Rosh Hashana Celebrated Throughout the Country

September 23, 2000

Source: The Atlanta Journal and Constitution

On September 23, 2000, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution reported that "Judy Marx was raised in a strongly identified Reform Jewish home and has a full-time job working in a Jewish organization. But she's not a member of a congregation. 'There isn't a synagogue in town that meets my needs,' said Marx, 38, who is assistant area director of the American Jewish Committee. Yet Marx wouldn't miss worship for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, the upcoming High Holidays of the Jewish calendar. She'll be attending Atlanta Yad, a nondenominational congregation near Emory University, where she occasionally goes to Sabbath services. 'The holidays mean something to me,' said Marx, who is single and lives in Virginia-Highland. 'It's like reconnecting with family.' Thousands of Jews in metro Atlanta who seldom enter synagogues are lining up tickets for services and taking time off work to make sure they are not left out at the holiest time of the year. Synagogues are borrowing space and bringing in folding chairs to accommodate the swelled crowds."