Tag Archives: responsibility

The Responsibilities of Privilege

Posted on September 20, 2018 by

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about luck. It all started this past summer, when my friend Nadya invited me to her naturalization ceremony. Now, I’d never been to such a ceremony before. But I assumed it would be a … Continue reading →

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The Power to Choose – Rosh Hashanah Day 2 5776/2015

Posted on September 17, 2015 by

There’s a line in the classic sci-fi popcorn film Terminator 2: Judgment Day that I’ve always found to be very powerful, and very challenging. John Connor, the leader of the human resistance against the machines, says: “The future is not … Continue reading →

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King, The High Holy Days, and the ‘Threat to Justice Everywhere’

Posted on September 11, 2013 by

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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