On May 21 Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky, two Israeli Embassy staff members, lost their lives to senseless violence as they left an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in …
Words in Honor of Gandhi’s Birthday Celebration
This talk was given by John Small at the Charlotte Celebration of Mahatma Gandhi’s 155 Birthday in Uptown Charlotte. What an honor it is to be here at this birthday …
Disturbing Echoes
Disturbing Echoes by Judy LaPietra A recently discovered publication which continues to be disseminated in the Charlotte area Little Libraries (free neighborhood book exchanges) provides us with a disturbing, …
Greenspon Center Concludes Historic Seeing Auschwitz Exhibit, Leaving a Legacy of Lasting Impact
by Judy LaPietra The Greenspon Center began the bittersweet work to dismantle the nine-week Seeing Auschwitz exhibit in earnest in late April. The powerful images that were so meticulously recreated …
Adar Again and Closing Thoughts on New Moons
By Mary Eshet The new moon for Adar II marks the 13th “new moon” blog, and concludes a year of reflections. While there are 12 months in the Jewish lunar …
A New Moon and a Bonus Adar
By Mary Eshet The Jewish month of Adar begins the evening of February 8 and there is much to say about it. For starters, 7 times in every 19 years, …
Filling the bucket in Shvat
By Mary Eshet January 11 marks the next new moon and the beginning of the Hebrew month of Shvat. It promises to be a full month, not only because it …
A New Moon is a Dark Time
by Mary Eshet This month’s new moon marks the end of the Jewish month of Tishrei and the start of Cheshvan. Just a few short weeks ago, we wished and …
Sign Up Now for an Unforgettable Journey to Poland
By Mary Eshet Judy LaPietra remembers the first time she visited Poland over 23 years ago and the impact seeing authentic sites of Holocaust memory had on her. “When standing …
A New Moon, Tishrei, and differences affirming a Common Humanity
by Mary Eshet The new moon on September 15 ushers in Tishrei, a month full of Jewish holidays, the beginning of Fall, and the time when school and learning get …
