Suly Chenkin was born in Kovno, Lithuania. Her story begins and ends with a prophecy uttered by her grandmother at the moment she was born. “This child” she said, “because …
Genealogy 101: Methods, Myths & Madness
The enormous impact the Internet has had on genealogical research has been demonstrated by the Nielsen NetRatings service who claims Ancestry.com, combined with its other properties (myfamily.com and familyhistory.com), ranks …
What Charlotte needs this week and how you can help (4/20/2020)
In this time of global crisis, we are committed to supporting those in need with our time, our resources, and our voices. Here are several ways that you can make …
Just Keep Dancing – A Video Blog
Today is the seventh day of Passover and the seventy-fifth anniversary of the liberation from Bergen-Belsen. This day is a celebration of song and dancing — dancing on the other …
Greenspon Center’s Peaceful Pause: “Passover, Easter, the Sun, the Moon and Shared Light”
Each Sunday evening, the Greenspon Center will offer a Peaceful Pause program at 5:00 pm, focusing on themes of hope and resilience. You will be invited to live interviews, panels, …
What Charlotte needs this week and how you can help (4/6/2020)
The Stan Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice and Queens University have joined CharMeck Responds Coalition (CRC), https://charmeckresponds.org/. The CharMeck Responds Coalition is made up of many faith partners, …
A Passover Seder Supplement for 2020
The Haggadah is a tool for imparting the lessons of the past to the next generation. We are meant to apply the Biblical stories of oppression to the present so …
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 …
Wine & Wisdom – The Healing Power of Humor, Wednesday, April 1, 2020
As soap is to the body, so laughter is to the soul. – JEWISH PROVERB Join us for a virtual Wine & Wisdom program on the topic of Jewish humor. …