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The First Battle for a Free Pulpit

James Rudin
In a bitter and ironic twist of history, some rabbis have surrendered two hard-won victories of more than a century ago: the right to a free pulpit and to speak publicly in favor of Israel and Zionism. Both rights were secured largely through the efforts of Reform pioneer Rabbi Stephen

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