Religiously Palestine is the only country on the face of the globe where the Sabbath is observed as a national day of rest, declared Harris L. Selig, formerly excutive director of the Yeshiva College campaign fund which raised $3,000,000 for the erection of the Yeshiva College building in New York City. Mr. Selig is here on his way back to the United States following a tour of European countries and Palestine. He is accompanied by Mrs. Selig.
Sabbath in Palestine is a day of inspiration. Old and young fill the synagogues, Mr. Selig stated to the correspondent of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency here. In the Diaspora, Judaism is a matter of individuals, the community as such is not supreme. In Palestine the community is Jewish in every respect. The action or the behavior of the individual is of minor importance, Mr. Selig stated.
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