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A Concise History of a Nation Reborn

by Daniel Gordis ...

Winner of the Jewish Book of the Year AwardThe first comprehensive yet accessible political history of the state of Israel from its inception to present day, from Daniel Gordis, "one of the most respected Israel analysts" (The Forward) living and writing in Jerusalem.In the landscape of Middle East history, Israel is a tiny state, and yet it has captured the world’s attention, aroused its ... Read more

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Winner of the Jewish Book of the Year AwardThe first comprehensive yet accessible political history of the state of Israel from its inception to present day, from Daniel Gordis, "one of the most respected Israel analysts" (The Forward) living and writing in Jerusalem.In the landscape of Middle East history, Israel is a tiny state, and yet it has captured the world’s attention, aroused its
... Read more

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Coming Together, Coming Apart

A Memoir of Heartbreak and Promise in Israel

by Daniel Gordis ...

Praise for Coming Together, Coming Apart"Interesting conversation is Israel's most ingratiating commodity, and this is an especially interesting one. To read Coming Together, Coming Apart is to be engaged in an ongoing dialogue with one of Israel's most thoughtful observers--an American who made Israel his home, despite its imperfections and dangers. Gordis's conversational narrative is ... Read more

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Praise for Coming Together, Coming Apart"Interesting conversation is Israel's most ingratiating commodity, and this is an especially interesting one. To read Coming Together, Coming Apart is to be engaged in an ongoing dialogue with one of Israel's most thoughtful observers--an American who made Israel his home, despite its imperfections and dangers. Gordis's conversational narrative is
... Read more

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The Promise of Israel

Why Its Seemingly Greatest Weakness Is Actually Its Greatest Strength

by Daniel Gordis ...

Why Israel's greatest weakness is its greatest strength, and what its supporters and enemies can learn from its successIsrael's critics in the West insist that no country founded on a single religion or culture can stay democratic and prosperous?but they're wrong. In The Promise of Israel, Daniel Gordis points out that Israel has defied that conventional wisdom. It has provided its citizens ... Read more

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Why Israel's greatest weakness is its greatest strength, and what its supporters and enemies can learn from its successIsrael's critics in the West insist that no country founded on a single religion or culture can stay democratic and prosperous?but they're wrong. In The Promise of Israel, Daniel Gordis points out that Israel has defied that conventional wisdom. It has provided its citizens
... Read more
Impossible Takes Longer

75 Years After Its Creation, Has Israel Fulfilled Its Founders’ Dreams?

by Daniel Gordis ...

WINNER OF THE RABBI SACKS BOOK PRIZEA nuanced examination of the Israel’s past, present, and future, after reaching its seventy-fifth anniversary and enduring its most challenging year ever, from the two-time National Jewish Book Award–winning author of Israel. Revised and updated throughout for the paperback edition.In 1948, Israel’s founders sought a “national home for the Jewish people,” a core ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE RABBI SACKS BOOK PRIZEA nuanced examination of the Israel’s past, present, and future, after reaching its seventy-fifth anniversary and enduring its most challenging year ever, from the two-time National Jewish Book Award–winning author of Israel. Revised and updated throughout for the paperback edition.In 1948, Israel’s founders sought a “national home for the Jewish people,” a core
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Saving Israel

How the Jewish People Can Win a War That May Never End

by Daniel Gordis ...

Is Israel worth saving, and if so, how do we secure its future?The Jewish State must end, say its enemies, from intellectuals like Tony Judt to hate-filled demagogues like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Even average Israelis are wondering if they wouldn't be better off somewhere else and whether they ought to persevere. Daniel Gordis is confident his fellow Jews can renew their faith in the cause, and in ... Read more

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Is Israel worth saving, and if so, how do we secure its future?The Jewish State must end, say its enemies, from intellectuals like Tony Judt to hate-filled demagogues like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Even average Israelis are wondering if they wouldn't be better off somewhere else and whether they ought to persevere. Daniel Gordis is confident his fellow Jews can renew their faith in the cause, and in
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Menachem Begin

The Battle for Israel's Soul

by Daniel Gordis ...

Series series Jewish Encounters Series
Reviled as a fascist by his great rival Ben-Gurion, venerated by Israel’s underclass, the first Israeli to win the Nobel Peace Prize, a proud Jew but not a conventionally religious one, Menachem Begin was both complex and controversial. Born in Poland in 1913, Begin was a youthful admirer of the Revisionist Zionist Ze’ev Jabotinsky and soon became a leader within Jabotinsky’s Betar movement. A ... Read more

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Reviled as a fascist by his great rival Ben-Gurion, venerated by Israel’s underclass, the first Israeli to win the Nobel Peace Prize, a proud Jew but not a conventionally religious one, Menachem Begin was both complex and controversial. Born in Poland in 1913, Begin was a youthful admirer of the Revisionist Zionist Ze’ev Jabotinsky and soon became a leader within Jabotinsky’s Betar movement. A
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Home to Stay

One American Family's Chronicle of Miracles and Struggles in Contemporary Israel

by Daniel Gordis ...

A firsthand, personal view of a family on the front lines of war in Israel, now revised and updated (previously published as If a Place Can Make You Cry).“An outstanding work . . . powerfully and movingly written.”—Jerusalem PostWINNER OF THE “BOOKS FOR A BETTER LIFE” AWARDIn the summer of 1998, Daniel Gordis and his family moved to Israel from Los Angeles. They planned to be there for a year, but ... Read more

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A firsthand, personal view of a family on the front lines of war in Israel, now revised and updated (previously published as If a Place Can Make You Cry).“An outstanding work . . . powerfully and movingly written.”—Jerusalem PostWINNER OF THE “BOOKS FOR A BETTER LIFE” AWARDIn the summer of 1998, Daniel Gordis and his family moved to Israel from Los Angeles. They planned to be there for a year, but
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We Stand Divided

The Rift Between American Jews and Israel

by Daniel Gordis ...

From National Jewish Book Award Winner and author of Israel, a bold reevaluation of the tensions between American and Israeli Jews that reimagines the past, present, and future of Jewish lifeRelations between the American Jewish community and Israel are at an all-time nadir. Since Israel’s founding seventy years ago, particularly as memory of the Holocaust and of Israel’s early vulnerability has ... Read more

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From National Jewish Book Award Winner and author of Israel, a bold reevaluation of the tensions between American and Israeli Jews that reimagines the past, present, and future of Jewish lifeRelations between the American Jewish community and Israel are at an all-time nadir. Since Israel’s founding seventy years ago, particularly as memory of the Holocaust and of Israel’s early vulnerability has
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If a Place Can Make You Cry

Dispatches from an Anxious State

by Daniel Gordis ...

A firsthand, personal view of a family on the front lines of war in Israel“An outstanding work . . . powerfully and movingly written.”—Jerusalem PostWINNER OF THE “BOOKS FOR A BETTER LIFE” AWARDIn the summer of 1998, Daniel Gordis and his family moved to Israel from Los Angeles. They planned to be there for a year, but a few months into their stay, Daniel and his wife decided to remain in ... Read more

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A firsthand, personal view of a family on the front lines of war in Israel“An outstanding work . . . powerfully and movingly written.”—Jerusalem PostWINNER OF THE “BOOKS FOR A BETTER LIFE” AWARDIn the summer of 1998, Daniel Gordis and his family moved to Israel from Los Angeles. They planned to be there for a year, but a few months into their stay, Daniel and his wife decided to remain in
... Read more
Pledges of Jewish Allegiance

Conversion, Law, and Policymaking in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Orthodox Responsa

by David Ellenson, Daniel Gordis ...

Series series Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture
Since the late 1700s, when the Jewish community ceased to be a semiautonomous political unit in Western Europe and the United States and individual Jews became integrated—culturally, socially, and politically—into broader society, questions surrounding Jewish status and identity have occupied a prominent and contentious place in Jewish legal discourse. This book examines a wide array of legal ... Read more

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Since the late 1700s, when the Jewish community ceased to be a semiautonomous political unit in Western Europe and the United States and individual Jews became integrated—culturally, socially, and politically—into broader society, questions surrounding Jewish status and identity have occupied a prominent and contentious place in Jewish legal discourse. This book examines a wide array of legal
... Read more
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Impossible Takes Longer

75 Years After Its Creation, Has Israel Fulfilled Its Founders’ Dreams?

by Daniel Gordis ...

Narrated by Rob Shapiro ...

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11 hours 59 min

WINNER OF THE RABBI SACKS BOOK PRIZEA nuanced examination of the Israel’s past, present, and future, after reaching its seventy-fifth anniversary and enduring its most challenging year ever, from the two-time National Jewish Book Award–winning author of Israel. Revised and updated throughout for the paperback edition.In 1948, Israel’s founders sought a “national home for the Jewish people,” where ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE RABBI SACKS BOOK PRIZEA nuanced examination of the Israel’s past, present, and future, after reaching its seventy-fifth anniversary and enduring its most challenging year ever, from the two-time National Jewish Book Award–winning author of Israel. Revised and updated throughout for the paperback edition.In 1948, Israel’s founders sought a “national home for the Jewish people,” where
... Read more

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Israel

A Concise History of a Nation Reborn

by Daniel Gordis ...

Narrated by Fred Sanders ...

Unabridged

16 hours 19 min

The first comprehensive yet accessible history of the state of Israel from its inception to present day, from Daniel Gordis, "one of the most respected Israel analysts" (The Forward) living and writing in Jerusalem.Israel is a tiny state, and yet it has captured the worlds attention, aroused its imagination, and lately, been the object of its opprobrium. Why does such a small country speak to so ... Read more

$39.99 USD

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The first comprehensive yet accessible history of the state of Israel from its inception to present day, from Daniel Gordis, "one of the most respected Israel analysts" (The Forward) living and writing in Jerusalem.Israel is a tiny state, and yet it has captured the worlds attention, aroused its imagination, and lately, been the object of its opprobrium. Why does such a small country speak to so
... Read more

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