And they saw the God of Israel: Under His feet there was the likeness of a pavement of sapphire, like the very sky for purity. —Exodus 24:10
A quarterly journal of ideas for a thriving Jewish future
Daniel Gordis
DANIEL GORDIS is the Koret Distinguished Fellow at Shalem College in Jerusalem and the author, most recently, of Impossible Takes Longer: 75 Years After Its Creation, Has Israel Fulfilled Its Founders’ Dreams? (2023).
We think of Israel as the country that manages to survive despite existential threats from outside and within. What should we expect? An examination of Israel’s earlier crises may be instructive.