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!
Shavuot & Social Justice
As we are approach the end of the Counting of the Omer, the 49-day period between Passover and Shavuot, I’m ...
Missy’s Farewell: Timehopping Through Two Southern & Jewish Years!
This is the first in a series of four farewell posts from the ISJL’s 2013-2015 Education Fellows, who will all ...
A Southern Jewish Woman’s Story from 1879 Asks Questions Still Lingering Today
I recently came across a short story titled Miss Magdalena Peanuts, published in the Atlantic Monthly in September, 1879. It ...
Those Who Can, Teach
It’s been a nostalgic week for me. Although I defended my dissertation in June of last year and officially earned ...
The Mikveh: Bringing Purity (Even To Tazria-Metzora Sermons)
This time of year, we read a very infamous Torah portion: Parashat Tazria-Metzora, a double Torah portion, which is widely ...
Georgia: A Southern Jewish Tail
I’m a cat person. I currently have a sweet cat named Ella, who moved down to Mississippi with me last ...
The Mezuzah & The Magnolia
The door to my apartment is pretty distinct: It just might be the only one in this city that welcomes ...
How Do You Pray?
As a Jewish woman living in the South, who proudly identifies as a spiritual person, I am often engaged in ...
Beyond “Cute” & “Sweet”: Truly Respecting Our Elders
I recently watched this great animated clip from StoryCorps. The woman featured in the clip, Kay Wang, immediately reminded me ...
A Bigger View of Service
I listened to a recent episode of the NPR show On Being (formerly Speaking of Faith) called “The Calling of ...