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Country Mouse in the City

I smile. The man stares back at me and I look away, embarrassed. I feel my ears growing hot and ...

Northern Sports Fan Transplanted into Southern Sportsland

When you’re not “from” the South, you have to get used to a few things when you move down here. ...

Do Cities Have Identities?

It’s true: I grew up in a town so far South, it’s North. With residents mostly emigrating from colder climates, ...

I Belong Everywhere

This week, as I perused the internet, I stumbled upon a quiz entitled “Where You Belong: Your State Personality.”It involved ...

On Coming Together Over Brokenness

 November 9, 2013, marks the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht, “The Night of Broken Glass.” It is the night many point ...

Gorillas, Bananas, Jewish Education

Sometimes, being a Jewish organization in the Deep South means being perceived as an “outsider”– outside the major metropolitan areas, ...