On August 28 , 2008 , Saperstein delivered the invocation at the Democratic National Convention 's final session , before Senator Barack Obama accepted the party 's nomination for president . In February 2009 , he was named to President Obama 's Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships . Saperstein is also an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center
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David Saperstein (rabbi)