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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.
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Ask a Jew: What does “mitzvah” mean?

Of the 613 mitzvot, 248 are positive (“Thou shalt…”) and 365 negative (“Thou shalt not…”).
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Ask a Jew: Why do so many people still deny the Holocaust?

I think some people deny the Holocaust because such denial fits their overall worldview, which is likely characterized by anti-Semitism and God knows what other forms of bigotry.
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A response to Mark Azzara’s “An America run amok”

Neal Schindler offers his own thoughts on the popular show "The Handmaid's Tale." Rather than being a mean-spirited jab at Christians, Schindler writes, the show provides a "needed jolt" for a large group of Americans.
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Ask a Jew: What is a Reform Jew’s viewpoint on interfaith marriage?

Neal Schindler, who attends a Reform congregation and is in an interfaith marriage, responds.
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Ask a Jew: If the Jewish people believe the Savior is yet to come, why have most Jews forgone the written law in the...

And just for the record: “The Jewish people” aren’t a monolith.
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A response to Mark Azzara’s “How Do We Know Who We Are?”

I didn’t set out to bust your chops. But I felt as though your take on the Roy-Atwood view of art as it relates to human relationships didn’t tell the whole story.
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What good is Judaism without legalism?

The very concept of a secular Jew is confusing to many non-Jews, who may hail from faith traditions in which identifying as nonreligious appears antithetical to the identity itself.
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