Renewing the Civic Covenant
Yom Kippur Morning Aspen Jewish Congregation One night while he was running for reelection, the mayor of Reading, Pennsylvania went to a bar and paid for a woman’s drink. She thanked him but asked why a stranger had bought her a beer. “I’m running for mayor,” he told her, “and I want your vote.” “You got it,” she said, taking a swig. “Anyone’s better than the jerk who’s in there now.” It feels like we are simmering in a social stew of resentment, ignorance, and disillusionmen