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“We ALL Have Work To Do”: Dr. Susan Glisson on Race, the “Riot” at Ole Miss, and Reconciliation
There it was, in the news, soon after the results of the November 6 election were announced: bigotry in the ...
Hurricane Klal
In the South, we’re pretty familiar with hurricanes. Katrina, Isaac, Camille … we’re used to pretty regular encounters with powerful ...
Interfaith, Outreach, Inclusion … Why Bother?
We hear a lot about “interfaith” and “outreach” programming. In fact, I spend a lot of my time promoting it. ...
Bowling with Jews
As I was researching the Jewish history of Tulsa, Oklahoma, I came upon a wonderful photograph in the 50th anniversary ...
Dear Sarah Silverman: You’re One of My Tribe
Dear Sarah,Hey girl! I read the open letter written to you by that rabbi in Dallas. You know, the one ...
High Holy Days: Collective Sin, Collective Success
Within the liturgy of Yom Kippur, guilt is assumed to be collective, as we communally recite the sins. That being ...
Mazel Tov to Temple Kol Tikvah
Last Wednesday morning, a beautiful photograph of Jerusalem stone appeared in my Facebook newsfeed. The picture shows a large wall ...
It Takes a Community: Katrina, Recovery, Resilience
Hurricane Katrina (and the man-made disaster of the levee breaks) struck Louisiana and Mississippi seven years ago today, with devastating ...
I Am “Southern & Jewish”
My name is Ann Zivitz Kimball, and I’m a proud Southern Jew.Since “Southern & Jewish” is the name of this ...
Community Is Not Cherry Pie
Many of us love a good delicious piece of pie. It does not matter whether that pie is cherry, blueberry, ...