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March 7, 2003
Orthodox Union to Present Award to Senator Orrin
Hatch
On Wednesday, March 12, 2003 the Union of Orthodox
Jewish Congregations of America - the nation's largest Orthodox Jewish
umbrella organization - will present United
States Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) with an
award in recognition of the senator's steadfast support of religious
liberty throughout his career.
The award will be presented during a senate luncheon as part of a UOJCA
Advocacy Day in Washington which brings
leading Orthodox rabbis, lay leaders and community activists to the
nation's capital to meet with their
Representatives, Senators and Administration officials to discuss public
policy issues of interest to the American Orthodox Jewish
community. (Past recipients of this award
include Senators Pat Moynihan and Edward Kennedy.)
The UOJCA's award to Senator Hatch is a recognition of the Utah senator's
dedication over the years to the cause of religious freedom in the
United States, an issue on which the UOJCA has
worked closely with Senator Hatch. Over the last
decade, Senator Hatch led the effort to pass key
legislation to defend and promote religious liberty, including the
Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the
Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons
Act. Senator Hatch will also be a leading cosponsor this year of
the soon-to-be introduced Workplace Religious Freedom Act and he
has been a supporter of "charitable choice" and
other elements of what has come to be known as
the "faith based initiative." In matters large and small,
Senator Orrin Hatch has been a great defender of America's "first
freedom."
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