17 Sep 2023 8:31 am
SEPT 20, 2022
President Joe Biden boasted about his closeness to American Jews and his deep familiarity with their traditions in remarks at the first Rosh Hashanah reception at the White House on Friday.
“I probably went to shul more than many of you did,” Biden told the crowd, referencing his many visits to Beth Shalom, a Conservative synagogue in Wilmington, Delaware, Biden’s hometown. He said he’d go to services on Shabbat, and then, as a practicing Catholic, go to church on Sunday.
“Y’all think I’m kidding. I’m not,” he added as the crowd chuckled.
“Over the years, we’ve shared deep conversations about faith and finding purpose,” he said of his ties to Beth Shalom. “And they have always, always, always been there for my family — in the good times and not so good times.”
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff introduced Biden and mentioned his own Rosh Hashanah traditions growing up, which included a trip to his grandmother in Brooklyn. “I can still smell that brisket cooking — and burning — in the kitchen,” he said. “I can still taste the slightly warm challah, but slightly stale, on the table.”
https://forward.com/fast-forward/519838 ... did/?amp=1
———
https://youtu.be/nytHLYp9_Js?si=0flMdvMRjnRMFTbD
President Joe Biden boasted about his closeness to American Jews and his deep familiarity with their traditions in remarks at the first Rosh Hashanah reception at the White House on Friday.
“I probably went to shul more than many of you did,” Biden told the crowd, referencing his many visits to Beth Shalom, a Conservative synagogue in Wilmington, Delaware, Biden’s hometown. He said he’d go to services on Shabbat, and then, as a practicing Catholic, go to church on Sunday.
“Y’all think I’m kidding. I’m not,” he added as the crowd chuckled.
“Over the years, we’ve shared deep conversations about faith and finding purpose,” he said of his ties to Beth Shalom. “And they have always, always, always been there for my family — in the good times and not so good times.”
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff introduced Biden and mentioned his own Rosh Hashanah traditions growing up, which included a trip to his grandmother in Brooklyn. “I can still smell that brisket cooking — and burning — in the kitchen,” he said. “I can still taste the slightly warm challah, but slightly stale, on the table.”
https://forward.com/fast-forward/519838 ... did/?amp=1
———
https://youtu.be/nytHLYp9_Js?si=0flMdvMRjnRMFTbD