Chef Alon Shaya of Saba Restaurant held the coveted final slot of in the lineup of ten chef-led restaurants at the Chefs’ Charity for Children at the New Orleans Hilton Riverside on Monday, January 27.
The one-day event, which just celebrated its 43rd anniversary, raises money for St. Michael’s Special... Continue Reading ⇒
NEW ORLEANS (Feb. 6, 2020) – The Victor Center for the Prevention of Jewish Genetic Diseases and Jewish Family Service of Greater New Orleans (JFS) are partnering with several local Jewish organizations to bring a preconception genetic screening event to the Uptown JCC on February 6th from 5:30pm... Continue Reading ⇒
Rabbi Daniel Sherman was formally installed at Temple Sinai as the congregation’s tenth senior rabbi on Friday night, January 24.
The installation took place following a congregational Shabbat dinner. Extended Shabbat services followed with the installation ceremony taking place towards the middle of the two-hour long event.
The Greater New Orleans Section of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) and the Greater New Orleans Chapter of Hadassah will present a joint seminar titled “What I Want My Family to Know…Another Kind of Family Planning” on Sunday, January 26.
Due to inclement weather, the Jewish Community Day School (JCDS) will be holding its annual Family Fun Fest indoors today from 12 noon to 2:00 p.m.
The doors will open at 11:30 at the Goldring-Woldenberg Jewish Community Campus, 3747 West Esplanade Avenue in Metairie in order ot accommodate those who... Continue Reading ⇒
Jewish Children’s Regional Service (JCRS) is preparing to present its annual gala – albeit a bit earlier than normal. Typically presented in March, this year’s Jewish Roots of Rhythm & Blues gala will be held a month earlier on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside.
The Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans will be marking the observance of Martin Luther King Day on Monday, January 17, by participating in the city’s official MLK march.
Members of the Jewish community are working in concert with the Muslim community. Federation will be offering free transportation for those... Continue Reading ⇒
A planned memorial for Marjorie Feldman Cowen, the former First Lady Emerita of Tulane University, who died in December of 2019, will be held this Sunday afternoon, January 19, at Touro Synagogue, 4238 St. Charles Avenue.
The memorial service, which will be led by Rabbi Katie Bauman, will begin at... Continue Reading ⇒
The Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans announced the formation of two new “flagship” programs with the goal of improving its service to the New Orleans Jewish community as well as to broadening and deepening its connections to the New Orleans community at large.
Most bat mitzvah projects involve fundraising or community service work that is laudable. When it came time for Penina “Penny” Berman to consider a project for her own upcoming bat mitzvah on February 8 at Congregation Gates of Prayer, she elected to go big or go home.
