Update: Rabbi Haskel Lookstein Will No Longer Be Speaking at RNC
Haskel Lookstein—the longtime rabbi of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun in New York City, and former principal of the Ramaz School, a Modern Orthodox Day school on the Upper East Side—has cancelled his scheduled appearance at the RNC in Cleveland next week.
Yesterday, Tablet reported about a petition circulating online written by a Ramaz alumnus that expressed “outrage” at Lookstein’s decision to “lend his blessing” to Trump. A separate petition expressed “trust” in the rabbi’s decision.
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