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Articles by The ISJL

Southern Jewish Snapshot: Birmingham, AL

Students at Temple Beth-El in Birmingham, Alabama, listen in rapt attention to The Rabbi and the 29 Witches . We love everything ...

Single in the (Jewish) South

This blog post was written by ISJL Education Fellow Missy Goldstein. It is almost without fail that calling my Bubbe leads ...

Around the World in 88 Planes (Or, Gematria on the Go)

This piece is by Education Fellow Amanda Winer. As I was flying home from a recent trip to one of ...

From Utica, NY to Utica, MS: How A Rabbi Spent His Summer Vacation

Today’s guest post comes from Rabbi Hank Bamberger of Utica, New York, who spent some time traveling in the South ...

“How I Met Your Rabbi” – Or, “How I Met Your Mother/Father God”?

Today’s post is from Education Fellow Amanda Winer. “Kids, let me tell you the story of how I met your ...

Reflecting in the Rothko Chapel

Today’s reflective post comes from Education Fellow Lex Rofes.The end of summer can be a whirlwind for ISJL Education Fellows, ...

Yom Kippur in Vicksburg and Longview

This Yom Kippur, the ISJL’s Rabbi Marshal Klaven and Rabbi Matt Dreffin will return to the communities where they spent ...

9/11 – Where Are We, 12 Years Later?

Where were you when the planes hit the towers? It’s a question people are asking and answering all day today, ...

Shanah Tovah from the South!

Wishing y’all a year full of health, happiness, and hope, wherever you live! 

When The Big Game is on The Big Day

This special holiday post comes from guest blogger Rabbi Matt Rosenberg, Executive Director of Hillel at Texas A&M University. Thank ...