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Articles by The ISJL

Labyrinth: Going Green (Hint: It’s Not What You’re Thinking…)

Today’s post was written collaboratively by Education Fellows Elaine Barenblat, Dan Ring, and Allison Poirier This February, the ISJL launched the ...

Shalom Y’all, Baby!

There are two words powerfully associated with the Southern Jewish experience: Shalom Y’all. In just two little words, so much ...

Yes, Alabama Has a Jewish Film Festival – And More

Below is an excerpt from a recent article in the Jewish Daily Forward entitled “The Best Jewish Film Festivals of ...

The Power of Many Voices

Sometimes, when you’re in a small town, it’s nice to be reminded that you’re still part of a larger community. ...

This Southern Jewish Life

Recently, the BBC worked with us to coordinate a trip down South for a news segment on Jewish life in ...

Happy (Secular) New Year!

We’ll probably be ringing in 2014 in as many different ways as we spent December 25, from watching the Catfish ...

Shaving Heads, Sharing Hope

Along with the rest of the world, particularly, the interconnected collective family known as “the Jewish community,” our hearts broke ...

Making Menorah-Oil… Maccabee-Style!

Today’s post is from guest writer Joanna Brichetto, Experiential Educator at Nashville’s West End Synagogue, who also runs the website Bible ...

Happy Thanksgivukkah, Y’all!

There’s a lot we’re thankful for at the Institute of Southern Jewish Life. We are thankful for the work we ...

A Different Kind of Slingshot

The Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life (ISJL) is honored to be in the 2013-2014 Slingshot class, and selected again ...