Religion: Israel's Rabbi

The bright-eyed little man with the high silk hat and the flaring beard seemed to be everywhere last week, carrying his gold-headed cane and dog-eared Old Testament, and speaking a fine, clear Dublin English. Everywhere he went, his people flocked around him to ask his blessing and welcome His Eminence Isaac Halevi Herzog, Chief Rabbi of Israel.

Rabbi Herzog is not sightseeing in the U.S. Averaging about four hours' sleep a night, he is visiting 20 cities in 25 days, making two or three speeches each day, to raise money through United Jewish Appeal for...

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