PrintOctober 21, 2007
Why I am a Jewish Conservative
[Editor's note: The following is the text of an address given yesterday by AT political director Richard Baehr to Congregation Rodfei Zedek in the Hyde Park district of Chicago, and a group of visiting students from Harding University, a Christian college in Searcy, Arkansas.]Shabbat shalom, welcome and good morning. I would like to thank Rabbi Gertel for the invitation to speak this morning. With this invitation and another one from Sherry Glick to speak to Rodfei Zedek's Sisterhood in April , the shul [synagogue - ed.] has now pulled ahead of Anshe Shalom into second place in my shul speaker invitation standings, behind only Beth El of Highland Park. However, Rodfei now leads all other shuls in the all important Shabbat Sermon category, as this is the second time I have been honored to give such a talk. I would also like to welcome our many guests from Arkansas. Before moving to the Chicago area in 1982, my family lived in Atlanta, where I ran a...(Read Full Article)
