Does anyone else think it’s weird that the Democratic Convention opened on Tish`a b’av?
Perhaps only actor Ben Affleck caused more stares on the floor of the Democratic Convention Monday night than the gathering of roughly 25 Jews, sitting on the floor, chanting the Book of Lamentations at the start of Tisha Be'av.The day of mourning, commemorating the destruction of the Temple, coincided with the first night of the convention. And to help out observant Jews in need of a place to pray, the National Jewish Democratic Council arranged for Bill Hamilton, a Boston rabbi, to lead a service at the Fleet Center.
Considering that conventions are purely for publicity, it seems somehow inauspicious.
Posted by David Boxenhorn at July 28, 2004 09:15 AMI don't really believe that there is much of a place any more for Jews in the Democratic Party. Yet another reason I am a registered Republican.
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