social justice

This past week my wife and I were blessed to welcome our fourth child into this world.  There are so ...

As we are approach the end of the Counting of the Omer, the 49-day period between Passover and Shavuot, I’m ...

Why do we eat Matzah on Passover? As we read in the Haggadah:Because the dough of our fathers did not have ...

We live in a world dominated by social media, and for an increasing number of us it’s how we get ...

Meeting Ranya Kelly for the first time you would never guess that this quiet petite woman once brought a major ...

These are exciting times for Jewish social justice.  This past week, an interfaith group of ministers, led in part by the ...

My professor asked for students with bad vision to raise their hands.  Out of a sea of 200, maybe 100 ...

Long ago, legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan sang in his gravelly tones,  that “the times, they are a-changing.” He was a truth teller ...

I’ll admit, sometimes I browse Buzzfeed . In particular, since I’m a bit of an adrenaline junky, I often look at ...

As we prepare for the new year ahead, we’ll be sharing several Southern & Jewish posts reflecting on “how we ...