It’s not every day that one gets to meet the inspiration behind his or her career choice. Nor is it likely that when one does, it will be in front of a camera...
Cantor Joel Colman, a hulking figure of a man with a deep and rich bass-baritone voice to match his size, has been a busy bee these days. Fresh off the June summer worship services at Temple Sinai,...
Until this year, when Hollywood released “The Avengers,” there had been no comic book character adapted for the screen as successful as the Batman. Making his debut in Detective Comics 73 years ago, Batman was the brainchild...
(JTA) – A Black Sea coast town in Bulgaria became the scene of carnage when a bus carrying Israeli tourists exploded, killing at least five people and injuring at least 33. Nine people reportedly were missing. The...
Coming back from the brink of disaster, Congregation Beth Israel took its first tentative steps as Metairie’s newest Orthodox Jewish presence holding the very first minyan in its own synagogue at 4004 West Esplanade Avenue on June 29.
Was there ever a more improbable meeting of two Jewish culinary celebrities than that which took place last week in New Orleans? Washington, D.C. area resident Michael Twitty, an African-American Jew and authority...
Marcie Natan, recently selected as national president of Hadassah, was a prominent guest at the Shining Starfundraiser for the New Orleans Chapter of the women’s Zionist organization on Sunday, April 22.
The local chapter organized a fashion show with members...
The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) have selected Randy Goldof Atlanta, GA, as the 2011 Jewish Community Hero of the Year. Nominations from across the nation were made and online votes were cast over the course of...
Rabbi David Polsky flashes a toothy grin inside the sanctuary of Congregation Anshe Sfard. Born in New York’s Upper West Side and a resident of the Big Apple for most of his 33 years, he is newly arrived in the...
