Jon Ossoff's Bible Shows Connection Between Jews And Blacks On Civil Rights

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1/22/21 7:00pm
Jon Ossoff's Bible Shows Connection Between Jews And Blacks On Civil Rights
Sen. Ossoff was sworn in on pioneering Atlanta rabbi’s Bible – a nod to the historic role of American Jews in the nation's civil rights struggle.
By The Conversation
Jonathan D. Sarna, Brandeis University


The first Jewish senator in Georgia history, Jon Ossoff, was sworn in on Jan. 20, on what his office described in a tweet as a “Hebrew scripture that belonged to historic Atlanta Rabbi Jacob Rothschild.”

It left many wondering what exactly the Hebrew scripture meant, and what the relevance was of using this particular copy.

The term “Hebrew scripture” usually refers to the 24 books that Christians denominate as the Old Testament. These biblical books, originally written in Hebrew, are ordered differently in Judaism and Christianity.

In Ossoff’s case, the volume selected was a well-thumbed copy of the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Bible, which Jews known as the Torah, edited with commentary by the American-educated former Chief Rabbi of Britain Joseph H. Hertz. That, for many years, was the edition of the Torah found in most American synagogues and temples.

As a scholar of American Jewish history, I recognize that in emphasizing the book’s tie to Rabbi Jacob M. Rothschild, Ossoff appeared to be making a statement about Black-Jewish relations – a central theme in his campaign and a signal of his ties to Congressman John R. Lewis, his mentor, as well as Rev. Raphael Warnock, his fellow incoming Georgia senator.

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https://crooksandliars.com/2021/01/jon-ossoffs-bible-shows-connection-between

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