Hanukkah
Tevye & Holiday “Traditions”: On The Other Hand…
While some of my friends and neighbors are getting ready for the holiday season by watching Christmas specials, I recently ...
The Nosher 2014 Holiday Gift Guide
Ok guys, it’s go time. Hanukkah starts next Tuesday December 16th, so besides the latke frying and sufaniyot scarfing, better ...
Our Hanukkah Gift Guide 2014
Hanukkah this year begins on Tuesday evening, December 16th. In anticipation of the Jewish festival of lights, we’re sharing our ...
Mensch on the Bench Hits Shark Tank with His Jewish Appearance
December is here along with the season of Christmas lights, Hanukkah cookies, Festivus celebrations, holiday shopping, the Elf on the Shelf, ...
Light Growing in My Darkness
I am a person particularly affected by sunlight, aware of a shift in my body and mood that coincides with ...
Hanukkah 2014 Soom Tahini + Cookbook Giveaway
What do we love as much as Jewish food? a) edible gifts b) free cookbooks c) Hanukkah presents d) all of the ...
Latke-Crusted Chicken Breasts
A few years ago my dear friend and fellow food-enthusiast Rachel traveled to the Czech Republic to explore her father’s ...
Friends with Benefits
What do you do when you have a mission to promote Southern Jewish history, but you have no physical place ...
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 ...
The Hanukkah Calendar Quirk You Might Have Missed
Yes, everyone in the Jewish world and beyond knows today is Thankgivukkah. But there’s another quirk of the calendar that ...
Happy Thanksgivukkah, Y’all!
There’s a lot we’re thankful for at the Institute of Southern Jewish Life. We are thankful for the work we ...