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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Neal Schindler

A native of Detroit, Neal Schindler has lived in the Pacific Northwest since 2002. He has held staff positions at Seattle Weekly and The Seattle Times and was a freelance writer for Jew-ish.com from 2007 to 2011. Schindler was raised in a Reconstructionist Jewish congregation and is now a member of Spokane's Reform congregation, Emanu-El. He is the director of Spokane Area Jewish Family Services. His interests include movies, Scrabble, and indie rock. He lives with his wife, son, and two cats in West Central Spokane.

Orlando: What to say when you don’t know what to say

When they write publicly about Orlando, my friends who are Muslim and/or LGBTQ make themselves vulnerable in a way I can’t really understand as a white, cisgender, heterosexual man.

Holy hip-hop: The amazing world of rapping clergy

“Rabbi Sid - The Rappin’ Rabbi” is an experience to which no words of mine can truly do justice.

Welcoming the stranger: What I learned from Jewish agencies

I recently attended the annual conference of the Association of Jewish Family & Children’s Agencies in San Diego. The event brought together hundreds of Jewish and non-Jewish human services professionals who work for Jewish organizations, most of which are akin to Spokane’s own Jewish Family Services agency, of which I am the director.

Ask A Jew: How do you deal with problematic passages in the Tanakh?

Judaism is so old that it is foolish for any modern Jew to disregard its history entirely. Why throw away millennia of rich tradition?

Four Great Secular Songs About God and Faith

secular songs about religion tend to do things that wouldn't pass muster in a house of worship: assume God's perspective, cast God as a villain, or just take a sardonic view of God's relationship with humankind.

Ask a Jew: Why is the Hebrew year 5776?

Just as Young Earth creationists tend to believe the universe is less than 10,000 years old, some Jews think God created the universe in 3760 B.C.

When faith meets film

Religious faith can be such a personal thing that film and TV rarely portray it in ways that mirror its complexity, pitfalls, and joys.

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