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The Tupelo Tornado, Temple, and Church: A Story of Friendship
Today’s guest post comes from Bob M. Schwartz, a member of Temple B’nai Israel in Tupelo, Mississippi. His thoughts can ...
Parashat Bamidbar: So Many Ways Not to be Counted
Jews read sections of the Torah each week, and these sections, known as parshiyot, inspire endless examination year after year. Each ...
“Are You Jewish?”
Yes. But it’s complicated.My mother is Jewish, which, as my grandmother used to tell me, means that the Nazis would ...
From the South to Spain: Surprising Jewish Connections
This blog post comes from Linnea Hurst, who interned in the ISJL’s Community Engagement department last summer. I wasn’t raised ...
Everyone Wants to Be Jewish. Why Stop Them?
Judaism is in fashion in the U.S.—and in Canada, too.Non-Jews are happy to join Jewish families. Christian communities want to explore ...
Finding My Jewishness
At birth I was blessed with not one, not two, but four Jewish names. Tamar Avital is the name my ...
Does Judaism Ultimately Matter?
Last week, I had a mystical experience.As I took my seat on an airplane flying from Toronto to Vancouver, the ...
The Pew Study: What the stats can and can’t teach us
It’s probably one of the first things that I learned from my time as a social science researcher – the ...
Heschel’s Host: “Don’t Tell Me Religions Can’t Get Along!”
“Do you know a rabbi by the name of Abraham Joshua Heschel?”The question was asked of me by Jean Jackson, ...
From Intermarried Couple to Observant Jewish Family
When my wife and I speak to groups about our family’s journey to Judaism, inevitably we are asked about our ...