Ned Goldberg, who, since 1988, has served as executive director of the Jewish Regional Children’s Service (JCRS), an agency that serves a seven-state area in the Mid-South, will be retiring in early 2022.
Since relocating from from South Florida, Goldberg...
The Jewish Children’s Regional Service (JCRS) will be providing Chanukah gifts to Jewish youth from families who are experiencing financial difficulties in seven state area. The states are Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas.
Gail Fenton Pesses became president of the Greater New Orleans Section of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) at the organization’s Closing Event and Installation reception on May 23.
Pesses took over after Susan Hess delivered her report on...
Limmud New Orleans, the group responsible for the bi-annual Limmudfest New Orleans Jewish learning sessions will be offering free online and in-person education opportunities today, prior to the onset of the Shavuot holiday.
New Orleans authorities breathed a sigh of relief after a freak EF0 tornado with winds of 85 m.p.h. moved from west to east across the city of New Orleans, but left only damaged homes and cars and...
The Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans continued its consistent status as one of the top money makers for GiveNOLA Day with a third place finish behind top recipient Louise McGehee School and the second place Ogden...
Rabbi Mendel Rivkin announced a new Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) course, which will be offered with options for either in-person on online learning.
The course will be offered over a period of six Wednesday afternoon or evening sessions from 3-4...
The Mystique of Mah Jongg, the exotic game of tiles with bams, cracks, dots, dragons, winds, flowers, and the most coveted tile of all: the elusive joker, will be presented on Zoom by the Greater New Orleans Section of the...
The Greater New Orleans Chapter of Hadassah, the Jewish Endowment Foundation of Louisiana (JEF) and the New Orleans Section of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) will sponsor the first of a three-part virtual series on Wednesday,...
