Something about the Paul-Mayweather fight felt redemptive -- maybe several things -- despite complaints that Showtime's servers crashed and that Mayweather didn't try too hard for the knockout. For one thing, it was a major sporting event, which is still kind of new as the country comes out of the pandemic. For another, no one protested the national anthem; it was just straightforward patriotism. Last, but not least, there was something redemptive in terms of our country's racial politics. We saw a skilled, established black professional giving a chance to an inexperienced white journeyman. It's the plot of "Rocky," so we're primed to like it. But it's also a reminder that black Americans also have a stake in our current system, and that white Americans also need their help, not just the other way around. It's empowering and liberating for both. That's not how we're used to seeing race relations presented, but it's a more complete picture than the media and the left generally portray.
It’s Purim time… time to get the sweet stuff baking.
This is for an apricot hamantaschen filling…
I'm fresh from the front lines of protest -- the "encampment" at UCLA -- and I'll have a lot to say about what's going on on campuses around the nation, as a generation of radical activists is, generally, being allowed to destroy education.
Or was education destroyed already? Isn't that how we got to this point?
I'll also introduce an excerpt from my audiobook, "The Trumpian Virtues." It describes the unique characteristics that made Trump's first term successful. I will probably play a chapter every week for the next few months, if you like it.
Special guests:
- Carolyn Siegel - founder of "If You Heard What I Heard" Holocaust memoir
- Rahul Sur - pro-Israel Hindu activist, on the imposition of sharia law
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This week's portion, in addition to the reading for Passover, discusses the aftermath of the death of Aaron's sons. God, through Moses, lays out the process for atonement on Yom Kippur, followed by a list of sexual prohibitions.
It is telling that Aaron's profound personal grief at losing two of his four sons in the midst of the Tabernacle service is turned into a motivation for repentance among the nation as a whole, as well as for basic rules of sexual morality.
In that sense, Aaron's profound loss represents a national gain -- and the dread that surrounds the fate of his sons motivates what is an appropriate sense of fear and awe around the law, atonement, and the presence of sin in our lives.
