Word: jaffa
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1924-1924
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Kook (for he is somehow colonel) is Chief Rabbi of Palestine. He is the most venerable figure in contemporary Judaism. Born in northern Russia, his early ambition was to go someday to Palestine. For this purpose he studied Hebrew clandestinely. Twenty years ago he was offered the Rabbinate of Jaffa, and, giving up a well-paying position as rabbi of Busk, Russia, he went. Today the Jewish world regards him as its philosopher-saint. His landing on American soil was greeted by 300 rabbis and thousands of aged patriarchs, standing in the windy cold. Why did he come...