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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On Making A Difference, Together

“I don’t speak because I have the power to speak; I speak because I don’t have the power to remain ...

The Steampunk Coffee… Synagogue

Editor’s Note: This is the blog we had scheduled to run today: a lovely piece about any gathering place becoming ...

Singing Her Way South: A “California Hippie” Comes to Mississippi

The summer before my Bat Mitzvah, I was sitting with my family at our home in Oakland, California. I remember ...

Graduation 2015: A [Jewish] Family Affair

This graduation season, my family is celebrating not one, not two, but three graduations.Our oldest, Alana, graduated from Indiana University. Our middle child, ...

Fellow Farewell: Some Say Goodbye, I Say Hello!

In December of 2012, I was six months away from graduating college… and I needed what every graduate is looking ...

The Soul You Have Given Me (And The Spirits, Too)…

I grew up and live now in New Orleans. When people think of religion in New Orleans, they might think ...

Fellow Farewell: Lex Found the Torah He Was Looking For in The South

We 21st century Jews like mentioning Hillel the Elder a lot. The man is one of few individuals on the ...

My Jewish Camp Group’s 27-Year-Reunion (Or, “How My Husband Finally ‘Got’ My Jewish Camp Obsession”)

Growing up in Texas, I started attending Greene Family Camp in 1980. I was one of those camp kids: Greene ...

Fellow Farewell: Allison’s Adventures

This is the second in a series of four farewell posts from the ISJL’s 2013-2015 Education Fellows, who will all begin ...

Sharing Jewish Journeys: A Simple & Sweet Shavuot Program

Two years ago at the ISJL Education Conference, there was a wonderful program about diversity and inclusion in our Jewish ...

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