Izzy Klein, the Almost-Rabbi

Izzy Klein is a lobbyist, but he was this close to becoming a rabbi. However, there was no pivotal moment, no parting of clouds that told him to take up politics instead of the pulpit – perhaps because he doesn’t see the two as being all that different.

“You have to be a good communicator, right?” said Klein. “You have to be a good listener. You have to believe in something, right? That’s why you go into politics. You want to do something good.”