A JDate Success Story
Julie Polsky saw Phil's profile and photo on JDate.com the night before she moved from St. Louis to Little Rock.Read More
Designer by Day, Singer By Night
Lisa Palmer's SummerHouse showroom is light and airy offering clients an uncluttered, unfussy experience.Read More
Beth Israel Youth Group Chanukah Party
Jackson Mississippi's Beth Israel Congregation's youth group, BITY enjoyed eating latkes, playing dreidel, and exchanging gifts at their annual Hanukkah party. Photos by Jessica RubinskyRead More
Celebrity Chef Claire Robinson to Host the 6th Annual Man-O-Manischewitz Cook-Off!
This year, the nationally esteemed Man-O-Manischewitz Cook-Off will be bigger-than-ever as the contestants compete by preparing their best family-friendly recipes.Read More
Elan "We Are"
Elan's "We Are" is like a trip to the beach! Read More
JDate® ... Changing the Fabric of Judaism
Today, it seems everyone knows someone who met their significant other on JDate. What started in 1997 as a divorced, middle-aged businessman’s attempt to attract a Jewish wife, has grown exponentially across the globe, now connectingRead More
Eat, Drink And Be Married
In Eat, Drink and Be Married (Self/iuniverse), Rebecca Bloom blended just the right amount of hilarious dialogue that women savor when in the company of their best friends, with the right amount of tender moments shared during life’s special events, to create a page-turning story that is chick lit at its finest!Read More
Weekend Wedding Memphis Style
David Miller does not make decisions quickly nor is he receptive to change. He is a creative soul with a heart of gold and has a knack for putting off the simple or most important things in life. He is my son, and of course, perfect. Read More
Paper Tefillah: papercutting, prayer, and comic books
Isaac Brynjegard-Bialik grew up reading comic books and storing them carefully in individual plastic bags. This January he’s bringing part of his collection to Memphis — cut up into pieces and used in his Read More
The Bar/Bat Mitzvah Ceremony Is Not Just For 13-Year-Olds
“It has been a childhood dream of mine to be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah, “daughter of the commandment,” said Joyce E. Friedman of Franklin, Tennessee. She finally had her chance at age 54.Read More
Gothic Theme Inspires Ghoulish Details
Choosing a theme for an upcoming bar/bat mitzvah is often daunting. But the moment Josh Karchmer’s October 29, bar mitzvah date was set at Temple Israel in Memphis, Tenn., two years ago, he had no doubt about his boo mitzvah party.Read More
I've Never Met an Idiot on the River by Henry Winkler
Henry Winkler, world famous actor, producer and best-selling author of 17 children's books is best known for his role as the Fonz on Happy Days.Read More
After Birthright Israel, Nothing Cooler Than A Bar Mitzvah
It sounds like the beginning of a joke: a former Catholic, two sets of sisters and a Wall Street banker step into a coffee house for bar mitzvah lessons.Read More
Hot Hanukah... for those who love to read and cook
My shelves are overflowing with this years' latest cookbooks and more! Take a Sneak peak at 1,000 Mitzvahs: How Small Acts of Kindness Can Heal, Inspire, and Change Your Life; ALL ACCESS: The Rock 'n' Roll Photography of Ken Regan; Hanukkah Stories: Thoughts on Family,Read More
Jewish Learning From Pre-School and Beyond….
While the number of Jewish families in small Southern towns has dwindled and forced some synagogues and temples to close their doors, the opportunity for Jewish learning continues to grow throughout the South. And in some towns where a bar or bat mitzvah is a rare occasion, there are resources available toRead More
Take A View Of The Mississippi Delta Through Word, Song & Art
“The Mississippi Delta begins in the lobby of the Peabody Hotel in Memphis and ends on Catfish Row in Vicksburg,” as David L. Cohn, a native of Greenville, Miss., wrote in his memoir, “Where I Was Born and Raised,” published in 1948 by Houghton Mifflin.Read More
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