Both the Greater New Orleans Chapter of Hadassah and the Chabad Lubavitch of Louisiana are holding a Women’s Mega Challah Bake 250 on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 7:00 p.m. at Congregation Gates of Prayer, 4000 W. Esplanade Ave. in Metairie.
Tiffany Cotlar-Furlow, who handles marketing for the Jewish Community Day School (JCDS), announced earlier today that the school’s upcoming gala slated for Sunday, December 8 has been sold out.
Some 300 attendees have already signed up more than a month ahead of the event and there is no more space,... Continue Reading ⇒
Brad Philipson, Ph.D, will be installed as head of school of the Jewish Community Day School in ceremonies that begin at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, October 11, at Shir Chadash Conservative Synagogue, 3700 West Esplanade Avenue in Metairie.
Following the ceremony a breakfast to which the entire community is invited... Continue Reading ⇒
Time was when practically every synagogue in the New Orleans area had a Judaica gift shop. And then there was one.
That one is located at Congregation Gates of Prayer, 4000 West Esplanade Avenue, where on Sunday, Oct. 13, the congregation’s Sisterhood will hold a clearance sale to make room... Continue Reading ⇒
David Kaplinsky, the son of Barbara and Howard Kaplinsky, returned to New Orleans this morning to prepare for his volunteer service to Shir Chadash Conservative Congregation for the Rosh Hashanah services.
Kaplinsky, a private bar and bat mitzvah instructor in Chicago accepted an offer to read the Torah during the... Continue Reading ⇒
The annual Keepers of the Gate Chai Tea sponsored by the Greater New Orleans Chapter of Hadassah was held at the home of Susan Green on the afternoon of Sun., Sept. 22.
At the gathering, Lee Kansas, past president of the Southern Region and a former New Orleans Chapter president,... Continue Reading ⇒
A Shabbaton weekend at Metairie’s Congregation Beth Israel onFriday and Saturday, September 14 -15, was marked with solemnity and celebration as Rabbi Josh Pernick was formally installed as the spiritual leader of the oldest Orthodox synagogue in the area.
At 30, Pernick, a recent graduate of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah (YCT)... Continue Reading ⇒
The Ben Katz Post # 580 of the Jewish War Veterans honored their chief of staff, Carol Berman, on her promotion as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U. S. Army Reserves in ceremonies on Sunday, September 15, at Congregation Beth Israel, 4004 West Esplanade Avenue in Metairie.
The annual Keepers of the Gate Chai Tea held by the Greater New Orleans Chapter of Hadassah will be held on Sunday, Sept. 22, from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at the private home of Susan Green, 9 Hunter Place, in Metairie. ... Continue Reading ⇒
