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Rabbi Gabe Greenberg The installation of Rabbi Gabe Greenberg at Beth Israel in Metairie was a blend of the past, the future and family. The weekend culminated in an installation ceremony and congregational fundraiser at the Audubon Tea Room on Nov. 2. Festivities began with […]

In 2012, Carol Mills-Nichol published a comprehensive history, “The Forgotten Jews of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.” Her new book, which just came out, is even wider in its scope. “Louisiana’s Jewish Immigrants from the Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France” details the French Jewish immigrants who settled in 49 […]

Tulane Hillel will hold a “Schmancy” benefit evening on Nov. 20 at the Goldie and Morris Mintz Center for Jewish Life. The Hillel’s first gala will have “the allure of a classic New Orleans Speakeasy and all the comforts of a Lower East Side Manhattan […]

A Constitutional amendment on the Alabama ballot this week is raising concerns in the religious community across the state. “The American and Alabama Laws for Alabama Courts Amendment,” better known as Amendment One, would bar courts in the state from considering or applying any foreign […]

by John Kennedy, Louisiana State Treasurer Last year, I urged Louisiana taxpayers to scour their mutual fund portfolios for high-risk Puerto Rico bonds. I didn’t want college educations and retirements relying on Puerto Rico’s shaky economy. You won’t find Puerto Rico bonds in the Louisiana […]

A Palestinian teen with New Orleans ties was killed in a clash with Israeli forces about 20 miles north of Jerusalem on Oct. 24. Israeli soldiers patrolling north of Ramallah near Silwad said Orwah Hammad had taken a position along Route 60 and was preparing […]

Birmingham’s Levite Jewish Community Center will have its first celebration of Jewish Book Month with a book festival, presented by the Melba and Abe Epsman Center for Creative Expression. The festival is free and open to the public. During the festival there will be a […]

This year’s combined annual event for the Birmingham Jewish Federation, Birmingham Jewish Foundation and Israel Bonds is turning things upside down. Usually, such events are geared toward Jewish needs in Israel and around the world, with some help from Christian supporters. While that will continue […]

Rabbi Gabe Greenberg Several national figures will be in town for the installation of Rabbi Gabe Greenberg at Beth Israel in Metairie. The installation will take place during a fundraising gala at the Audubon Tea Room in New Orleans on Nov. 2 at 11:30 a.m. […]