A White House official has briefed Reform rabbis on the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Aug. 4 conference call is held annually by the Central Conference of American Rabbis to provide rabbis with information about current events for their High Holy Days sermons. Last year’s call centered on health care reform.
Carol Browner, assistant to the president for energy and climate change, spoke about the Obama administration’s response to the spill, according to a White House official. Browner also said the Obama administration would help the people in the Gulf region for however long it takes them to recover. She told the rabbis how they and their congregations can get involved in relief efforts. — jta