My mom sent me a clip from American Idol with the warning, “You might need a hankie.” My child and I watched it. But I didn’t cry. I felt angry because it told the story of an elderly man who was terrified of telling his grandson that he was gay. It didn’t seem right that he should still have to fear coming out of hiding. Why can’t all people be free to live their truth? The answer may lie in another thing I discovered this week. During Shabbat services, our Rabbi told us that certain white...