With Jewish Rep., Congress Gets First Mezuzah Since 2010
Lee Zeldin may be the only Jewish Republican in Congress among dozens of Jewish Democrats — but he’s been the only one to install a mezuzah on his office.
Hours after he was sworn in to office Tuesday, the Long Island Republican knocked a mezuzah onto his main office door, putting the religious symbol up in Congress for the first time since 2010. That was when Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.), an observant Jew, retired from office.
The former state senator and military veteran is the only Jewish Republican in the House since Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) stepped down last year.
Attending the event was Rockland County Legislator Aron Wieder. Later Tuesday night, Wieder was unanimously reelected majority leader by his Democratic colleagues.
This article appeared in print on page 1 of edition of Hamodia.
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