Friday, April 19th 2024 |
A fresh attempt at holding a roundup for a Jewish Scout Cub Scout pack open to boys and girls from ages 5 through 10 is going ahead on Sunday afternoon at Shir Chadash Conservative Congregation at 4:00 p.m.
A similar roundup earlier in the month did not achieve a critical mass of parents and Scouts, but many were out of town and did not note numerous emails sent out prior...
The Jewish War Veterans, Ben Katz Post # 580, has scheduled a meeting this Sunday, August 20, at 11:30 a.m. at the Metairie Jewish Community Center, 3747 W. Esplanade Avenue in Metairie.
Post Commander Carol Berman has called the meeting to plan the Veterans Day weekend and to go over plans for the Judge Sol and Jackie Gothard JWV Women’s Speaker Series. This year’s speaker will be attorney Marlene Trestman,...
A local screening of “Golda,” the film by director Guy Nattiv that stars Academy Award winning actress Helen Mirren as Israeli prime minister Golda Meir, has sold out. The screening is being held days prior to the film’s scheduled release at a local theater chain and was moved to a larger screen in order to accommodate the huge initial response.
“Golda,” which recounts the events leading up to the 1973...
A Cub Scout pack to serve the entire Metairie Jewish area is in the formative stages of being housed at Shir Chadash Conservative Synagogue, 3737 West Esplanade Avenue in Metairie, and parents and potential Scouts are encouraged to attend the “roundup” there at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 4.
The Southeast Louisiana Council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) hopes to charter the Cub Scout pack, which will be...
The Oscar J. Tolmas Louisiana Community Mikvah will be in operation in a matter of weeks, according to the board of the Louisiana Community Mikvah
The final additions to the building are being made and a new website will be launched with information about the mikvah as well as forms to make appointments, payments and to process donations.
The mikvah will be utilized by women for purposes of ritual purity,...
Ron Silvernell, the Department Commander (DC) for the Jewish War Veterans’ Department of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma (TALO), presided over the installation of the Ben Katz Post #580 at a special luncheon meeting held at Kosher Cajun New York Delicatessen and Grocery.
Sivernell, who hails from Dallas, thanked all of the officers who had served in their previous office before discharging them from their duties....
By HALEY HEMENWAY SLEDGE, Special to the CCJN
Jewish Family Service of Greater New Orleans (JFS) celebrated its Platinum Jubilee anniversary with a gala brunch at The Ritz-Carlton on June 25 titled “Decades of Service for the Decades Ahead: 75 Years of Jewish Family Service.” The fundraising gala took place from on June 25 in the Grand Ballroom of The Ritz-Carlton from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Jewish Federation of...
The Ben Katz Post #580 of the Jewish War Veterans, will hold an installation luncheon on Sunday, July 9 at 11:30 p.m. at Kosher Cajun New York Delicatessen and Grocery, 3519 Severn Avenue in Metairie.
All elected officers will be installed into their posts by TALO (Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana & Oklahaoma) Department Commander Ron Sivernell.
During the lunch there will be other activities including playing a round of the World...
A Pride Shabbat service will be held tonight, June 9, at 6:15 p.m. at Congregation Gates of Prayer, 4000 W. Esplanade Avenue in Metairie.
The service, which requires an RSVP for those attending, is being sponsored by JP NOLA through the auspices of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans.
The inclusive service will feature special joyous songs, prayers and reflective readings, all a part of celebrating LGBTQ culture and...
The Ben Katz Post of the Jewish War Veterans (JWV) is holding a number of events Memorial Day weekend to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in service to the United States military.
A list compiled by the National Museum of American Jewish Military History that contains the names of all those Jewish military members who died within the last 20 years has been distributed to all...
