Help us launch the 2024 Les Mills class updates
The J’s Group Fitness crew will be offering prizes, great playlists, and team-coached classes next week as we launch a number of new Les Mills programs.
Sally Friedman retires after four decades of rescuing Jews in danger, feeding the hungry, and much more
Last month Sally Friedman retired as director of The Birmingham Jewish Foundation after having served the organization for just a few months shy of 40 years.
Southern Jewish Voices kicks off new year with philanthropist Hal Abroms
On Wednesday, January 24, longtime Birmingham philanthropist Hal Abroms will take center stage to be interviewed live by Margaret Norman.
I am The J: Just call him ‘October’
Stephon October Smith learned his favorite game in New Orleans. He refused to let Hurricane Katrina slow him down, and after playing professionally in Canada and Europe he’s landed here at The J.
January 28 annual meeting to feature keynote by JCC Association board member
Doron Krakow from JCC Association of North America will give the annual meeting keynote the day after he attends a special Havdalah service.
Speed up your new year with F.A.S.T. tennis
Coach Dale Clark is going to launch a new round of his popular fun adult starter tennis lessons (also known as FAST!) starting February 1.
New grants fund two-part Shabbat program that strengthens ties to Israel
A set of grants has made possible a two-part Shabbat series hosted by the LJCC and CJFS.
LJCC community remembers Garth Potts
Garth Potts, who served as executive director of the LJCC from 1991 to 2013, died on December 25.
‘All hands on deck’
Richard Friedman writes about the effort he’s leading to inform area organizations about the Israel-Hamas war and the rise of antisemitism.
Southern Jewish Voices meets Phillip Ensler
Phillip Ensler landed in Montgomery from New York through the Teach for America program, “and the rest is history,” he says — a history that includes becoming the only Jewish member of the Alabama legislature.