{"id":74083,"date":"2023-04-21T17:48:05","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T22:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=74083"},"modified":"2023-04-21T17:48:05","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T22:48:05","slug":"off-the-pulpit-the-scars-to-prove-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/off-the-pulpit-the-scars-to-prove-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Off the Pulpit: The Scars to Prove It"},"content":{"rendered":"

By RABBI DAVID WOLPE<\/p>\n

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We all cherish peace, but we know that there will always be battles for ideals that are noble, and everyone of conscience must be prepared for such fights.<\/p>\n

In Alan Paton\u2019s book, \u201cAh, But your Land is Beautiful,\u201d there is a conversation between two men who risked their lives fighting for racial justice in South Africa. One says that they may bear many scars for the effort, and the other answers: \u201cWell, I look at it this way. When I get up there, the Great Judge will say, \u2018Where are your scars?\u2019 And if I haven\u2019t any, He will ask, \u2018Were there no causes worthy of getting scars?\u201d<\/p>\n

Arise like a lion and bear proudly <\/em>the scars from noble struggle.<\/p>\n

Rabbi David Wolpe is the senior rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles.<\/em><\/p>\n

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