A small protest was held in Jerusalem to protest Israeli President Moshe Katsav’s refusal to address a Reform Jewish leader as “rabbi.” The protest was held Monday outside Katsav’s official residence. Because of the refusal, Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, will not meet with Katsav while the former is in Israel this week for the 35th Zionist Congress.
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