reflection

What “Those Jews” Really Need

Throughout the high holiday season, we think a lot about judgment. It’s a heavy word, and also a word that ...

This Southern Jewish Life

Recently, the BBC worked with us to coordinate a trip down South for a news segment on Jewish life in ...

Reflecting in the Rothko Chapel

Today’s reflective post comes from Education Fellow Lex Rofes.The end of summer can be a whirlwind for ISJL Education Fellows, ...

Can Newcomers “Revive” Small Southern Jewish Communities? Maybe That’s Not the Point…

At the ISJL, we’re often asked about all things “Southern” and “Jewish” – so it was no surprise that we ...

7 Things I’ve Learned in Mississippi

Today’s post comes from Linnea Hurst, the ISJL’s Community Engagement Department intern this summer. I am from Portland, Oregon, and ...

Vinyl for Hipsters vs. Vinyl for High Holy Days: Or, “Old School Columbia Records”

This blog post was written by Anna Stusser, a summer intern currently working in the Museum Department at the ISJL.Vinyl ...

Meeting Mississippi, For Real

This post is from a new staff member, 2013-2015 ISJL Education Fellow Lex Rofes.A few weeks ago, I listened intently ...

Remembering Medgar Evers

June 12 marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Medgar Evers, the first NAACP field secretary for the state ...

Kveller’s God Month

Full disclosure: Kveller.com is a partner site of our host, MyJewishLearning.In a recent blog post on the Jewish parenting site Kveller, ...

Remembering the Tuscaloosa Tornado

By Education Fellow Rachel Blume“Office was destroyed. Walking to hospital with Mom. Can’t find your brother.”I received this text message ...