TIMES OF ISRAEL
Why did a Christian bishop give Donald Trump a Jewish prayer shawl?
by Eric Cortellessa
September 9, 2016

When images of Donald Trump sporting a Jewish prayer shawl during his September 3 visit to a Detroit black church hit the web, the reactions on social media ranged from amusement to shock, and, in some cases, outrage. “You guys, a Jewish prayer shawl – a tallit – is a ritual garment. Meant to be worn only by Jews. This is the worst kind of appropriation,” declared Conservative Rabbi Danya Rutenberg on Twitter…But for the pastor who presented Trump with the tallit, wearing the traditional Jewish garment is standard practice at the congregation he leads, the Great Faith Ministries International. READ MORE