Friday, July 27, 2012

Romney Moves Jerusalem Fund Raiser Further From End of Tisha b'Av

JTA reports that the Mitt Romney campaign has moved a $50,000 per person fund raiser he plans to hold in Jerusalem during his current trip overseas from Saturday night to Sunday morning.  The campaign had been criticized for scheduling the event for just after the end of Tisha b'Av, the Jewish fast day marking the destruction of the first and second Jewish Temples in Jerusalem. The event was originally scheduled for 9:30 p.m., an hour after the end of the holy day.