There is something tragic about the civils rights movement—the very fact that it was needed in the first place. Why did it have to be such a big deal to give Blacks the right to vote? By today’s standards, it seems downright absurd to deny Blacks, or anyone else for that matter, this fundamental right.
We arrived in Selma, Alabama to stand and march on holy ground.
Kanye interrupts Bibi, Foxcatcher gets a sequel, Bill O\’Reilly & Brian Williams join forces, Bill Cosby kiddush wine and Lyft offends with new logo.
Enter your Oscar predictions for a chance to win some GREAT prizes!
In my family, the Academy Awards are an annual event celebrated with the kind of specific rituals more often associated with major cultural events.
How big of a “We” were the Jews in “We shall overcome”?
Abraham Joshua Heschel said that he prayed for one thing: the gift of wonder. He prayed for astonishment, for the capacity to be surprised. As he wrote, \”I try not to be stale. I try to remain young. I have one talent, and that is the capacity to be tremendouslysurprised at life and at ideas. This is to me the supreme Chassidic imperative.\”
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