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Birmingham’s Temple Beth-El has made a major policy change in its religious school program — no tuition fees for members, and the school is now open to children of non-members, with at least one Jewish parent, at a “modest” rate of $360 per child annually. […]

To help ensure the future of Moishe House in New Orleans, the national Moishe House is announcing the Rubin Family Foundation Challenge Grant to attract local support. Moishe House engages Jewish young adults in their 20s and develops emerging Jewish leaders. The innovative organization now […]

Update: The Sept. 22 Night to Honor Israel in Birmingham has been postponed; and will likely be rescheduled for February. Christians United for Israel will hold its first Night to Honor Israel in Alabama, on Sept. 22 at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. David Brog, executive […]

At least two congregations in Louisiana have Torah scrolls that were acquired through Rabbi Menachem Youlus, who has been considered the “Indiana Jones” of Torahs, but who was arrested on Aug. 24 in New York. Youlus, of Baltimore, ran Save A Torah, which the U.S. […]

Take four chefs steeped in the decidedly non-kosher New Orleans cuisine, have them cook kosher in Israel in a series of events that seem like they came from the minds of Food Network reality-show producers, and what do you get? For the chefs, a trip […]

On June 7, Jerry Fishman of Huntsville was named co-winner of the Shaw Prize in Astronomy. The $1 million prize, considered “Asia’s Nobel Prize,” will be shared with astronomer Enrico Costa for their work in gamma ray bursts. The three Shaw prizes — Life Sciences […]

Win tickets to the concert: See below for details. On July 28, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Zubin Mehta, will be at numerous theaters in our region. “Live From Jerusalem: An Evening With the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra” will be shown on a delayed same-day […]

Donna Askenazi, center, organized the bake sale today at the Levite Jewish Community Center. Lauren, Alexis and Beth Greenwald bring goods from Atlanta As Donna Askenazi was being asked by the local Fox affiliate about her friends, Robin and Joshua Berry, the emotions began to […]

Levi Aron, who is charged with the murder of 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky in Brooklyn on Monday, had recently lived in Memphis. The case has rocked the Orthodox community in Brooklyn, as both the victim and the accused are part of the community. Kletzky was walking […]