By Eric Roper

Minnesota's liberal Jewish Senator and conservative Christian governor will both address Jewish organizations in Washington within the next week.

Gov. Tim Pawlenty heads to Washington tommorow to speak at a luncheon hosted by the Republican Jewish Coalition. The event is closed to the press and will be preceded and followed by private meetings around town, Pawlenty spokesman Alex Conant said -- he said he did not have details on who will attend those private meetings. The governor will then fly back to Minnesota that day.

A week later, Sen. Al Franken is slated to speak to the National Jewish Democratic Council at their annual conference. It will mark the first time Franken has publicly addressed a Jewish audience in Washington since being elected. Other speakers include White House advisor Valerie Jarrett and Virginia Governor Tim Kaine.

In other Jewish-related news, a recent report in The New York Jewish Week described Pawlenty as Norm Coleman's "main man" after an interview with the former senator. Coleman is a consultant at the RJC, where Pawlenty will be speaking.

"What Tim has is appeal to center-right voters," Coleman told the organization. "And I believe that more and more in the Jewish community see themselves as center-right. That doesn't mean you abandon the most conservative in the party; they're part of the mix. But the ability to draw independents is critical."

Update: Norm Coleman will be attending tommorow's luncheon at the RJC, his spokeswoman Liz Maruggi confirmed.