Dana Evan Kaplan

There was a tornado that hit Mobile on Christmas Day 2012, which caused a great deal of damage throughout the city. A very large house to...

Professor James Bowley of Millsap College was our Fran & Paul Brown Scholar-in-Residence on the weekend of March 24th! Here is the...

We had a Retirement Blessing for Michael P. accompanied by his lovely wife Alicia at this past Friday Night services. It included several...

Yesterday, the students took part in our Purim service together with the adults. Jamie Novetsky put together a wonderful skit (Motown...

We started preparing for Purim this past Sunday. Preparing for the Purim play. Baking Hamentashen. Drawing on our faces. Carol and Heidi....

Reprinted from Al.com http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/11/fulfilling_a_lifelong_dream_of.html By Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan,...

A cycling trip through Kerala, India http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2017/02/a_cycling_trip_through_kerala.html Leading a...

We had a wonderful Tu B’Shvat with an outdoor Tu B'Shvat seder in the back lawn organized by our director of education, Patricia S.; our...

BY TAMMY SMITH tmsmith@sunherald.com ​ Once a month for more than a year, Reform Jews have been meeting in Jackson County homes for...

We saw this in the tourist area of Kochi, formerly Cochin. I did not ask how much it would cost. Too big to bring home! The Kalypso...

The Indian woman above is taking a selfie with the elephant. Below, I am on the elephant. We went to 2 elephant parks during the bike...

I didn't have a chance to do very much this past summer. There was a little bit of upheaval and then I went off to Germany for a...

The religious school recently made a trip to the Sha’arai Shomayim Cemetery to give our students a sense of what a Jewish cemetery is and...

Thank you all for coming to celebrate this special time in my life… …As I reflect, pause), I have come a long way from last since my...

Patricia S. and Jamie N. planned a wonderful children’s Hanukkah service which was followed by a delicious Shabbat and Hanukkah dinner...

Our entire religious school went out to visit our residents at Somerby Senior Living Center in West Mobile off of Grelot and Cody Road...

Last year for Hanukkah, we were hoping to be part of the Jewish community’s lighting of the menorah at Bienville Square. Things did not...

Photo Credit: Shirley B There was no prayer that we could find but I created a nice prayer based on material from the new Rabbi’s Manual...

Photo Credit: Shirley B Thanks to the initiative by First Vice President Michael P., we were able to host a special Veterans Day Shabbat...

Thanksgiving is probably my favorite American holiday. It emphasizes the value of inclusivity in our society and how people of different...