Partner Blogs
Am I Still A Rabbi When I Am On Vacation?
I am off for several weeks of rest and relaxation. Which brings to mind a puzzling existential question: is a ...
Not All Autobiographical Elements Are Created Equal
I get this question all the time: How autobiographical is your novel?The book’s style, setting, and protagonist invite the question: ...
Parashat Devarim: Out from the Mountain: Finding the Good Land
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. Each ...
What Makes a Home “Southern and Jewish”?
What makes our home Southern and Jewish? If you were blindfolded and brought into my home, it wouldn’t take you ...
Oral History in Ashland, Kentucky
As many people know, I’ll be leaving my post at the ISJL next week to pursue a Ph.D. in American ...
Queer, Trans*, and In Israel
Living in Israel, for me, meant mastering the art of feigning ignorance. “Ani lo mevin, ani lo mevin. Rak midaber ...
But what have you done for me lately?
A couple of weeks ago, Michal Kohane caused a few ripples in the blogosphere by getting fired over the column ...
My Biggest Love
My third book was published this week. Needless to say, I’m somewhere between panic and excitement. It’s the first one in English ...
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
By now, you have read our post “Why I Hate the Photographer at Camp” but parents still seem to be ...
At the Border of the South: Alexandria, Virginia
Continuing with excellent posts from our excellent summer interns, history intern Caroline Kahlenberg considers the southernness of Alexandria, Virginia.Two weeks ...
Tu B’Av: Day of Love
Tu B’Av is a little-known Jewish holiday, coming just six days after the mournful commemoration of tragedy during Tisha B’Av. ...
Only in Israel
Here’s something that just happened to me. I was walking with an American friend in the picturesque quarter of Neve-Tsedek ...
Overheard but Under Listened
Captain’s log, Stardate July 2112:Fascinating! Unearthing the massive data storage facility here in Utah must be very much like what ...
7 Things I’ve Learned in Mississippi
Today’s post comes from Linnea Hurst, the ISJL’s Community Engagement Department intern this summer. I am from Portland, Oregon, and ...
The Summer of Living Jewishly
This summer my plan is to start writing a book with the working title God Laughs: How Judaism Ruined My ...