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Trump’s Inauguration Rabbi Marvin Hier ‘Proud To Do It’

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Marvin Hier, a prominent Jewish leader, accepted an invitation to offer a prayer at Donald Trump's 2017 presidential inauguration, citing it as an honorable act consistent with his past bipartisan blessings for U.S. leaders. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Simon Wiesenthal CenterDonald TrumpJewish LeadershipRabbi Joseph B. SoloveitchikInaugurationPeaceful Transition Of PowerMarvin HierPresidential BlessingsJewish Community Criticism

Places mentioned

Phoenix, Arizona, United States
"The Kushner family is said to have been Passover guests at the Biltmore, in Phoenix, in years past."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"But the Los Angeles-based Hier said he was shocked three weeks ago when a Trump aide invited him to offer a prayer at the presidential inauguration."
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"...delivered a racist and anti-Semitic address at a Washington, D.C., rally in support of the president-elect."
New York, United States
"The others include Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, and Franklin Graham, a prominent Christian evangelist."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"Fishman, a health researcher in Philadelphia, told JTA."
Manhattan, New York, United States
"Lookstein, the rabbi emeritus at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun and former principal of the Ramaz Orthodox day school, both in Manhattan, ultimately decided against speaking at the convention after facing a storm of criticism, including a petition led by Ramaz alumni."

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