2019

Photo from LimmudFest New Orleans 2018 Registration is now open for LimmudFest New Orleans 2020, the weekend of Big Tent Jewish Learning. Held from March 20 to 22, LimmudFest will have over 90 sessions in a variety of tracks, from text study to cultural exploration, […]

Rev. Melissa Self Patrick, who has a long track record of working to promote understanding among different religious and racial groups in Alabama, has been named the new executive director of the Birmingham Holocaust Education Center. She succeeds Thomas Bryant, who stepped down this summer […]

Birmingham Jewish Federation Executive Director Richard Friedman, currently the longest-serving Federation director in the country, will embark on two new professional endeavors when he steps down from his Federation role on Dec. 31. For 37 years, Friedman has been the professional head of the Federation, […]

After 21 years of developing into one of the nation’s must-see film festivals, the Sidewalk Film Festival has a new home, and one of the first major events will be the inaugural Birmingham Jewish Film Festival. Sidewalk announced the “mini-festival” will run from Nov. 21 […]

Alex Bregman. Credit: Keith Allison via Wikimedia Commons While most of the coverage of Alex Bregman’s Game 6 home run for the Houston Astros in the World Series last night focused on the propriety of him carrying his bat to first base after hitting the […]

The Oct. 6 Pink Mega Challah Bake in Baton Rouge Challah on Shabbat and holidays is one of the most recognizable mitzvahs in Jewish life, and in communities across the region, large numbers of women are attending challah-making Mega Bakes, which are organized as evenings […]

As the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute rolls out its new course, “From Worrier to Warrior: Jewish Secrets to Feeling Good However You Feel,” next month, there will be a new venue offering the six-part series. Chabad Uptown in New Orleans has become a new affiliate […]

Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana discusses antisemitism with Ezra Oliff-Lieberman The partisan argument over which side of the political spectrum is more responsible for antisemitism in America hit Louisiana as member of the left-wing IfNotNow group confronted Republican House Minority Whip Steve Scalise on the […]

The Santa Monica-based Jewish Women’s Theatre will launch a Southern tour in November, coordinated by the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life in Jackson. During the week-long tour of seven communities, the group will perform “The Matzo Ball Diaries” in most venues, and “The Art […]