South

Throwback Thursday: Texas for the Holidays

After the end of my two-year term as an ISJL Education Fellow, I moved back to Massachusetts to begin rabbinical ...

Focusing on the “Philo” in Philo-Semitism

Last week, Kveller, a partner site of MyJewishLearning, published a provocative piece about one woman’s experience being Jewish in the ...

The #1 Expert on Southern Jewish Road Trips

I don’t mean to brag, but I’m basically the number one expert on Southern Jewish road trips. See, I’ve logged ...

Gaining Furniture, Losing Fear: A Story of Philo-Semitism

When I first told people that I was moving to Mississippi to work for a Jewish organization, I received a ...

Singing Her Way South: A “California Hippie” Comes to Mississippi

The summer before my Bat Mitzvah, I was sitting with my family at our home in Oakland, California. I remember ...

Fellow Farewell: Lex Found the Torah He Was Looking For in The South

We 21st century Jews like mentioning Hillel the Elder a lot. The man is one of few individuals on the ...

Southern Jewish Spotlight: Midland/Odessa, Texas

As an ISJL Education Fellow, I hit the road a lot and spend time in communities that are new to ...

Transplants, Replanting, and Reigniting: A Southern Jewish Story of Eternal Light

We use the phrase “transplants” often down here—referring to the “Yankees” who for one reason or another found themselves down South. ...

People, Places, Surprises, and More on the Road with Tent: The South

Tent: The South was an immersive learning experience.18 strangers got on a bus and trusted me to show them the ...

Getting to Know (Jewish) Natchez

Last week, I was on the road with TENT, a week-long traveling seminar on culture, history, and social justice for ...