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Are American Jews Shifting Their Political Affiliation?
By Mitchell RocklinCommitted to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Mitchell Rocklin
Rabbi Mitchell Rocklin is the academic director and dean of Tikvah's new Lobel Center for Jewish Classical Education. He is also director of the Jewish classical education concentration track at the University of Dallas.
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