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Wednesday, May 27, 2015
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Jewish Agency head supports Rabbi Riskin
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky issues a statement saying he supports the continuation of Rabbi Shlomo Riskin’s tenure as the rabbi of Efrat.
“The Jewish people and particularly the people of Efrat deserve the continued service of Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, a Jewish leader and Israeli patriot.
“Rabbi Riskin’s contributions to Aliyah, to building the State and Land of Israel, to connecting the Jews of the Diaspora to their homeland, and to connecting all Jews to the Torah are of historic proportions.
“In view of these outstanding and unparalleled achievements, there should be no questions about his qualifications for his continued service,” Sharansky says, according to the statement.
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