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The Cahn family (left) will be honored at the Jewish Endowment Foundation of Louisiana’s annual event, Oct. 6 at the Hilton Hotel Riverside. JEF is combining its two major events of the year, and the keynote speaker will be someone with roots in the New […]

This year, Birmingham’s Temple Emanu-El is embarking on a wellness campaign. In addition to congregants’ spiritual needs, “Be Well at Emanu-El” will focus on emotional and physical well-being. Emanu-El is partnering with other local agencies in a series of programs which are open to the […]

Emory President James Wagner with Perry Brickman at the Oct. 10, 2012 event In 1952, Perry Brickman received a letter following his first year of dental school at Emory University, informing him that he had flunked out — though nobody had ever said anything negative […]

At Birmingham’s Temple Emanu-El, the phrase “My house shall be a house of prayer for all people” is written into the building. At the Aug. 24 Selichot services ushering in the High Holy Days season, it was evident that was no mere platitude. To cap […]

There will be a wide range of activities for Sukkot in the region. If you plan to attend — particularly congregational dinners — check with the institution to see if reservations are needed and if there is a charge. Beth Shalom in Auburn will have […]

Singer Craig Taubman was scheduled to perform Sept. 20 at Temple Israel in Memphis when he had an idea. He contacted the Jackson-based Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life and asked about putting together a tour of some other Southern Jewish communities for the following […]

Two years ago, Dan Nichols and his band E18hteen did a Sukkot tour of the South, visiting communities large and small, some of which have rarely if ever been able to put on a program with a big-name performer of Jewish music. In October, the […]

This graphic from the University of Alabama Hillel shows how serious Southern Jews are about their football. For No. 1 Alabama, it is a chance to avenge the only loss from its 2012 national championship season and quiet the talk about Johnny Football. For No. […]

Just in time for the 50th anniversary commemorations of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, Birmingham author T.K. Thorne has a new book out, “Last Chance for Justice: How Investigators Uncovered New Evidence Convicting the Birmingham Church Bombers.” The Sept. 15, 1963 blast that killed […]