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Viva le difference? For Israelis and Americans, a Great Divide

By ALAN SMASON, SPECIAL TO THE CCJN

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began his press briefing from the Foreign Ministry building by acknowledging the issue of pluralism at the Kotel or Western Wall for the mostly European and American journalists gathered...

Issacson, Suggs honored with Torch of Liberty Awards

By DEAN M. SHAPIRO, SPECIAL TO THE CCJN

Surrounded by family, friends, past honorees, distinguished guests and more than 800 other attendees, two distinguished New Orleanians were honored earlier this week with the 2016 A.I. Botnick Torch of Liberty Award...

Netanyahu trumpets world’s courtship of Israel at summit

By ALAN SMASON, Exclusive to the CCJN

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that the Jewish state is actively being courted by the other nations of the world because of its impressive record against terror, its technological edge as a...

Women of the Wall’s Hoffman speaks out at GOP

By JOSH AXELROD, Special to the CCJN

While not busy serving as the executive director of the Israel Religious Activist Center (IRAC), or leading the Women of the Wall movement she founded, Anat Hoffman has been touring American...

Andréa Burns is red hot in ‘On Your Feet!’

By ALAN SMASON, WYES Theatre Critic (“Steppin’ Out“)

For more than a year On Your Feet!: The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan has been playing to ecstatic audiences and receiving rave reviews from fans and critics alike during...

Rabbi Reimer installed at Temple Sinai

By JOSH AXELROD, Special to the CCJN

Founded in 1870 as Louisiana’s first Reform synagogue, Temple Sinai has only had only nine senior rabbis throughout its historic existence. So the inauguration of a new rabbi is always cause for celebration....

Meet the 3 firebrands Donald Trump is naming to national security posts

By RON KAMPEAS

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Controversial pasts with incendiary statements and a fierce loyalty to the president-elect.

Judging from the announcements Donald Trump is expected to make Friday, his White House and Cabinet is likelier to look a lot...

Jewish Federations on Bannon: ‘Trump needs to be given an opportunity to lead’

(JTA) — Responding to a petition calling on it to denounce Stephen Bannon, the Jewish Federations of North America told JTA “Trump needs to be given an opportunity to lead.”

JFNA’s statement Thursday morning did not mention Bannon by name....

Ben Katz JWV post holds joint service, talk at Shir Chadash

Members of the Ben Katz Post No. 480 of the Jewish War Veterans (JWV) assembled for prayer services jointly sponsored by Orthodox Congregation Beth Israel and Shir Chadash Conservative Congregation in Metairie and later attended a breakfast gathering.

The prayer...

Leonard Cohen, the dark poet, dies at 82

By ALAN SMASON

Leonard Cohen, the reclusive Sony recording artist, has died at the age of 82. The cause of death was not reported.

“It is with profound sorrow we report that legendary poet, songwriter and artist Leonard Cohen has...