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Rabbi at Muhammad Ali funeral draws multiple ovations with message of social justice

Muhammad Ali, a prominent fighter for social justice, certainly would have loved the eulogy given by rabbi Michael Lerner at Ali's funeral Friday in Louisville, Ky.

Lerner, who lives in Berkeley, Calif., represented the Jewish faith at the service and drew several standing ovations as he touched on everything from income inequality and racism to campaign financing and drone warfare.

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Among Lerner's remarks that drew loud applause:

"Tell the 1 percent who own 80 percent of the wealth of this country that it’s time to share that wealth.