America's Ambassador for Religious Freedom (American Rabbi - Reform) - August 1, 2014

from Religion and Ethics Newsweekly (PBS.org): Obama Nominates Saperstein to Religious Freedom Post August 1, 2014 This week President Obama announced that he was tapping Rabbi David Saperstein to be the next U.S. ambassador for religious freedom. The 66-year-old Saperstein is an influential rabbi who has led the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism for four decades. He would be the first non-Christian to hold the position. / / / http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/headlines/rabbi-saperstein-named-u-s-ambassador-religious-freedom/