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Statehood and spirit: Rabbi Abraham Isaac HaCohen Kook

Rabbi Abraham Isaac HaCohen Kook made aliyah two months prior to Herzl’s death and was appointed rabbi of Jaffa and the colonies. As part of his position he was requested to eulogize Herzl.

RABBI ABRAHAM ISAAC KOOK, 1924
RABBI ABRAHAM ISAAC KOOK, 1924
(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
ByBENNY LAU
AUGUST 28, 2019 18:54
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