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Something Sacred in the Southern Soil

Throughout history, Jews have had many names, including one of my favorites: The People of the Book. We have a ...

Appointing Judges Shouldn’t Be Taken Lightly

The Torah portion called Shoftim, the Hebrew word for judges, is always read at the beginning of the new month ...

Why I Loved Those Jewish Mice

The stereotype that “Jews run Hollywood” didn’t come up much when I was a little kid; I doubt it comes up for most kids. ...

Southern Jewish Snapshot: Birmingham, AL

Students at Temple Beth-El in Birmingham, Alabama, listen in rapt attention to The Rabbi and the 29 Witches . We love everything ...

Kveller’s God Month

Full disclosure: Kveller.com is a partner site of our host, MyJewishLearning.In a recent blog post on the Jewish parenting site Kveller, ...

Why “The Purim Superhero” is the Book I’ve Been Waiting For

I’ve always believed quite firmly that what is on our kids’ bookshelves, and what we, parents and children together, share ...

The Ongoing Legacy of Heather and her Mommies

A girl, her two moms, and the woman who created this now famous bookWhen Heather Has Two Mommies, a children’s ...

A Real-Life Purim Superhero: An Interview with Elisabeth Kushner

The world’s first LGBT inclusive Jewish children’s book in English has arrived!Published by Kar-Ben Publishing, an award-winning publisher of Jewish ...

“What is Rosh Hashanah?”

As the only Jewish kid in his middle school in suburban Mississippi, my youngest son Eric will be telling his ...