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The New Orleans Jewish community is gearing up for “The Big Embrace,” welcoming an estimated 5,000 delegates to the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America and the biennial Lion of Judah conference. The GA runs Nov. 7 to 9, with advance activities […]

Twenty-five years, Rabbi Mark Washofsky presided over the dedication of Temple Beth Shalom in Ft. Walton Beach. The son of founding members Sonia and Ralph Washofsky will return to provide an address at the congregation’s 25th anniversary next month. Other charter members and rabbis who […]

Christians United for Israel will hold its annual north Louisiana Night to Honor Israel in Shreveport, Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. The event will be at Gateway Church on Youree Drive, formerly the Broadmoor Assembly of God. Following the event, a reception will be held […]

Consul General Opher Aviran looks on as Minister Uzi Landau exchanges gifts with Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour Israel’s Minister of National Infrastructure, Dr. Uzi Landau, stopped in Mississippi as part of a visit to the Southeast in early October. His visit was to strengthen political […]

Six months after the beginning of the BP oil spill crisis in the Gulf of Mexico, the Religious Action Center is launching “After the Spill: Religious Communities Restoring the Gulf,” an interfaith oil spill response and Gulf Coast restoration campaign. In announcing the project, Rabbi […]

In a day that was about bricks and mortar, Yuval Almog spoke about the compassion contained within the walls. At the groundbreaking for the new Hillel House at the University of Alabama, Almog acknowledged that most of the 200 under the tent on a blazing […]

Congregations and communities come and go. In recent years, synagogues have closed in places like Jasper (2005), Clarksdale (2003), Rolling Fork (1992) and Demopolis (1989). This past year, however, has seen the demise of three long-established congregations — Temple B’nai Sholom in Brookhaven, Temple Beth […]

In the summer of 2010, 329 campers were provided “need-based” scholarship funds by the Jewish Children’s Regional Service to attend a Jewish, non-profit overnight camp. The campers were all residents of the seven Southern states served by the New Orleans-based agency: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, […]

Jerusalem Educators Technology Solutions, which will facilitate an E-Pals program between youth in Birmingham and Rosh Ha’Ayin this year, is offering a new program for teens across the region. J-Connect was developed by JETS in collaboration with Rabbi Dr. Gil S. Perl of The Margolin […]