Pope Francis greets Jews for Rosh HaShana
On Wednesday, September 17, 2014, Pope Francis met with a delegation of 40 world Jewish leaders at the Casa Santa Marta in honor of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year.
Among those attending the event were World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder, Latin American Jewish Congress President Jack Terpins, WJC Treasurer Chella Safra and a number of Jewish community heads and senior WJC officials, Vatican Radio reported.
Among the gifts presented to the Holy Father was a football jersey bearing the name “Francisco”.