Bachmann Should Not Have Been Focus Of Yom Kippur, Chicago Rabbi Says

Bachmann Synagogue Backlash Continues
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A week after Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) made a controversial appearance at a Chicago synagogue on Yom Kippur, the congregation’s senior rabbi, and the man who introduced Bachmann during the service, speaks up about her appearance.

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