Rabbi david saperstein bio
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Friday, January 12,
pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service; pm Dinner; pm Lecture
We are pleased to welcome Rabbi David Saperstein, Director Emeritus Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, for our Scholar's Shabbat at Temple Isaiah. He will speak briefly during the worship services and speak after dinner on “Being God’s Hands: Continuing the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.”
Designated bygd Newsweek magazine as the most influential rabbi in America and by the Washington Post as the “quintessential religious lobbyist on Capitol Hill,” Rabbi Saperstein, for decades, directed the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. For over two years (through January ), Rabbi Saperstein served our nation as the U.S. Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, carrying out his responsibilities as the country’s chief diplomat on religious freedom issues. Also an attorney, he taught seminars on Church–State law and Jewish Law for 35 years at Georgetown Uni
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David I. Saperstein
American entrepreneur
This article is about the billionaire. For the rabbi, see David Saperstein (rabbi).
David I. Saperstein | |
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| Born | (age&#;83&#;84) Baltimore |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Occupation | businessman |
| Known&#;for | founder of Metro Networks |
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| Children | 7 |
David I. Saperstein (born ) is an American entrepreneur and founder of Metro Networks.
Biography
[edit]Saperstein was born to Jewish parents in Baltimore. He dropped out of college to sell used cars. When he got stuck in a snowstorm he came up with the idea to sell traffic reports on the radio. He used his Ford Dealership to start his new venture in Baltimore. When Ford withdrew its support of Saperstein and he lost his dealership, he founded Metro Networks i