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Temple Sinai celebrates with gala at Sazerac House

The extended Temple Sinai family celebrated at its annual gala and fundaiser on Sunday afternoon, April 6, at the Sazerac House with a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party theme “Wonderland and Whimsy.”

Senior Rabbi Daniel Sherman said many of the celebrants...

Trump picks Yehuda Kaploun, a friend and Miami businessman, as antisemitism envoy

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — President Donald Trump has selected a new special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, elevating a Miami businessman and fundraiser named Yehuda Kaploun to the role.

“Yehuda is a successful businessman, and staunch advocate for...

JEF’s annual fundraiser gala Sunday will honor Loewys, Jill israel and Bonnie Lustig

The Jewish Endowment Foundation of Louisiana, the constituent financial arm of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans will hold its annual gala brunch on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at the Higgins Hotel, 1000 Magazine Street.

The event will begin...

Super Bowl performer ejected after displaying Palestinian/Sudanese flag that said ‘Gaza’

By PHILISSA CRAMER

(JTA) — A performer unfurled a banner showing the Sudanese and Palestinian flags and the words “Sudan” and “Gaza” during Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on Sunday.

The performer, who was...

Congregation Gates of Prayer offers a Debbie Friedman Shabbat tonight

Cantorial soloist Jordan Lawrence is offering a different type of Shabbat experience tonight as she will be leading the musical portion of Shabbat worship services with a series of tribute songs composed and made famous by Jewish singer Debbie Friedman,...

Kesslers to be honored at JFS fundraiser on March 20

Jewish Family Service of Greater New Orleans (JFS), a constituent agency of Jewish Federation of New Orleans, will be holding its annual fundraiser titled “Take Flight with JFS”  on Thurs., March 20th, 2025. The event will be held from  from...

Mardi Gras Mitzva Makers to roll on Sunday morning

The 44th annual B’nai B’rith Mardi Gras Mitzva Makers Hospital Parade will take place inside Touro Hospital this Sunday, February 2, beginning at 10 a.m.

Participants are urged to meet at the Touro entrance entrance at 3500 Prytania Street, beginning...

Area roads opening slowly

Authorities began opening up the Crescent City Connection and the Causeway to one lane in each direction Thursday as the icy conditions on roads showed some progress in melting.

The 10 inches of snow that fell on Tuesday coupled with...

Cantor Garfein organizing tonight’s Community MLK Shabbat

Temple Sinai Cantor Rebecca Garfein is presiding over a special musical event tonight at the Reform temple’s weekly Shabbat service, a Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Shabbat.

The service begins at Temple Sinai,  6227 St. Charles Avenue, at 6:15 p.m....

Hadassah Readers’ Circle to host Zoom event with author

To obtain the Zoom link to join the conversation, please email Helen Stone at krazy4karate@yahoo.com

The Readers’ Circle of Hadassah New Orleans will host a discussion of “Tap Dancing on Everest: A Young Doctor’s Unlikely Adventure” with the author, Mimi...