Abby Klionsky
Abby Klionsky is a 2014-2016 ISJL Education Fellow. She is a recent graduate of Princeton University, and hails from Chicago, Illinois.
Articles by Abby Klionsky
Saying Goodbye To The House That Became A Home
When a person moves to a new house, there are rituals, of sorts, that celebrate the milestone. We hang a ...
Deep South Departures: Fellows Say Farewell
As our time in Mississippi as ISJL Education Fellows comes to an end, we wanted to write a final collaborative-blog-post ...
Mensch Madness Game 1: Gaon vs. Gaon
Welcome to Mensch Madness… Game One!Opposing team captains Amram Gaon and Saadia Gaon (no relation) file out onto the court ...
#TBT: Reflecting on Last Week’s MLK Service Day
If you ever want to visit the ISJL office, make sure not to come on a Friday. Chances are, you ...
Discovering My Southern Jewish Family… After I Moved Down South
At first blush, I might not seem like a very “Southern” Jewish girl: I grew up in Chicago, after all. ...
What Makes This Lulav So Southern?
In elementary school, the Jewish holidays were never an issue — I went to a Jewish day school, so school ...
Mensch Madness Game 8: Semifinals, Scapegoat vs. Big Fish!
The Scapegoat pulled a surprise victory in his last game, and he’s back with more confidence and a new nickname: ...
Dressing Up As Vashti
Little girls don’t usually dress up as Vashti for Purim. Esther is the heroine, after all, and those poofy princess ...
It’s a Small [Jewish] World After All!
Like many people, I’m easily distracted. I once spent the entire duration of a service at the Spanish Synagogue in ...