I was thrilled to have the chance to see Senator Obama speak in person at the Israeli Embassy event last Thursday for Yom Ha'atzmaut. I shook his hand, and he autographed my kid's shirt! We were able to attend because our synagogue's youth choir was asked to sing at this event.
His speech knocked it out of the park for support of Israel -- it was the right audience of over 1000 dignitaries and Jewish community VIPs, it was the right place, the Israeli Embassy event at our Nation's Capitol, and it was the right time, Yom Ha'atzmaut!
What better way to begin to connect to the Jewish Community?
I was surprised that I did not see a whole lot of news coverage of this event after the fact. A bit on CNN, not much else. Anyone else see this on TV?
See the speech we saw up close and in person here: Obama: Anniversary of Israeli Independence
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