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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 ...

Fighting Cancer The Southern & Jewish Way

Two months ago, something unexpected happened: I found out that I had stage three cancer.Since then, my life has been ...

Playing Jewish Geography in the Deep South

Jewish geography is a game often played when Jews meet each other for the first time and try to identify ...

Seeking Connections

Do you want to feel like your life has meaning? Do you want to be connected to other individuals like yourself? Do ...

Yes, You Can Be In Two Places At Once

Recently, Southern Sunday School students did a program on Jewish heroes. The students were having a great time, collaborating, playing ...

It’s a Small [Jewish] World After All!

Like many people, I’m easily distracted. I once spent the entire duration of a service at the Spanish Synagogue in ...