Friday, September 11, 2015

Obama Holds Conference Call With U.S. Rabbis In Advance of Rosh Hashanah

A White House press release reports that yesterday President Obama held a conference call with over 500 U.S. rabbis from the four major Jewish religious denominations to mark Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which begins at sundown on Sunday. According to the readout of the President's call:
In addition to wishing the Rabbis and their congregations a happy, healthy new year, the President discussed and answered participants' questions on a range of topics, including the nuclear deal among the P5+1, the EU, and Iran that will verifiably prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.