"There’s absolutely no justification for the murders that happened last night. And there’s no justification based on the war. I know there are some people who say maybe it wasn’t anti-Semitic, it was political. No. It was 100% an anti-Semitic crime. There’s no equivocating about that. It was an attack outside of a Jewish museum, outside of a Jewish event. "And there’s some people who want to use these attacks to shut down all pro-Palestianian activism, to try to enforce greater restrictions on free speech. That is also the wrong response. We can be really careful to define what is criticism of Israel, the way you would criticize any country including the United States, and what is anti-Semitism... We can be really crystal clear about that." (fb)

(M)oral Torah: For Behar-Bechukotai, Rabbi Marc Gruber makes a case for eliminating the minimum wage and establish a living wage. "When workers can earn a living wage, we will be one step closer to the vision," he writes. "It is a step we can take, a step toward bringing God’s constant presence into our midst." Full text: https://buff.ly/v6wob8h (fb)