summer
Exploring the “Most Southern Place on Earth”
There is something about the Mississippi Delta. Known as “the most southern place on earth,” the Delta region is a ...
7 Things I’ve Learned in Mississippi
Today’s post comes from Linnea Hurst, the ISJL’s Community Engagement Department intern this summer. I am from Portland, Oregon, and ...
Preparing for the Education Conference
Late June is a special time at the ISJL office. Education Fellows are hard at work on programs, crafts and ...
Summer Camp is a Southern Jewish Tradition
This past Thursday, my wife and I got up early, packed our car with trunks, suitcases, plastic drawers, and sleeping ...
You Say “Crawfish.” He Says “Crawdad.” I Say “What’s That?”
As our Monday post indicated, it’s that time of year when we have new staff starting at the ISJL. During ...
Finding Joy
The following thoughts come to us from Education Fellow Erin Kahal.A few weeks ago, another Education Fellow, Sam Kahan, and ...
Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage: “a journey to a place associated with someone or something well known or respected” (The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of ...
My Summer in the South: An Intern’s Perspective
At the little public library in Hartshorne, Oklahoma, I see a man wearing a camouflage-patterned Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. baseball ...
The Jewish Way In Saying Goodbye
It is that time of year again in the life of the academic environment. During the course of several years ...