Jerusalem 365

To be a Jew is to build a life on the ashes of the past and to live the miracle of Jewish resurrection, just as Jerusalem has experienced.

Why it is only in Jerusalem that true Jewish joy can be experienced.

Just as Abraham experienced, Jews can become closest to God only in Jerusalem.

Jerusalem is invoked at every Jewish wedding because it is a beacon of faith in the Jewish future.

Jerusalem demonstrates that the very essence of Jewish kingship is drawing close to one’s people.

Jews are eternally pulled to Jerusalem because it embodies Jewish unity like nowhere else.

The name of Jerusalem evokes two of the city’s eternal qualities.

The Jewish conception of time and memory can only be experienced in Jerusalem.

The story of Jerusalem is one of a particular city that holds universal appeal.

Just as he did in life, Menachem Begin channels the meaning of Jerusalem and Jewish eternity in passing.

Menachem Begin completes the Israeli withdrawal from Sinai, evacuating Israeli settlements there.

After declaring that Israel’s national airline will no longer fly on the Sabbath, Menachem Begin gives an eloquent and powerful defense of Shabbat.

Israel annexes the Golan Heights because he believed it belonged to ancient Canaan.

Menachem Begin honors Anwar Sadat and Shabbat at the Egyptian leader’s funeral.

When Menachem Begin visits the White House, he and President Reagan emphasize the shared values and vision of Israel and America.

In the midst of the 1981 election race, Menachem Begin gives a remarkable speech that embodies the central tenet of his worldview: love of all Jews.

In the fallout over the bombing of the Osirak nuclear reactor, reactions diverge across America.

To Menachem Begin, the successful bombing of the Osirak nuclear reactor was both a strategic success and a gift from God.

Begin is determined to secure Israel’s safety before his potential general election loss.

How a simple experience in the streets of Jerusalem inspired the Begin Doctrine.

Menachem Begin clashes with the British foreign secretary over Jerusalem.

A bill proclaiming all of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel inspires a fascinating correspondence between Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat.

By visiting Egypt, Menachem Begin casts Jewish history in a miraculous light.

Menachem Begin channels the Jewish past at the signing of the final peace agreement between Israel and Egypt.

Despite pushback from President Carter, Menachem Begin insists on upholding the dignity of the Jewish people.

In his Nobel speech, Menachem Begin provides the definitive Judaic worldview on war and peace.

Despite fervent opposition from some of his political allies, Menachem Begin convinces the Israeli parliament to adopt the Camp David Accords.

Menachem Begin threatens to reject the Camp David agreement in order to maintain the integrity of the Jewish connection to Jerusalem.

With a call to Ariel Sharon, Begin secures the political assistance he needs for a breakthrough to occur at Camp David.

A chess match between Menachem Begin and Zbigniew Brzezinski provides an apt metaphor for the complex statecraft taking place at Camp David.