Posted on 11/20/21
| News Source: MATZAV
Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Douglas Emhoff, who is Jewish, recently affixed a mezuzah to the doorpost of the vice president’s residence and have purchased another for the residence’s interior, The Forward reports.
The mezuzah was attached to the front door frame of the vice president’s official home, on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory about three miles from the White House, during a private ceremony on October 7, Emhoff confirmed on Thursday.
The second gentleman’s parents, Barbara and Michael Emhoff attended the ceremony to attach the mezuzah during their first visit to Washington, D.C. this year. It was officiated by Rabbi Peter S. Berg, senior rabbi of The Temple, a Reform synagogue and the oldest Jewish congregation in Atlanta, Georgia, which loaned them the mezuzah. Berg first discussed it with Harris during her visit to Atlanta in June to launch her nationwide tour to urge people to get vaccinated.
For us, and for everyone, Thanksgiving is a time for reflection on the past year. One of my favorite memories was when our family visited and together we hung a mezuzah on the front door of the Vice President’s Residence. pic.twitter.com/Lj5jYM4Hic
— Douglas Emhoff (@SecondGentleman) November 18, 2021