Marching is not enough; women need a movement

[From the Charlotte Observer, January 17, 2018. Rabbi Schindler is a Contributing Editor for the Observer Editorial Board.] “Close your eyes – take a minute to imagine a world four…

New Book Network Podcast on Recharging Judaism

New Books Network is a podcast dedicated to raising the level of public discourse by introducing serious authors to a wide public.   In this episode, Daveeda Goldberg, a PhD candidate…

Zionism and social justice: can they co-exist?

[From the Charlotte Observer, November 23, 2017. Rabbi Schindler is a Contributing Editor for the Observer Editorial Board. Photo by Miriam Alster.] I am a Rabbi. I am a social…

thanksgiving – an equation

thanksgiving an equation of what I have lost versus what I have and embracing the blessings before me seemingly unsolvable profound pain friends feel – lost spouses, lost children, leaving…