{"id":73946,"date":"2015-09-07T14:14:45","date_gmt":"2015-09-07T22:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=73946"},"modified":"2015-09-07T14:14:45","modified_gmt":"2015-09-07T22:14:45","slug":"durbin-cupich-to-discuss-immigration-reform-at-temple-jeremiah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=73946","title":{"rendered":"Durbin, Cupich to discuss immigration reform at Temple Jeremiah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><A HREF=\"http:\/\/patch.com\/illinois\/winnetka\/durbin-cupich-discuss-immigration-reform-temple-jeremiah\">Link<\/a>: \u201cImmigration is an issue very close to the Jewish people. In our congregation, the vast majority of us are immigrants or descendants of immigrants,\u201d Cohen said. \u201cWe feel an obligation as Jews who have experienced the blessings of welcome, and suffered the pain of rejection, to help new immigrants and those who are working to achieve documented status in our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wow. It is the Jewish duty to help illegal immigrants into America. But what about Israel? Is it the Jewish duty to help illegal Gentile immigrants to achieve legal status in Israel?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Link: \u201cImmigration is an issue very close to the Jewish people. 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