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From Chicago’s North Shore to the Deep South of the Delta: Our Southern Jewish Journey
Today’s post comes from Rabbi Bruce Elder, who brought congregants from his suburban-Chicago congregation down South earlier this year.The North ...
Gender & Sexuality, Southern & Jewish
On Being a Rabbi in Mississippi, Taking the Stand (Literally) Against Discrimination
When I began my position as Director of Rabbinic Services at the Institute of Southern Jewish Life just over two years ...
“Selma”: It’s Not About The Jews, And That’s Okay
This piece was written jointly by Lonnie Kleinman and Lex Rofes. An article about the soon-to-be-released film Selma recently appeared ...
Jewish Genius
The American Enterprise Institute’s Charles Murray has published an article in this month’s issue of Commentary Magazine that is already ...
Beliefs & Practices, Jewish Thought, Study, War & Peace
Combat and Conflict in Judaism
Combat and Conflict in Jewish Tradition. Jewish Views on War and Peace. Jewish Ideas and Beliefs.
Jewish Ethics, Jewish Thought, Sages & Scholars
Israel Salanter
Founder of the Mussar Movement stressed the ethical demands of the Torah.
Jewish Thought, Rabbis Without Borders, Science and Ecology, Study
The Sunrise Of A New Year
I am emotionally fatigued by all the heartbreak of this past summer. I am drained by the tragedy of the ...