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Southern Jewish Snapshot: Birmingham, AL
Students at Temple Beth-El in Birmingham, Alabama, listen in rapt attention to The Rabbi and the 29 Witches . We love everything ...
Single in the (Jewish) South
This blog post was written by ISJL Education Fellow Missy Goldstein. It is almost without fail that calling my Bubbe leads ...
Small Congregations, Big Blessings: Delivering A Legacy
On Yom Kippur this year, the few remaining families of the 161-year old congregation of B’nai El in St. Louis, ...
May All Of Our Hearts Be Moved to Action
A week ago, a woman named Deb took her life in New Jersey. I learned about her death in an ...
From Utica, NY to Utica, MS: How A Rabbi Spent His Summer Vacation
Today’s guest post comes from Rabbi Hank Bamberger of Utica, New York, who spent some time traveling in the South ...
The Problem with Florida
Want some insights into a historian’s dilemma? It involves cultural identity. Geography. And NASCAR. (Well – sort of.)The Encyclopedia of ...
A Letter to Students: The Lesson of Elijah
Dearest Students,Early on in the academic year (and the Jewish New Year!), I thought it would be a poignant time ...
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, ...
Yom Kippur in Vicksburg and Longview
This Yom Kippur, the ISJL’s Rabbi Marshal Klaven and Rabbi Matt Dreffin will return to the communities where they spent ...
Shanah Tovah from the South!
Wishing y’all a year full of health, happiness, and hope, wherever you live!