Southern & Jewish
Mensch Madness – Build Your Bracket!
Every year, when mid-March rolls around, the minds of so many turn to the NCAA basketball tournament and “March Madness.” ...
This Jewish Girl Loves St. Pat’s in Jackson!
Jackson, Mississippi has one of the largest St. Patrick’s Day parades in the country. This Saturday, 70,000(!) people will line ...
Southern Hospitality & Jewish Introverts
Are we doing enough to nurture Jewish introverts?It’s a fair question. Jewish culture is often depicted as loud, full of ...
The Legacy of Lee Lorch
“In the Nazi concentration camps of Germany people had seen the end results of racism.”- Lee Lorch to New York ...
A Whipping Man Seder
The Whipping Man , by playwright Matthew Lopez, depicts an amazing historical convergence: the Civil War’s end, this nation’s long ...
Some “Deeply Held Religious Beliefs” Aren’t What You Think
In the late 1970s, my Uncle Eric Rofes marched in a gay pride parade in the Boston area with a ...
How Many More Years Of Slaves?
This morning, my friend and co-worker Nonnie asked me if I had seen the Oscars. I told her I had ...
Is Mardi Gras More Jewish Than You Think?
The parades of Mardi Gras are a communal event. It isn’t unusual for folks to begin gathering in their favorite ...
Star Wars Shabbaton: The Force Was With Us
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, there was a student who wanted to have a Star ...
Jewish Camp Scholarships: Are We Being Mensches?
Like many Jewish children, my kids live for camp! They count down every day of the year until it’s time ...
A Noose Around James Meredith’s Neck: Where Do We Go From Here?
Earlier this week, in Oxford, Mississippi, two unidentified perpetrators placed a noose around the neck of the James Meredith statue at ...
From the South to Spain: Surprising Jewish Connections
This blog post comes from Linnea Hurst, who interned in the ISJL’s Community Engagement department last summer. I wasn’t raised ...