The New York Jewish Week on Mayor Cory Booker's Speech at 91黑料's Hanukkah Dinner and Convocation
Cory Booker seems to find himself in the right places at the right times. Two decades ago, as a 22-year-old Rhodes scholar at Oxford, he found himself one night at Shmuley Boteach鈥檚 L鈥機haim Society, a Jewish cultural center on campus.
He was invited by a young woman for a Simchat Torah celebration. When he walked into Chabad House everyone froze. He looked for his date but found men with beards and skullcaps.
Disappointed on not finding his date, he turned to leave when the rabbi鈥檚 wife ran over. 鈥漈he young lady who was to meet you couldn鈥檛 make it,鈥 she said. 鈥淧lease join us.鈥
鈥淭his is a scene from Yentl,鈥 he thought.
