I've watched the Whoopi Goldberg clip a few times and I can't believe she meant anything nefarious or bad by it. I can't stand her politics, and she hasn't been kind to opposing views (to say the least), but all she was spouting is the usual liberal line about the Holocaust -- i.e. that the lesson is about the universal tendency of human beings to commit evil, and the need for vigilance. (I was more offended by Ana Navarro's attempt to drag Nazis into the U.S. political scene as versions of her "white supremacist" political opponents.)
The ADL weighed in to criticize her. The ADL has become a racist organization, distinguishing between "Jews of color" and other Jews, which is a distinction that has no basis in Judaism. The fact is that the Holocaust was about race, and saw Jews as a race, but it also targeted Jews specifically, and the fact is that all of this is confusing even to smart people, which is why we should have a little more tolerance for people getting a few things wrong before a commercial break, even if they are wrong in a fundamental but well-intentioned way.
Today's episode is devoted to the second anniversary of the October 7 terror attacks. It was produced before the announcement of a ceasefire deal, yet remains current & relevant.
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This week's portion is a beautiful poem, containing the Covenant between God and the people of Israel. But given the breaking news that Hamas may actually have agreed to release all of the Israeli hostages, I will devote my remarks to that.
One hopes it is true; if so, it makes this week's additional reading, from II Samuel 22, even more relevant: David's song of praise to the Lord for delivering him from the hand of his enemies.
"18 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,
from my foes, who were too strong for me.
19 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
but the Lord was my support."
So much to focus on this week -- and much breaking news. A peace deal in the Middle East, perhaps? Eric Adams dropping out of the mayor's race? And a looming shutdown as Democrats push their demands beyond absurdity.
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