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A Few Facts About Fasting in Jewish Tradition
This summer, two things happened at once, making me think about fasting in a whole new way—and as Yom Kippur ...
Becoming Southern & Jewish: Part III
This is the third installment in my three-part series on “becoming Southern and Jewish.”After “coming out” as Jewish in the ...
Natchez, Mississippi: The Place to Be for Jewish History Lovers This Fall
For me, it’s the river that won my heart.In the summer of 2007, I was traveling in a hot van ...
Becoming Southern & Jewish: Part II
This post is the second in my three-part-series on “Becoming Southern and Jewish.”Over the course of my next two years ...
Becoming Southern & Jewish: Part I
Over the course of the next few weeks, I’m going to share a series of posts about my reflection on ...
From Chicago’s North Shore to the Deep South of the Delta: Our Southern Jewish Journey
Today’s post comes from Rabbi Bruce Elder, who brought congregants from his suburban-Chicago congregation down South earlier this year.The North ...
Hitler Speaks at My Jewish Summer Camp
It was mid-morning on a Wednesday. I was serving as visiting faculty at our regional Reform Jewish overnight camp and ...
There’s Something Special About The South
Before I moved to Jackson, Mississippi, in 2003, I had only a passing familiarity with the South. Yes, I had ...
Why I Want To Serve As A Rabbi… For The Military
When you enter rabbinical school, you get used to a couple of questions. Chief among them: What made you decide ...
Spreading Jewish Music, Comedy, and More – All Across the South!
Summer at the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life (ISJL) is a busy and exciting time. During the month of June, the ...