For 700 Conservative Jewish high school students from across Canada and the United States, the next several days will be a holiday break unlike any other they have previously enjoyed. The youngsters are all heading to New Orleans to spend...
It’s easy to imagine how thrilled composer Alan Menken may have been at the thought of “Sister Act” (the musical) being set in late-1970s Philadelphia—that era and setting offer some seriously fertile musical...
Dr. Avraham Rivkind, one of 13 healthcare officials visiting New Orleans from Israel at the behest of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans, used statistics and graphic emergency room photos to demonstrate how effective his team has been in...
A century after its founding in Atlanta, the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) South-Central Regional Office honored four of its own at a special awards dinner at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Grand Ballroom on...
The Chabad Lubavitch of Louisiana organization, having experienced a difficult transition for its Chanukah event last year, regrouped and pulled out all of the stops for the 2013 presentation.
Four vehicles belonging to the Chabad Center of Metairie and its members had their tires punctured by an ice pick or screwdriver in what they called a deliberate “hate crime” on Shabbat. Although the deputy who responded...
As part of its ongoing commitment to the Jewish community of Greater New Orleans, the Crescent City Jewish News (CCJN) has announced its first “Jewish Art and and Jewish Artists” event today, December 1, from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
NEW YORK (JTA) — Some folks are taking the rare confluence this year of Thanksgiving and Chanukah to heart, renaming it Thanksgivikah, redesigning their menus for the occasion (latkes topped with cranberry relish anyone?) and refashioning ritual...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling an interim deal with Iran on its nuclear program a “historic mistake,” said Israel “has the right and the obligation to defend itself by itself against any threat.”
The Maccabeats, a premier a cappella group, known for their many popular YouTube videos depicting their pleasing harmonies, inventive rhythyms and clever lyrics will be the featured entertainment at the eighth annual Community-Wide Chanukah Celebration at the Uptown Jewish Community...
