Ivanka Trump’s Rabbi Pulls Out of Appearing at Republican Convention

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Source: nytimes






Ivanka Trump’s Rabbi Pulls Out of Appearing at Republican Convention

By JEREMY W. PETERSJULY 15, 2016

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Rabbi Haskel Lookstein, in 2009. Credit Ruth Fremson/The New York Times

CLEVELAND — Yet another prominent person Donald J. Trump hoped would appear at the Republican National Convention has rebuffed his invitation, the latest sign of disarray in the campaign’s planning of an event that starts in just three days.

Rabbi Haskel Lookstein, who heads the congregation that Mr. Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner, attend, told friends and congregants in an email on Friday that he had decided to back out because his appearance had become too politically charged. Faced with a backlash after the Trump campaign released his name on a list of speakers — without specifying that he would deliver an invocation and not a speech — the rabbi said he had little choice.

“The whole matter turned from rabbinic to political, something which was never intended,” he said in the email. “In the interest of bringing our community together, I have asked to be relieved of my commitment to deliver the invocation.”

The rabbi’s withdrawal came less than 24 hours after the announcement from Tim Tebow, the onetime football star, that he also would not speak. Mr. Tebow, a Heisman Trophy winner and well-known religious conservative, was invited to appear at the convention as part of the lineup of athletes who will speak on Mr. Trump’s behalf..............................

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And another one bites the dust!


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[villager]

1. Only so much *shonda* for the Jews he can handle, eh?

[COLGATE4]

2. That would have been a classic

shonda fer de goyim

[elleng]

3. For information, A "shonda for the goyim" means to do something shameful,

publicly witnessed by non-Jews, thus bringing shame upon Jews in general.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Shonda

[forest444]

10. Case in point:

His family left Germany shortly before Hitler took power, and would have probably perished had they not - yet he made a career of imposing such governments on others. A shame not only to Jews; but to the entire human race.

[SheilaT]

16. When I first became aware of the many awful things

Kissinger was doing, and knowing that he was originally from Germany, I honest to God thought he was a barely rehabilitated Nazi, or that his family were all Nazis.

I was genuinely shocked to learn he's actually Jewish. Because he sure as hell behaves like a Nazi.

[forest444]

20. The Stockholm Syndrome in action?

Plus he felt frightened and unloved as a child, I suspect, and has thus dedicated his life to imposing that on others.

I like to think we're all good inside; but that some of simply suffer from, for lack of a better term, affective afflictions.

God only knows.

[awoke_in_2003]

36. Wow, I thought he was borderline Nazi at least...

I have never really had much inkling to investigate that bastard very far.

[MADem]

4. Fucking Trump, he always over-reaches, and he always gets burned!

Now, Rabbi Lookstein likely would have gotten a few deserved "Ewwwws" and "WTFs?" for delivering an invocation at that hellhole, but it would be mitagated by the "Oh well, he's the daughter's rabbi," aspect of it all.

[nolabear]

5. I can't imagine how he could have ever thought otherwise.

But hey, the fewer the better. Maybe there's an Imam somewhere...

[GulfCoast66]

31. You win

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. How could he ever have thought it was "rabbinic" rather than "political"?

That's a piss-poor attempt at an excuse. Appearing at a political convention is always political, by definition. If he'd been asked to do something for a Trump charity, I could believe he could have seen it as 'rabbinic'; but he was asked to speak at the most political event the USA has.

[Motley13]

14. I think the rabbi

is going to a BBQ

[underpants]

7. Haskel Lookstein is Jewish ?

[Ilsa]

8. I wonder if Tebow's tv show contract

prevents him from being too politically involved, especially with a loser like trump.

[Motley13]

15. Tim has tv show??????

What is that about, does he do it on his knees? well one knee

[Ilsa]

25. I don't know what channel it's on, but he and some

People are building homes, a neighborhood, for families needing homes.

I know TT gets a lot of grief here, but he seems to be a decent guy that is trying to help others. Yeah, he has a strong faith. Some people have faith in other things. As long as we aren't expected to adopt his faith, I don't have a problem with him. I liked him on ESPN's SEC channel as a commenter, and that required a change in my attitude. He was good, and treated people well.

[Motley13]

33. Tim was a fantastic QB

at U of FL, so I have liked him for that, even though I don't agree with his religious displays, not the fact that he is religious.

[REALforever]

9. Though a DUMBAZZ Question, why isn't the media reporting this FACT?

If CNN and MSNBC are so liberal why won't they report on the list of NO-SHOWS??

It's right there.. Fear of lack of media access?

[bluestateguy]

11. Probably for his own safety

The white nationalists and alt righters are coming to town.

[progressoid]

12. Maybe he's sick of being called "my Jews" by Trump.

Michele Bachmann: ‘Even My Jews Would say Merry Christmas’

Former Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) told a conservative radio host that Donald Trump “gets and understands religious liberty,” the Huffington Post reports.

Bachmann shared an anecdote: “He even said, ‘I don’t understand, when I was growing up, everybody said Merry Christmas. Even my Jews would say Merry Christmas.’ New York City, there are a lot of Jews, and they would even say Merry Christmas. Why can’t we even say Merry Christmas anymore?’”

Bachmann added that Trump had “1950s sensibilities” and “1950s common sense,” and warned that Hillary Clinton would bring “certain destruction” and “catastrophic decline” and a “godless United States that will walk into certain catastrophe.”



https://politicalwire.com/2016/07/14/even-my-jews-would-say-merry-christmas/

[Motley13]

13. At least trumpence has Melania & the 5 kids

unless they back out.

[AntiBank]

28. Melania is SWEATING.. she has a fairly heavy accent that she appears to be embarrassed by

in every interview I have seen her in. She shrinks up. Especially when the topic drifts into her cheesecake days.

[LynneSin]

17. Perhaps Clint Eastwood's empty chair could make an appearance

[Thinkingabout]

19. Looks like there is a need for several empty chairs.

[SheriffBob]

29. bobby knight

will love those empty chairs to throw around.

[tblue37]

30. Well, then, like Trump the empty chair will bring its whole family along

to populate the RNC.

[moonscape]

24. That would be an upgrade n/t

[OnDoutside]

18. FEAR NOT !!! I'm sure they'll pull another Rabbi out of the hat .....

I'll get my coat ......

[louis-t]

21. This just gets better and better.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

22. So what? Will Mezvinsky's rabbi speak at Dem convention?

However these families sort out their religious beliefs, traditions, and rebellions is their business.

[asiliveandbreathe]

23. "faced with a backlash" - hummmmm

Has drumpf lost the jewish vote too...

0% African-American vote - certainly not getting a Dem vote - War on Women, LGBT too - gone are those votes..I would love to know where they are getting any drumpf poll numbers...oh - haters and bigots..

..I can only imagine the chaos and confusion within the world of a rethug...and I don't give a chit..

Be well all..and vigilant as always...

[Motley13]

34. don't forget, he has 1 African-American

he was at a rally & got recognized.

[Beartracks]

35. "My Jews..."

"I have the best Jews. Nobody has Jews like me."

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[jpak]

26. Rabbi interuptus

[Tal Vez]

27. For the sake of the family, I hope that Ivanka will not pull out.

[GulfCoast66]

32. Are the Duggars available?

They could fill an entire section.

[truthisfreedom]

37. The only thing that hasn't pulled out so far is trump's T pulling out of that P hole.