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JUDAISM TEACHES US TO TAKE OUR CONVICTIONS TO THE POLLS
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SHAMMAI ENGELMAYER
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
10-26-2000
JUDAISM TEACHES US TO TAKE OUR CONVICTIONS TO THE POLLS
By SHAMMAI ENGELMAYER
Date: 10-26-2000, Thursday
Section: RELIGION & VALUES
Edition: All Editions -- Two Star B, Two Star P, One Star B
Is there a "Jewish way" to vote?
No -- and yes.
No, because Jews are like everyone else.
Forget the nonsense about bloc and single-issue voting. When Jews
go into the voting booths,...
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