The Reform movement called on President Bush and Congress to make fighting poverty a top priority. “Addressing hunger and homelessness requires us to address its root causes: unemployment, low-paying jobs and high housing costs,” said Rabbi Marla Feldman, the director of the Commission on Social Action of Reform Judaism.
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