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Rabbis from the Orthodox, Conservative and Reform movements (although not the Reconstructionists*) joined Christian, Muslim and Hindu leaders as part of Wednesday morning’s Presidential Inaugural Prayer Service. Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism director Rabbi David Saperstein read Psalm 121, beginning the recitation with a line in Hebrew. Then United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Executive […]

Barack Obama  got a lot done on day one even before attending Wednesday morning’s 10 a.m. inaugural prayer service. The new president placed calls to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and three other Middle Eastern leaders and stressed his determination, among other things, to stop Hamas from smuggling arms Here’s the statment from White House […]