Guno צְבִי
We fight, We win, Am Yisrael Chai
. It’s To Bring Jewish Values Into The Public Sphere
And not just as citizens, but as Jews. Jewish texts are clear that a government is judged by how well it enacts certain values: supporting the poor, honoring the immigrant, protecting the worker, providing for schools, ensuring access to healthcare. Failure to come through on these obligations is an indictment of all of us. As Rabbi Heschel famously wrote, “in a free society, some are guilty. All are responsible.”
This moment of American crisis — a moment of misogyny and racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism — calls not for more cynical political calculation, but rather for the Jewish talent for ethical decision-making.
https://forward.com/opinion/432632/...-watch-politics-as-sport-its-to-bring-jewish/
And not just as citizens, but as Jews. Jewish texts are clear that a government is judged by how well it enacts certain values: supporting the poor, honoring the immigrant, protecting the worker, providing for schools, ensuring access to healthcare. Failure to come through on these obligations is an indictment of all of us. As Rabbi Heschel famously wrote, “in a free society, some are guilty. All are responsible.”
This moment of American crisis — a moment of misogyny and racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism — calls not for more cynical political calculation, but rather for the Jewish talent for ethical decision-making.
https://forward.com/opinion/432632/...-watch-politics-as-sport-its-to-bring-jewish/