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!
Southern Jewish Snapshot: Birmingham, AL
Students at Temple Beth-El in Birmingham, Alabama, listen in rapt attention to The Rabbi and the 29 Witches . We love everything ...
Single in the (Jewish) South
This blog post was written by ISJL Education Fellow Missy Goldstein. It is almost without fail that calling my Bubbe leads ...
Small Congregations, Big Blessings: Delivering A Legacy
On Yom Kippur this year, the few remaining families of the 161-year old congregation of B’nai El in St. Louis, ...
Breast Cancer and Jews: Know Your Risk!
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Since a peer-led health initiative is one of the programs I help coordinate, I ...
May All Of Our Hearts Be Moved to Action
A week ago, a woman named Deb took her life in New Jersey. I learned about her death in an ...
Thoughts on the #Shutdown: “For Our Nation And Its Rulers”…
I was listening to National Public Radio on the way into work this morning, hearing more and more details of ...
The Hobby Lobby Hanukkah Hubbub
This week, my Facebook news-feed is filled with outrage about the fact that Hobby Lobby won’t carry Hanukkah decorations. Many ...
From Utica, NY to Utica, MS: How A Rabbi Spent His Summer Vacation
Today’s guest post comes from Rabbi Hank Bamberger of Utica, New York, who spent some time traveling in the South ...
“How I Met Your Rabbi” – Or, “How I Met Your Mother/Father God”?
Today’s post is from Education Fellow Amanda Winer. “Kids, let me tell you the story of how I met your ...
The Problem with Florida
Want some insights into a historian’s dilemma? It involves cultural identity. Geography. And NASCAR. (Well – sort of.)The Encyclopedia of ...