Why the Dangers of American Peacemaking May Outweigh the Merits
Better to keep shrinking the conflict than to try, and fail, again.
February 7, 2020
Reading the Bible with Kirk Douglas
The late actor’s rabbi reminisces.
For nearly a quarter-century, David Wolpe met weekly with Kirk Douglas—born Issur Danielovich—to study Torah. Wolpe reminisces about this Hollywood star, who died on Wednesday, and his strong sense of connection to the Jewish people:
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