'I am proud of my faith': Josh Shapiro embraces Jewish identity at rally for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz

(JTA) — Pennsylvania’s Jewish governor, Josh Shapiro, hasn’t had the easiest week when it comes to, well, being Jewish.

So, when it came to speaking publicly about Vice President Kamala Harris and the man she chose over him to be her own running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Shapiro had a point he wanted to make.

“I lean on my family and I lean on my faith which calls me to serve,” Shapiro said at a rally Tuesday in his hometown, Philadelphia. “And I am proud of my faith!”

Shapiro was among the top two or three contenders that Harris, the Democrats’ nominee for president, was considering as a...