'Everyone Is Surprised When Something Hits Close to Home': Rabbi of Neighboring Pittsburgh Synagogue Recounts Trauma

Rabbi Aaron Bisno, leader of the Reform synagogue Rodef Shalom that is close to the Tree of Life synagogue that came under attack Sunday, tells Haaretz that 'we all knew rhetoric of hate could lead to this' and that Trump's comments were 'tone deaf'

Amir Tibon (Washington)

Oct 27, 2018 9:54 PM

WASHINGTON - Rabbi Aaron Bisno, who leads the Reform synagogue “Rodef Shalom” in Pittsburgh, told Haaretz that he wasn’t surprised by the tragic shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh,...

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