Southern & Jewish
Southern & Jewish celebrates the stories, people, and experiences – past and present – of Jewish life in the American South. Hosted by the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life, posts come from educators, students, rabbis, parents, artists, and many other “visitors-to and daily-livers-of” the Southern Jewish experience. From road trips to recipes to reflections, we’ll explore a little bit of everything – well, at least all things Southern and/or Jewish. Shalom, y’all!
Post-Passover, These Nice Jewish Girls Want a Burrito Badly…
In our Southern and Jewish blog, we usually focus on topics that are… well, Southern and Jewish. This one might ...
No Sub For You: The Hardest Part of the Passover Pilgrimage
I’m a Florida native. I’ve been described as a fish, spending so much time in the water, swimming and splashing ...
The Week I Eat Along With The Rest of The Tribe
Is there any topic more Jewish than food? I feel like a pretty strong argument can be made that food ...
My Mississippi Road Trips
Where I grew up in Connecticut, “road trip” typically meant a trip to New York City or to Boston – both being ...
At Passover & Always: On Freedom, Religion… And Welcoming Everyone
Sometimes, being Southern and Jewish means raising our voice. The Board of Directors of the Institute of Southern Jewish Life ...
A Timely Poetic Discovery
We live in exciting times – but also trying times. Over the last year, in particular, I have observed and ...
When You’re The First Jewish Friend
“You were my first Jew, you know,” a friend reminded me the other day.What she meant was, I’m the first ...
It Tried To Kill Me, We Won, Let’s Eat: My Very Jewish Approach to Diabetes
“They tried to kill us; we won; let’s eat.”This is, according to my father, the theme of every major Jewish ...
Mensch Madness 2016: THE FINAL GAME!
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to this year’s Mensch Madness final game!In this year’s tournament, we have seen some ...
Mensch Madness Game 6: Caro vs. Leibowitz
In a much-anticipated Mensch Madness match-up, fans watch eagerly as Morah Nehama Leibowitz and Rabbi Joseph Caro step to the ...