Rabbi David Saperstein
Director, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism - Washington, DC
Rabbi David Saperstein is the Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. Described in a Washington Post profile as the “quintessential religious lobbyist on Capitol Hill," he represents the national Reform Jewish Movement to Congress and the administration. During his 30 year tenure as Director of the Center, Rabbi Saperstein has headed several national religious coalitions. He currently co-chairs the Coalition to Preserve Religious Liberty, comprised of over 50 national religious denominations and educational organizations, and serves on the boards of numerous national organizations including the NAACP and People For the American Way. In 1999, Rabbi Saperstein was elected as the first Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom created by a unanimous vote of Congress.
Areas of Expertise:
• Church-state issues
• Civil rights and civil liberties
• Genocide in Darfur
• American Jewish community
• Israel/ International religious freedom
Recent interviews:
• Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly: Interview on the Save Darfur rally on the National Mall
• CNN’s Newsnight with Aaron Brown: Interview with Saperstein and Ralph Reed on Supreme Court rulings on the Ten Commandments
• MSNBC’s Hardball: Interview with Saperstein, Tony Perkins and Albert Mohler on “Justice Sunday"
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