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Tag Archives: Martin Luther King
What Oneness Demands of Us
The following remarks were delivered at Trinity Episcopal School in Richmond, Virginia on Monday, January 31, 2022. Good morning, Trinity. It’s such an honor to be with you today, and I’m deeply grateful for the invitation and opportunity to speak … Continue reading
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Tagged interfaith, Judaism, justice, Martin Luther King, religion, social justice, society, Torah
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Extremists for Love – Yom Kippur 2017
In June 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke before a large crowd in Detroit. In his speech, King argued that, despite the dangers of nonviolent resistance, “there are some things so dear, some things so precious, some things so eternally … Continue reading
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Tagged current-events, ethics, faith, history, human dignity, justice, Martin Luther King, personal, philosophy, politics, religion, social justice, society
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King, The High Holy Days, and the ‘Threat to Justice Everywhere’
Last Wednesday [August 28, 2013] was the fiftieth anniversary of the 1963 “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom” and Dr. Martin Luther King’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech. In the lead up to this day, many spoke about … Continue reading
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Tagged ethics, freedom, High Holidays, High Holy Days, holidays, justice, Martin Luther King, responsibility, rosh hashanah, social justice, Torah
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