American Jewish life | Rabbi Sid Schwarz

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January 15, 2021

America: A Crisis of Faith

sid.schwarz Articles American civic division, American Jewish life, American tribalism, crisis of faith, Donald Trump, erosion of American democracy, healing the American divide, Israel

I’m an old-fashioned news hound. I can’t start my day without reading the newspaper. The Washington Post is my paper of choice. And I read the hard copy that gets thrown on my lawn every morning around 5am. But then, as I start my workday, I work in a professional bubble of my own creation. […]

April 4, 2016

The New Paradigm Spiritual Communities Initiative

sid.schwarz Articles American Jewish life, building spiritual communities, Jewish spirituality, new paradigm, social entrepreneurship

During the first week of March some 60 people gathered under the aegis of a new national initiative called the New Paradigm Spiritual Communities Initiative (NPSCI). NPSCI is sponsored by Clal: The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership as part of its mission to make Jewish into a public good. Funded by the William […]