Moral Response News Today

Article: Tomgram: Liz Theoharis and Shailly Gupta Barnes, Dont Grind the Faces of the Poor - On April 22nd, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Grants Pass v. Johnson, a case that focuses on whether unhoused -- the term that has generally replaced homeless -- people with no indoor shelter options can even pull a blanket around themselves outdoors without being subject to criminal punishment[...]

The hour calls for high moral grandeur and spiritual audacity.”—Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel These words are the heart of a message that Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel sent by telegram to President John F. Kennedy Jr. on June 16, 1963, in advance of their meeting scheduled for the next day. In his telegram, Rabbi Heschel was lamenting the state of affairs at the time within the United States as they related to the pressing moral issues of justice and equity. Heschel urged President Kennedy to...