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Crescent City Jewish News
SOURCE
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2013-2014 / 5774
Arts & Culture
Business & Professional
Community Resources
Education
Entertainment
Goods & Services
Health & Fitness
Jewish Holidays
Lifecycles
Religious Life
Annual Guide to Jewish Living in New Orleans and North Shore
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INTRODUCTION
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SOURCE
(WHO DAT?)
“SOURCE” is defined as a beginning or a place of origin. Presented
in book form it supplies information. What an incredibly fitting title
to give our new Annual Guide to Jewish Living in New Orleans &
the North Shore.
Alan Smason
I
n the summer of 2012, the
(www.crescentcityjewishnews.
com) was launched to fill a void
in local Jewish reporting. Our
website provides continuous
coverage of news that informs,
supports and promotes the
Greater New Orleans Jewish
community. We are committed
to serve as an unbiased
communications portal. We
provide coverage of all events,
organizations and charitable
Jewish agencies that have
relevance to local New Orleans
Jewish community members.
As part of our mission
statement we felt New Orleans
needed to have a complete guide
about what we offer in our
Jewish community. Other Jewish
communities in the country have
printed guides and we felt our
city deserved the same. We also
wanted to reach out to many of
our community members that
do not have access to a computer
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Jewish New Orleans 4
Timeline 6
and therefore needed a published
guide.
At this time of year we will be
welcoming the start of our new
year—5774. We will taste the
sweetness of the apple and honey
and hope that the New Year will
be full of sweetness and joy for
all. We hope and imagine all the
incredible possibilities that a new
year can bring to your families
and our city.
La Shana Tova Tikatevu &
Geaux Saints!
Candlelighting Times 12
Lifecycles 14
Holidays at a Glance 16
Listings 18
Geaux Baton Rouge 27
Artist Anna Gil 28
When Michael met Mildred 30
New Orleans Celebrations 32
Batsheva hits high note 33
Entertainment Listings 34
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was created and
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Index 37
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Jewish New Orleans
Committed and Influential Citizens
of the Community for more than Two
Centuries
Judah Touro was probably
the earliest known Jewish
philanthropist to the city of
New Orleans.
T
he Jewish
community
has existed and
thrived in the
Greater New
Orleans area for more than
two centuries. Even though
the actual population has
remained relatively small the
community at large has always
been committed and supportive
New Orleanians. Many of
the city’s most prominent and
productive leaders in the fields
of medicine, public service,
law, manufacturing, education,
banking, and commerce have
been of the Jewish faith. At
one time in New Orleans most
of the retail department stores,
jewelry, furniture and drug stores
were all Jewish-owned.
Probably the earliest known
Jewish philanthropist to the
city of New Orleans was Judah
Touro. Raised in an affluent
Jewish family in New England,
Judah’s father helped establish
the historically important
Newport, Rhode Island
synagogue which bears his
surname. Judah arrived in New
Orleans around the beginning
of the 19th century. He became
quite successful in business and
purchased a lot of New Orleans
real estate. He was always loyal
to support his city and he even
volunteered and fought in the
famous Battle of New Orleans.
After his death his estate
established institutions to care
for those in need.
Leon Godchaux was another
successful Jewish merchant who
started his first clothing store
in 1840 and the department
stores successfully existed on
Canal Street for 126 years. In
addition to his clothing business,
Godchaux acquired his first
sugar plantation in 1850 in
Reserve, Louisiana. He ran
his plantation independent
and unlike other plantations,
Godchaux did not own slaves.
After the civil war, Godchaux
acquired a total of 14 sugar
plantations. He developed one
centralized processing facility for
his sugar mill operations.
Isidore Newman was a
JEWS IN NEW ORLEANS
German immigrant who also
started a successful department
store chain called, Maison
Blanche. In 1903 he became
the benefactor to a school to
educate children living in the
Jewish Orphans’ Home. Newman
stipulated that neighborhood
children could also attend this
school. It has developed into one
of the most respected independent
schools in the region and it still
bears his name today.
Jewish philanthropy
developed from the basic core
values that are stressed from
Jewish teachings from the
Torah. “Giving back” to one’s
community is not unique to
followers of the Jewish faith;
however, in the case of New
Orleans – the Jewish community
has consistently donated and
helped to establish many of the
valued institutions in the area.
Buildings, foundations, and
parks bear many of these affluent
family surnames – Degado,
Stern, Bestoff, Goldring,
Woldenberg, Meyer, Lupin, and
Pulitzer.
In the post Katrina years
many longtime residents chose
to stay relocated with their
extended families outside of
the New Orleans community.
However, now with the
advantages of the internet and
social networking, the New
Orleans Jewish families remain
strong and closely connected.
The Jewish Federation of
New Orleans reports that the
current Jewish population is
mid-sized with Jews of all
denominations. The community
has kosher food available,
two Jewish Day Schools, two
Jewish Community Center
campuses, Tulane University
Hillel and nine synagogues
including a North Shore Jewish
community in Mandeville and
Chabad locations uptown and in
Metairie.
Despite its small size at near
2% of the city’s population, we
know that the New Orleans
Jewish community surveys
well as among the area’s
most educated, affluent and
extensively traveled. They are
among the most significant
of local philanthropists,
contributing extensively to
charitable funds both inside
and outside of the Jewish
community. Historically, many
of its members have been
the leading supporters of the
arts including local museums,
theaters, the opera, ballet and
classical music institutions. A large number of its
members are homeowners,
longtime taxpayers and many are
extremely politically and socially
active. The Jewish community’s
children attend many of the
area’s most prestigious local
private schools. An unusually
high number will graduate
from four-year institutions of
higher education and many
of them will matriculate to
graduate and professional
schools. Most Jewish families
have memberships to the Jewish
Community Center or other
fitness gyms. Unlike other United States
urban communities, the New
Orleans Jewish population
maintains strong ties to local
religious institutions and affiliate
with at least one local synagogue
(several families have multiple
affiliations). According to the
latest study released in 2013
by the American Society of
Associated Religious Bodies
(ASARB), the Greater New
Orleans area was ranked as the
15th most religious metropolitan
area in the United States with
53,479 religious adherents per
100,000 citizens.
Leon Godchaux ran his plantation
independent and unlike other plantations,
Godchaux did not own slaves.
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TIMELINE
CIRCA 1724
1st Jew of New Orleans was Isaac
Monsanto, a Dutch Sephardic
Jew—the only picture that exists
of the 7 Monsanto’s is a portrait
of Angelica.
1724
France passed Code Noir
(the Black Code) banning
all Jews from living in the
French colony of Louisiana.
Jews began to arrive into New
Orleans in the mid-1700s. They
came independent with creative
minds seeking opportunities
as they left their previous
established lives behind.
1759
Commissaire Ordonnateur of
New Orleans announced: “Jews,
who according to the edicts and
ordinances must not remain in a
colony more than three months,
under penalty of imprisonment
and confiscation of their property,
are forming establishments here
by the progress and the danger
of which have been observed by
the whole country. There are, at
present, six of them here…”
1769
Louisiana was ceded to SpainThe Monsanto family was
expelled from New Orleans.
Their money and property
confiscated.
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CIRCA 1827
First New Orleans Jewish
Congregation- Gates of
Mercy—Isaac Solis couldn’t find
unleavened bread for Pesach
and wanted to change the lack
of Judaism in the area.
TIMELINE
1828
Congregation Gates of Mercy
was chartered.
1850
Judah Touro, a New England
Jew who was a Dutch
decendent, funded the
Touro Synagogue.
1852
Judah Touro started Touro
Infirmary that eventually
became one of the biggest
hospitals in New Orleans.
Congregation Gates of Prayer
opened on Jackson Ave.
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TIMELINE
1857
Jews known in New Orleans as
the Dryades Street Jews from
Eastern Europe established an
Orthodox congregation, named
Tememe Derech meaning “The
Right Way.”
1904
1905
Communities began to merge
with Tememe Derech and
created one single Orthodox
congregation that is still in
existence today known as Beth
Israel .
Beth Israel President I.L. Haskel
published an appeal in the
Jewish Ledger stating both
Orthodox and Reform should
come together and establish an
Orthodox synagogue.
1906
Beth Israel opened the new
synagogue in time for the High
Holy Days.
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1914
Beth Israel was considered
to be the largest Orthodox
congregation in the South.
TIMELINE
1915
CIRCA 1915
“Talmud Torah” school was
established at the corner of Clio
and Josephine Streets.
Rumored the Jewish population
of Dryades Street reached 3,500.
1924
Beth Israel builds new
synagogue on original site.
During this time many small
Orthodox congregations were
formed such as the Galitzeaner
congregation Chevra Thilim,
a Litvak congregation Chevra
Mikve Israel (never had a
synagogue), and a Lithuanian
Chasidic congregation called
Anshe Sfard.
Temple Sinai
founded in 1870
Circa 1875
Jewish Widows and Orphans Home
Circa 1900
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TIMELINE
1925
Congregation Anshe Sfard
builds a large synagogue at
2230 Carondelet that still
stands.
1926
Menorah Institute part of Beth
Israel became an educational,
cultural, and social part of the
congregation.
1948
Chevra Thilim built a new
synagogue at the corner
of South Claiborne and
Jena Streets.
1955
Chevra Thilim Board of Directors
voted to move towards mixed
seating which led to the
Louisiana Supreme Court Case of
Katz vs. Singerman
27 Orthodox rabbis from around
the country filed affidavits
before the Louisiana Supreme
Court stating “is not contrary
to Orthodox Jewish forms and
ceremonies” Eventually the court
overturned the lower court’s
decision and “Chevra Thilim and
the defendants here continue
to profess to worship G-d
according to the Orthodox forms
and ceremonies.”
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1971
Beth Israel opened in the
Lakeview neighborhood.
TIMELINE
1999
Tikvat Shalom and Chevra
Thilim reunited and formed
Shir Chadash, a conservative
congregation.
2005
Hurricane Katrina floods Beth
Israel’s synagogue and destroys
Torah Scrolls and other religious
artifacts.
10,000 Jews in New Orleans post
Katrina and lost 25% of the Jewish
population after the disaster .
After Hurricane Katrina an
announcement went out to Jews
everywhere telling them to come
down to New Orleans and help
rebuild the Jewish population.
2,000 Jews migrated to New
Orleans including the Dean of
Tulane Law School and the new
head of Hillel.
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Congregation eventually split
and members for mixed seating
formed Tikvat Shalom.
Touro Synagogue as
it stands today
2013
After two centuries of pride,
culture, and tradition the Jewish
Community of New Orleans
is still a thriving community
dedicated to one another.
as it stands today
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CANDLELIGHTING TIMES
AUGUST
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Active, Affordable,
FEBRUARY
Independent Living at
Woldenberg Village.
16 Start 7:22 End 8:17
SEPTEMBER
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20 Start 6:40 End 7:34
MARCH
07 Start 5:45 End 6:40
21 Start 6:54 End 7:49
13 Start 6:49 End 7:43
27 Start 6:32 End 7:25
14 Purim Start 6:30 End 7:45
28 Start 6:58 End 7:53
OCTOBER
04 Start 6:23 End 7:17
18 Start 6:08 End 7:01
APRIL
04 Start 7:02 End 7:58
18 Start 7:11 End 8:07
11 Start 6:15 End 7:09
25 Start 6:01 End 6:55
11 Start 7:07 End 8:03
25 Start 7:15 End 8:12
NOVEMBER
MAY
Welcome Home.
01 Start 5:55 End 6:49
22 Start 4:43 End 5:40
02 Start 7:20 End 8:17
23 Start 7:33 End 8:33
08 Start 4:49 End 5:45
29 Start 4:42 End 5:39
09 Start 7:24 End 8:23
30 Start 7:37 End 8:37
15 Start 4:46 End 5:42
16 Start 7:29 End 8:28
DECEMBER
03 Start 4:42 End 5:40
20 Start 4:46 End 5:45
JUNE
06 Start 7:41 End 8:41
20 Start 7:46 End 8:46
13 Start 4:43 End 5:42
27 Start 4:50 End 5:49
13 Start 7:44 End 8:44
27 Start 7:47 End 8:47
JULY
JANUARY
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04 Start 7:47 End 8:46
18 Start 7:43 End 8:41
10 Start 5:00 End 5:58
31 Start 5:18 End 6:15
11 Start 745 End 8:45
25 Start 7:40 End 8:37
17 Start 5:06 End 6:04
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LIFECYCLES
BRIT MILAH
Male babies are circumcised
on the eighth day, barring
health problems, to symbolize the covenant between
God and the Jewish people.
A kosher brit is performed
by a certified mohel, who is
trained in the laws and customs Jewish circumcision.
SIMCHAT BAT
(Rejoicing for a daughter)
Traditionally, a daughter is
named in the synagogue
during the Torah reading
after her birth. Some people
now develop their own ceremonies to welcome a new
daughter.
PIDYON HABEN
(Redemption of the first-born)
Redemption of the firstborn son (if he is the family’s first child) takes place 30
days after birth. In ancient
Israel, the first-born were
dedicated to serve God
in the Temple. To redeem
them, five shekels were
paid to the kohen (priest)
to serve in the boys’ stead.
Today, the kohen is given
five silver dollars, which are
donated to charity, and a
festive meal follows.
BAR AND BAT MITZVAH
The ceremony to honor
the coming of age of males
originated in the Middle
Ages. There is no source
for this celebration in the
Torah.
In traditional settings, this
is the first time that a young
man is called to bless the
Torah. The 13-year-old thus
becomes responsible for
he mitzvoth (command-
ments) of praying three
times a day, participating in
a minyan (prayer quorum)
and putting on tefillin every
morning.
Non-traditional ceremonies have emerged within
the last 50 years for young
women (ages 12-13) and
adults past traditional bar/
bat mitzvah age.
CONFIRMATION/
AFFIRMATION
A ceremony held in
Reform and Conservative synagogues, usually
during the observance of
Shavuot, to celebrate the
Jewish commitment of
the congregation’s 10th or
11th graders. The students
usually have completed
post-bar/bat mitzvah Jewish study.
MIKVAH
(Ritual Bath)
“Living” water (collected
rain water piped into a
pool) is used for purification. During the days of
the Temples in Jerusalem,
there were many occasions
when ritual purification was
required in order to participate in the Temple services.
Today, only women still are
required under Jewish law
to immerse themselves at
special times (before marriage, after childbirth, after
the menstrual cycle). Immersion also is required by
Jewish law before conversion.
Many observant men immerse themselves before the
Sabbath and holidays for
spiritual reasons.
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MARRIAGE
One of the first blessings
every parent bestows upon a
child is that he or she reach
the marriage canopy.
This wedding consists of
several parts. The main elements are Kiddush erusin
(sanctification of betrothal);
the betrothal blessing; presentation of the ring; reading
of the ketubah (marriage
contract) and its presentation
to the bride; recitation of the
seven marriage blessings;
drinking of wine to sanctify
the marriage and breaking
of the glass to remember the
destruction of the Temple in
Jerusalem even amidst the
joy of the occasion.
Traditional weddings are
preceded by the bedeken,
LIFECYCLES
in which the groom places
the veil over the bride’s head
after making certain that he
is getting the correct bride.
This custom stems from the
patriarch Jacob, who was
fooled into marrying his
intended bride’s sister.
CHANUKAT HABAYIT
Affixing mezuzot (decorative casings containing
parchments with biblical
inscriptions) to the doorposts of a new home is cause
for celebration. Traditionally, this is done within 30
days of moving into a house
or apartment.
Mezuzot are placed on the
upper third of the doorpost,
on the right side as one enters.
The ceremony is followed by
refreshments and rejoicing.
DIVORCE
Judaism recognizes that
every marriage is not a success and allows for divorce.
Financial provisions are
made in the ketubah (marriage contract).
Under Jewish law, a get
(religious divorce) is required
in addition to a civil divorce.
Remarriage without a get is
adultery under Jewish law,
and any children resulting
from the union are legally
bastards.
Although both parties must
agree to the get, no grounds
are required. The beit din (religious court) prepares the get
and handles the documents.
DEATH
Jewish tradition recognizes
death as the completion of
life. Burial takes place as soon
as possible within 24 hours.
Traditionally, the body is
washed by members of
a chevra kadisha (burial
society) and dressed in white
linen garments, so that everyone goes to the grave equally.
Preserving the body through
embalming is prohibited
by Jewish law, as are metal
caskets, which preserve the
remains. Judaism has a formalized mourning procedure
with seven days of intense
mourning (shiva) followed
by 30 days of semi-mourning (shloshim). After a parent’s death, semi-mourning
continues for a year.
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HOLIDAYS
AT A GLANCE
SHABBAT
Celebrated Fridays at sundown to
commemorate G-d’s day of rest after
six days of creation. Traditions include
lighting candles, drinking wine and
eating challah (braided bread). Havdallah, the farewell ceremony to Shabbat,
takes place upon the appearance of
three stars in the Saturday night sky
and is celebrated by lighting a braided
candle.
ROSH HASHANAH
JEWISH NEW YEAR
Festive celebration during which individuals contemplate past, present and
future actions. Traditional foods include
round challah and apples with honey,
symbolizing wholeness and sweetness
for the new year. Commences the Ten
Days of Awe, which culminate on Yom
Kippur. 1-2 Tishrei
YOM KIPPUR
DAY OF ATONEMENT
Holiest day of the Jewish year. Through
fasting and prayer, Jews reflect upon
their relationships with other people
and with G-d. Atoning for wrongdoings
and failures to take the right actions.
The sounding of the shofar (ram’s horn)
signals the end of the holiday. 10 Tishrei
SUKKOT
FESTIVAL OF BOOTHS
Commemorates the fulfillment of G-d’s
promise to bring the Israelites to the
Promised Land after 40 years of wandering. Many people build a sukkah
(booth), a temporary structure with a
roof made of branches, modeled after
the huts constructed in the desert. Also
celebrated with shaking of the lulav
(assemblage of palm, willow and myrtle
branches) and etrog (a lemon-like fruit).
15-21 Tishrei
SHEMINI ATZERET
EIGHTH DAY OF ASSEMBLY
Celebrated the day after Sukkot and
thus sometimes considered an extension of that holiday. Marks the first
time tefillat geshem (prayer for rain) is
recited during services, a practice that
continues until Pesach. 22 Tishrei
SIMCHAT TORAH
REJOICING FOR THE TORAH
Celebrates the completion of the annual Torah-reading cycle. After finishing the last sentence of the chapter
Devarim (Deuteronomy), the Torah is
joyously paraded seven times around
the synagogue. The new cycle begins
immediately with a reading from
Bereshit (Genesis). 23 Tishrei
CHANUKAH
FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
Eight-day holiday commemorating the
Jewish victory over the Syrians and the
miracle of the rededication of the Temple,
when oil meant to last for one day burned
for eight. Celebrated by lighting candles
in a chanukiah (a nine-branched candelabrum), eating potato latkes, playing
with dreidels (spinning tops) and giving
money or gifts. 25 Kishev- 2 Tevet
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HOLIDAYS AT A GLANCE
YOM HASHOAH
HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE
DAY
TU B’SHEVAT
NEW YEAR OF TREES
Biblical in origin, a holiday that celebrates springtime renewal and growth.
Traditions include eating fruit and
planting trees. 15 Shevat
PURIM
FEAST OF LOTS
Joyous holiday commemorating the
rescue of the Jews by Queen Esther and
her uncle Mordecai from the evil Haman. Traditions include parties, dances,
gift-giving and eating hamantaschen
(3-cornered fruit filled pastries). Some
also fast before Purim to remember the
three-day fast Esther requested of the
Jews of Persia. 14 Adar
PASSOVER
Celebrates the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. At the seder
(service and festive meal), the Haggadah (collection of texts and commentaries on the Exodus) is read and
symbolic foods are eaten. In remembrance of the departure of the Israelites,
who could not wait for their bread to
rise before fleeing, matzoh (unleavened
bread) is eaten for the eight days of
Passover. 15-22 Nissan
SEFIRAT HAOMER
COUNTING OF THE OMER
Seven-week period that begins the second night of Pesach and ends at Shavuout. The 32 mourning days during this
time commemorate the deaths of Rabbi
Akiva’s students. Traditionally weddings,
festivities and haircuts are prohibited
during this time. 16 Nissan- 5 Sivan
Day chosen by the Israeli Knesset in
1951 to mourn the millions killed in the
Holocaust. Often commemorated with
speeches by survivors and the reading
of names. In Israel, a siren’s blast allows
collective remembrance in a moment of
silence. 27 Nissan
YOM HAZIKARON
MARTYR AND HEROES’
MEMORIAL DAY
Day of remembrance for all who sacrificed themselves for the state of Israel.
Public observances include the lighting
of yahrzeit (memorial) candles, visiting
graves and reciting psalms. In Israel, sirens blast once in the morning and then
in the evening to begin Yom HaAtzmaut,
Israel Independence Day. 4 Iyar
YOM HAATZMAUT
ISRAEL INDEPENDENCE DAY
On May 14, 1948, Israel was declared an
independent state. Many Jews worldwide celebrate with parades, festivals
and donations to Jewish charities. 5 Iyar
LAG B’OMER
THIRTY-THIRD DAY OF OMER
One-day suspension of the traditional
mourning period during Sefirat HaOmer.
On this day, a plague afflicting Rabbi
Akiva’s students ceased. Also commemorates Bar Kochba’s recapture of Jerusalem from the Romans. Celebrated with
picnics and nature outings. 18 Iyar
SHAVUOT
FESTIVAL OF WEEKS
FAST OF TAMMUZ
Fast from dawn until nightfall commemorating the day Moses broke the
first Tablets of the Covenant because
the Israelites made the Golden Calf.
Also marks the beginning of the siege
on Jerusalem before its destruction.
Begins the Three Weeks, a mourning
period ending at Tisha B’Av. 17 Tammuz.
TISHA B’AV
NINTH DAY OF AV
Day of fasting and mourning commemorating the destruction of the First
and Second Temples, both of which
took place on the ninth of Av. The Book
of Lamentations is read, and some conduct services sitting on the floor. 9 Av
Celebrated the day after Sefirat HaOmer
ends to commemorate the giving of the
Torah at Sinai and the spring harvest. Traditionally, Jews read the Ten Commandments and the Book of Ruth and eat dairy
products. Religious school confirmation
often takes place at this time. 6-7 Sivan
HOLIDAYS BEGIN AT SUNSET THE PRECEDING EVENING
Rosh Hashanah
Chanukah
Lag B’Omer
September 5-6, 2013
September 25-26, 2014
November 28-December 5, 2013
December 17-24, 2014
(commemorated from dawn until nightfall)
Yom Kippur
Tu B’Shevat
Shavuot
September 14, 2013
October 4, 2014
January 16, 2014
June 15, 2014
Fast of Tammuz
Sukkot (holy days)
Purim
March 16, 2014
September 19-20, 2013
October 9-10, 2014
Shemini Atzeret
September 26, 2013
October 16, 2014
Simchat Torah
September 27, 2013
October 17, 2014
Passover
April 15-22, 2014
Yom HaShoah
May 18, 2014
(commemorated from dawn until nightfall)
July 15, 2014
Tisha B’Av
August 5, 2014
April 28, 2014
Yom HaZikaron
May 5, 2014
Yom HaAtzmaut
May 6, 2014
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COMMUNITY
RESOURCE
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN
DAVID ADOM
2100 E. Hallendale Beach Blvd #205
Hallendale, FL 33009
Phone: 800-626-0046
Fax: 954-457-7705
Email: southeast@afmda.org
Website: www.afmda.org
Contact: Robert Schwartz,
Southeast Region Director
Magen David Adom (MDA) provides
a rapid and skilled emergency medical
response, including disaster, ambulance,
and blood services, to Israel’s 7.8 million people each year. When you make a
charitable gift to support MDA, you’re
helping save lives and perform miraculous rescues every day.
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
3747 West Esplanade Avenue
Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504-780-5602
Fax: 504-780-5640
Email: tgross@adl.org
Website: www.adl.org
Contact: Talora Gross, Regional Director
ADL is dedicated to combating antiSemitism and all forms of hatred and
bigotry by investigating and exposing
extremism, protecting as well as advocating for civil rights and religious freedom,
educating children and adults in how to
promote diversity and respect through
our many programs and resources and by
fostering interfaith relations.
AVODAH: THE JEWISH
SERVICE CORPS
7733 Maple Street
Phone: 504-861-1067
Email: avodahneworleans@avodah.net
Website: www.avodah.net
Contact: Dani Levine, New Orleans
Director
AVODAH strengthens the Jewish
community’s fight against the causes and
effects of poverty in the United States
by engaging participants in service and
community building that inspire them to
become lifelong leaders for social change
whose work for justice is rooted in and
nourished by Jewish values
B’NAI BRITH OF
GREATER NEW ORLEANS
4616 Gary Mikel Avenue
Unit #182
Metairie, LA 70002
Phone_ 504-8899-2557
www.bnaibrith.org
CHABAD JEWISH CENTER
Metairie, LA 70118
Phone: 504-861-7578
Fax: 504-456-9770
Email: rabbi@jewishlouisiana.com
Website: www.jewishlouisiana.com
Contact: Rabbi Yossie Nemes & Chanie
Nemes
Directed by Rabbi Yossie and Chanie
Nemes, Chabad Center aptly serves the
needs of the suburban New Orleans
Jewish community. In the spring of
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1999 construction of the modern facility,
dedicated in memory of Gerson Katz,
was completed, enabling the center to
enhance its ability to expand its programs
and activities. ISRAEL BONDS
1100 Spring Street
Suite 720
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: 800-752-5649
CHABAD LUBAVITCH
OF LOUISIANA
7037 Freret St.
Phone: 504-302-1830
Fax: 504-302-1831
Website: www.chabadnewsorleans.com
Email: bluma@chabadneworleans.com
Co-Directors: Rabbi Zelig & Bluma Rivkin
The origins of today’s Chabad-Lubavitch
organization can be traced to the
early 1940s, when the sixth Lubavitcher
Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn of righteous memory (1880–1950),
appointed his son-in-law and later
successor, Rabbi Menachem Mendel, to
head the newly founded educational and
social service arms of the movement.
JEWISH CHILDREN’S
REGIONAL SERVICE
3500 N. Causeway Blvd.
Suite 1120
Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504-828-6334
HADASSAH NEW ORLEANS
418 Eleonore St.
Phone: 504-894-8317
Email: dajumaje@cox.net
Website: hadassah.org/neworleans
Contact: Julie Schwartz, President
Pass It On! Join our 300,000-member
strong Women’s Zionist Organization
in providing world-class medical care to
over one million patients yearly; developing treatment and cures for cancer,
AIDS, diabetes, Parkinson’s and others; advocating for Israel; responding to
international crises; and creating a bridge
to peace in the Middle East.
THE JEWISH ENDOWMENT
FOUNDATION OF NEW ORLEANS
615 Barone Street
Suite 150
Phone: 504-524-4559
Fax: 504-524-4259
Email: sandy@jefno.org
Website: www.jefno.org
Contact: Saundra K. Levy, Director
The Jewish Endowment Foundation of
Louisiana began in 1967 when a group
of far-sighted leaders in the New Orleans Jewish community took notice of
endowment foundations being developed
in other Jewish communities throughout
the United States. They decided that
their own city needed an organization to
serve as a repository of funds for a rainy
day reserve in case of need and a source
for as yet undreamed-of projects to
nurture an enduring and vibrant Jewish
New Orleans.
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE
Main Office
3330 W. Esplanade Avenue
Suite 600
Merairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504-831-8475 X 129
Fax: 504-831-1130
Email: michael@jfsneworleans.org
Website: http://www.jfsneworleans.
org/s
Contact: Michael Steiner, Director
Hadassah researchers
were first to detect and extract
the BRCA gene in vitro, resulting in
babies born free of the gene.
Hadassah continues to
lead the way in the fight
against breast cancer.
Together we mark National
Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Together we will continue
the fight.
Gift a Life Membership or Donate.
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North Shore Office
1403 N. Causeway Blvd.
Mandeville, LA 70471
Phone: 985-264-1619
Fax: 985-727-4646
org/s
Jewish Family Service of Greater New
Orleans ( JFS) is a social service agency
dedicated to preserving, strengthening
and enhancing the well-being and selfsufficiency of individuals and families
at every stage of life.
• First in the world
at Hadassah
Viable pregnancy
achieved in BRCA2
Carrier
• Live in Israel
Two laparoscopic
and robotic
hysterectomies
performed for the
first time
• Innovative cancer
research and
vaccine exploration
to combat the
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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE
Uptown Satellite Office
1426 Amelia Street
Phone: 504-831-8475 X 129
org/s
JEWISH FEDERATION OF
GREATER NEW ORLEANS
Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504-80-5600
Director : Michael Weil
JEWISH WAR VETERANS,
JULES LAZARD POST 580
Phone: 504-887-3570
Email: judgesol@cox.net
Contact: Judge Sol Gothard,
Commander
MOISHE HOUSE
5416 S. Tonti Street
New Orleans LA 70125
Phone:
Email: laura.taishoff@gmail.org
Website: http://www.moishehouse.org
Contact: Laura Taishoff
N’SHEI CHABAD
1832 Pine Street
Phone: 504-865-8655
Fax: 504-861-7709
Website: www.chabadneworleans.com
Email: nechamakaufman@gmail.com
President: Mrs. David Kaufman (Nechama)
N’shei Chabad is an important component of what Chabad offers to the Jewish
community. One of the primary activities
of N’shei Chabad is the monthly Rosh
Chodesh Gathering. On the first of each
month Jewish women from all ages and
walks of life get together to partake of
inspirational talks about timely Jewish
concepts
NATION COUNCIL OF JEWISH
WOMEN
Greater New Orleans Section
6221 S. Claiborne Avenue
June Leopold, President
Phone: 504-861-7788
www.ncjwneworleans.org
ZIONIST ORGANIZATION
OF AMERICA
8 Garden Lane
Phone: 504-488-2931
Email: nolabill@aol.com
Website: http://www.azm.org/hess/
Contact: William Hess, Director
CAMPS
BLUE STAR CAMP
179 Blue Star Way
Henderson NC 28739
Phone: 828-692-3591
Fax: 828-692-7030
Email: info@bluestarcamps.com
Website: www.bluestarcamps.com
Blue Star Camp is a Jewish Summer
Camp for children ages 6- 16, located in
the Blue Ridge Mountains of western
North Carolina. Owned and directed by
the Popkin family for over 60 years, Blue
Star presents our campers with a variety
of activities ranging from Creative Arts,
Outdoor Adventure and Nature, and a
Living Judaism Program.
CAMP BARNEY MEDINTZ
(JCC ATLANTA)
4165 Highway 129 N.
Cleveland, GA 30528
706-865-2715
CAMP COLEMAN (URJ)
201 Camp Coleman Drive
Cleveland, GA 30528
706-865-4111
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CAMP JUDAEA
48 Camp Judaea Ln.
Hendersonville, NC 28792
828-685-8841
TULANE UNIVERSITY HILLEL
912 Broadway
Phone: 504-866-7021
CAMP YOUNG JUDAEA/TEXAS
121 Camp Young Judaea Drive
Wimberley, TX 78676
512-847-9564
TULANE UNIVERSITY JEWISH
STUDIES PROGRAM
7031 Freret Street
Phone: 504-865-5349
GREENE FAMILY CAMP (URJ)
1192 Smith Lane
Bruceville, Texas 76630
254-859-5411
HENRY S. JACOBS CAMP (URJ)
P.O. Box 327/3863 Morrison Road
Utica MS 39175
Phone: 601-885-6042
RAMAH DAROM (CONSERVATIVE
MOVEMENT)
70 Darom Lane
Clayton, GA 30525
706-782-9300
CAMPUS LIFE
CHABAD JEWISH STUDENT
CENTER AT TULANE UNIVERSITY
7033 Freret St
Phone: 504-885-2600 and 504-453-0827
Email: yriv@juno.com and sariv@juno.com
Website:www.tulanechabad.org
Contact: Rabbi Yochanan Rivkin
& Sarah Rivkin
Chabad is a chassidic movement founded
by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi in the
latter part of the 18th century that emphasizes the importance of “Chabad,” an
acronym for “Chochmoh, Binah, Da’at”
(wisdom, understanding and knowledge);
the concept of studying and understanding G-d and His relationship with the
world. Lubavitch is the name of the
townlet in the county of Mohilev, White
Russia, which served as the center of the
Chabad Chassidism for four generations.
TULANE JEWISH SORORITIES
AND FRATERNITIES
LISTINGS
Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority
(Epsilon Chapter)
1134 Broadway
President: Ashley Wolosfsky
http://tulaneaephi.chapterspot.com
Sigma Delta Tau
(Alpha Iota Chapter)
1013 Broadway
President: Carly Fischer
http://tulanesdt.chapterspot.com
EDUCATION
AMERICAN HEBREW ACADEMY
4334 Hobbs Road
Greensboro, NC 27410
Phone: 336-217-7100
Email:lgrossman@american
hebrewacademy.org
Website: http://www.american
hebrewacademy.org/
Contact: Leslie Grossman,
Director of Admissions
At the American Hebrew Academy, we
are committed to creating a one-of-akind community and nurturing the future Jewish leaders of the world. We seek
students who are academically motivated,
willing to engage in a rigorous dual curriculum, and interested in exploring their
Jewish identity.
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Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity
(Tau Upsilon Chapter)
7220 Zimple Street
President: Hunter Pawloff
Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity
(Sigma Colony)
President: Jacob Berkelhamer
greek@tulane.edu
Proud to call
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COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOL
Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504-887-4091
Fax: 504-780-5691
President: Dashka Roth Lehmann
Website: www.communitynola.org
Contact: Head of School:
Sharon Pollin, M. Ed
Community Day School is a small,
independent school for boys and girls
in grades Kindergarten through 5. We
educate a diverse student body with the
goal of preparing them to be productive
and engaged citizens. Community Day
School is a place where children master
a rigorous academic curriculum while
developing a strong ethical foundation.
JCC NURSERY PRESCHOOL
& DAY CARE
JCC Uptown
5342 St. Charles
Phone: 504-897-0143
Fax: 504-897-0143
Email: jj@nojcc.org
Website: www.nojcc.org
Contact: JJ Komman, Marketing
Director
JCC Metairie
Phone: 504-897-0143
Fax: 504-897-0143
Email: jj@nojcc.org
Director
LOUISE HAYEM MANHEIM
NURSERY SCHOOL OF
CONGREGATION GATES
OF PRAYER
Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504.885.4339
TORAH ACADEMY
Metairie, LA 70006
Phone: 504-939-2565
NAGHI’S
633 Royal Street
Phone: 504-586-8373
GENERATIONS
RUDMAN’S CARD
AND PARTY SHOP
741 Veteran’s Blvd.,
Metairie, LA 70005
JEWCCY
JewCCY@gmail.com
Contact: Ivy Cohen
JewCCy (Jewish Crescent City Youth) is
the Reform Jewish youth group for New
Orleans and Metairie and the local chapter of NFTY, or the National Federation
of Temple Youth. Teen-led and open to
all members of Reform synagogues, we
socialize, worship, and volunteer together.
JEWISH GENEALOGY SOCIETY
OF NEW ORLEANS
P.O. Box 7811
Metairie, LA 70010
Phone: 504-836-2720
GOODS & SERVICES
BOOKS
OCTAVIA BOOKS
513 Octavia Street
MAPLE STREET BOOK SHOP
7523 Maple Street
504-866-4916
www.maplestreetbookshop.com
JUDAICA
DASHKA ROTH CONTEMPORARY
JEWELRY & JUDAICA
332 Chartres Street
Phone: 504-523-0805
GATES OF PRAYER JUDAICA
SHOP
Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504-889-1144
SHIR CHADASH GIFT SHOP
3737 West Esplondae Avenue
Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504-889-1144
TOURO SISTERHOOD BOOK
AND JUDAICA SHOP
4328 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans., LA 70115
Phone: 504-895-4843
YVONNE YUSPEH STRUG
SISTERHOOD JUDAICA
SHOP IN TEMPLE SINAI
6227 St. Charles Ave.nue
KOSHER BAKERY/
CATERING/RESTAURANTS
ANDREA’S
3100 19th Street
Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504-834-8583
AUDUBON TEA ROOM
(Kosher catering available)
6500 Magazine Street
Phone: 504-212-5301
CAFE DU MONDE COFFEE STAND
www.cafedumonde.com
The Original Cafe Du Monde Coffee
Stand was established in 1862 in the
New Orleans French Market. The Cafe is
open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It
closes only on Christmas Day and when
the occasional Hurricane passes too close
to New Orleans. The Original Cafe Du
Monde is a traditional coffee shop known
for their dark roasted Coffee and Chicory,
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Beignets! Beignets are square French
-style doughnuts, lavishly covered with
powdered sugar.
There are a total of eight Cafe Du
Monde Coffee Stands in the New
Orleans Metropolitan area located in
the French Market, Esplanade Mall,
Riverwalk Mall, Lakeside Mall, Oakwood Mall, Mandeville, Covington and
4600 Veterans Boulevard.
CASABLANCA RESTAURANT
3030 Severn Avenue
Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504-888-2209
HILLEL’S KITCHEN
Go Box Gourmet LLC
912 Broadway
504-909-9919
KOSHER CAJUN NEW YORK
DELI & GROCERY
3519 Severn Avenue
Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504-888-2010
LISTINGS
MUSIC
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
PANORAMA JAZZ BAND
Phone: 504-650-1296
HEALTH & FITNESS
ADDICTION RECOVERY
RESOURCES INC.
4933 Wabash Street
Metairie, LA 70001
504-780-2766/1-866-399-HOPE
www.arrno.org
Providing the highest level of care to
individualsand families struggling with
addiction. Call for a free assessment.
Most health insurances accepted. All
programs are CARF accredited.
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
OF NEW ORLEANS
200 Henry Clay Avenue
Phone: 504-899-9511
Uptown
5342 St. Charles
Phone: 504-897-0143
Fax: 504-897-0143
Email: jj@nojcc.org
Director
Metairie
Phone: 504-897-0143
Fax: 504-897-0143
Email: jj@nojcc.org
Director
LOUISIANA STATE
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
1825 Cleveland Avenue
Phone: 504-568-6321
THE PEACEBAKER
6601 Veterans Blvd.
Metairie, LA 70003
Phone: 504-888-9094
Email: The peacebaker@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.thepeacebaker.com
Kelly Boffone, Owner
Finding the Sweet Balance in Life!
Dedicated gluten-free, dairy-free and
vegan baked goods. Our Bakery has
received Kosher certification but kosher
certification does not cover prepackaged
items, spinach-mushroom handpies and
seasonal sweet potato casserole.
WOLDENBERG VILLAGE
FOOD SERVICES
3701 Behrman Place
Phone: 504-367-5640 ext. 434
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and Prompt Service –
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MEDICAL CENTER OF
LOUISIANA AT NEW ORLEANS
2021 Perdido Street
Phone: 504-903-3000
MOSAIC JEWISH OUTDOOR
MOUNTAIN CLUB OF LOUISIANA
302 Walnut Street
Phone: 866.1243
OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER
Jefferson
1514 Jefferson Highway
Jefferson, LA 70121
Phone: 504-842-3000
Kenner
Kenner, LA 70065
Phone: 504-468-8600
RIVER OAKS HOSPITAL
1525 River Oaks Road West
Phone: 504-734-1740
ST. CHARLES SURGICAL
HOSPITAL
1717 Saint Charles Avenue
Phone: 504-529-6600
TOURO INFIRMARY
1401 Foucher Street
Phone: 504-897-8246
TULANE UNIVERSITY
HOSPITAL & CLINIC
202 McAlister Exit
Phone: 504-864-1476
TULANE MEDICAL CENTER
Phone: 504-988-5800
WOLDENBERG VILLAGE
3701 Behrman Place
504-367-5640
For information: contact Tina Bonstaff,
Marketing Manager at Tina.Bonstaff@
Touro.com
Nestled among the lush landscaped gardens with flowing waterfalls and ponds
is one of the region’s premier retirement
and healthcare facilities – Woldenberg
Village. This retirement community
consists of 60 Independent Living Garden Apartment Homes, 60 Assisted Living Apartments, and a 120 bed Skilled
Nursing Facility. Woldenberg Village
offers Shabbat Services every Saturday
on premise.
RELIGIOUS LIFE
CEMETERIES
AHAVAS SHALOM (ORTHODOX)
4400 Elysian Fields Avenue
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504-837-0770
ANSHE SFARD SYNAGOGUE
(ORTHODOX)
4400 Elysian Fields Avenue
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504-919-3569
CHEVRA THILIM CEMETERY
ASSOCIATION (CONSERVATIVE)
Old Chevra Thilim
4800 Block of Canal Street
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504-841-0554
Email: laano@cox.net
Contact: Dr. Alan Jacobs
New Chevra Thilim
5000 Iberville Street
Phone: 504-841-0554
Email: laano@cox.net
Contact: Dr. Alan Jacobs
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CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL
(ORTHODOX)
4444 Elysian Fields,
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504-523-1155
THARP-SONTHEIMER-THARP
FUNERAL HOME
1600 N. Causeway Blvd
Metairie LA 70001
504-835-2341
CONGREGATION GATES
OF PRAYER (REFORM)
1412 Joseph Street
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504-885-2600
TOURO SYNAGOGUE AND
TEMPLE SINAI (REFORM)
4737 Canal Street at N. Anthony Street
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504-861-3693
HEBREW REST CEMETERIES I, II, III
2100 Pelopidas at Frenchman,
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504.861.3693
CLERGY
JEWISH BURIAL RITES
4321 Frenchman St.
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504-833-0043
LAKE LAWN METAIRIE FUNERAL
HOME AND CEMETERIES
5100 Pontchartrain Boulevard
Phone: 504-486-6331
NORTHSHORE JEWISH
CONGREGATION (REFORM)
2260 West 21st Avenue
Covington, LA
Phone: 985-951-7976
SHIR CHADASH/TIKVAT SHALOM
CEMETERY (CONSERVATIVE)
Jefferson Memorial Gardens
11316 River Rd., Street
Rose, LA
Phone: 504-455-4707
CANTOR SAMUEL
KRUSH
Phone: 504-391-8292
Cell: 504-228-5071
Email: neworleanscantor@yahoo.com
Wedding Officiant. Registered and
certified as a High Holiday Cantor by
the United Synagogues of Conservative
Judaism. LOUISIANA LICENSED to
officiate local and destination weddings.
GREATER NEW ORLEANS
RABBINICAL COUNCIL
Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504-885-2600
MIKVEH
MIKVAH CHAYA MUSHKA AT
RINGGER CENTER
7033 Freret Street
KASHERING SERVICE
KITCHEN KASHERING SERVICE
Phone: 504.866.5164
LOUISIANA KASHRUT
COMMITTEE
4141 W Esplanade Avenue
Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504-957-4986
SYNAGOGUESORTHODOX
ANSHE SFARD SYNAGOGUE
2230 Carondelet Street
Phone: 504-522-4714
Rabbi: David Polsky
President: Benjamen Berman
Website: www.anshesfard.com
Anshe Sfard Synagogue is a family friendly place to worship. Every
Shabbat the congregation welcomes all
Jewish people, who join us for services and become part of our family. It is a
traditional synagogue in the historical uptown section of the city that was once the
center of Jewish life in New Orleans is an
experience you should not miss.
CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL
4004 W Esplanade Avenue
Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504-454-5080
Fax: 504-883-8010
President: Alexander Barkoff
Rabbi Elect: Rabbi Greenberg
Website: www.bethisraelnola.com
Email: rabbi@bethisraelnola.com
Congregation Beth Israel is a Modern
Orthodox synagogue. We are proud
of our multi-generational heritage and
over one hundred year presence in the
Greater New Orleans Area. Our mission
is to create an accessible spiritual home,
where all Jews, regardless of affiliation or
background, are warmly embraced and
welcomed into our greater family. 4933 Wabash Street • Metairie, LA 70001 • www.arrno.org
Most health insurances accepted. All programs are CARF accredited.
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SYNAGOGUESCONSERVATIVE
SHIR CHADASH CONSERVATIVE
CONGREGATION
Metairie LA 70002
Phone: 504-889-1144
Fax: 504-889-1146
Email: shirchadash@shirchadash.org
Website: www.shirchadash.org
Rabbi: Ethan Linden
Executive Director: Sandy Lassen
As a traditional egalitarian synagogue,
we are committed to giving all Jews an
equal role in Jewish prayer. Shir Chadash
was formed in 1999 by the union of Tikvat Shalom and Chevra Thilim. We are
excited about the growth and potential
of our synagogue and of the Jewish community of Greater New Orleans. SYNAGOGUESREFORM
CONGREGATION GATES OF
PRAYER
Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: 504-885-2600
Fax: 504-885-2603
Email: office@gatesofprayer.org
Website: www.gatesofprayer.org
Contact: Sherri Tarr, President
A Reform Jewish congregation, dedicated to providing members with opportunities to find Kedusha (holiness
within our lives) through participation
in worship services, life-cycle events,
educational activities, and social action
programs that reflect our enduring commitment to Torah, Avodah, and Gemilut
Chasadim (the pursuit of justice, peace,
and deeds of loving-kindness).
NORTHSHORE JEWISH
CONGREGATION
1403 North Causeway Blvd
Mandeville, LA 70471
Phone: 985-951-7976
Email: president@northshorejewish.org
Website: www.northshorejewish.org
Contact: John Nimon, Rabbi
The Northshore Jewish Congregation, fondly known as the “NJC,” is on
the northshore of Lake Pontchartrain
about 30 miles from downtown New Orleans. Located in Mandeville, we are the
only synagogue between Baton Rouge and
Biloxi, Mississippi. We extend a warm
welcome to all who are seeking a Jewish
community built on the fundamental and
enduring principles of Reform Judaism. TEMPLE SINAI
Phone: 504-861-3693
Fax: 504-861-3102
Website: www.templesinaino.org
Email: Sinai@usa.net
Rabbi: Edward P. Cohn
Executive Director: Ellen Rae Shalett
The members of Temple Sinai reaffirm
our mission as an historic Reform Jewish
house of worship, in the spirit of the
Covenant that we made with God, to
provide visionary leadership and opportunities in spiritual, educational, moral
and social programs which strengthen an
enrich the lives of our congregants and
contribute to the community of Greater
New Orleans.
TOURO SYNAGOGUE REFORM
Phone: 504-895-4843
Fax: 504-897-0237
Website: www.tourosynagogue.com
Email: Julie@tourosynagogue.com
Rabbi: Alexis D. Berk
Rabbi Emeritus: David Goldstein
President: Scott Silbert
Touro Synagogue’s mission stems from
its traditional roots, but blends well with
out mainstream Reform Jewish Philosophy which supports our emphasis on the
love of Jewish living, a commitment to
social justice, to Klal Yisrael and to Jewish practice founded in knowledge.
SENIOR LIVING
THE AZALEAS ASSISTED LIVING
3701 Behrman Place
Phone: 504-367-5640
THE VILLAS INDEPENDENT
LIVING
3701 Behrman Place
Phone: 504-367-5640
WILLOWWOOD SKILLED
NURSING
3701 Behrman Place
Phone: 504-367-5640
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GEAUX
BATON ROUGE
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER
BATON ROUGE
4845 Jamestown Avenue, Suite 210
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225) 379-7393
Executive Director: Ellen Sager
(Ellen.Sager@jewishbr.org
www.jewishbr.org
SYNAGOGUES/
TEMPLES
BETH SHALOM SYNAGOGUE
9111 Jefferson Hwy.
Phone: 225-924-6773
Fax: 225-923-1373
Website: www.bethshalomsynagogue.org
Email: bethshalom-admin@earthlink.net
Beth Shalom Synagogue (Baton Rouge,
LA) is a Reform congregation and a
member of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ). We are a “family style” shul
with a hamish, relaxed atmosphere. Our
joy in expressing our Judaism is exponentially increased when shared with
our congregational family. The essence
of our shul family is truly the sum of the
uniqueness and diversity of our members.
8th Baton Rouge JEWISH
Film Festival will be held
January 15-19, 2014
CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL
(REFORM )
3354 Kleinert Avenue
225-343-0111
Rabbi: Jordan Goldson
www.bnaibr.org
EARLY CHILDHOOD/
YOUTH GROUP
ALFRED G. RAYNE
LEARNING CENTER
9111 Jefferson Hwy
225-924-6772
Director: Dottie Smith
Infant care through pre-kindergarten
center emphasizing Judaism – customs
and culture.
LISTINGS
JEWISH LIFE AT LSU-JEWISH STUDIES AT LSU:
a minor degree with courses and faculty
from a variety of humanities and social
science disciplines. Daniel A. Novak,
Director (dnovak@lsu.edu)
HILLEL AT LSU:
Activities include an on campus sukkah, in home shabbat dinners, and
Taglit-Birthright Israel affiliation. www.
hillelatlsu.org
SIGMA ALPHA MU FRATERNITY:
Epsilon Eta chapter was officially
recognized by the LSU Inter-Fraternity
Council in 2005. It prides itself on the
character and diversity of its members.
(www.lsusam.com)
BATON ROUGE FEDERATION OF
TEMPLE YOUTH (BARFTY):
www.nfty.org/so/tygs/barfty
WWW.BRJFF.COM
*Films will be announced soon!
Manship Theatre, Shaw Center
for the Arts, 100 Lafayette, Baton
Rouge, LA 70808.
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Artist Anna Gil reveals
‘Letters of Light’
By Alan Smason
nna Gil is an extraordinary
Her
artist whose works on
approach
canvas can absolutely be
to painting
called divinely inspired
is largely
and mystical. A striking
spiritual and
brunette with
that fervent
piercing eyes and
feeling of
a Mona Lisa smile
devotion is
Jewish mysticism
that beguiles her talent with a
evident in
painter Anna Gil.
paintbrush, she is both at home
her work.
in front of a canvas and in her
She works
newfound home of New Orleans. only in oils on her canvases for
Perhaps, not surprisingly, this
a variety of reasons. “Because
native of San Diego first heard
all the old masters chose it,” she
the call of the Crescent City
begins. “I love the richness of the
through its music. “I’ve always
colors. I love the movement onto
loved this city,” she admits. “My
the canvas and I love the way it
first introduction was Jazz Fest
smells. There’s an earthy smell to
15 years ago.”
it; it’s not a chemical smell – it’s
more natural.”
Through his sound engineer,
In a religious sense oil
she was introduced to Mac
represents
many different
Rabbenack, better known to the
things to Gil. “There was oil
locals as Dr. John. Although she
in the Temple. We use oil to
had not been committed to art
create light and for spiritual
until a few years ago and never
purposes,” she relates. “In the
began to paint the Hebrew
sanctuary that’s used to create an
letters and words that define
atmosphere and a home for the
her work until this past year,
Divine.”
he has encouraged her growth
It is through the intercession
as an artist, she says. “He’s a
of
light
that Gil believes life is
good friend of mine and a big
elevated
through every chance
supporter of my work,” she
encounter. “Every conversation
boasts. “He always said ‘Ann,
we have, we have a chance to
you’re the real deal.’”
make it better. That process
Throughout the past year,
creates an energy and that energy
Gil’s “Letters of Light” original
creates light,” she explains.
paintings, all inspired by Jewish
Gil’s unique oil paintings
mysticism, have been on display
began
with a chance encounter
at three Royal Street galleries:
at
a
woman’s
seminar at Chabad
Gallery Orange, Hemmerling
Jewish
Center
of Laguna
Gallery and Creason’s Gallery.
Niguel four
years
ago. Neria
She was a finalist in this spring’s
Cohen facilitated a course called
first ever Golden Ghetto Jewish
“Creative Soul Journeys” which
art contest in Venice, Italy
Gil attended. In it participants
sponsored by the Venice Center
were guided into meditations
of Jewish Art. She received its
prior to their using watercolors to
endorsement as their Facebook
paint on canvases whatever came
fan page winner, garnering the
into their minds. “I went to that
most “likes” from across the
event and it unleashed something
globe.
for me,” she recalls. “I really
followed the guided meditation
and expressed Hebrew letters.
That completely opened up a
vast world of learning, meaning,
insight and knowledge and I
began to paint that.”
Her works not only include
examinations of Hebrew letters,
but entire Hebrew words as well.
She plumbs the depths of their
meaning by delving deeply into
religious texts before embarking
on a new canvas. She begins the
process by considering a visual
prayer as she places herself into
a prayerful state. “I read some of
the Psalms, maybe some of the
Tanach, but I put myself in a
place that I know,” she recounts.
She begins a process of
eliminating the obvious answers
and letting everything go of
all things known and familiar.
“When I’m letting go, when I’m
able to let that go, that’s the flash
of insight,” she says. “It takes a
long time for that to happen.
It’s a process and in that process
I create beauty because beauty
comes from color. One color
allows another to be.”
More than one person has
noticed the similarity in Gil’s
paintings to the renderings of
famous painter Marc Chagall.
Gallery Orange owner Tracy
Gielbert was struck by it “There
is a stained glass window aspect
to her work,” she avers. “Her
layers are very transparent, they
are built of very thin layers
of oil and it’s reminiscent of
stained glass. I think they exude
something I’ve never seen before,
like some kind of magic power.”
Gil sees the beginning of her
artistic visions as starting on a
blank canvas of black or white.
While she clears her mind and
enters a meditative state, she
sees only the background. “I’m
making a connection to God
when I paint,” she reflects. “That’s
what keeps me humble.”
This connection to the
Divine inspires her to paint as an
instrument of His will. “He is the
great Creator and we are capable
of infinity,” she muses. “We never
use up everything – our souls and
talents are endless.”
She regards life as movement
with everything moving,
expanding and radiating. So
when she approaches the germ
of a new work, she intentionally
slows things down in her mind.
“It becomes a a natural flow of
and back and forth,” she relates.
“That meditative part is what
reaches within my psyche and
that’s the part that’s not quick.”
But when that flash of
inspiration is found, she begins to
apply oil to the canvas. “When all
the circumstances are right, then
the forms appear on the canvas
and then they go into my mind.
It’s a backwards process when
I achieve the insight process as
opposed to the deliberate.”
That may well be the
difference between the way Gil
receives her inspiration and how
other artists approach art. There
is no intent for her to paint a
specific letter or word. The image
is formed on the canvas before
it takes full shape and is realized
in her mind. “I paint as I learn,”
Gil says. In just a few words
she has distilled what might be
the essence of Jewish mysticism
in art. This is what impressed
Gielbert, who describes Gil’s
abstract works as “symbolic,
sacred and meditative.”
It may literally take a leap of
faith to understand the process.
“Ahava” (“Love”) by Anna Gil.
Nevertheless, the results are
striking and extraordinary as
various geometric shapes take
form on the canvas defined and
circumscribed by the Hebrew
letters. The patterns appear to
take on a three-dimensional
aspect and vary in size and
color in kaleidoscopic fashion.
When the letters are joined into
a Hebrew word, the results can
be even more powerful with
unanticipated meaning being
defined by her imagery.
Take, for instance, her
painting titled “Ahava,” the
Hebrew word for love. It is not
about physical love or romance
as one might suspect. It is, in
fact, a painting derived from her
study of Bereshit (Genesis) and
her appreciation of “learning the
ahava in what love is and that is
the love Hashem has for us.” She
employs the use of various colors
of blue throughout the painting
because of the concept of the
spirit of God hovering over the
waters, the blue representing the
colors of the sea. “His capacity
to love us. It’s vast. That’s what
I would think of , but not just
think so, I would actually feel his
love for all of us even while I was
painting that,” she explains.
She was moved so much
by this precious love that she
decided she needed to work
with gold leaf to express the
love of the Almighty. It becomes
representative of the light of His
love and one can almost feel the
magnitude of the phrase “And
God said ‘Let there be light. And
there was light.’”
She feels the connection to
“Shalom” with its multiple meanings
of “hello, goodbye and peace” by artist
Anna Gil.
the
cosmos and even considers the
angels depicted as points of light.
“It’s all connected,” she considers.
“The angels, the light, the love of
God, Creation, His love for us.
It’s all connected.”
Gil reflects on both the
colors and shapes that define her
work. “The interlocking shapes
show the deep space which we
all have deep within us and
the Hebrew letters stay on the
surface, but only on the canvas,”
she continues. It is her belief
that once the mystical nature of
the paintings is revealed in all
its meaning, it will spring into
one’s consciousness and a level of
understanding of what she felt at
the time of her painting will be
achieved.
Another of her works is
“Shalom,” the Hebrew word
with multiple meanings for hello,
goodbye and peace. She defends
her use of bold and strong colors
in the painting, suggesting that
peace is not always wrapped in
a blanket of tranquility. “Peace
comes strongly and boldly,” she
suggests. In a way “Shalom” is a
tribute to New Orleans, the place
she now calls home. “The colors
of the city have inspired me,” she
admits. She describes her use of
multiple colors in “Shalom” as
having a desired effect like that
of confetti.
“Music and art have been a
central part to my life,” the artist
states. “The letters have inspired
my heart. I want to touch people
through my art and especially
with each encounter,” she says.
Perhaps because Gil’s art is
Anna Gil’s work “Letters of Light.”
derived from religious text, there
is an impression that her works
are not imbued with pride or
conceit and this also struck
Gielbert. “Beauty and creativity
are the result of humility because
if you’re vain, that’s not real
beauty,” Gil professes. “If you
create something out of vanity
it’s not creative.”
Gil is, of course, familiar
with the mystical nature of the
number 36, or “double chai,”
the numerical equivalents of
the Hebrew letters hay and
yud adding up to the number
18. Twice that is the number of
paintings that comprise her show.
She smiles when she considers
that perhaps that was Providence
as well. “It wasn’t on purpose, ”
she explains. “Yesterday I said I
had better take inventory, so I
counted them and, lo and behold,
I have 36!” She was amazed at
the number, but wanted to make
sure she hadn’t imagined it. “I
counted it again,” she says. The
result was the same.
Gil looks forward to greeting
art lovers and making more
of those connections she talks
about so glowingly. She will be
providing handouts for those
who attend to explain more
deeply the meaning of what
she experienced at the time of
her execution of the works. “By
teaching what I’m painting,
there’s going to be someone who
will embrace it,” she purports.
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Michael Mildred
Met
W
as 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
on African and other ethnic food, came to the Big Easy
to connect to his cultural roots specifically through
Southern and Jewish food.
Standing toe to toe with
Mildred Covert, the erstwhile
actress and famous kosher
cookbooks writer, Twitty
explored a part of Jewish
New Orleans he had only
read about previously. Covert,
a deliberate, white-haired
octogenarian looked pale and
thin as a rail compared to the
swarthy and portly Twitty. A
jovial first-time guest in New
Mildred Covert, left, shows culinary historian Michael Twitty the
site of the former Congregation Beth Israel.
Orleans, Twitty had already
visited with local creole
legend Leah Chase, but was
nonetheless already familiar
with the several cookbooks
Covert had written with
Sylvia Gerson of blessed
memory, among them “The
Kosher Cajun Cookbook,”
“The Kosher Creole
Cookbook” and “The Kosher
Southern Style Cookbook.”
Covert met Twitty downtown
at his hotel as he set about
for the next several hours
investigating the old Jewish
section in present-day Central
City along Carondelet Street
and the former Dryades
Street corridor. The pair
journeyed first to the former
site of Congregation Beth
Israel (now the New Home
Full Gospel Church) afforded
Twitty and his ever-present
photographer companion an
opportunity to be conducted
by Covert into what was at
one time the largest Orthodox
congregation in the south.
Twitty was regaled with tales
of the good old days when he
was able to meet with Pastor
Willie Robinson, who helped
him connect to the AfricanAmerican culture of presentday New Orleans. Twitty and
Covert next met with Rabbi
David Polsky, who conducted
them into Congregation
Anshe Sfard, the only
remaining Orleans Parish
Orthodox house of worship
not associated with Chabad
Lubavitch of Louisiana.
Polsky had read of the
culinary historian’s story in
the May edition of Southern
Jewish Life magazine. The article detailed how
Twitty, the great-great-great
grandson of Confederate
Captain Richard Henry
Bellamy, had become
infatuated with his own
family history through a series
of oral histories left behind
by an uncle. He had learned
he had Jewish relatives living
in Alabama and this brought
about a desire to learn more
of Judaism. Twitty underwent
an Orthodox conversion
in 2002 and became so
immersed in the faith he even
taught religious school. As a
former resident of New York,
Polsky was amazed at the
length and breadth of Twitty’s
knowledge of yiddishkeit and
the pair happily exchanged
information about common
places they had traveled to
and rabbis with whom they
Rabbi David Polsky listens to culinary historian Michael Twitty
from Washington, D.C.
were familiar. Twitty was
so impressed with the East
European style synagogue
located on the edge of the
Garden District that he
left behind his cell phone.
Following another trip back
to the synagogue to retrieve
the missing phone, Covert
and Twitty picked up where
the other had left off. Twitty
was expected in Natchez
before the advent of Shabbat.
With his schedule growing
tight, he decided to stop
back at his hotel and pick up
his waiting vehicle and yet
another photographer.
The next jaunt took the
contingent to Metairie to
the Kosher Cajun Grocery
and New York Delicatessen
on Severn Street. Twitty
was not shy about ordering
several orders including
matzah ball soup and a
corned beef sandwich on rye.
Covert took out all of her
cookbooks and continued to
banter back and forth with
Twitty, both agreeing that
much of the legacy of kosher
cooking was the ability to be
adaptive. Following lunch, the
company took a quick tour of
Shir Chadash Conservative
Congregation, conducted
by executive director Sandy
Lassen. Lassen gave the group
a history of the Conservative
synagogue and detailed
how the former Tikvat
Shalom and Chevra Thillim
synagogues had merged.
A cursory examination of
remaining structures along
West Esplanade Avenue
included riding past the
Goldring-Woldenberg
Metairie campus of the
Jewish Federation of Greater
New Orleans and the home of
the Community Day School
and the Jewish Community
Center’s Metairie site. Before
leaving for Natchez, Twitty
and Covert also passed the
Chabad Center of Metairie
and stopped to view the new
home of Congregation Beth
Israel and it’s neighbor Gates
of Prayer Synagogue. It was
there, owing to the lateness of
the day, Twitty’s contingent
parted ways with Covert,
who was so moved of her
experience that she composed
the first letter to the editor for
the CCJN.
Mildred Covert, right, tells Michael Twitty how she adapted
recipes for her kosher cookbooks.
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Batsheva hits high note at GOP
By Dean M. Shapiro, Special to the CCJN
B
illing her style as “a cross between Theodore
Bikel and Tom Lehrer from a distinctly
feminine voice,” award-winning Jewish singer,
songwriter and musician Batsheva Capek
captivated an enthusiastic audience at Congregation
Gates of Prayer in Metairie on July 17. Her songs and the
stories behind those songs spanned some 500-600 years,
from the Middle Ages in Europe up to the present day.
Monthly Listing of New Orleans Celebrations
JANUARY:
Twelfth Night Celebrations (officially starts the
Carnival Season)
FEBRUARY:
Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon,
Mardi Gras Parade Season Starts
MARCH:
Lundi Gras, Mardi Gras,
LimmudFest New Orleans ( Jewish Celebration of arts & learning,)
Soul Fest, Buku Music
And Art Project, St.
Patrick’s Day, Tennessee
Williams Festival, Foodfest, Congo Square New
Rhythms Festival
APRIL:
French Quarter Easter
Parade, French Quarter
Festival, Jazz & Heritage
Festival (weekend 1)
MAY:
Jazz & Heritage Festival
(weekend 2), Mid City
Bayou Boogaloo, N.O.
Wine & Food Experience, Greek Fest
JUNE:
Cajun Zydeco Festival,
Creole Tomato Festival,
Festigals
JULY:
Essence Festival, Bastille
Day, Running of the
Bulls, Tales of the Cocktail
SEPTEMBER:
Southern Decadence,
Oktoberfest
OCTOBER:
New Orleans Film Festival, Crescent City Blues
& BBQ Festival, Louisiana Seafood Festival,
Voodoo Music Experience, Halloween in New
Orleans
NOVEMBER:
Louisiana Swamp Festival, Fringe Festival, Oak
Street Po-Boy Festival, Words and Music,
Treme Creole Gumbo
Festival
AUGUST:
COOLinary New Orleans, Satchmo SumDECEMBER:
merFest, Whitney White
Linen Night, Red Dress Christmas Holiday
Run, Dirty Linen Night, (Garden District) Home
Tour, Celebration in the
French Film Festival
Oaks at City Park, Caroling at Jackson Square,
New Year’s Eve
Playing her acoustic
guitar and singing in
English, Hebrew, Yiddish
and Ladino (the language of
the Spanish Jews), Batsheva
was alternately humorous
and serious as she related
musical tales of hardship and
joy, sprinkled with satirical
commentary on contemporary
Jewish life that evoked
laughter from her audience.
At times the audience
members were invited to sing
along and clap along with the
chorus portions of some of
her songs.
A native of Toronto,
Canada now living in
Nashville with her renowned
songwriter,composer and
keyboardist husband John
Capek, Batsheva has visited
New Orleans many times
previously but this was
her first performance here.
Professionally, like Cher and
Madonna,she goes only by
her first name.
Some of the original
ballads she sang – comprising
just a fraction of her extensive
repertoire – focused largely
on the “Golden Age” of
the Sephardic Jews on the
Iberian Peninsula during the
Middle Ages, prior to their
expulsion from Spain in 1492
and Portugal five years later.
Throughout the Diaspora and
the wanderings of the Jewish
people over the past two
thousand years, “The music is
one of the things that kept us
together,” Batsheva told those
who gathered to hear her
message.
Some of her original
compositions in a more
humorous vein took on subtle
(and not-so-subtle) feminist
overtones, with lines like “Eve
was framed because she was
a dame,” while others were
playfully self-deprecating
put-downs of Yiddish folk
songs. For a first encore she
sang Tevye’s song “If I Were
a Rich Man” from Fiddler on
the Roof
but from the perspective of
Tevye’s wife (“If He Were a
Rich Man”). For the second
encore she sang fellow
Canadian Leonard Cohen’s
“Dance Me to the End of
Love” in Yiddish and English.
Batsheva’s appearance at
Gates of Prayer was arranged
by the Institute for Southern
Jewish Life, headquartered
in Jackson, Mississippi and
made possible by the joint
adult education programming
Batsheva performs at Congregation Gates of Prayer. (Photo by
Dean Shapiro)
between Orthodox
Congregation Beth Israel and
Reform Congregation Gates
of Prayer.
Over the years she has
toured extensively throughout
the U.S., Canada and Israel.
Her award-winning original
composition, “Song of
Remembrance,” is part of
the official archives of Yad
Va-Shem, the Holocaust
Memorial in Jerusalem.
Another original, “Smaller
Crowds,” which is about the
persecuted Jewish community
of Russia, won a first prize in
the North American Jewish
Songwriting Competition.
Classically trained on
piano and cello at the Royal
Conservatory of Music
in Toronto, Batsheva also
holds a degree in Theatre
from Toronto’s York
University. Her 2008 CD,
“I, BATSHEVA, SINGER”
continues to receive critical
international acclaim today,
five years after its release.
In an exclusive phone
interview from her Nashville
home two days before the
concert, Batsheva said she
is working on material for a
new CD, which will include
a Hebrew translation of
Leonard Cohen’s acclaimed
“Hallelujah!” for which she
has received permission from
SONY/ATV, the copyright
holders.
She also spoke with
pride about her Czech-born
husband who has written
songs that were recorded by
Rod Stewart (“Rhythm of My
Heart”), Joe Cocker (“Take
Me Home”), Cher (“Love
So High”), Bonnie Raitt
(“Deep Water”) and many
other renowned older and
more contemporary recording
artists.
Speaking about New
Orleans, Batsheva called it “an
extraordinary and exceptional
place. My husband and I love
it. What’s not to love about it.
We have fun every time we go
there.”
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AMERICAS 1 Canal St.
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www.auduboninstitute.org
Hours: Tue-Sun 10am-5pm;
Mon (during the summer and select
holidays) 10am-5pm Free Off-Street Parking: No
Handicapped Accessible: Yes
Attraction Type: Museum, Aquarium
Admission Cost: $22.50 for adults (1364); $17 for seniors (65+) and children
(2-12 yrs of age).
AUDUBON PARK 6500 Magazine St
(504) 861-2537
www.auduboninstitute.org
Off-Street Parking: Yes
Attraction Type: Park/Square
Admission Cost: FREE
THE ALGIERS FERRY
1 Canal Street New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504-376-8180
www.algiersferry.org
Witness some of the best views of the
original city of New Orleans via a Canal
Street Ferry ride across the Mississippi
River, and learn why New Orleans is
called the Crescent City as the ferry
traverses the river’s natural crescent to
historic Algiers Point on the West Bank.
The ferry has been in operation since
1827 rides are free for pedestrians and $1
for cars making the return trip from the
West Bank back to New Orleans. From
Canal Street to the West Bank, there is
no charge for cars. Refer to website for
ferry times.
BROADWAY IN NEW ORLEANS 800.218.7469
www.neworleans.broadway.com
Six recent Broadway shows were announced for the 2013-2014 season. This
year marks the long awaited return of the
series to the Saenger Theater. The restoration project of the theater to return it
back to its original 1927 designs ran $52
million dollars. CENTRAL GROCERY 923 Decatur St. New Orleans, LA 70116
Phone: 504-523-1620
Handicapped Accessible: Unknown
CITY PARK 1 Palm Drive
Phone: 504-482-4888
Fax: 504 483-9412
www.neworleanscitypark.com
CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER 900 Camp Street
Phone: 504-528-3805
Fax: 504-528-3828
www.cacno.org
Gallery Hours: Thursday to Sunday, 11
a.m. to 4 p.m. Hours for performances,
special events and evening programs vary.
Attraction Type: Museum, Theatre
Admission Cost: Gallery admission $5
for adults, $3 for students and seniors,
Free for CAC members and children 15
and under. Group rates available. CRESCENT CITY FARMERS
MARKET Phone: 504-861-4488
Fax: 504-861-4489
Shop/Store Type: Farmer’s Market
www.crescentcityfarmersmarket.org
FORT PIKE 27100 Chef Menteur Hwy.
Phone: 504- 662-5703/888-662-5703
www.lastateparks.com
Hours: Open seven days a week from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Handicapped Accessible: No
Attraction Type: Museum
Admission Cost: $2; FREE for senior
citizens and children 13 and under
FRENCH MARKET
www.frenchmarket.org
2 French Market Pl.
Phone: 504-522-2621
GALLIER HOUSE 1132 Royal St.
Phone: 504-525-5661
Hours: Monday-Friday 10am-3pm (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday for groups
only, by appointment) with tour times
at 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm;
Saturdays 12pm-4pm with tour times at
12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm
Handicapped Accessible: No
Attraction Type: Museum, Historic
Home
Admission Cost: Adults $10; AAA,
Seniors, Students, Children (8-18) $8;
Children under 8 FREE
www.hgghh.org
The Gallier House is an outstanding
example of accurate and comprehensive historic restoration of one of New
Orleans’ loveliest and time-honored
landmarks. Experience this architectural
jewel and those that lived and worked on
the property. Walk through masterfully
restored historic garden, elegant carriageway, and restored slave quarters in
addition to the Gallier family furnished
home.
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Hours: 24/7
Attraction Type: Casino
www.HarrahsNewOrleans.com
JACKSON SQUARE 751 Decatur Street
Hours: Open seven days a week. During
daylight savings open 8 a.m. to 7p.m..
During winter, it’s open from 8am to
6pm
Historic Jackson Square is a timeless
attraction in the heart of the French
Quarter of New Orleans.This famous
landmark facing the Mississippi River is
surrounded by historic buildings and is
a favorite site for visitors and locals. The
artists, restaurants, museums, merchants
and the square itself make Jackson
Square one of the French Quarter’s most
popular destinations.
For well over a half-century, there has
been a plein air artist colony at Jackson
Square. Local artists paint, draw, create
portraits and caricatures, and display their
work on the square’s iron fence. Some
have been there for generations! Jackson
Square is a favorite site for visitors and
locals. The artists, restaurants, museums,
merchants and the square itself make
Jackson Square one of the French Quarter’s most popular destinations.
ENTERTAINMENT
THE JEFFERSON PERFORMING
ARTS SOCIETY 1118 Clearview Parkway
Metairie, LA 70001
Phone: 504-885-2000
www.jpas.org
Founded in 1978 by Maestro Dennis G.
Assaf and Hannah Cunningham, the
Jefferson Performing Arts Society is a
non-profit professional arts organization whose mission is to promote arts
performance, training, and outreach
by providing a diverse range of quality
programs that entertain, educate and
enrich the cultural and economic vitality
of Jefferson Parish, Greater New Orleans
and the Gulf South.
JPAS focuses on three main elements.
JPAS annually provides a wide range
of theatrical performances that appeal
to many interests and age groups. Most
seasons include a selection of grand
opera, musical theater, dance and music.
JPAS strives to network and partner
with national and international artists
and companies to bring new and diverse
programming to the Southern Region.
LE PETIT THEATRE DU VIEUX
CARRE 616 Saint Peter Street
Email: info@lepetittheatre.com
www.lepetittheatre.com
Le Petit Theatre Du Vieux Carre is a
community theater in the French Quarter of New Orleans. It was founded in
1916, when a group of amateur theatrelovers began putting on plays in the
drawing room of one of the members.
The 2013-14 season includes five plays;
two of which include Lombardi and
Golda’s Balcony. The newly restored
Grande Dame of New Orleans theatre is
back and better than ever. LOUISIANA CHILDREN’S
MUSEUM 420 Julia Street
Phone: 504-523-1357
Admission: $8.00 per person, adults and
children
www.lcm.org
This 30,000 square foot museum
includes exhibits with diverse activities aimed to engage children across the
disciplines. It includes numerous activities for interactive and hand’s on play for
children and their families. THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II
MUSEUM 945 Magazine Street
Phone: 504-528-1944
Fax: 504-527-6088
Hours: Mon-Sun 9am-5pm; Closed on
major holidays
www.nationalww2museum.org
Attraction Type: Museum
Admission Cost: World War II veterans,
museum members and children under
5 years of age admitted FREE.
Museum admission $22 Adults; $19
Seniors over age 65; $13 Students K-12
and College and Active Military with ID.
Films $5 extra with general admission;
second-day passes $6 extra with general
admission.
The National WWII Museum in New
Orleans opened on June 6, 2000, as The
National D-Day Museum. Founded by
historian and author, Stephen Ambrose,
the Museum tells the story of the American Experience in the war that changed
the world — why it was fought, how it
was won, and what it means today — so
that all generations will understand the
price of freedom and be inspired by what
they learn. In 2003, Congress officially
designated us as America’s National
WWII Museum.
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ENTERTAINMENT
NOBA NEW ORLEANS BALLET
ASSOCIATION
935 Gravier Street #800
Phone: 504-522-0996
www.nobadance.com
NOBA The Central Gulf region’s premiere presenting and service organization is dedicated solely to dance.
Incorporated in 1969, NOBA has served
and helped advance the dance field
for more than 40 years with a mission
to cultivate understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of dance through
performance, education, and community
service. The structure of the organization
divides into two programming elements:
Main Stage, a dynamic season of dance
featuring a variety of world-class companies and Education Programs, nationally
recognized and comprehensive dance
programs that educate, train, and nurture.
The NOBA Main Stage 2013/14 season will include 5 performances October
through May. THE NOLA PROJECT
2716 Magazine Street
Phone: 504-289-2634
www.nolaproject.com
The NOLA Project is a theatre company
made up of actors inspired by the energy
of New Orleans. They strive to challenge, entertain, and engage diverse New
Orleans audiences through high-quality
and innovative performances of relevant
great works, the development and production of new plays, and comprehensive
educational opportunities for aspiring
theatre artists.
This theater company announced its
2013-14 season with 5 different plays at
various venues throughout the city. It’s
culminating with a May 2014 performance at NOMA’s Besthoff Sculpture
Garden. 36 Crescent City Jewish News
NEW ORLEANS OPERA
ASSOCIATION
616 Girod St. Suite 200
(504)-529-7668
www.neworleansopera.org
It’s 2013-14 Season has been announced
with 4 scheduled Opera’s performed in
October, November, February and April
at the Mahalia Jackson Theater. THE NEW ORLEANS SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL AT TULANE
1332 Audubon Street
Tulane University Campus
New Orleans, LA
Phone: 504-865-5105
www.neworleansshakespeare.
tulane.edu
The New Orleans Shakespeare Festival
at Tulane is committed to reimagining, rebuilding and engaging The Gulf
South region through the works and
words of William Shakespeare. By an
intermingling of artistic and educational
programs, the festival seeks to create a
center of entertainment and learning that
speaks both through the greatest plays
of the English language and one of the
great cities of The United States.
The annual summer festival offers 5
productions between June through August usually at the Lupin Theater. The
organization has expanded into a year
round operation that offers 5 educational
programs to students around the community. Special summer program offered
to high school students, too!
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NEW ORLEANS SUMMER
LYRIC THEATRE AT TULANE
UNIVERSITY Summer Lyric Theatre
104 Dixon Hall
Tulane University
www.summerlyric.tulane.edu
Phone: 504-865-5269
Summer Lyric Theatre is a musical theatre performing organization based on
the campus of Tulane University. Their
mission is to preserve one of America’s
greatest art forms by producing the highest quality musical theatre. The theatre
exists to support and expand musicians,
actors, singers, dancers, technical artists
and most important, students of promise, as well as those whom are already
established by bringing together both the
university’s resources and the community.
SOUTHERN REPERTORY THEATRE 6221 South Claiborne Avenue Suite 310
Phone: 504-522-6545
www.southernrep.com Founded in 1986, Southern Rep’s mission is to develop and produce new plays
that reflect the diversity of NOLA with
professional theatre of the highest artistic
quality and achievement, and to establish
a creative working environment that nurtures theatre professionals. As New Orleans’ only year round professional theatre,
they strive to use the artistry of theater to
enlighten, educate, and entertain audiences, and further extend that service through
educational and outreach programs.
RIVERTOWN THEATERS FOR THE
PERFORMING ARTS 325 Minor Street
Kenner, LA 70062
Phone: 504-461-9475
www.rivertowntheaters.com
Two theatres are included at this center,
the FourFront Theatre and Theatre 13. These venues provide local theatre artists
to perform and create. The 2013-14
season includes 6 shows along with a
Summer Theater Festival. ™
Addiction Recovery Resources Inc.
Ad & Listing...................................................23, 24
Ahavas Shalom Cemetery...............................24
American Friends of
Magen David Adom........................................18
American Hebrew Academy............................21
Andrea’s ........................................................22
Anshe Sfard Synagogue
Cemetery....................................................24
Synagogue.................................................25
Anti-Defamation League................................18
Audubon Tea Room........................................22
Avodah: The Jewish Service Corp....................18
Azaleas Assisted Living, The............................26
Blue Star Camp..............................................20
B’nai Brith of Greater
New Orleans..................................................18
Café Du Monde...............................................22
Camp Barney Medintz /
JCC Atlanta.....................................................20
Camp Coleman/URJ........................................20
Camp Judaea/North Carolina..........................20
Camp Young Judaea/Texas..............................20
Cantor Samuel Krush......................................25
Casablanca Restaurant...................................23
Chabad Jewish Center....................................18
Chabad Jewish Student Center
at Tulane University.......................................20
Chabad Lubavitch of Lousiana........................19
Chevra Thilim Cemetery Association
Old Chevra Thilim........................................24
New Chevra Thilim......................................24
Children’s Hospital of New Orleans..................23
Community Day School...................................22
Congregation Beth Israel
Cemetery....................................................25
Synagogue .................................................25
Cemetery....................................................25
Synagogue.................................................26
INDEX
Dashka Roth Contemporary
Jewelry & Judaica...........................................22
Gates of Prayer Judaica Shop..........................22
Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern
Jewish Life & Musem of the Southern
Jewish Experience..........................................18
Greater New Orleans
Rabbinical Council..........................................25
Greene Family Camp/URJ................................20
Hadassah New Orleans
Ad & Listing...................................................19
Hebrew Rest Cemeteries I, II, III......................25
Henry S. Jacobs Camp (URJ)............................20
Hillel’s Kitchen...............................................23
Israel Bonds...................................................19
JCC Nursery, Preschool & Day Care
Uptown......................................................22
Metairie.....................................................22
JEWCCY..........................................................22
Jewish Burial Rites.........................................25
Jewish Community Center
Uptown......................................................23
Metairie.....................................................23
Jewish Children’s Regional Service..................19
Jewish Endowment Foundation
of New Orleans...............................................19
Jewish Family Service.....................................
Main Office.................................................19
North Shore Office.......................................19
Uptown Satellite Office...............................20
Jewish Federation of
Greater New Orleans......................................20
Jewish Genealogy Society
of New Orleans...............................................22
Jewish War Veterans,
Jules Lazard Post 580......................................20
Kitchen Kashering Service..............................25
Kosher Cajun New York
Deli & Grocery................................................23
Krush, Samuel - Cantor..................................25
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INDEX
Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral
Home & Cemeteries........................................25
Louise Hayem Manheim Nursery School
of Congregation Gates of Prayer......................22
Louisiana Kashrut Committee.........................25
Louisiana State University
Medical Center...............................................23
Maple Street Book Shop.................................22
Medical Center of Louisiana
at New Orleans...............................................24
Mikvah Chaya Mushka at
RINGGER Center.............................................25
Moishe House................................................20
Mosaic Jewish Outdoor Mountain
Club of Louisiana............................................24
Naghi’s..........................................................22
National Council of Jewish Women..................20
New Orleans Relocation LLC Realtors –
Ad & Listing................................................18, 23
N’Shei Chabad................................................20
Northshore Jewish Congregation
Cemetery....................................................25
Synagogue.................................................26
Ochsner Medical Center
Jefferson....................................................24
Kenner.......................................................24
Octavia Books................................................22
Panorama Jazz Bank......................................23
Peacebaker (The)...........................................23
Ramah Darom................................................20
River Oaks Hospital........................................24
Rudman’s Card & Party Shop...........................22
Shalom TV......................................................18
Shir Chadash Conservative Congregation
Gift Shop....................................................22
Synagogue.................................................26
Shir Chadash/Tikvat
Shalom Cemetery...........................................25
St. Charles Surgical Hospital...........................24
Temple Sinai..................................................26
Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp
Funeral Home................................................25
Torah Academy..............................................22
Touro Infirmary..............................................24
Touro Sisterhood Book
and Judaica Shop...........................................22
Touro Synagogue & Temple Sinai Cemetery.....25
Touro Synagogue...........................................26
Tulane Medical Center....................................24
Tulane University Hillel...................................21
Tulane University
Hospital & Clinic.............................................24
Tulane University Jewish Sororities/Fraternities
Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity/Tau
Upsilon Chapter..........................................21
Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority/
Epsilon Chapter...........................................21
Sigma Delta Tau/Alpha
Iota Chapter...................................................21
Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity/
Sigma Colony.................................................21
Tulane University Jewish
Studies Program............................................21
Villas Independent Living...............................26
Willowwood Skilled Nursing...........................26
Woldenberg Village
Ad & Listing................................................13, 24, 26
Woldenberg Village
Food Services ................................................23
Yvonne Yuspeh Strug Sisterhood
Judaica Shop in Temple Sinai..........................22
Zionist Organization of America......................20
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