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!
Defending “Fiddler” – Punk, Traditional, or Southern-Style
Recently, I read an article about a punk-rock production of “Fiddler on The Roof.” The article caught my eye for several ...
Guest Post: “Goodman Writes” On Southern Jewish Heritage
Today’s blog comes to us from Michael Goodman at Goodman Writes, another “Southern & Jewish” voice. Reprinted with permission of the ...
The Department Store Museum
I was working on an activity for the Texas Jewish Immigrant Experience Traveling Trunk when I came across a gem ...
A Passover Mitzvah in Southeast Kentucky
In celebration of the completion of the Kentucky section of our online Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities, we bring you ...
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 Adventures of Matzah Mama
By ISJL Education Fellow, Sam KahanDuring the annual ISJL Education Conference, Education Fellows traditionally present some sort of “ schtick ...
Ayeikah – Where Y’At?
What’s Jewish about… The N’awlins phrase “Where Y’At?” Eating cheese grits soufflé in Alexandria, Louisiana? Cheering “Roll Tide” on Wednesday, ...
All Aboard “The Health Express”!
This update comes to us from AmeriCorps member Gernelle Nelson. For her year of national service, she’s working in the Community ...
Blessings & Curses: Moments of Misunderstanding
“Jews are dogs, killers of Christ!”The shouts came from an irate woman as I was walking into one of our ...
My X-Files Bat Mitzvah
You may have noticed we’ve had a few B’nai Mitzvah-related posts lately. We are at the start of celebrating our ...