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Kassoff joins Miss. Broadcasting Rabbi Debra Kassoff announced that she will not be continuing as religious educator and youth director at Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, but will continue to serve as rabbi for Hebrew Union Congregation in Greenville. She accepted a position as development associate with the Mississippi Public Broadcasting Foundation, “using my skills as a teacher, counselor, story teller and community builder in a new arena.” Kassoff first came to Mississippi as the director of rabbinic services for the Institute of Southern Jewish Life in 2003.
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Hebrew Union College rabbinical student Caroline Sim will be the student rabbi at Dothan’s Temple Emanu-El this coming year. She will be in Dothan the weekend of June 16 for Shabbat services and Torah study the next morning. Emanu-El Rabbi Lynne Goldsmith is retiring after leading the congregation since 2007. There was a celebration honoring the Goldsmiths on May 13 at the home of Leon and Barbara Minsky. Agudath Achim in Shreveport will host a Jewish Arts Camp the week of June 12 for ages 4 to 13. The program will feature Judaic arts, from drawing, sculpting and leatherwork to cooking, poetry and singing, and will be grouped by ages and grades. Reservations are $70 for the first camper, $60 for the second and $50 for additional campers in the same family. Donations are being accepted for the Knesseth Israel Sisterhood Estate Sale in Birmingham, with items ranging from antiques, vintage decor and artwork, to housewares, furniture, glassware and more. The sale will take place on Sept. 1, 3 and 4. Clothing will not be sold this year. Donations are accepted at the KI lobby through Aug. 21.
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Ahavas Chesed in Mobile will have its next Torah On Tap on June 15 at 5:30 p.m., at Alchemy Tavern. For the first time, the Levite Jewish Community Center in Birmingham is offering teenagers ages 12 to 17 the opportunity to become licensed scuba divers. Scuba Diving Camp will be held July 10 to 14, and by the end of the week campers will earn their PADI Open Water or Jr. Open Water certification. Limited space available. The Northwest Louisiana Jewish Federation will hold its annual meeting on July 12 at 6 p.m. at B’nai Zion in Shreveport. Rabbi Jonathan Miller of Birmingham’s Temple Emanu-El will have a book signing for “Legacy: A Rabbi and Community Remember Their Loved Ones,” June 27 from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Alabama Booksmith. The Jewish Federation of Central Alabama kicks off recruitment for its 2018 community mission to Israel on June 8 with “In Search of Israeli Cuisine,” at 5:45 p.m. at Vaughn Lakes Apartments.
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8 Southern Jewish Life • June 2017
Special Agent Supervisor Chuck Bufalino of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement will speak to Temple Beth-El in Pensacola about the new statewide “See Something Say Something” initiative, on June 27 at 5 p.m. The National Federation of Temple Youth-Southern will hold its fall conclave at B’nai Zion in Shreveport, Nov. 10 to 12. Temple Beth Or in Montgomery will have a hot dog dinner and Bingo night, June 15 at 6:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Men’s Club, the event is $10 for dinner and two beverage tickets, $5 for each bingo card, cash only. Participants in the New Orleans Jewish Community Mega-Mission to Israel will discuss their experiences at the joint Reform summer service, June 23 at 8 p.m. at Gates of Prayer in Metairie. About 75 are signed up for the mission, which will be from June 5 to 13.