2020

After spending a long shift treating patients with coronavirus, who wants to think about cooking? On April 20, the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans announced the launch of the Greater New Orleans Jewish Community Healthcare Workers Take Home Meal Program. The program was developed […]

Maor Tiyouri, who ran for Israel in the 2016 Summer Olympics marathon, won the women’s division of the Mercedes Half-Marathon in Birmingham on Feb. 16, as part of her road back to the possibility of competing in the 2020 Olympics. That road has been delayed, […]

Huntsville Police Chief Mark McMurray outside Huntsville Chabad With a second antisemitic attack on area Jewish institutions in less than 36 hours, Huntsville authorities are vowing to find and prosecute whoever is responsible — but would prefer that the perpetrator go ahead and turn himself […]

Update: One day after Etz Chayim in Huntsville was vandalized (pictured here), the Chabad center in Huntsville was hit in a similar antisemitic attack early in the morning on April 10. According to Laura King, past president of the Jewish Federation of Huntsville and North […]

For three months, New Orleans First City Court Judge candidate Sara Lewis was in campaign mode. “Then, zero,” she said, as she — like everyone else — was abiding by the shelter-in-place order that postponed the upcoming election to June 20 — and just before […]

While social distancing means Passover Seders will be taking place without guests — or even without relatives not living under the same roof — there is still the part of the Seder that invites all who are hungry to come and eat. With that in […]

New Orleans JCC Personal Trainer Kelsey Boedeker leads a virtual core exercise class Jewish Community Centers pride themselves in being the front porch or living room of the Jewish community. But in a time of social distancing and forced shutdowns of fitness facilities, not to […]

Members of the Jewish community in New Orleans who are in need due to economic stresses of the coronavirus pandemic can now apply for the Jewish Community COVID-19 Emergency Financial Assistance Program. “Stability bridge grants” of up to $2,500 will be available for those “who […]

by G. Michael Horwitz I am a staff Chaplain at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, the largest medical system in the state of Alabama and the only level 1 trauma center in the state, with patients every day from over 10 different states. […]