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Rabbi Kaplan leaving Metairie’s Beth Israel
Rabbi Phil Kaplan announced he will be leaving Beth Israel in Metairie this summer, and the family will be leaving the New Orleans area. “I am so proud of what we’ve accomplished together during my time here,” he said, saying that Beth Israel “has grown […]
BJF CEO Danny Cohn taking position at St. Louis Federation
Danny Cohn will be stepping down as CEO of the Birmingham Jewish Federation in March to take the same role at the Jewish Federation of St. Louis. In a community letter on Dec. 10, Cohn said “This decision was not an easy one, as the […]
Spencer: Israel doing more to protect enemy civilians than any military in history
While anti-Israel activists and anti-Israel organizations charge Israel with committing genocide in Gaza or targeting civilians, the world’s leading urban warfare expert says most people “really don’t know what they are talking about.” John Spencer, chair of Urban Warfare Studies with the Madison Policy Forum […]
AMCHA Initiative surveys universities for levels of anti-Zionist faculty
While there has been a lot of talk about anti-Israel students and outsiders demonstrating at numerous universities, not as much has been said about anti-Israel faculty members who enable the atmosphere and include anti-Israel teachings in their coursework. The AMCHA Initiative released an Anti-Zionist Faculty […]
Fatality results from “For Palestine” bomb threat at Marjorie Taylor Greene’s home
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks to members of the press at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 5, 2024 in Washington, D.C. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images. (JNS) — A bomb threat “for Palestine” directed at U.S. Congress Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene‘s home in Rome, Georgia, […]
OU students mark 10th post-hurricane relief mission to North Carolina
For Naaleh students, the OU relief mission to Asheville constituted so much more than fixing homes. Credit: Courtesy. Special to SJL A group of 11th graders from New Jersey recently participated in a unique trip that involved suiting up in hazmat gear, boots and two […]
Manischewitz, NIL and BYU? Unusual threesome becomes a reality
Manischewitz/X screenshot By Louis Keene (The Forward) — Since the NCAA began allowing college athletes to get paid for endorsements in 2021, the most delightful deals have tended to draw upon a natural association between player and company. Hoopers with the surnames Roach and Buggs […]
Sen. Cotton proposes use of Judea and Samaria instead of West Bank
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo by Haim Zach/GPO. (JNS) — Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) introduced legislation on Dec. 5 that would ban the federal government from using the term “West Bank” and instead use Judea and Samaria, the terminology […]
Jewish home in Charlotte vandalized with swastikas, slurs
A Jewish family’s home is vandalized with swastikas in Charlotte, N.C., Dec. 5, 2024. Source: Screenshot / WCNC Charlotte (JNS) — A Jewish family’s home in Charlotte, N.C., was recently graffitied with swastikas as well as racist and homophobic slurs. “It’s crazy because you just […]
Looking at Year-End Charitable Giving and Tax Planning
By Sarah Gotlieb and Bobby Garon As community members start thinking about year-end financial planning, the Birmingham Jewish Foundation and the Jewish Endowment Foundation of Louisiana are sharing ideas that one may consider. They caution that this article should not be considered tax advice, and […]
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June 19, 2024
Ten Commandments monument outside Gates of Prayer in Metairie. SJL file. Editor’s Note: A version of this editorial originally appeared in our publication in September 2001, during the Judge Roy Moore monument dispute at the Alabama Supreme Court building. It was updated slightly to refer […]
June 23, 2023
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Southern Jewish Life magazine, which has covered the Jewish communities of the Deep South for over three decades, announced that it will be expanding with a new online edition covering the rest of the South. Starting with August 2023, Southern Jewish Life […]
November 11, 2020
Self-described “local” paper has almost no local reporting, wild circulation numbers — but plenty of ads from politicians and others thinking they are reaching the local Jewish community Editor’s Note: This piece won the national Boris Smolar Award for Excellence in Enterprise or Investigative Reporting, […]
Editorial: Jewish community needs to tell antisemitic Presbyterian Church (USA) goodbye