While we should feel deep and genuine gratitude for Jonathan's freedom and look forward to his arrival home in Israel, we should not overlook the deep educational value of his story to the Jewish people.
The results of the Six Day War led to an unavoidable return to aspects of Jewish identity that the Zionist movement hadn't fully anticipated or desired.
How do we extricate Israel from Roman rule without bringing the Jewish state to ruin in the process? Can this be the next great challenge of Jewish history?
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