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Justice

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ברוך דין האמת.  Baruch Dayan HaEmet.  One of the (many) peculiarities in Judaism is our tradition about death and mourning.  The statement at the head of the paragraph is what we say upon hearing of a death;  Blessed is the one true Judge.  Yes, in the middle of the trauma of death, we are blessing the Supreme Being.

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Another one?

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Yup.  Another holiday.  Yes, I know it’s tax season.  It’s why I’ve been pushing my clients to get me their stuff early.  Because tonight begins the 7th day of Pesach.   (You do recall that we Jews start our days in the evening.  Because Hashem stated it was evening, it was morning- one day.  It’s why Christians follow the evening concept for the birth of Jesus- because he was Jewish and that’s how it worked for him.)

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Change. It comes in fits and starts to society.

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This may annoy a whole bunch of you. But, that’s too bad. Because Tom Hayden and 58 other folks made a bold statement 54 years ago. And, while it was changed two years later (when it became far more widely distributed), the direction and observations have tremendous relevance today. Which is the biggest problem with the Port Huron Statement. It should no longer be relevant.

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