Rabbi Matt Dreffin
Rabbi Matt Dreffin, MAJE, is Director of Education at the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life (ISJL) in Jackson, Mississippi.
Articles by Rabbi Matt Dreffin
Two Mississippi Rabbis Will Shave for the Brave
My Mississippi rabbinical colleague Rabbi Debra Kassoff and myself will both be making a bold statement this spring; more accurately, ...
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, ...
The Golfing Rabbi, Counting Cars
Golf. A sport usually reserved for the hoighty toighty, and/or generally older crowd. A sport where people ride in little ...
“Why Would You Move From California to Mississippi?”
I’ve been settling in to my new home in Jackson, Mississippi, for just over a month now, and it seems ...