The Pope’s rabbi speaks at Naples event

By Reneé Bialek, Program Director

Rabbi Abraham Skorka, known as the Pope’s Rabbi, was the featured speaker of the Catholic-Jewish Dialogue of Collier County in April. CJD is a subcommittee of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Jewish Federation of Greater Naples. St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church was the host.

Rabbi Skorka has been friends with Pope Francis since before the Holy Father was elected in 2013. The event in Naples was a joint effort of the Diocese of Venice in Florida and Jewish Federation of Greater Naples. Bishop Frank Dewane, Father Bob Kantor of St. Agnes Catholic Church, Luba Rotsztain and Marty Gauthier, co-chairs of the Catholic-Jewish Dialogue, and Rabbi Frank Muller spoke at this program. Michael Feldman, member of the CJD, was the emcee.

A thank you goes to Richard Price for spearheading this program.