From Executive Editor Lee Chottiner at The Jewish Chronicle:
As Josh Shapiro starts his new assignment on a team of state lawmakers advising President Obama’s health care reform initiative, the state representative from the Philadelphia area credits his Jewish upbringing for shaping his views on the issue.
“I think my background helps inform a lot of my goals in public service,” the Montgomery County Democrat said. “Certainly, our teaching of tikkun olam really challenges us to meet this health care need in our country.”
