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Of Challah-ween, Havdalah-ween and Yaakov Lanterns
If you’re reading this post during October, it’ll soon be Halloween – that great Jewish holiday.Yes, you read that right. ...
Appointing Judges Shouldn’t Be Taken Lightly
The Torah portion called Shoftim, the Hebrew word for judges, is always read at the beginning of the new month ...
What’s More Southern & Jewish Than A Cantor on A Motorcycle?
I just completed a two-month Sabbatical from my congregation in New Orleans. I spent most of that time visiting small ...
Graduation 2015: A [Jewish] Family Affair
This graduation season, my family is celebrating not one, not two, but three graduations.Our oldest, Alana, graduated from Indiana University. Our middle child, ...
Sharing Jewish Journeys: A Simple & Sweet Shavuot Program
Two years ago at the ISJL Education Conference, there was a wonderful program about diversity and inclusion in our Jewish ...
Shavuot & Social Justice
As we are approach the end of the Counting of the Omer, the 49-day period between Passover and Shavuot, I’m ...
Georgia: A Southern Jewish Tail
I’m a cat person. I currently have a sweet cat named Ella, who moved down to Mississippi with me last ...
The Mezuzah & The Magnolia
The door to my apartment is pretty distinct: It just might be the only one in this city that welcomes ...
How Do You Pray?
As a Jewish woman living in the South, who proudly identifies as a spiritual person, I am often engaged in ...
Beyond “Cute” & “Sweet”: Truly Respecting Our Elders
I recently watched this great animated clip from StoryCorps. The woman featured in the clip, Kay Wang, immediately reminded me ...