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Divestment? Not in New Orleans!
In our corner of the world, Temple Sinai of New Orleans and The St. Charles Ave. Presbyterian Church have been ...
Yes, I’m Celebrating a New Jewish Holiday Today
Let’s make a new Jewish holiday.Wait…what?Let’s make a new Jewish holiday. When I opened a recent daily e-mail from The ...
Because Education is a Jewish Value
For most Jews, education is a top priority. That’s one of the reasons our community engagement efforts are often focused ...
Jewish History in Cajun Country: A Secret Synagogue
I am Jewish. I am a historian. And, as my name attests—I am also Cajun French, so I was most ...
Letting a New Light Shine
I am coming up on my one-year anniversary of working at the Jewish Women’s Archive. It’s a pleasant shock that ...
What Can Southern Jews Teach The Rest of Us About Intermarriage and Outreach?
Usually we think of small, southern communities as being at least a beat behind their larger counterparts, especially when they ...
Country Mouse in the City
I smile. The man stares back at me and I look away, embarrassed. I feel my ears growing hot and ...
Interfaith Work, Then & Now
All this week, we’re deeply engaged in the Mississippi Freedom Summer 50 events taking place in Jackson, Mississippi.We’ll be sharing ...
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 ...
A Survivor on the Flight
My husband and I recently journeyed from New Orleans to Israel—a first trip for him, an always-sacred return for me. ...