June 2013

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 ...

Overturning DOMA and the blessing of being seen

This morning I waited until the Supreme Court convened before posting here. Elation is the feeling that many of us ...

Transforming Stories

A Small Revolution in a Synagogue Book GroupThis past January, Hebrew College invited poet and scholar Joy Ladin to speak ...

Why Kids Love Scary Stories

My parents are getting ready to move, to abandon the house I’ve lived in since I was born, and we ...

What Matters More: Our Day Schools Or Our Commitment To Religious Neutrality?

I am an unabashed advocate of Jewish day school education. I attended day school from kindergarten through eighth grade, and ...

What’s In Your Duffel Bag?

As we gear up for camp every year, there is so much work to be done. Schedules to be finalized, ...

Around The Jewish South – This Week!

It’s a big week in the Jewish South! Summer camp is in full swing, and the air is full with ...

Organized Crime and Kosher Food Certification

The  Toronto Star  recently reported that several firebombings of kosher restaurants in Quebec may not be the work of anti-Semites ...

Parashat Pinchas: The Wife of Moses, the Mother of Pinchas and other Midianites

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. Each ...

Our Official Wedding Gift Guide

What Gift Do You Give at a Jewish Wedding?As the summer heats up, our calendars start filling with weddings and ...