Dana Evan Kaplan

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...

As we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, we want not only to enjoy turkey, but to take note of all the things that we are grateful for. I...

We had a great Second Annual Pet Blessing in Memory of Helen Small this past Sunday! Helen's husband and mother came to help us remember...

This Sunday, November 6th, at 11:30 a.m., we will have our Second Annual Pet Blessing in Memory of Helen Small. Shortly after I arrived...

We had a wonderful Simchat Torah featuring the consecration of four new students. The parents all came and were very proud. Thanks to...

We had a wonderful Sukkot celebration, including lulavim and estrogim as well as a great chag dinner with hot dogs and all the trimmings!...

Photo Credit: Samantha Ewan Hurricane Matthew has now passed and left Jamaica almost as it found it. I had to experience the whole thing...

We brought a goat to the synagogue in Jamaica. It was a great way to show the children how the Bible can come alive. The dictionary...

We held our Selichot service this past Saturday night by candlelight in the sanctuary using a rather avant garde liturgy that some felt...

Our wonderful new shlicha, Ofir, arrived on Friday, August 19. She is from Israel and has met a lot of welcoming people who’ve been...

Judy Aronson and Amy Friedlander recently returned from the New York International Gift Show--a huge exhibition comprising an area of at...