Shalom Y'all: Southern Jewish Communities Recruit Newcomers As Populations Dwindle

Shalom Y'all: Southern Jewish Communities Recruit Newcomers As Populations Dwindle: This article is a part of Faith Shift, a Huffington Post series on how changes in demographics, culture, politics and theology are transforming religion in America. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- On a recent Tuesday night at Rojos, a trendy Mexican restaurant on the south side of the city, a group of women were kicking off an unusual welcome party for someone they'd never met.