A Jewish teacher in California chained himself to a bench to protest the Iraq war and poverty. Public school music teacher Hyim Jacob Ross, who also teaches ethics, spirituality and interpersonal communication at two synagogues in the San Francisco Bay Area, chained himself to a park bench in Oakland, Calif., on Monday for a five-day protest fast.
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