Southern & Jewish

On any given day, if I spend five minutes scrolling through Facebook I’m likely to see 20 posts bringing attention to ...

I love New Year’s Eve. I love reflecting on the past year, celebrating with friends, and watching the ball drop. ...

This is a crazy time of year. Life is hectic. We’re working and scheduling those last few very important meetings ...

Around Thanksgiving, my baby girl had the first continuous cough we had ever experienced (thanks, daycare!) and, just to be ...

Holidays are always prime family time. My whole family goes to my grandparents’ house for pretty much every holiday, and ...

When I was a kid, the crème de la crème of latkes were the frozen ones. And I don’t mean ...

I’ve been joking this year that with Hanukkah starting on Christmas Eve, our holiday doesn’t have a chance to compete ...

This summer, my wife and I welcomed our first child into the world in Jackson, Mississippi. Ever since, the birth ...

It’s that time of year again. In the weeks before Hanukkah, my extra mental energy always goes to gifts.I have ...

There is no doubt that tikkun olam, the act of repairing the world, is an important and widely valued idea ...

Last month, 150 members of the Southern Jewish Historical Society gathered for their 41st annual conference. Even for a group ...

As I’ve written about before, music has been a huge part of my life and my Judaism ever since I ...