And the president’s statement that there were “very fine people” among the white supremacists rallying in Charlottesville prompted an outcry.
It was not immediately clear how many groups were invited to participate on the conference call. Still, some people thought the president deserved praise for going ahead with it.
“It is important that President Trump is holding this outreach call with Jewish leaders and rabbis ahead of Rosh Hashana,” said Nathan Diament, the executive director for public policy at the Orthodox Union.
“It is a testament to the American ideal of religious diversity and it is meaningful that the president is continuing this tradition started by President Obama,” he said.
Graham Roth, a spokesman for the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, said the group’s position has not changed.
“Reform rabbis, along with Reconstructionist and Conservative rabbis, decided to forgo hosting the annual High Holiday call with the president this year,” he said in an email. “This was not a decision made lightly, but the president’s lack of moral leadership in the wake of Charlottesville made it necessary.”
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