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This Jewish Girl Loves St. Pat’s in Jackson!
Jackson, Mississippi has one of the largest St. Patrick’s Day parades in the country. This Saturday, 70,000(!) people will line ...
Jewish Culture, Jewish History, Jewish Music, Jewish&, Live, Study, Yiddish
For Afro-Yiddish Performer, the Past is not Past
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past…”When William Faulkner wrote these words in Requiem for a Nun, I’m pretty certain he ...
Jewish Weddings: When and Where They Happen
The details for scheduling traditional Jewish nuptials.
Celebrate, Jewish Thought, Live, Southern & Jewish
Yes, I’m Celebrating a New Jewish Holiday Today
Let’s make a new Jewish holiday.Wait…what?Let’s make a new Jewish holiday. When I opened a recent daily e-mail from The ...
Summary of Tractate Taanit
This talmudic tractate about fasting is packed with stories.
The Jewish Women I Saw (And Didn’t) On TV
Representation matters - in real life most of all
Celebrate, Hanukkah, Jewish Texts, Southern & Jewish, Study, Talmud
Chanukah/Hanukkah: So Many Ways to Celebrate
The Daf Yomi (Hebrew for “page a day”), is a program for learning Talmud. Participants study one page a day, ...
Celebrate, More Holidays, Southern & Jewish, Tu Bishvat
Moishe in Mississippi: Making a Difference, Without Walls
Today’s post was written jointly by Arielle Nissenblatt and Lonnie Kleinman – two young Jewish professionals who also happen to ...
Yossele Rosenblatt’s Later Career
The talented cantor Yossele Rosenblatt (1882-1933) becomes an international star.