Southern & Jewish
Southern & Jewish celebrates the stories, people, and experiences – past and present – of Jewish life in the American South. Hosted by the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life, posts come from educators, students, rabbis, parents, artists, and many other “visitors-to and daily-livers-of” the Southern Jewish experience. From road trips to recipes to reflections, we’ll explore a little bit of everything – well, at least all things Southern and/or Jewish. Shalom, y’all!
Something Special About the South: Making Mississippi My Own
Here’s another in our periodic series about making a home in Mississippi, and feeling that there’s something special about the ...
This I Believe… About Belief
In college I was tasked with writing a “This I Believe” essay about my guiding beliefs and values. This assignment wasn’t ...
Plans for a Successful Inclusive Southern School Year
Each year all of the religious schools that make up our ISJL education network gather in Jackson, MS for our ...
From Chicago’s North Shore to the Deep South of the Delta: Our Southern Jewish Journey
Today’s post comes from Rabbi Bruce Elder, who brought congregants from his suburban-Chicago congregation down South earlier this year.The North ...
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 ...
There’s Something Special About The South
Before I moved to Jackson, Mississippi, in 2003, I had only a passing familiarity with the South. Yes, I had ...
A Do-Good ‘Do
My husband and I got married in April. We were engaged for a year-and-a-half, and I spent our entire engagement ...
Why I Want To Serve As A Rabbi… For The Military
When you enter rabbinical school, you get used to a couple of questions. Chief among them: What made you decide ...
Southern Summer Survival Strategies
Here’s the news from Mississippi: It’s hot, y’all.Hot in the way that when I open the door the heat and ...
Highlighting the History of Huntsville’s Jewish Community
During the fall of 2011 Margaret Anne Goldsmith, a descendant of the first four Jewish families to settle in Huntsville, ...