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Museum Once Again Builds its Sukkah-on-the-Roof
In celebration of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot (September 25th - Oct 2nd), the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience (MSJE) is building a sukkah on the museum’s rooftop. The museum invites the public to visit the sukkah, learn about the holiday, and participate in a variety of public programs during the festive week.
Sukkot celebrates the fruits of the fall harvest and commemorates the temporary dwellings the Israelites lived in while wandering in the desert after the
Sep 22
September 2026 Newsletter
In September 1926, the city of Clarksdale, Mississippi, unknowingly scheduled school registration for the two days of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. This didn't sit well with the Jews of Clarksdale, so they asked for and got an accommodation: Jewish children could register for school on Saturday, instead of the Thursday and Friday of Rosh Hashanah. Here's the front-page story:
Sep 11 min read
July 2026 Newsletter
"May the Children of the Stock of Abraham, who dwell in this land, continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other Inhabitants; while every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and fig tree, and there shall be none to make him afraid."
– George Washington, August 1790
MSJE reminds you all that we've been here from the beginning.
Jul 11 min read
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