Current sectionJewish WorldRabbi Meir Soloveichik, the only non-Christian speaker at the 'Redicate 250' rally at the National Mall on Sunday, invoked Irving Berlin's 'God Bless America' to argue that Jewish refuge and American liberty are intertwinedShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJTAand Philissa Cramer06:38 PM • May 18 2026 IDTThe only non-Christian speaker at a mass prayer rally on the National Mall on Sunday was an Orthodox rabbi who got the crowd applauding against antisemitism.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Jews in AmericaOrthodox JewsChristians and JewsAntisemitismDonald TrumpCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIsrael Iraq BaseIsrael ElectionsLebanonNoam BettanSettler ViolenceHaQuizHaaretz PodcastOrthodox Rabbi at U.S. Christian Prayer Rally: 'Antisemitism Is un-American'Huge Fireball in the Israeli Sky? Just Preparations for Possible War With IranThey Attempted to Lynch an Arab Man on Camera. 5 Years On, Most Are Still FreeUltra-Orthodox Push Knesset Dissolution as Netanyahu Tries to Pass Draft BillIDF Seizes Over 20 Gaza-bound Flotilla Boats in Int'l Waters, Organizers SayRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHundreds Protest at New York Times HQ Over Column Alleging Abuse by IsraelisStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityEverybody Loses in the Cynical Israeli-Palestinian Sexual Violence CompetitionWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter AttackedIsrael Attacks New York Times for Report on Sexual Violence by Israeli Forces