Should Rabbis Talk Politics on the High Holy Days?

This election — it’s driving everyone a little meshuganah, to use the Yiddish word for “crazy.”

So as the High Holy Days approach for Jews, and their rabbis are putting the finishing touches on their sermons, one wonders: Will they dive into the topics making headlines these days — among them: the roiling politics, the Black Lives Matter movement and immigration?

Or will rabbis avoid jumping into the messy stew of issues that have divided us in the months leading up to the Jewish New Year?