Rabbi Joseph R. Black
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On Rosh Hashanah, Here’s Why Israel Matters
An old story is told of how Leon Blum, the Socialist French prime minister, met with David Ben-Gurion shortly before the establishment of the Jewish state. Addressing Ben-Gurion, Blum said: “I want you to know that first I am a Frenchman, second I am a socialist, and third I am a Jew.” To which Ben-Gurion …
