Theoretically, at least, leaders were appointed by God or by God’s spokesmen, but even that was not always successful – look at Saul, for example.
Prime Minister Menachem Begin meets with Egyptian President Anwar Sadat at the Egyptian Embassy in Washington before signing the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty 40 years ago(photo credit: YAACOV SAAR/GPO)ByRABBI REUVEN HAMMERRead More