2019

As the reservations deadline approaches for the Henry S. Jacobs Camp 50th Anniversary Celebration in New Orleans, over 200 camp friends and alumni from 27 states have signed up for the weekend. The Utica, Miss., Reform summer camp will celebrate its history starting on Nov. […]

As the Jewish community enters the year 5780 on the Hebrew calendar, Jewish institutions in the Birmingham area and beyond are emphasizing the future. The Birmingham Jewish Foundation, the Temple Beth-El Foundation and the Rabbi Grafman Endowment Fund of Temple Emanu-El are joining forces, starting […]

Cantor Jessica Roskin leading Simchat Torah services in 2017. Photo by Rabbi Barry Altmark. Less than two weeks before the High Holy Days, the Birmingham Jewish community was stunned by the sudden resignation of Cantor Jessica Roskin, who has been at Temple Emanu-El for 20 […]

Three months after abruptly shutting its doors, the American Hebrew Academy in Greensboro, N.C., has announced that it will reopen for the 2020-21 academic year, though under a new name and with a more diverse student body. In a Sept. 16 statement, the new board […]

As the school year ended at Fresno State University for Birmingham’s Olivia Mannon, “little did I know I’d be coming away with a lot of great relationships and a silver medal” after representing Israel on the world stage. The rising senior for Fresno State’s lacrosse […]

Shawn Barney, managing director of CLB Porter Development, LLC in New Orleans, was named to the inaugural class of the Civil Society Fellowship. The Fellowship is a partnership of the Aspen Institute and the Anti-Defamation League, building a “next generation of leaders” in a belief that […]

While the U-19 Women’s Lacrosse World Championships were being held in Peterborough, Ontario (see story here), there was also a World Lacrosse Festival for teams in the U-15 bracket from Aug. 7 to 9, and Birmingham’s Ilana Touger was on the bronze medal-winning Israeli team. […]

Author Joseph Telushkin, one of the best-known current writers of Jewish thought, will present “Five Teachings that Can Change Your Life Today: Practical Insights from the Rebbe’s Leadership,” Sept. 12 at the Chabad Jewish Center in Metairie. Telushkin was once named by Talk magazine as one […]

Photo from JNS/Ilhan Omar for Congress via Facebook. At the Alabama Republican Party’s retreat in Auburn on Aug. 24, a resolution was approved calling for the removal of Rep. Ilhan Omar from office, leading to a war of words between Omar and former Alabama Chief […]