White House Religious Accommodations At Hanukkah Party

Following up yesterday's posting on this year's White House Hanukkah party, the blogosphere offers some other interesting glimpses into the details of the religious accommodation that went into planning of the event. Scott Johnson, who attended the party, describes the festivities on Power Line, including this: "Guests were escorted to President and Mrs. Bush by Marines in dress uniforms, and each couple was in turn announced by the Marine to the president. The Marine asked questions to determine if we observed Jewish law regarding touching between the sexes and instructed us where to stand..." And Life-Of-Rubin carries a photo of Mrs. Bush with the supervising rabbis and kitchen staff during the koshering of the White House kitchen.