Partner Blogs
A Funeral for a Friend
In my second year of rabbinic school, I was asked to officiate at the funeral of a friend’s dog. I ...
Flexibility & Adaptability: Fielding Curveballs
As part of our summer blog series on 21st Century Skills, we are featuring personal stories from camp alumni and ...
Meet Me at 10th Street
Tonight at 6 p.m. we will gather at the 10th Street entrance to Piedmont Park, in spiritual protest of police brutality and ...
Settling In, Still Unsettled: Early Southern Shabbat Reflections
Ever since I was in elementary school, I have always had a strong connection to prayer. On Friday nights during ...
Trusting in the Big Hands of a Gentle Giant
When the facilitator announced that we would be silently working in clay with our partners, I felt a bit of ...
Mother and Daughter Reflect on their First Mikveh Experience
BrendaIn August last year the eldest of our three daughters was married to her long time boyfriend that she met ...
Responding to the Call of Black Lives Matter
It seems lately the world is on fire. And every time things calm down, there is a new incident. Another ...
Initiative & Self-Direction: “Today Was Epic!”
As part of our summer blog series on 21st Century Skills, we are featuring personal stories from camp alumni and ...
How My Writer’s Workshop Class was Hijacked by a Colleague
This will be my final post for the Rabbis Without Borders blog as I have chosen to focus my time ...
My Southbound Story: Rachel F.
As we prepare to welcome more than a half-dozen new Jewish professionals to Mississippi for internships and fellowships at the ...
What Should Be At the Top of Your Pre-Wedding To-Do List?
There I was. Twenty years old, newly engaged, and feeling like the luckiest girl in the world! I had a ...
Spreading Jewish Music, Comedy, and More – All Across the South!
Summer at the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life (ISJL) is a busy and exciting time. During the month of June, the ...
A Kavannah on White Privilege
I see the sirens appear in my rearview mirror as if out of nowhere. I quickly scan the road ahead ...
Initiative & Self-Direction: Agents of Change
As part of our summer blog series on 21st Century Skills, we are featuring personal stories from camp alumni and ...