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After many years on the pulpit, rabbis often will publish books of their sermons. Rabbi Jonathan Miller, who has led Birmingham’s Temple Emanu-El since 1991, took a different approach with “Legacy: A Rabbi an A Community Remember Their Loved Ones,” a collection of over 60 […]

In conjunction with the Southern Jewish Historical Society’s conference in Natchez, there was an evening reception on Nov. 5 with all of the proceeds going toward the preservation of B’nai Israel. Efforts to preserve the historic building got a boost just after the conference with […]

Teri Tillman tells the story of Rosalie Beekman All year, Natchez has been celebrating the 300th anniversary of the “Jewel of the Mississippi,” and as home of the oldest existing Jewish congregation in Mississippi, it has a great deal of Jewish history as well. In […]

Natchez Mayor Darryl Grennell welcomes the Southern Jewish Historical Society at B’nai Israel on Nov. 4 As Rabbi Jeremy Simons prepared to lead the Nov. 4 Shabbat service at B’nai Israel in Natchez, an unprecedented problem — at least, for him — came to mind: […]

Bill Hess, Robert and Caroline Brickman, Anat Hoffman, Susan Hess, Henry Miller, Barbara Kaplinsky, Joann Fried and Rabbi Bob Loewy in New Orleans. For years, Anat Hoffman has been in the trenches fighting for pluralism and minority rights in Israel, and she wants Jews outside […]

Birmingham Mayor William Bell lights the menorah at The Summit in Birmingham, December 2015. With Chanukah falling during winter break, some groups are holding Chanukah events early, while others are waiting for the actual holiday. Here is a list of events we currently have, check […]

Anti-Semitic graffiti in New Orleans after the election (ADL via Twitter) The Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans released a community statement in the aftermath of the 2016 election, following a joint meeting of the Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Council and Anti-Defamation League. At the […]

Beth Shalom Synagogue in Baton Rouge will officially welcome its new rabbi, Natan Trief, on Dec. 9, during an installation service followed by an Oneg, as well as a learning and celebration-filled Shabbat. Trief is a recent graduate of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion […]

After several years of performing Handel’s “Messiah” at this time of year, the Symphony Chorus of New Orleans is taking on a different Handel work as Chanukah approaches. “Judas Maccabaeus” is Handel’s telling of the story of Chanukah, the Jewish people retaking the Temple in […]