By Keysha DrexelJournal editorThe Hood family of Inverness got a head start on celebrating Mother's Day last week with their annual Gotcha Day celebration.On April 22, Mountain Brook High School Principal Amanda Hood and her husband, Jerry, celebrated the sixth anniversary of the day they became parents by adopting four children from Ukraine."April and May … [Read more...]
New Rabbi at Temple Beth-El: Konigsburg, Congregation Will Combine Passover Traditions
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorThe new rabbi at Temple Beth-El in Birmingham is celebrating his first Passover season in Alabama by combining the congregation's holiday traditions with one he has practiced at other synagogues.This year, Temple Beth-El's Passover observations will benefit Collat Jewish Family Services and the Birmingham Police Department's … [Read more...]
Building Bonds, Not Barriers: Community Passover Seder Will Celebrate Jewish, Christian Roots
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorThis week, the Christian Holy Week and the eight-day Jewish Passover holidays overlap as followers of both faiths celebrate the deep structures and beliefs of their religions.And while at first glance the holidays may seem to have little in common, the new rabbi of a Messianic Jewish congregation in Hoover said they are undeniably … [Read more...]
Community Cross Walk
By Keysha DrexelJournal editorOn Good Friday, members of Homewood churches will follow volunteers carrying a 7-foot wooden cross down Oxmoor Road in the annual Way of the Cross procession to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus.As the procession stops at four different Homewood churches for scripture readings, those gathered will not only be publicly stating … [Read more...]
Actress, Author Headline Momentum Conference
Academy Award-winning actress Geena Davis made a visit to Birmingham recently to take part in the second biennial Momentum Leadership Conference.Davis and Princeton University professor emerita Ann-Marie Slaughter headlined the conference in Birmingham Feb. 26 and 27.In addition to being an award-winning actress, Davis is the founder of the Geena Davis Institute on … [Read more...]