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highplainsdem

(48,718 posts)
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 08:11 PM Aug 2017

Rabbi That Oversaw Ivanka Trump's Conversion to Judaism Slams Trump on Charlottesville Response

Source: NY Mag

The rabbi that oversaw Ivanka Trump’s conversion to Judaism has released a letter to the congregation of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump’s longtime synagogue condemning President Trump’s widely criticized statements about the violent protests in Charlottesville.

In a letter sent to members of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun this evening, Rabbi Emeritus Haskel Lookstein (who oversaw Ivanka’s conversion), along with his successors Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz and Rabbi Elie Weinstock, said, “We are appalled by this resurgence of bigotry and antisemitism, and the renewed vigor of the neo-Nazis, KKK, and alt-right.”

The letter went on: “While we avoid politics, we are deeply troubled by the moral equivalency and equivocation President Trump has offered in his response to this act of violence.”

Lookstein was close enough to the Trump family that last year he was invited to speak to the Republican National Convention. He initially planned to give an invocation but later dropped out after outcry from the Modern Orthodox community and other groups.

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Read more: http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/08/rabbi-that-oversaw-ivankas-conversion-slams-trump.html

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Rabbi That Oversaw Ivanka Trump's Conversion to Judaism Slams Trump on Charlottesville Response (Original Post) highplainsdem Aug 2017 OP
Meanwhile Jared and mini me wouldn't comment BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #1
Now Vonkers is going to have to un-follow her own Rabbi. flibbitygiblets Aug 2017 #2
Her children are preschoolers and a baby. Leave them out of it. nt Hekate Aug 2017 #7
Thanks. elleng Aug 2017 #9
Thanks, I didn't realize that. flibbitygiblets Aug 2017 #12
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2017 #3
How exactly do you mean "not overtly but economically"? American Jews are not known for ... Hekate Aug 2017 #8
Ineed. I'd like to see a clarification too. uppityperson Aug 2017 #13
Sadly, many people keep focusing on money. Behind the Aegis Aug 2017 #14
Jared; tolerated in the right wing sphere as long as he is useful. When things go bad, it will becom keithbvadu2 Aug 2017 #4
Ooh, that must hurt! Nitram Aug 2017 #5
rally co-organizer says he's disgusted to see Jared Kushner with Ivanka keithbvadu2 Aug 2017 #6
Glad he spoke up. ucrdem Aug 2017 #10
Her conversion is not geninue Doc Coco Aug 2017 #11
I think the Rabbi came out with s statement leftyladyfrommo Aug 2017 #16
K&R tweeted yuiyoshida Aug 2017 #15

BigmanPigman

(51,430 posts)
1. Meanwhile Jared and mini me wouldn't comment
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 08:26 PM
Aug 2017

since they are on vacation. They are living down to my expectations.

Response to highplainsdem (Original post)

Hekate

(90,189 posts)
8. How exactly do you mean "not overtly but economically"? American Jews are not known for ...
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 10:18 PM
Aug 2017

...their reticence. Historically the community has been heavily involved in civil rights for all and social justice for all. Many American Jews have already loudly objected to Trump over the past many months, including prominent Neocons from the Bush Administration. Even Eric Cantor spoke out today, and I have little respect for him since he's a Republican.

Jews know fascists and Nazis when they see them. Too many relatives never made it even part way through WWII.

Your friend's comment sounds ... odd, focusing as it does on ... money.

Behind the Aegis

(53,823 posts)
14. Sadly, many people keep focusing on money.
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 12:14 AM
Aug 2017

Frankly, it is starting to really piss me off. I don't know where some people get the idea, other than Christian privilege, that they can comment on how Jews should or shouldn't be reacting to the situation, and those focusing on the RW Jews always bring up money, and the fact that is such an engrained stereotype and supposedly the left isn't about that, but rather supporting Jews, I find it disheartening and nothing more than an example on how deep anti-Semitism runs, including on our side. Why is it minorities always have to account for bad actors from our tribes?! Do people not realize there are "bad" people from every minority group?!

keithbvadu2

(36,360 posts)
4. Jared; tolerated in the right wing sphere as long as he is useful. When things go bad, it will becom
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 09:29 PM
Aug 2017

Jared; tolerated in the right wing sphere as long as he is useful. When things go bad, it will become ‘blame the Jew’.

Breitbart had to be told by Trump to cut back on criticizing Jared.

keithbvadu2

(36,360 posts)
6. rally co-organizer says he's disgusted to see Jared Kushner with Ivanka
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 10:02 PM
Aug 2017
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4795848/Rally-organizer-President-let-Jew-steal-daughter.html

'The president let a Jew steal his daughter': White nationalist Charlottesville rally co-organizer says he's disgusted to see Jared Kushner with Ivanka

ucrdem

(15,512 posts)
10. Glad he spoke up.
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 10:23 PM
Aug 2017

I guess his family has given up trying. Hopefully Trump will pay attention to what he's being told.

 

Doc Coco

(58 posts)
11. Her conversion is not geninue
Wed Aug 16, 2017, 11:02 PM
Aug 2017

She has broken Shabbat too many times to count.. with an excuse from a 'rabbi' saying they are exempt.

That rabbi is a quack, and should be shunned.

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