Snapshots from Southern Road Trips

The 5 Remaining Southern & Jewish Items on My Fellowship Bucket List

With three months left of my time as an Education Fellow at the ISJL, the final countdown of this Southern ...

A Road Trip Into History For My Southern Jewish Students

We all know this adage to be true: History repeats itself. Unless, of course, we can learn from it and ...

Former Fellow Flashback: Rachel, 2008-2010

This February, for the first time ever, the ISJL is hosting a reunion of all of the alumni of our ...

Passover in the Mississippi Delta

As Passover draws to a close, I’m reflecting on the seder I attended this year—a small and joyful gathering of ...

Southern Jewish Spotlight: Midland/Odessa, Texas

As an ISJL Education Fellow, I hit the road a lot and spend time in communities that are new to ...

Still Marching in Selma

There’s a slight curve to the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. The curve means that you can’t see what’s ...

People, Places, Surprises, and More on the Road with Tent: The South

Tent: The South was an immersive learning experience.18 strangers got on a bus and trusted me to show them the ...

One Place Can Be Many Different Spaces

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit the Tenement Museum in New York City. The museum, which ...

Getting to Know (Jewish) Natchez

Last week, I was on the road with TENT, a week-long traveling seminar on culture, history, and social justice for ...

Why This Rabbi Started the Year in a Small Texas Town

In the summer of 2013, I left a wonderful congregation in North Carolina to pursue an exciting opportunity on the ...