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Israeli rabbis send letter to Vatican expressing concern over papal remarksRabbi Ratzon Arusi, the chair of the Chief Rabbinate’s Commission for Dialogue with the Holy See, has expressed concern over recent remarks by Pope Francis about Jewish law, Reuters report.According to the report, Arusi sent a letter to the Vatican requesting clarification of comments the pope made to a general audience earlier this month.On August 11, Francis spoke at the Vatican about the first five books of the Bible, known in Hebrew as the Torah. The pope referenced the biblical story of God giving the Torah to the Jewish people:...