My Southbound Story: Student Rabbi Rob

As we prepare to welcome more than a half-dozen new Jewish professionals to Mississippi for internships and fellowships at the ...

Gratitude: Let it Grow, Let it Grow!

The human trait of Hakarat HaTov, literally “noticing the good” but often translated as gratitude, is a perfect character trait ...

Can Newcomers “Revive” Small Southern Jewish Communities? Maybe That’s Not the Point…

At the ISJL, we’re often asked about all things “Southern” and “Jewish” – so it was no surprise that we ...

Home From Camp & Back to School

Camp ended.I can’t believe it’s over. All of a sudden, I transitioned from the tie-dyed 24/7 magic of camp to ...

Jay Michaelson is God

…And so are you. Michaelson’s new book, Everything Is God: The Radical Path of Nondual Judaism, is a call to ...

Washington DC

Adas Israel Congregation A Conservative synagogue which aspires to perpetuate Judaism, to enrich the lives of our members to celebrate Conservative Judaism at its creative best, and to bring Jews closer to God

Versions of the Prayer for the State of Israel

Versions of the Prayer for the State of Israel Newer adaptation does not cite Israel as a sign of Messianic deliverance.

A Light in the Dark

As I write this, there is a lot of negative energy in the world. There seems a force asking people ...

Light Doesn’t Happen By Accident

A few years ago, I was browsing through a Judaica store. After looking at the books, and the Shabbat candlesticks, ...

Parashat Sh’lach: Summary

Moses sends scouts to explore the Land of Israel; ten of them convince the people that it will be too difficult to conquer the land.