Race, Violence, Whiteness

(יז) לֹֽא־תִשְׂנָ֥א אֶת־אָחִ֖יךָ בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ

הוֹכֵ֤חַ תּוֹכִ֙יחַ֙ אֶת־עֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ וְלֹא־תִשָּׂ֥א עָלָ֖יו חֵֽטְא׃

(יח) לֹֽא־תִקֹּ֤ם וְלֹֽא־תִטֹּר֙ אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י עַמֶּ֔ךָ

וְאָֽהַבְתָּ֥ לְרֵעֲךָ֖ כָּמ֑וֹךָ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃

You are not to hate your brother in your heart. Rebuke, yes, rebuke your fellow and you shall not bear sin because of him. You shall not take vengeance or retain anger against your kinspeople.

Love your neighbor as yourself: I am Adonai.

Rebuke /rəˈbyo͞ok/ verb

1. express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions.

- Google Dictionary

משלי ט׳:ח׳

(ח) אַל־תּ֣וֹכַח לֵ֭ץ פֶּן־יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּ

הוֹכַ֥ח לְ֝חָכָ֗ם וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃

Proverbs 9:8

Do not rebuke a scoffer, for he will hate you;

Rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.

Midrash Rabba Bereishit on Gensis 21:25
Rabbi Yose Son of Rabbi Hanina said:
Rebuke leads to love, as it says,
"Rebuke a wise man and he will love thee (Proverbs 9:8).
Indeed, as R. Yose son of Hanina would say:
Love without Rebuke is not love.

"Nonviolence … does not seek to defeat or humiliate the opponent, but to win his friendship and understanding. The nonviolent resister must often express his protest through noncooperation or boycotts, but he realizes that these are not ends themselves; they are merely means to awaken a sense of moral shame in the opponent. The end is redemption and reconciliation. The aftermath of nonviolence is the creation of the beloved community, while the aftermath of violence is tragic bitterness."
- The Essential Writings of Martin Luther King

שבת נ״ד ב:נ״ז-נ״ח

רב ורבי חנינא ור' יוחנן ורב חביבא מתנו בכוליה דסדר מועד כל כי האי זוגא חלופי רבי יוחנן ומעייל רבי יונתן כל מי שאפשר למחות לאנשי ביתו ולא מיחה נתפס על אנשי ביתו באנשי עירו נתפס על אנשי עירו בכל העולם כולו נתפס על כל העולם כולו

Shabbat 54b:20

Whoever can protest the members of his household and does not protest is held accountable for the actions of his household.

Whoever can protest his fellow citizens and does not protest is held accountable for the actions of his fellow citizens.

Whoever can protest the whole world and does not protest is held accountable for the actions of the whole world.

Martin Luther King Quotes
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”