Obligation, Faith, and Service After the Storm
I had been out of town for a few days. When I returned to the ISJL office in Jackson, I was greeted by a co-worker who jokingly said, “Oh, you returned just in time for Itzik (an endearing nickname...
View ArticleA Passover Mitzvah in Southeast Kentucky
In celebration of the completion of the Kentucky section of our online Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities, we bring you another piece of Kentucky Jewish History. 1931 newspaper ad announcing...
View ArticleShavuot & Giving: Taking the Time to Get It Right
The holiday of Shavuot demonstrates a method of gift giving that we may want to deploy when thinking about advancing social justice. Think about it. What might have happened if instead of the whole...
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