Favorite Rabbis; Obama in Israel; Newark and Philip Roth
President Barack Obama waves after speaking in Jerusalem, on March 21, 2013, on the second day of his 3-day trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories. Image by getty images
In this week’s Reporters Roundtable podcast, host Josh Nathan-Kazis is joined by Forward Digital Features Editor Abigail Jones to discuss our crowdsourced list of 36 inspirational rabbis. Then, Forward Washington correspondent Nathan Guttman calls in to fill us in on President Obama’s trip to Israel. Finally, Josh talks Philip Roth and Newark with Nate Lavey, Digital Media Producer.
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