Author: Rabbi Judith Schindler

A World of Shtetls Stolen—Tykocin

Once, shtetls dotted Poland — now only echoes remain. In 1522, a nobleman’s inkwelcomed ten Jewish families to Tykocin—to build…

Visiting What Cannot Be Seen

Warsaw 2025 A beautiful hotelrises where the small Warsaw Ghetto once stood. Beneath us—a graveyard.Six hundred thousand dead from World…

Forgiveness Does Not Come Easy

This sermon was delivered on Yom Kippur afternoon at Temple Beth El. It’s so great to be in this sanctuary…

No Stains, No Friends

This sermon was delivered at Temple Beth El in Charlotte for Shabbat Shuvah, the Shabbat of Return 2025/5786 Shabbat Shuvah…