Interfaith

This blog post comes from Linnea Hurst, who interned in the ISJL’s Community Engagement department last summer. I wasn’t raised ...

Judaism is in fashion in the U.S.—and in Canada, too.Non-Jews are happy to join Jewish families. Christian communities want to explore ...

At birth I was blessed with not one, not two, but four Jewish names. Tamar Avital is the name my ...

Often, when I take a moment to remind myself what I’m grateful for, I think about my grandmothers. My life ...

There’s a lot we’re thankful for at the Institute of Southern Jewish Life. We are thankful for the work we ...

On their surfaces, Hanukkah and Thanksgiving are simple holidays.  We see the themes of light breaking through the darkness, a ...

By now it seems that the entire Jewish world is abuzz about Thanksgivukkah, the once in a lifetime convergence of ...

As I get ready for my Southern family’s traditional Thanksgiving celebration, which this year will overlap our celebration of Hanukkah… ...

Thanksgivvukah, the rare convergence of American Thanksgiving and Hanukkah, has been a mechayeh—a revitalization.Maybe even a re-dedication, which is the literal meaning of the ...

We continue our series on giving. Autumn is definitely my favorite time of year. I love the change in weather, ...