YJN #149 - 07/12/08 - Rabbi Judy Shanks on Politics and the Pulpit
Content Summary Rabbi Judy Shanks of Temple Isaiah discusses the issue of rabbis using sermons as a platform for political advocacy.
This week’s links:
- Jewish News Weekly poll on whether rabbis should mix sermons and politics
- New York Times article on the challenge of writing High Holy Days sermons
- Jewish Exponent article on mixing politics and the pulpit
- A Place for Politics in the Pulpit, a Belief.net article by author David Klinghoffer.
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