Charlie Schwartz

A native of Portland, Oregon, Charlie Schwartz is a third year rabbinic student at the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) as a Wexner Graduate Fellow.  In addition to his studies, Charlie has worked as a gabbai with Kehilat Hadar and as a teacher for an exceedingly cute class of first graders at Congregation Or Zarua.  Prior to JTS, Charlie served with distinction as a squad commander in the airborne battalion of the Nahal infantry brigade in the Israeli Defense Forces.  Charlie earned a B.A. in Religion and Jewish Studies from Oberlin College, and currently lives in Jerusalem with his wife Andrea Wershof Schwartz.

One Liner: In partnership with fellow Russel Neiss Charlie is developing MediaMidrash.org an online library of videos with compelling curricular content, providing Jewish Educators the platform to bring artists, animators, filmmakers and musicians directly into their classroom, harnessing 21st century technologies to enrich our historic traditions .