Institute of Southern Jewish Life

The Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life (ISJL) supports, connects, and celebrates Jewish life in the South. We're using this page to share the books that are featured in our programs—and if you purchase them through our links, you're contributing to to the ISJL's work!

 

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Spellbook for the Sabbath Queen
Jewish Roots in Southern Soil: A New History
Dixie Diaspora: An Anthology of Southern Jewish History
A Place of Our Own: The Rise of Reform Jewish Camping
Fight Against Fear: Southern Jews and Black Civil Rights
Driving Miss Daisy
Joe T. Patterson and the White South's Dilemma: Evolving Resistance to Black Advancement
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
On Middle Ground: A History of the Jews of Baltimore
The Mississippi Encyclopedia
Ragman
The Jews of Summer: Summer Camp and Jewish Culture in Postwar America
Edible North Carolina: A Journey Across a State of Flavor
The Edible South: The Power of Food and the Making of an American Region
Matzoh Ball Gumbo: Culinary Tales of the Jewish South
Simply Julia: 110 Easy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Food
A Land Twice Promised: An Israeli Woman's Quest for Peace
How the Birds Became Friends
Israel 201: Your Next Level Guide to the Magic and Mystery and Chaos of Life in the Holy Land
Dangerous Religious Ideas: The Deep Roots of Self-Critical Faith in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
The American Jewish Story through Cinema
Is Superman Circumcised?: The Complete Jewish History of the World's Greatest Hero
These Truths We Hold: Judaism in an Age of Truthiness
Bible Doesn't Say That
And God Said: How Translations Conceal the Bible's Original Meaning
In the Beginning: A Short History of the Hebrew Language
On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World
Everyday Holiness: The Jewish Spiritual Path of Mussar
Jew-Ish: A Cookbook: Reinvented Recipes from a Modern Mensch
Jewish Literacy Revised Ed: The Most Important Things to Know about the Jewish Religion, Its People, and Its History (Revised)
Salt and Honey: Jewish Teens on Feminism, Creativity, and Tradition
Living a Jewish Life: Jewish Traditions, Customs, and Values for Today's Families (Revised)
The Jewish Book of Why
To Life: A Celebration of Jewish Being and Thinking (Revised)
Spellbook for the Sabbath Queen
The Ritual Bath
Tough Questions Jews Ask 2/E: A Young Adult's Guide to Building a Jewish Life
The Book of Jewish Values: A Day-By-Day Guide to Ethical Living
The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Raising Self-Reliant Children
Where Justice Dwells: A Hands-On Guide to Doing Social Justice in Your Jewish Community
Night
Number the Stars: A Newbery Award Winner
All-Of-A-Kind Family
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The Red Tent - 20th Anniversary Edition
Rashi's Daughters, Book III: Rachel: A Novel of Love and the Talmud in Medieval France
Rashi's Daughters, Book II: Miriam: A Novel of Love and the Talmud in Medieval France
Rashi's Daughters, Book I: Joheved: A Novel of Love and the Talmud in Medieval France
The View from Saturday
52 Shabbats: Friday Night Dinners Inspired by a Global Jewish Kitchen
The Book of Jewish Food: An Odyssey from Samarkand to New York: A Cookbook
Shabbat: Recipes and Rituals from My Table to Yours
The Gefilte Manifesto: New Recipes for Old World Jewish Foods
The Jewish Deli: An Illustrated Guide to the Chosen Food
Southeast Foraging: 120 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Angelica to Wild Plums
Making the Table: Vegetarian Recipes to Nourish Community
Bone Button Borscht
Chicken Soup, Chicken Soup
Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew
Matzoh Ball Gumbo: Culinary Tales of the Jewish South
Kugels and Collards: Stories of Food, Family, and Tradition in Jewish South Carolina
Do Not Eat This Book!: Fun with Jewish Foods & Festivals
Simply Julia: 110 Easy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Food