Rabbi David Ellenson gives a broad historical overview on “How Modernity Changed Judaism�. (Institute for Global Jewish Affairs)
A memoir by Israel Eldad, the ideological father of Lehi, provides “a highly emotional account of his activities between 1938 and 1948�, and a fuller understanding of why the organization stood opposed to both the Irgun and the Haganah. (Jerusalem Post)
How an ancient ritual has been reimagined for a variety of new purposes.
The site where hundreds of Jews held out against a Roman siege has become a modern symbol of Jewish heroism.
The grave of this second century rabbi is the site of a large annual pilgrimage.