Texas

The Department Store Museum

I was working on an activity for the Texas Jewish Immigrant Experience Traveling Trunk when I came across a gem ...

Small Town Field Trip for Fort Worth Teens

One of the foundational ideas behind the ISJL is that mid-size and large congregations should build connections to smaller Jewish ...

The Adat Chaverim Macharniks and a Successful Jewish Tomorrow

This post is by second year Education Fellow Ben Chaidell.ISJL Education Fellows often work with our communities on how to ...

The High Holiday Research Method

With Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur just behind us, I thought I would share a little bit about the significance ...

Texas and Illegal Jewish Immigrants

While illegal immigration has become a hot button issue in recent years, it is not a new phenomenon. In fact, ...

The ISJL Conquers Texas

At first, it seemed crazy: writing the histories of 55 different Texas Jewish communities for our Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities. The ...