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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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Winning and losing moves in the battle against transphobia

It isn’t easy for some portions of American society to accept gender theory.
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Part time by choice in a workaholic culture

Last month, an article by Jeff Green, “Why 6 Million Americans Would Rather Work Part Time,” found its way into my Facebook feed.
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Ask A Jew: Why do Jews Wear Yarmulkes?

The custom of wearing head-covering discs of fabric, known as yarmulkes or kippot (singular: kippah), is probably one of Judaism’s most widely recognized traditions.
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Ask a Jew: What does it mean that the Jews are God’s chosen people?

A devout Christian asked me what the best part of being one of God’s chosen people is. Without missing a beat, I replied: “The food.”
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Matt Shea, Godwin’s Law, and playing the “Jewish card”

I considered it manipulative to “play the Jewish card” — that is, to bring one’s Jewishness into a political conversation to heighten the emotionality of the discussion
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Transparency in the Jewish world

It’s hard for me to tell whether Judaism is less scandal prone (per capita) than other religious traditions, or whether its scandals are simply considered less newsworthy by mainstream news outlets.
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Bursting the seams of polite discourse: Thoughts on Rallygate and its aftermath

When Black Lives Matter protesters engaged in direct action in Seattle recently, they succeeded in doing at least one thing: keeping race, and racially based injustice, on people’s minds and lips.
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