Southern
Spend a Summer in the South
Devoid of a Southern accent, people often ask me where I’m from. They are surprised that I’m from Connecticut. The ...
Scenes Around the South
As 2012 draws to a close, we thought we’d share some recent images from our staff’s travels around the South ...
While Standing on One Foot, Deep in the South
Because the Jewish population of the Deep South is small and spread out, it is common for Jews in the ...
“Shalom, Y’all”: An Arkansas Pastor’s Chanukah Wish
This blog originally appeared on Lutheran Confessions, and is re-posted here with permission from the author, Pastor Clint Schnekloth. Although ...
Shopping: A Southern Jewish Tradition
It’s that time of year again. Just when Southerners are celebrating football and the waning summer heat, the holiday shopping ...
Seminole’s Henry Katz Shares Stories with Style
Since the 1940s, the Jews of Seminole, Ada, Nowata, and Shawnee, Oklahoma, have met at the Seminole Hebrew Center for ...
Surely the LORD is Present in This Place
By Education Fellow Benjamin ChaidellThe weekend after Thanksgiving I had the opportunity to speak about my experience as an Education ...
Holiday Happenings
December is upon us – already! That means, of course, ’tis the season. So does Christmas dominate in the South? ...
There’s No Place Like a Jewish Home
In Little Rock, Arkansas, ISJL Education Fellow Erin poses with students who participated in a special program called “There’s No ...
The Accidental Slurrist
It’s happened twice in the last four years: I’ve been in the middle of a lovely conversation with someone, and ...