Jorge Mario Bergoglio was a regular at the shul

Rabbi Sergio Bergman, Rabbi Alejandro Avruj and Jorge Mario Bergoglio at the synagogue

“For Pope Francis, this is just part of his life. He was a regular in shul [synagogue]...It’s an intimacy based on experience.”

director of interreligious relations 

for the American Jewish Committee
- Rabbi Noam Marans -

(left to right) Rabbi David Rosen,  Rabbi Noam Marans and David Inlander present 

Francis with a photo of Rabbi Abraham Heschel and Cardinal Augustin Bea.