Honor the Memory of Martin Luther King

Guest Blogger
Rav Dov Fischer

January 21, 2012 - Martin Luther King Day

I honor the memory of Martin Luther King today.  He stood with Israel.  He supported freedom for Soviet jewry.  He demonstrated gratitude for the role played by Jews in the American Civil Rights movement.
 
In a world that today sees prominent Black figures ranging a spectrum from Obama to Jesse Jackson to Al Sharpton to Louis Farrakhan, we Jews have felt the loss of King more than have most non-Black communities, mostly to our detriment.
 
He deserves our respect and our acknowledgement.  I continue to believe that Yeshiva Day Schools [in the USA] should treat this day as they do Presidents Day, given that the secular society has made it a national holiday and that most states have adopted it as a holiday as well.
 

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Best Regards,
RRW