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A tortured soul

Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook’s efforts to reconcile religion and enlightenment, but his position on Halacha and state was alienating.

Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook in Washington, DC, on the day of his White House visit, April 15, 1924
Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook in Washington, DC, on the day of his White House visit, April 15, 1924
(photo credit: COURTESY YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS)
ByMATI WAGNER
JUNE 26, 2014 13:07
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