January 16, 2015 @ 10:30 pm - January 17, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“I Have Been to the Mountaintop”: The Exodus Narrative and Martin Luther King’s Rhetoric of FreedomIn the fight for Civil Rights, Martin Luther King followed a long tradition, dating back to Negro Spirituals, of African American slaves identifying with the enslaved Israelites in Egypt. We’ll take a close look at the texts that Martin Luther King used to persuade America and the world of the righteousness of his cause.
Followed by a special musical Shabbat service that honors Martin Luther King and his Jewish supporters.
“I Have Been to the Mountaintop”: The Exodus Narrative and Martin Luther King’s Rhetoric of FreedomIn the fight for Civil Rights, Martin Luther King followed a long tradition, dating back to Negro Spirituals, of African American slaves identifying with the enslaved Israelites in Egypt. We’ll take a close look at the texts that Martin Luther King used to persuade America and the world of the righteousness of his cause.
Followed by a special musical Shabbat service that honors Martin Luther King and his Jewish supporters.
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