"Rabbis for Obama" Group Formed

Yesterday's New Jersey Jewish News reports on the formation last week of a first-of-its-kind organization-- Rabbis for Obama. Some 300 rabbis have signed onto a letter that says Obama "will best support the issues important to us in the Jewish community." This kind of personal endorsement of a candidate by clergy in their personal capacity is permitted by IRS regulations. Rabbis are listed on the letter by their home towns instead of their synagogues to make clear that they are speaking in their personal capacity.