Antisemitism, in all its ugly forms reaching back thousands of years, is a vicious form of racism that began as anti-Judaism. It evolved throughout time from discrimination based solely on …
Restorative Justice in CLT – Join the call to action and join the movement for change
by Reverend Dr. Willie Keaton “I can’t breathe.” It is time for Charlotte and the rest of America to listen to the dying words of George Floyd and Eric Garner. …
If you are white and asking “What can I do?”
Our African American siblings are struggling, in fact, they are drowning and dying, and need those of us who are white to not only understand but to create the change …
Charlotte Lament & Mourn 100K – Interfaith Virtual Vigil
Join the Charlotte interfaith community, on June 1st at Noon, as we remember and honor the 100,000 individuals in the US who have died of COVID-19 in the past 3 …
Peaceful Pause for Mother’s Day – Celebrating the Moms of Our World
There is a Yiddush proverb that says that “God could not be everywhere so God created mothers.” Today we celebrate the mothers of our world — our own mothers; mothers …
A New Way of Marking Time: Before Corona (BC) and After Corona (AC)
We know that life and the world have changed. There will be a new way of marking time. There will be BC – Before Corona, and there will be AC …
Social Justice Update
There are many way for you to stay connected with the Greenspon Social Justice initiatives. The CharMeck Responds Coalition – How to get help and how to help others The …
Corona and the art of patience – a Mussar teaching for today
In my family, we have an ongoing joke. We stopped calling days Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday and so on, we just call it “day.” While thankfully, my family is able …
Where do you find light in the darkness?
Jewish mystics teach us to lift up the shattered shards of our world in order to bring healing. Each time we encounter darkness – the darkness of headlines or the …
Lowest in History: New Refugee Ceiling & Executive Order
In yesterday’s press release the Department of State announced that the administration will propose resettlement for 18,000 of the 368,000 asylum and refugee applications it expects to field in the …