Jewish tradition and peoplehood revolve around community. We are not meant to be alone. The Torah teaches not only that we are not meant to be alone but rather that …
The soil on which we stand
This talk was delivered at the Restorative Justice Two Year Reflection at Little Rock AME Zion in Charlotte, NC, August 22, 2021 Thank you to Dr. Walker for hosting us. …
Social Justice – Listen, Learn, Advocate
At the Greenspon Center we are listening, learning, and offering avenues for creating change everywhere – in Grier Heights, in Charlotte, and online. Greenspon Center advocates supported a July 24th …
Journey Through Jewish Poland: Roots, Resilience, and Renewal Join Talli Dippold, Rabbi Judy Schindler and Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Tomasz Cebulski on an epic journey through Poland
Many of us hear “Poland” and immediately think of the devastation related to the Holocaust. And yet, there is another, more powerful story there. Did you know that in the …
Nostra Aetate: The Seminal Catholic Document in the Fight against Antisemitism
“In our time, when day by day mankind is being drawn closer together, and the ties between different peoples are becoming stronger, the Church examines more closely her relationship …
Celebrating Five Years of Collaboration
For the past five years, the Stan Greenspon Center and the Olga Lengyel Institute, based in New York City, partnered to bring a weeklong educator conference to life here in …
Sacred Threads: Encountering Nostra Aetate for our Time – A Regional Interfaith Conference
Join people from all faiths for a regional interfaith conference entitled “Sacred Threads: Encountering Nostra Aetate for Our Time,” to explore the remarkable content of Nostra Aetate — the 1965 …
Queens Alum join together to create Belk Chapel Jewish-Muslim Interfaith Initiative
By Mohammed Jibriel (Class of 2019), former president of Queens’ Muslim Student Association (Salam), and Noah Goldman (Class of 2019), former president of Queens’ Jewish Student Association (Hillel). “So great …
Refugee Admissions: Lessons Learned in the Wake of the Holocaust Brought to Life Last Month by Amy Lefkof
This July 28th will mark the 70th Anniversary of the signing of the 1951 International Refugee Convention, which is the key legal document (along with its 1967 Protocol) that defines …
A Letter to Mother Earth
This keynote address was delivered by Rabbi Schindler at the Greening Our Faith Communities Summit in Charlotte, NC on May 20, 2021. Dear Mother Earth, We come to you as …