Meet Jacob Herzog, Saudi Arabia's self-proclaimed chief rabbi

Rabbi Herzog, a 46-year-old American-Israeli rabbi who made aliyah from the US as a child, thought of traveling to Saudi Arabia only four years ago.

RABBI JACOB HERZOG with cleric Sheik Ahmed Bin Qasim al-Ghamdi, who pledged to fight vice and instead became an advocate against gender segregation.

RABBI JACOB HERZOG with cleric Sheik Ahmed Bin Qasim al-Ghamdi, who pledged to fight vice and instead became an advocate against gender segregation.

(photo credit: Courtesy Jacob Herzog)

JULY 23, 2022 15:07

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