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November will mark the 18th anniversary of the Jay Mosow Memorial Delta Jewish Golf Open, a fundraiser and “family reunion” for the Jewish communities in the Mississippi Delta. Sponsored by members of the Hebrew Union Congregation in Greenville, the tournament has raised over $65,000 for […]

The Jewish Community Center in Uptown New Orleans will open its fitness center on Oct. 20. The rest of the building is slated to open by Jan. 3. Hours for the fitness center, which was not damaged, are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 7 […]

Regular Shabbat services are starting up again at congregations in Metairie. Shir Chadash, which also had Rosh Hashanah services, began Shabbat services on Oct. 7. Services are 6:15 p.m. Fridays and 9:45 a.m. Saturdays. Yom Kippur services will be at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday and 10 […]

With the words “why is this year different from all other years” and a Rosh Hashanah niggun, services began at newly-dry Shir Chadash in New Orleans on the first day of Rosh Hashanah. Like the only other High Holy Day service in New Orleans that […]

Louisiana’s synagogues mostly escaped significant damage from Hurricane Rita on Sept. 24, with the congregation suffering the most damage being further away from the center of the storm than many others. Temple Sinai in Lake Charles, near where the eye came ashore, was not in […]

Two congregations are planning to hold Rosh Hashanah services in New Orleans, along with the Northshore Jewish Congregation across Lake Pontchartrain. Touro Synagogue will have services on the first day of Rosh Hashanah at 11 a.m., in either the Forgotston Chapel or in the Bowsky […]

United Jewish Communities, The Federations of North America, is hosting a celebrity eBay auction with the proceeds going toward UJC’s Disaster Relief Fund to assist victims of the recent hurricanes. Hand-decorated and signed tzedakah boxes from Joy Behar, Gilbert Gottfried, Gabe Kapler, Isaac Mizrahi, Regis […]

For over two decades, the Israeli town of Rosh Ha’Ayin has held a special bond with Birmingham, and in recent years, also with New Orleans. Both communities, through Partnership 2000 and Project Renewal, have raised funds for projects in Rosh Ha’Ayin, and the Rosh Ha’Ayin […]

By Chanan Tigay (JTA) – Washington may have rebuffed Israeli offers of expert assistance in the days after Hurricane Katrina, but a team of Israeli rescue personnel managed to deploy in some of the worst-hit areas around New Orleans, JTA has learned. The 18-member team […]