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The #1 Expert on Southern Jewish Road Trips

I don’t mean to brag, but I’m basically the number one expert on Southern Jewish road trips. See, I’ve logged ...

My First Week in the Southern & Jewish World

The only Jewish person I knew of growing up was Jesus, and to be honest I had never thought much ...

Vinyl for Hipsters vs. Vinyl for High Holy Days: Or, “Old School Columbia Records”

This blog post was written by Anna Stusser, a summer intern currently working in the Museum Department at the ISJL.Vinyl ...

To Plant or Not to Plant Seed: The Truth of Homosexuality in the Bible

[Editor’s Note: This post is not our typical “Southern & Jewish” fare; one of our contributors, Rabbi Marshal Klaven, wanted ...

The Extraordinary Within the Ordinary

“There is nothing new under the sun.” -Ecclesiastes 1:9.A High Holiday Prayer, as I imagine it, of a beloved, longtime ...