The Freedom to Forget We're Free
July 5, 2013 ~ 27 Tamuz 5773 Rabbi Jen Gubitz In the twilight's last gleaming, there were rockets red glare and it seemed, bombs bursting in air. All which gave proof thru the night that if you drive on I-90 towards Boston on the 4th of July you will experience a three hour fireworks extravaganza. Freedom rained over Saratoga Springs; Liberty poured out on Albany; Justice sprinkled brightly upon Sturbridge; the Pursuit of Happiness burst colorfully over Worcester; Equality shone down on Boston... an explosion of long and hard fought rights gave proof thru the night that we have it good here in America. Even when our personal politics or religious preferences or life choices come into conflict with the broader populace or broader governance, we have it good here in America. And we Jews have it pretty good here in America, too. Though our national anthem only emblazons one stanza into our minds, in this four verse poem written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key some 200 y