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!
Happy (Secular) New Year!
We’ll probably be ringing in 2014 in as many different ways as we spent December 25, from watching the Catfish ...
What Does A Southern Jewish Office Do for Christmas?
The ISJL is closed December 25. So, you must be wondering… what does the staff of a Southern Jewish office ...
In The Words of Chuck Selber, Part 3: In Memorial
Today marks 22 years since the passing of Charles Paul “Chuck” Selber.In honor of his yahrzeit, and to conclude our three ...
“Funny, You Don’t Look Jewish…”
Three Jewish women walked into a nail salon….This is not a joke, just what I did with two of my ...
Shaving Heads, Sharing Hope
Along with the rest of the world, particularly, the interconnected collective family known as “the Jewish community,” our hearts broke ...
Friends with Benefits
What do you do when you have a mission to promote Southern Jewish history, but you have no physical place ...
In The Words of Chuck Selber, Part 2: A Jew, A Writer, And So Much More
This post continues our December series on the life and work of AIDS activist Chuck Selber.Chuck was, as his mom ...
Making Menorah-Oil… Maccabee-Style!
Today’s post is from guest writer Joanna Brichetto, Experiential Educator at Nashville’s West End Synagogue, who also runs the website Bible ...
“Only” Christmas Here? Bah Humbug, Billboard!
While recently driving through one of those long rural stretches that blur the lines between Midwest and South, I saw ...
Cheesin’ For a Reason!
Be it brie, mozzarella or feta, I, like just about everyone, love cheese.There are so many reasons to love cheese, ...