A 90-year-old St. Louis rabbi read a biblical passage from the book of Isaiah at a prayer service led by Pope John Paul II during his visit to Missouri. The participation of Rabbi Robert Jacobs, executive vice president of the St. Louis Rabbinical Association, was seen as the latest effort by the pope to reach out to the Jews.
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