memorial

In The Small Town South, Honoring Orlando Victims Is An Interfaith Experience

Communities across the nation have been gathering to honor and memorialize the Orlando victims. In Alexandria, Louisiana, community organizers chose ...

A Memorial Day to Remember

Last night we moved from Yom Hazikaron to Yom Ha’atzmaut – from Remembrance Day to Independence Day in Israel. We ...

A Painting of Pain & The Responsibility of Remembrance

As we prepare to commemorate Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, I’ve been thinking about my father- in- law, Leon Schipper, ...

9 Reasons to Bring Jewish Kids to Cemeteries

One of the things I love getting to do since relocating to Jackson, Mississippi, is teach in our congregation’s Sunday ...

He Lived Long, Prospered… And Spoke Yiddish

Like so many others, I was very saddened to hear about the passing of Leonard Nimoy last week.One of my friends, ...

An Unexpected Veterans Day

Today is Veteran’s Day. A rainy November Tuesday. I began my day at my computer, appreciating the Facebook statuses honoring ...

Remembering Jack Cristil, Voice of the Bulldogs

One of a Kind.The very best.No comparison.When it comes to my memories of Jack Cristil, who passed away last week, ...

Remembering 9/11

Today, as we dwell in this reflective month of Elul and prepare for the high holidays ahead, we also recall ...

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 ...

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 ...