יואל בן-נון

Rabbi Yoel Bin-Nun needs no introductions in Israel. He is well-known both in religious and secular sectors. He was considered one of the leading rabbis in the national-religious sector, but his liberal and moderate ideas have relegated him to a backseat position. Especially so after his outspoken criticism of fellow rabbis after the murder of prime minister Yitzchak Rabin in 1995.

This book, “The Miracle of the Gathering of the Exiles” (“נס קיבוץ גלויות”) is a collection of essays, coupled with extracts of texts from Jewish thinkers throughout the ages, about the foundation of the State of Israel and the return of millions of Jews to their homeland. It is intended to serve a double purpose: a solid theological framework for dealing with the greatest miracle in Jewish history since the destruction of the Temple (perhaps since Mount Sinai), and a reader for Independence Day and other national holidays. Bin-Nun attempts to create a new “haggadah” for those who wish to infuse these secular holidays with a religious meaning.… (altro)