A Rabbi's Grace

Sharon Kleinbaum -- senior rabbi of Congregation Beit Simchat Torah in New York, historically founded for LGBTQ Jews -- first met Mike Moskowitz, an Orthodox rabbi, in January 2017 at a Washington, D.C., protest over the treatment of DACA recipients and other immigrants. They were both arrested in the Senate, along with almost 100 Jewish activists. The protesters were handcuffed and loaded into police vans. Kleinbaum ended up sitting across from Moskowitz and became curious about the Haredi man in front of her.