Appropriation of Jewish Culture For Political Use Is Unnacceptable
By Ira Beckerman
On January 8th, in Gettysburg, State Senator Doug Mastriano announced his candidacy for the governorship of Pennsylvania. At that event, a non-Jewish man associated with Mastriano’s campaign donned a tallit, or a Jewish prayer shawl, and blew a shofar.
The shofar is a …