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Singing Her Way South: A “California Hippie” Comes to Mississippi
The summer before my Bat Mitzvah, I was sitting with my family at our home in Oakland, California. I remember ...
Fellow Farewell: Some Say Goodbye, I Say Hello!
In December of 2012, I was six months away from graduating college… and I needed what every graduate is looking ...
Fellow Farewell: Lex Found the Torah He Was Looking For in The South
We 21st century Jews like mentioning Hillel the Elder a lot. The man is one of few individuals on the ...
Missy’s Farewell: Timehopping Through Two Southern & Jewish Years!
This is the first in a series of four farewell posts from the ISJL’s 2013-2015 Education Fellows, who will all ...
Once A Fellow, Always a Fellow
Recently, I was sitting in my office listening to a Hanukkah mix on Spotify (one of the many reasons that I ...
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 ...
My Many Southern Jewish Families
For my family, like many Jewish families, holidays play an important role in our life. Holidays are the times when ...
My Mississippi Summer, 50 Years After Freedom Summer
As I began the long trek down to Mississippi a few weeks ago, I found my mind constantly wandering into ...
Judaism Blooms Each Summer… In Jackson, Mississippi
You may not picture central Mississippi as central to Jewish life. But every summer, one of the most dynamic Jewish ...
“But What Do Your Parents Think?” (Part II)
Happy (Almost) Father’s Day!Here is our second installment of “But What Do Your Parents Think?” This time, we’re sharing the ...