August 31, 2017
Born in the shadow…
Born in the shadow of the Holocaust, we hear in Charlottesville the echoes of Nazi Germany. Born in the wake of Jim Crow, we see in Virginia the resurfacing…
August 13, 2017
White Supremacy, Charlottesville, and Us
White supremacy is sometimes easy to identify. Some who hold this ideology are aligned with groups we know well: the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazis. Their presence is frightening. Intimidation…
August 6, 2017
We can support – or shatter – young immigrants’ dreams
Reprinted from the Charlotte Observer, August 2, 2017. Rabbi Schindler serves as Contributing Editor, the Observer editorial board. As educators we work to nurture our students’ dreams even as some…
July 12, 2017
Are we a New South? Sadly, no.
Reprinted from the Charlotte Observer, July 4, 2017. Rabbi Schindler serves as Contributing Editor, the Observer editorial board. Photo by Sarah Ann Photos. Last month, I joined a Deep South…
June 20, 2017
66 years ago today…
On this world refugee day, we reflect on refugees who were once the focus of the world’s compassion and welcomed as an acceptance of global responsibility. Today they are facing…