OY PRAY! `PREACHER OF THE MILLENNIUM' IS A RABBI

OY PRAY! `PREACHER OF THE MILLENNIUM' IS A RABBI

LONDON (Wireless Flash) -- Oy vey! The world's newly crowned "Preacher of the Millennium" is actually a Jewish rabbi. He's Rabbi Shmuley Boteach of New York City and he's just won the honor from the International College of Preachers in London. Rabbi Boteach admits he's a little shocked about winning the honor, but he thinks the honor is a sign of the rising interest in Jewish spiritual traditions. In fact, the rabbi reports his Christian pal Michael Jackson is very interested in learning more about synagogues and Judaism. Now that Rabbi Boteach has won the "Preacher of the Millennium" title, he says he doesn't plan to compete in next year's competition because his "nerves are shot" from this year's.