Dave Miller

Dave Miller is the Director of Community Engagement at the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life in Jackson, MS.


Articles by Dave Miller

Becoming Southern & Jewish: Part II

This post is the second in my three-part-series on “Becoming Southern and Jewish.”Over the course of my next two years ...

Becoming Southern & Jewish: Part I

Over the course of the next few weeks, I’m going to share a series of posts about my reflection on ...

Tisha B’Av: Why Commemorate Tragedy?

Every person has a different way of dealing with grief; some cry, shout, pray, fast, or choose to celebrate and remember ...

Fighting Cancer The Southern & Jewish Way

Two months ago, something unexpected happened: I found out that I had stage three cancer.Since then, my life has been ...

Reflecting On A Year of Southern Jewish Life

Another school year has come and gone, and the ending of the school year just so happens to coincide with ...

A Shout-Out to Shavuot

If you ask me, Shavuot doesn’t get the attention it deserves. Judaism has a lot of holidays, and it’s understandable ...

A Timely Poetic Discovery

We live in exciting times – but also trying times. Over the last year, in particular, I have observed and ...

9 Reasons to Bring Jewish Kids to Cemeteries

One of the things I love getting to do since relocating to Jackson, Mississippi, is teach in our congregation’s Sunday ...

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 ...

10 Letters To Write for Meaningful Moments

Before January passes us by… have you taken some time for introspection?If not — or if you could use a ...