''This one will meet with approval,'' he says. Relating all this, Lodt is brushing a heifer named Harvey. ![]() They agreed, and Lodt has since maintained steady communication with Rabbi Chaim Richman of the Temple Institute, an expert on ''the dos and don'ts of the red heifer.'' Richman's visit to Mississippi will be his second as the men work toward producing a heifer that meets the exacting standards of Jewish law - among other things, the animal must never have suffered a serious disease. He wrote rabbis at an organization called the Temple Institute in 1990, offering to work with them and produce a suitable red heifer for sacrifice. Lodt, a believer in Christian prophecy, also wants to see a third temple built. Nonetheless, a small group of fundamentalist Jews in Jerusalem is already reproducing Old Testament garb and implements in anticipation of a third temple. ''The quality of the beef is pretty bad, but this'' - he taps a heifer's flank - ''is the best beef you can get.'' ![]() ''I've spent a lot of time in Israel, traveling, studying their cattle and what's wrong with them,'' he says warmly. He says he hopes to ship over a starter herd soon. ''These judges are prejudiced against Red Angus.''īeef: It's What's for Israel Lodt believes the Red Angus can strenghthen Israel by nourishing its citizens better than the rangy Damascus breed that predominates there. ''They don't judge by how pretty they are, but I want these to look the best they can,'' he says, styling hide with a blow dryer. The parents fill the time with an eternal cycle of cow primping. This is a youth competition, but most kids, like Lodt's daughter Courtney, will arrive later. ''It makes the hair fluff perfectly,'' he explains. ![]() Some Cattle! Standing in a clean, brightly lighted barn, Lodt sprays a heifer with vinegar. And to Rabbi Chaim Richman, who will travel from Jerusalem later this spring to visit Lodt's spread, one of them just may prove instrumental in the coming of the Hebrew Messiah. To Lodt, a Christian with a deep attachment to the Holy Land, they might help feed a country he dearly loves: Israel. To livestock judges, they're simply beef on the hoof. Among the thousands of cattle vying for ribbons at the recent Dixie National Junior Livestock show in Jackson, Miss., were five Red Angus heifers owned by Clyde Lodt, 41, a rancher and Pentecostal minister.
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