To Mardi Gras or Not To Mardi Gras?
Friday, February 24th, 2006Edward Paul Cohn, the rabbi at Temple Sinai here in New Orleans, wrote an interesting opinion piece for the local paper explaining why we should not celebrate Mardi Gras this year. He says that such displays of “empty-minded frivolity” will appear “pathetic” and “out of touch” and hurt New Orleans’ chances of receiving government aid […]