South(west)ern & Jewish

Today’s blog is by Gabe Weinstein, a 2013 ISJL Summer Intern in the History Department.  He now lives in Angel Fire, New ...

Parashat Vaetchanan: A Less Innocent Love

Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as  parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. ...

Welcoming My Unwelcomed Ancestors this Sukkot

Sharing the diversity of my Jewish life with my grandparents.

Israel’s Soul

As I mentioned yesterday, Alvin Rosenfeld begins his essay “Progressive Jewish Thought and the New Anti-Semitism” with several harrowing pages ...

The Jew of New York

A novel by Ben Katchor.

The New York Intellectuals

A particularly prolific, influential group of American-Jewish writers and editors.

God Of Jews, God Of Humanity

The seven Noahide commandments mediate God's love for all of humanity and God's unique relationship with the Jewish people.

What Are Judaism’s Lost Tribes?

Who were they and where are they now?

Judaism and Anthropology

Jews and Judaism have influenced--and have been influenced by--modern anthropological inquiry.

Finding the Calling of My Soul, A Conversion Story

Sometimes your soul knows, before your mind, where it needs to go.