(JTA) – Of all the unknowns being discussed as Hurricane Isaac approached New Orleans, members of Congregation Shir Chadash knew one thing for certain. “Nobody wanted to be the person that said, ‘Oh let’s not move the...
On the seventh anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Katrina, the costliest natural disaster in history, Hurricane Issac advanced upon Southeast Louisiana in a slow, plodding manner, stalling and making landfall twice, eventually dumping record amounts of rain that caused...
Rabbi Mendel Rivkin of Chabad Lubavitch of Louisiana reminds everyone that daily minyans for those saying Kaddish, etc. will continue to be held twice daily. Morning services will be held at 7:00 at the Chabad House, 1216 Broadway in New Orleans. If power...
HAIFA, Israel (JTA) — The verdict by an Israeli court in the case of Rachel Corrie, an American activist killed in Gaza by an Israeli military bulldozer in 2003, may have captured international attention and touched on...
In advance of the arrival of the storm that is expected to strengthen into Hurricane Issac, New Orleans Jewish Community Center executive director Leslie Fischman has announced that both JCC campuses, uptown and Metairie, will close today (Monday) at 5:00...
In a release sent out on Sunday night Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans executive director Michael Weil announced plans to prepare for the expected landfall of what is expected to be Hurricane Issac on Wednesday morning. Weil reminded members...
(JTA) — Seven years ago an iconic picture for many Jews of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina was of men waist deep in a flooded synagogue carrying Torahs to safety. This weekend, in a celebration of physical...
Young professionals interested in learning Kabbala are invited to take part in a dinner and study session this Monday night. The session and dinner sponsored by the uptown Louisiana Chabad Lubavitch will be held at the home of Sandy Cohen,...
Rabbi Ed Paul Cohn of Temple Sinai has joined forces with over 600 fellow rabbis nationwide to lend his support to the political campaign for President Barack Obama’s re-election. The Obama-Biden website unveiled a new webpage titled Rabbis for Obama...
