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My Southern Jewish Son, the US Army Sergeant/Black Hawk Helicopter Crew Chief
When we brought our baby son home from the hospital nearly 27 years ago, we imagined many things for his future. The Army wasn’t one of them. The Jewish Chaplains Council estimates that there are...
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Transmission of Torah: For Jews Only?
According to the National Jewish Population Survey, there are approximately 1.5 million non-Jews helping to raise Jewish families in the United States. Certainly, this reality is prevalent in the...
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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 bags, and drove our two daughters to the Henry S. Jacobs Camp in Utica,...
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My Southern Jewish Grandma
Today’s tale of Southern Jewish family, history, and a meaningful road trip comes to us from our summer history intern, Gabe Weinstein, in the last of our “summer intern” series of posts. Thanks, Gabe,...
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A Letter to Students: The Lesson of Elijah
Dearest Students, Early on in the academic year (and the Jewish New Year!), I thought it would be a poignant time to remind you of why we engage in religious education. I know what some of you are...
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Why I Let My Jewish Kids Trick-or-Treat
Below, Michele Schipper explains why she lets her kids trick-or-treat. To hear from another Jewish mom with a different perspective, check out “Why I Don’t Let My Kids Trick-or-Treat.” What happens...
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The 4 Questions of Thanksgiving
As I get ready for my Southern family’s traditional Thanksgiving celebration, which this year will overlap our celebration of Hanukkah… well, there’s been all this talk of “Thanksgivukkah,” but right...
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How to Be the Jewish Daughter of a Cancer Patient
Today is World Cancer Day, a day when people worldwide are focused on cancer, to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. But in my life, every day is cancer day. Care and concern for my...
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Blessings Over Burdens
This year, I decided to give the #BlogElul challenge a try. I am mostly posting Facebook statuses to explore each day’s idea, but wanted to share this longer post about one of the words that truly is...
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My Many Southern Jewish Families
The 2013-2015 ISJL Education Fellow Family. We really did have these done at JC Penney. For my family, like many Jewish families, holidays play an important role in our life. Holidays are the times...
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