Martin Luther King Jr.
Rabbi Jeffrey Myers Photo by Abigail Hakas
January 9, 2024, 10:27 am
Tree of Life celebrates MLK with Ebenezer Baptist Church
Ebenezer Baptist Church's Rev. Dr. Vincent K. Campbell will help guide biblical study during a Tree of Life Shabbat service. Myers will sing with the church's choir on Sunday.
By Justin Vellucci
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Photo by bswise, courtesy of flickr.com.
February 15, 2023, 10:55 am
From Moses to Memphis, the work of liberation remains unfinished
Neither my Black nor Jewish forebears could have imagined how far their descendants would come in terms of participation and even leadership in our society.
By Rabbi Isaiah Rothstein
At left: Embrace, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. memorial sculpture at Boston Common. (Lane Turner/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) At right: Rabbi Michael Shire of Central Reform Temple holds the congregation’s Torah scroll before a march to the Embrace, Jan. 13, 2023. (Penny Schwartz)
January 14, 2023, 9:32 pm
As Boston dedicates a massive monument to Martin Luther King, local Jews march in solidarity
In honor of both King’s birthday and the 50th anniversary of Heschel’s death, Boston Common is home to marchers again.
By Penny Schwartz
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