By Talli Dippold “I pray that my missing finger serves as a constant reminder to me. A reminder that every single human being is created in the image of God; …
Announcing – Summer Wine and Wisdom
The Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice is thrilled to announce our Summer Wine and Wisdom Series. Rabbi Judy Schindler invites you to come out to the Selwyn Pub …
Jewish Studies Wine and Wisdom Summer Series – Open to All
It has been an incredible year of learning at the Stan Greenspon Center! Thank you to our students for giving us their time and passion over the past academic year. …
Begin the New Year with New Ideas
Winter is a time when the earth quietly prepares itself for the rush of growth and beauty that is Spring. Take a tip from Mother Nature and use this quiet …
Speeches, Secrets, and Superman! Three Engaging Courses Coming to Queens this Winter
Isidor I. Rabi, the Nobel laureate in physics, was once asked, ”Why did you become a scientist, rather than a doctor or lawyer or businessman, like the other immigrant kids …
Nights and Days of Brokenness
Eighty years ago, on the night of November 9th, 1938, the Nazi government stood by and watched as synagogues, Jewish owned businesses, schools, and homes were vandalized, looted, and destroyed. …
Come to Israel in the Spring!
Take flight with us on a weeklong trip to Israel this Spring! We leave on Sunday, May 12, 2019 and return on Monday, May 20, 2019. The trip will be …
My Birthright Experience by Morgan Torcellini
My name is Morgan Torcellini and I had the amazing opportunity to go to Israel in the summer of 2018. I went on a program called Birthright which is a …
Celebration and Storytelling: Greenspon’s Second Anniversary
In life we encounter many stories. Some are comic, some are tragic. Some stories are like our own in many ways. Others are similar, yet different from our own in …
People and Promise: A Trip to Israel Celebrating the Complexity and Plurality of Modern Israel, May 2019
Travel on a Charlotte Community Trip to Israel with Rabbi Judy Schindler, Sklut Professor of Jewish Studies, Dr. Alexa Royden, Associate Professor of Political Science Doron Harel, Educator and Tour …
