All

The home of Etz Chaim in Bentonville until a flood in 2014. SJL file. On June 10, Congregation Etz Chaim of Northwest Arkansas in Bentonville held its final service. The service was held at Temple Shalom in Fayetteville, where the Etz Chaim memorial board will […]

JNOLA, the young adult group at the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans, is holding a festival and inviting their counterparts from around the region. Registration opens on June 15 for Festival Jew Orleans, presented by the Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust. The festival will […]

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced his state’s newly formed economic pact with Israel. Officials from Arkansas and Israel signed a Memorandum of Understanding, solidifying an agreement to promote a partnership in the areas of technology, and research and development in business and education. In a […]

By Richard Friedman  Truth, as the old saying goes, is stranger than fiction. So… did you hear about the Israeli kibbutz girl who barely knew English who wound up as one of the halftime dancers during an Alabama football game at the height of the […]

U.S. President Joe Biden, Malcolm Hoenlein and Richard Stone. White House Photo. By Mike Wagenheim (JNS) And SJL reports At a time when the State of Israel needed someone to speak up for it, New Orleans native Richard Stone’s legal and courtroom skills were indispensable […]

England meets New Orleans as Shir Chadash in Metairie says farewell to Rabbi Deborah Silver. For the last six years, Silver has led the New Orleans area’s only Conservative congregation. “A Very English Tea with a New Orleans Flavor” will be held on June 12 […]

By Lee J. Green “Kinky Boots” kicks up its heels starting June 3 at Red Mountain Theatre in Birmingham, and the Tony-award-winning musical with a story about community, tolerance, and self-acceptance also represents a homecoming for director/choreographer Robin Lewis. “The message of Kinky Boots is […]

Nashville, the capital of Tennessee. Credit: Pixabay. (JNS) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a law this week a “written policy prohibiting the teaching of anti-Semitic concepts” in schools. It also authorizes schools to utilize the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism […]

World Games Vice President Max Bishop and Ron Froehlich at a Birmingham Organizing Committee gathering in 2018 For decades, Ron Froehlich has traveled the world to attend every edition of The World Games, before, during and after his time as president of the International World […]