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Above: On a previous Passover tour, Rabbi Marshal Klaven at Shalom B’harim in Dahlonega, Ga. Nobody attends more Seders each year than Elijah, but the Jackson-based Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life is giving it a try. ISJL Rabbi Marshal Klaven and Student Rabbi Matt […]

On Friday, the Mississippi Senate spent an hour debating a bill that commends Israel “for its cordial and mutually beneficial relationship with the United States and with the State of Mississippi.” After the debate, the measure passed, 28-7, with about one-third of the 52-member Senate […]

On March 22, the Tulane Law School will induct its first class in the new Law School Hall of Fame. Of the 12 inductees, several are or were members of the Jewish community. The Hall will be inaugurated at the Alumni Luncheon, March 22 at […]

The Jackson-based Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life had a simple challenge — raise $1 million by March 10 to get a $500,000 matching gift from an anonymous donor. What was not so simple? The challenge was issued at the end of January. Nevertheless, the […]

The University of Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball team unintentionally helped in the recruitment efforts of Jewish students at last weekend’s Bama Hillel Spring Recruitment Weekend. Part of the weekend of activities included the Alabama-Georgia basketball game. The Tide was rolling early but the Bulldogs […]

Fresh off a 13th anniversary celebration of his time at New Orleans’ Temple Sinai, Cantor Joel Colman is set to conquer another endeavor. This month he makes his opera debut as Old Hebrew in the New Orleans Opera’s presentation of “Samson and Delilah.” Based on […]

For this year’s Historic Selma Pilgrimage, there is an emphasis on the city’s Jewish heritage. Many sites of Jewish interest are on the roster for the 38th annual event, which takes place March 15 and 16. The Jewish community, which now is but a handful […]

It’s highly unusual for a Jewish Federation in the midst of an Annual Campaign drive to say that its campaign event is top secret, but that is exactly what the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans is doing. R. James Woolsey, former director of the […]

Touro Synagogue in New Orleans has announced that Michael White will be this year’s headliner for Jazz Fest Shabbat, on April 26. JazzFest Shabbat has been celebrated by Touro for over two decades, bringing together Judaism with jazz. The service is open to the community, […]