Southern & Jewish

The Civil Rights movement is once again front and center here in Mississippi. Last year was the 50th anniversary of ...

Below is an excerpt from a recent article in the Jewish Daily Forward entitled “The Best Jewish Film Festivals of ...

It’s true: I grew up in a town so far South, it’s North.With residents mostly emigrating from colder climates, my ...

Sometimes, when you’re in a small town, it’s nice to be reminded that you’re still part of a larger community. ...

Recently, the BBC worked with us to coordinate a trip down South for a news segment on Jewish life in ...

What’s the first Jewish holiday we’ll be welcoming in the secular New Year of 2014 (besides Shabbat, of course)? Tu ...

I spend a lot of time with Conservatives in the South. Conservative Jews, in this case (probably not what most ...

We’ll probably be ringing in 2014 in as many different ways as we spent December 25, from watching the Catfish ...

The ISJL is closed December 25. So, you must be wondering… what does the staff of a Southern Jewish office ...

Today marks 22 years since the passing of Charles Paul “Chuck” Selber.In honor of his yahrzeit, and to conclude our three ...

Three Jewish women walked into a nail salon….This is not a joke, just what I did with two of my ...

Along with the rest of the world, particularly, the interconnected collective family known as “the Jewish community,” our hearts broke ...