JustASC

I quoted Brad Hirschield’s blogpost below when I disagreed with him, so I only think it fair to quote him again when I think he gets it exactly right:

When any group believes that they are a law unto themselves, abuse is sure to follow. Whatever happens in this case, that issue must be addressed by members of the community. If they don’t, and ethnicity is allowed to trump ethics, then they will have nobody to blame but themselves for the anger directed against them.

This is moment in time, both because of these events and where we stand in the Jewish calendar – just days before Tisha B’av , when the tradition invites introspection. I hope that the community has the moral courage to undertake such introspection and those outside it have the sensitivity and discipline to allow them to do so without being humiliated.

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