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There are plenty of Jews with Super Bowl rings — coaches, executives, even owners. But one that was won by a player? Not quite as common. Alan Veingrad will talk about his experiences as a Super Bowl champion at the Chabad Jewish Center in Metairie […]

As part of Birmingham’s commemoration of the 50th anniversary of pivotal moments in the civil rights struggle, the Sidewalk Film Festival is coordinating a community-wide simultaneous screening of Spike Lee’s “4 Little Girls,” about the four girls who were killed in the Sept. 15, 1963, […]

Films about a great illustrator who escaped Nazi-occupied France, a breakdancing Bar Mitzvah boy and five Ukrainian Jewish families who lives in a cave for 511 days to escape World War II are among several of Jewish interest featured in the annual Sidewalk Film Festival, […]

By Lee J. Green There is some sweet news for those seeking kosher products at Winn-Dixie — this month they will launch an extensive corporate brand bakery line including challah loaves and rolls, Black and White cookies, brownies and other favorites available on a regular […]

Rabbi Rick Jacobs at the Henry S. Jacobs Camp in Utica Along a stretch of road from Memphis to Utica, Rabbi Rick Jacobs saw a wide range of congregations and communities as he toured the Deep South for three days. Jacobs, president of the Union […]

Rabbi Yossi Nemes, Kelly Boffone and Rabbi David Polsky discuss the final paperwork for kosher certification The New Orleans area and beyond has a new kosher option, with the first bakery certified by the Louisiana Kashrut Commission in a decade. Anshe Sfard Rabbi David Polsky […]

Starting slow but finishing strong was a trend for BIASCHA, but it worked as the fourth-seeded team won the New Orleans Synagogue Softball League championship. The combined efforts of Beth Israel, Anshe Sfard and Chabad took the title in a come-from-behind 11-7 win over Beth […]

It took a long time, but the United States finally won the gold medal in men’s open soccer in the Maccabiah Games. That could be taken two ways — the lengthy championship game against Argentina on July 29, or the fact that this year’s 19th […]

By Lee J. Green Films about a great illustrator who escaped Nazi-occupied France, a breakdancing Bar Mitzvah boy and five Ukrainian Jewish families who lives in a cave for 511 days to escape World War II are among several of Jewish interest featured in the […]