freedom for all
April 2 (15 Nisan 5786)
2️⃣ Happy second night of Passover! I’ve been reading about incorporating new symbols into the seder. This one about adding a Lego in honor of Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, MI, really struck me.
🍎 Speaking of Passover, a woman visiting from Birmingham, AL, may have changed my life while in line at Alon’s. Her Passover tip: Use a vegetable chopper to cut apples for charoset. Genius!
📣 18Doors announced this week a change of leadership “due to an immediate funding shortage.” An email from the board said necessary funding has been secured to stabilize the organization in the short term. CEO Mike Wise stepped down from his role “to allow the organization to move forward in a new direction,” an email stated.
🇮🇱 Wishing you a wonderful Passover week. Stay tuned next week for Yom HaShoah commemorations.
Y’alla,
Logan
✡️ Your K-5th grader can connect with Jewish friends and culture after the school day ends at JKG Afternoon Community!Brookhaven, Morningside, and Decatur locations. Transportation from school. Attend 1-5 days a week. Sign up for the 2026-2027 school year. SPONSOR MESSAGE
Spring art scene
Jump into the Jewish art scene with two new exhibits.
📷 “Bronx Boys: Storytelling with a Lens” at The Breman
Two Jewish, Bronx-born photographers with a similar personal history who never met became the postmortem subject of “Bronx Boys: Storytelling with a Lens” through April.
Morton Broffman (1928-1992) and Jules Aarons (1921-2008) were both born to immigrants, college educated, U.S. Army veterans, teachers, and masters of photography with deep interest and compassion for people.
🎞️ Broffman served as photographer for the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., for nearly 30 years, documenting Martin Luther King Jr.’s final sermon, and the Selma March and Pentagon protests opposing the Vietnam War. A physicist and engineer by trade, Aarons was a professor at Boston University. In 1947, he started photographing life on the streets of Boston’s ethnic neighborhoods as well as far-flung travels to Paris, India, and Japan.
🎭 “The Price” by Arthur Miller at Theatrical Outfit
Andrew Benator, Brian Kurlander, and Eric Mendenhall return to the stage for Arthur Miller’s most personal and riveting play exploring the true price of the choices we make or fail to make in life. “The Price” is set in the attic of a crumbling Brownstone in New York City where two brothers battle for their birthright in the wake of their father’s passing.
🎤 “The Price” is on stage from April 8 to May 3.
An Evening to Savor: The Tasting Experience Returns April 30
SPONSORED BY JEWISH FAMILY & CAREER SERVICES
🥂 On April 30 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., JF&CS’ The Tasting Experience transforms The Stave Room into a vibrant celebration of Atlanta’s culinary scene and community spirit. Move through an atmosphere of warm light and lively conversation, sample standout dishes and perfectly paired drinks, reconnect with friends and meet new faces across generations.
Featuring more than 20 of the city’s top restaurants and beverage partners, the evening offers global flavors, curated cocktails, and a dynamic silent auction. This event carries deeper purpose – every ticket supports JF&CS’ Intellectual & Developmental Disability Services, strengthening lives and community alike.
➞ Learn more and purchase tickets here.
Seder under sirens: Israelis mark Passover in the shadow of war with Iran
🚨 The day before Yael Ben Cnaan was set to take over ownership of Bishvil Flowers, a corner flower shop located in the upscale Lev Hair neighborhood, an Iranian cluster munition landed on the street outside.
The March 9 impact shattered the store’s windows and left shrapnel holes in the walls. The flowers inside, which Ben Cnaan was unable to access due to police closure of the street, were left to wilt. “In the meantime, the shop was not operating. There was no income, but the expenses continue: rent, payments and commitments I already took on when entering the business,” Ben Cnaan said.
All of this took place in the lead-up to the Passover holiday, which, according to Ben Cnaan, is the most important time of year for flower shops like hers.
➡ The Forward has the full story on people celebrating Passover while receiving missile alert notifications as pictured.
Look & Listen
🎸 Singer-songwriter Adam Klein is releasing his first live album on April 3. Expect to rock out to Klein’s blend of folk, folk rock, and Americana.
🎙️ Podcaster and journalist Josh Levs talks about modern slavery in this episode of “They Stand Corrected.”
What’s doin’ around town
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👶🏽 April 8: Pesach service, yizkor and Pesadik Kiddush.
🎗️April 12: Yom HaShoah commemoration with Eternal Life-Hemshech.
🥯 April 12: Bagels, babka, and beer with LGBTQ+ friends.
📜 April 14:Volunteer to read names of those lost in the Holocaust.
👩🏼⚖️ April 14:Judge Lisa Branch and U.S. Attorney Theodore Hertzberg at The Dupree.
✡️ The next Jewish holiday is Yom HaShoah on April 13.
🕯️ Light Shabbat candles this week at 7:40 p.m.
🗓️ Gather your littles (0–6) for Tot Shabbat, Sat., April 4, at Or Hadash in Sandy Springs—a joyful, interactive Shabbat with music, stories, and movement. Stay after for Kiddush lunch and meet other families. Siblings are always welcome. Come join us!
Before you go
🀄 Playing mahjong at Ramah Darom during Passover is a tradition treasured by photographer and Congregation Shearith Israel Director of Education Ori Salzberg, who submitted this photo. Ramah Darom hosts families every year during the spring holiday.
