Commentary: 'The ceremony moved me, oddly. I say “oddly” because I have no great love for the monarchy as an institution but, as a student of religion, the Anglican rituals moved me.'
Britain's King Charles III, left, stands next to Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby during his coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey in London on Saturday, May 6, 2023.I confess. I have a thing for the royals.
Especially the part when King Charles was anointed with oil. That, in particular, touched this rabbi, who is well acquainted with the biblical symbolism of kings being anointed with oil. That is the origin of the term “messiah” — from “mashiach” — one who is anointed. During World War II, Princess Alice remained in Greece. There, she sheltered Jewish refugees. She founded a Greek Orthodox order. As a result of her heroism, Yad Vashem recognized her as one of the “Righteous Among the Nations.”
I thought, as well, of his uncle’s brazen betrayal of Great Britain — I am talking about the Duke of Windsor, the former King Edward VIII, “David”— and his embrace of the Nazis.Last April, I led a mission of Reform rabbis to Krakow, Poland, to bring humanitarian aid to the Ukrainian refugees who have been coming to that beautiful city. In particular, we were there to work with the staff of the.
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