“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 …
Jewish Life at Queens Receives Grants for Engaging Student Programs
Jewish Life at Queens University works hard throughout the year to create opportunities for learning about Jewish culture, Jewish history, and Jewish identity. We are proud to announce that our …
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 …
Colleyville, COVID, and Rising Hate: How do we heal?
This past Saturday in Colleyville, Texas, Rabbi Cytron-Walker and his congregants were held hostage at gunpoint for nearly 12 hours in their synagogue sanctuary. When we asked our friends and …
Prayer for 2022 and Our World
As we wake to the dawn of a New Year we pray for… Hearts of compassion to recognize the struggles of others. Minds of wisdom to heal our world – so that …
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 …
Antisemitism and Racism: Two Sides of the Same Coin
As a Holocaust educator, I always feel that I have a dual purpose: help my students to explore the various factors that led to the horrific events of what we …
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 …
Peaceful Pause on Transcendental Meditation with Jared Sossin
Transcendental Meditation, or TM, is a technique of silent mantra meditation, developed by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The meditation practice, involving using a mantra, is performed twice a day for 20 …
A Memory Resurfaces: A Survivor Reflects by Marianne Lieberman
The following reflection comes from Marianne Lieberman, one of our local Holocaust Survivors. Marianne wrote this piece as a response to the feelings of isolation and tension that were re-awakened …