Chief Rabbi Abraham Kook has composed the following prayer on the death of Lord Balfour which was recited yesterday in all Palestine synagogues: “Oh God, full of compassion, Thou who dwellest in the high heavens, give perfect rest and everlasting joy to the soul of that great man, that glorious disciple created in Thy likeness, the saintly leader, Arthur James Lord Balfour, who hath gone to his eternal rest. Father of mercy hide him for all eternity beneath the shadow of Thy wings and may his soul be bound up in the bundle of everlasting life and may his memory be blessed throughout all the ages. So may he rest in peace.”
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