August 8, 2024

Chattanooga holding its first Jewish food festival

(JNS) — Chattanooga has many Jewish-owned but no kosher restaurants, and the only glatt-kosher kitchen of its kind in the area is at the Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga. On Aug. 18, the city will have its first Jewish food festival., from noon to 2 […]
August 6, 2024

Gates of Prayer’s GatesFest is “All Shuk Up” as it moves to After Dark on Oct. 20

The fourth GatesFest music festival is “All Shuk Up” as it changes its format to a late afternoon and evening experience at Metairie’s Gates of Prayer. GatesFest After Dark will be on Oct. 20 from 4 to 9 p.m., with Flow Tribe as the headliner. […]
August 5, 2024

Several Judaic films in Sidewalk Film Festival

From “Sabbath Queen” By Lee J. Green The 26th annual Sidewalk Film Festival, held in downtown Birmingham from Aug. 19 to 25, will spotlight films about Temple Beth-El’s Civil Rights Experience, Alabama Holocaust survivors, a rabbi who is a self-proclaimed “Drag Queen Rebel” and glimpse […]
August 4, 2024

Gold medal for windsurfer from Rosh Ha’Ayin, Israel’s partner community for B’ham, Nola

Rosh Ha’Ayin native Tom Reuveny of Team Israel celebrates winning the gold medal in the Men’s Windsurf iQFoil class final on day eight of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Marseille Marina on August 3, 2024 in Marseille, France. Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images. (JNS) […]
August 1, 2024

New Orleans leaders issue “Statement of Peace” for Israel and Gaza

Over the summer, the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans posted these billboards around the area. On July 31, a coalition of leaders from a wide range of organizations, including political, faith-based and educational institutions in the New Orleans area, issued a New Orleans Statement […]
July 27, 2024

Pre-sale deadline approaching for Florida to authorize “Stands with Israel” license plates

Four years ago, there was excitement as Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill authorizing the issuance of a Florida Stands With Israel license plate. But time is running out to actually see any of those plates hit the road. For a new plate design to […]
July 26, 2024

Virtual tours of significant Oct. 7 sites in Israel available

Replica Hamas tunnel in Hostage Square, Tel Aviv During Covid, when there was virtually no international travel, the Atlanta Israel Coalition set up a series of virtual tours of Israel. Due to the current war in Gaza, tourism is similarly way down, so AIC and […]
July 22, 2024

Former Birminghamian Olivia Mannon gets another silver with Israeli national lacrosse team

Olivia Mannon is coming home from Portugal with more hardware — a silver medal in the 2024 Women’s European Lacrosse Championship as part of Team Israel. She also was named Player of the Game in the quarterfinals, a 19-5 win over Italy on July 17. […]
July 17, 2024

Proud and Bold: Olam Tova launches with clothing designs promoting Israel

At a time when many people are reluctant to make a public display about supporting Israel, Jenna Galbut is helping people wear it on their sleeves. And their chests, their legs, their foreheads… Galbut, who made a name for herself in the last decade as […]