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Trump’s ‘Shabbat 250’ call divides US Jews ahead of National Mall prayer rally

Call marks first time a US president has urged marking of Shabbat; some Orthodox rabbis have embraced it, while those on Jewish left warn of blurring between religion and state The post Trump’s ‘Shabbat 250’ call divides US Jews ahead of National Mall prayer rally appeared first

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Trump’s ‘Shabbat 250’ call divides US Jews ahead of National Mall prayer rallyCall marks first time a US president has urged marking of Shabbat; some Orthodox rabbis have embraced it, while those on Jewish left warn of blurring between religion and state The post Trump’s ‘Shabbat 250’ call divides US Jews ahead of National Mall prayer rally appeared first
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