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!

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A Small-World Story from the Small Southern Town of El Dorado, Arkansas

Nestled in South Arkansas, El Dorado is a small town with a big history. Recently, this small town reminded us ...

Last Year in the Deep South, This Year in Jerusalem

Hi! Remember me? It’s Missy! Last May I was finishing up my ISJL Education Fellowship with visits to two different ...

Holy or Horrible: Can We Force Meaningful Moments?

As a Jewish educator, I teach students of all ages about the sacred moments we will experience throughout our lives ...

A Painting of Pain & The Responsibility of Remembrance

As we prepare to commemorate Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, I’ve been thinking about my father- in- law, Leon Schipper, ...

Post-Passover, These Nice Jewish Girls Want a Burrito Badly…

In our Southern and Jewish blog, we usually focus on topics that are… well, Southern and Jewish. This one might ...

No Sub For You: The Hardest Part of the Passover Pilgrimage

I’m a Florida native. I’ve been described as a fish, spending so much time in the water, swimming and splashing ...

The Week I Eat Along With The Rest of The Tribe

Is there any topic more Jewish than food? I feel like a pretty strong argument can be made that food ...

My Mississippi Road Trips

Where I grew up in Connecticut, “road trip” typically meant a trip to New York City or to Boston – both being ...

At Passover & Always: On Freedom, Religion… And Welcoming Everyone

Sometimes, being Southern and Jewish means raising our voice. The Board of Directors of the Institute of Southern Jewish Life ...

A Timely Poetic Discovery

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

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