Wednesday, September 03, 2008

From Mondoweiss: Obama Rabbis

The Forward reports that Michelle Obama is related to a Chicago rabbi who is a black Israelite, Capers Funnye. "Obama is supposed to be close to Rabbi Arnold Jacob Wolf, who was Hillel Rabbi when I was at Yale," says Joachim Martillo. "Because Wolf is radioactive among certain segments of American Jews--ala Robert Malley-- Obama probably will not make much of his relationship." Wolf's book is here.

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