I am writing an article for ‘Faith Matters’ in Jewish News next week, responding to the new film The Drama and the moral conundrum it exposes. A bride reveals something heinous to her groom just one week before their wedding. Can she be forgiven? Jewish News wants to know. Following the Kanye West debacle this past week, the question is strikingly apposite – and frankly, the answer feels quite obvious. Without regret, remorse, or a true understanding of the wrongdoing, apologies cannot be considered and redemption remains out of reach.
What has been particularly distressing about this week’s news is the failure of the Wireless Music Festival to take responsibility. It is disheartening that they would allow someone who has shared such heinous views to headline their event. That the government had to intervene at this stage is equally disappointing.
This is not strictly a “Jewish issue”; it is a moral one that affects all of Britain. We should all be able to speak clearly and crisply about the abhorrence of Nazi ideology. It should never have reached a point where the Jewish community was tasked with the responsibility of accepting an apology, an invitation to talk, or a hollow olive branch. True morality requires courage. As we leave Pesach, a season defined by stories of redemption, liberation, and hope, we see there is much work left to do. Crucially, it is work we must not do alone.
Shabbat Shalom
Rebecca
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