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To Do Tuesday: Rabbi Boteach’s Gala

Keynote speaker Rabbi Shmuley Boteach headlines the inaugural Champions of Jewish Values International Awards Gala at the Marriott Marquis. The event presents three prominent distinctions: Professor Elie Wiesel, author of Night, is being honored as a Champion of Jewish Spirit, and Dr. Mehmet Oz is being celebrated as a Champion of Human Life. Read More

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Cory Booker and Rabbi Shmuley Boteach Gearing Up For Kosher Jesus Party Tonight

We’ve been getting emails about Michel Jackson‘s favorite Jew, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, and his latest book, appropriately titled Kosher Jesus for the past several months. (We say “appropriate” only in relation to his last bestseller, Kosher Sex).

And today is the day of its official launch, which will be celebrated over at Trinity Wall Street (a church!) at 6:30 this evening, with the Rabbi sharing a stage with New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker, Harvard Law Professor Noah Feldman, and Wall Street Journal Foreign Affairs Correspondent Bret Stephens. Read More