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!
The Disappearing Southern Jew
Every few years, national reporters rediscover the phenomenon of the “disappearing southern Jew.” This week, Seth Berkman of the Forward ...
Asking and Answering the Tough Questions about Judaism
Last week, I was privileged to be the invited guest at First United Methodist Church in the very small town ...
A Visit to the Jewish Museum of Maryland
Last week I had the pleasure of attending a museum education workshop put on by the American Association for State ...
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 ...
Eating on the Road
Whenever I get ready to go on a long research trip, I put together a detailed itinerary, listing each library, ...
To Plant or Not to Plant Seed: The Truth of Homosexuality in the Bible
[Editor’s Note: This post is not our typical “Southern & Jewish” fare; one of our contributors, Rabbi Marshal Klaven, wanted ...
Privilege & Oppression, Part II
Recently, the Governor of Mississippi, Phil Bryant, signed the Mississippi Student Religious Liberties Act. On Governor Bryant’s website, the student ...
Blessings for Boston
In lieu of our regularly scheduled blog post today, the staff of the ISJL all send our love, thoughts, and ...
The Scottsboro Boys Revisted
Last week, the Alabama House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill setting up a procedure to pardon the Scottsboro Boys, ...
Privilege & Oppression
We recently finished celebrating Passover, a holiday where “oppression” is an ongoing theme (and freedom, of course, is our cause ...