Southern & Jewish

Over the last few months, I had the pleasure of working to put together a Southern Jewish Heritage tour for a ...

By Education Fellow Reva FrankelTomorrow brings the end of Black History Month. Most often when we discuss the Jewish connection ...

Since moving to Mississippi ten years ago, I have been continually struck by the state’s rich but complicated history. One ...

Does your community want to do something in honor of Jewish Youth Service Day, AKA J-Serve? Repair the World is willing ...

Recently, I read an article about a punk-rock production of “Fiddler on The Roof.” The article caught my eye for several ...

Today’s blog comes to us from Michael Goodman at Goodman Writes, another “Southern & Jewish” voice. Reprinted with permission of the ...

I was working on an activity for the Texas Jewish Immigrant Experience Traveling Trunk when I came across a gem ...

In celebration of the completion of the Kentucky section of our online Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities, we bring you ...

One of the foundational ideas behind the ISJL is that mid-size and large congregations should build connections to smaller Jewish ...

By ISJL Education Fellow, Sam KahanDuring the annual ISJL Education Conference, Education Fellows traditionally present some sort of “ schtick ...

What’s Jewish about… The N’awlins phrase “Where Y’At?” Eating cheese grits soufflé in Alexandria, Louisiana? Cheering “Roll Tide” on Wednesday, ...

This update comes to us from AmeriCorps member Gernelle Nelson. For her year of national service, she’s working in the Community ...