A U.S. rabbi celebrated the 20th anniversary of her ordination by throwing out the first pitch at Sunday’s Baltimore Orioles-New York Yankees baseball game. Reform Rabbi Mindy Avra Portnoy of Washington’s Temple Sinai is a lifelong baseball fan who told the congregation that throwing out the pitch would fulfill a dream.
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