heritage
A Spiel and a Yarn
How having an extended family of different faiths built my unique Jewish identity
Knit One, Purl One, Connect Two
For as long as I can remember, my Nana has been making things for her six grandchildren. There were the ...
Southern and Jewish, Whererever We Live
Why did the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life (ISJL) meet in Chicago for its recent board meeting?Well… why not?Many ...
Getting to Know (Jewish) Natchez
Last week, I was on the road with TENT, a week-long traveling seminar on culture, history, and social justice for ...
Owning Our Heritage: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
“To celebrate freedom and democracy while forgetting America’s origins in a slavery economy is patriotism a’ la carte.” A recent ...
My First Week in the Southern & Jewish World
The only Jewish person I knew of growing up was Jesus, and to be honest I had never thought much ...
I Belong Everywhere
This week, as I perused the internet, I stumbled upon a quiz entitled “Where You Belong: Your State Personality.”It involved ...
Prozdor Heads South: Teens Tour the Southern Jewish World
Over the last few months, I had the pleasure of working to put together a Southern Jewish Heritage tour for a ...