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Blessings Over Burdens

This year, I decided to give the #BlogElul challenge a try. I am mostly posting Facebook statuses to explore each ...

A Different Kind of Jewish “Movement”

“Do you live in the same place where you were raised?” The ISJL’s founder, Macy B. Hart, likes to ask ...

Welcome to Palestine… Texas

When I see the word “Palestine,” a number of images come to mind: questions regarding borders, refugees, the city of ...

Do Cities Have Identities?

It’s true: I grew up in a town so far South, it’s North. With residents mostly emigrating from colder climates, ...

How Do You Open The Door?

As we approach the winter holidays, one thing will likely dominate our minds: doors.What? Doors weren’t the first thing on ...

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 ...

When The Big Game is on The Big Day

This special holiday post comes from guest blogger Rabbi Matt Rosenberg, Executive Director of Hillel at Texas A&M University. Thank ...

My Congregation is Amazing!

Today’s post is from Education Fellow Elaine Barenblat. As a young girl, I was very involved in my home congregation, ...

It’s a Trans-denominational, Multi-congregational, Inter-generational Havdalah Service

By Education Fellow Amanda WinerThe title of this post sounds like a Broadway song, doesn’t it?It actually describes a recent ...

Special Education: A Special Need in Jewish Education

By Education Fellow Elaine BarenblatI have loved teaching since I was very young, but I did not get my first ...