Temple vote affirms ouster of rabbi

Board candidates seeking a fresh start score a clean sweep

By Dan Nakaso

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 27, 2012

~~<p>The newly elected head of embattled Temple Emanu-El will try to bring congregants back to Hawaii's largest synagogue and begin the search for a new rabbi after winning an election Sunday.</p>
<p>Cliff Halevi won election as Temple Emanu-El's new board president, effective immediately, with 60 percent of the congregants' vote, said both Halevi and his opponent, Alice Tucker, who had fought to keep Temple Emanu-El's only rabbi.</p>
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The newly elected head of embattled Temple Emanu-El will try to bring congregants back to Hawaii's largest synagogue and begin the search for a new rabbi after winning an election Sunday.

Cliff Halevi won election as Temple Emanu-El's new board president, effective immediately, with 60 percent of the congregants' vote, said both Halevi and his opponent, Alice Tucker, who had fought to keep Temple Emanu-El's only rabbi. Login for more...