Today in the Jerusalem Post, I read an article by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach. It struck me that he has almost exactly the same perspective on Israel and the need for invention that has driven Israel to become the country it is today, as the story that we have told in The Original Promise.
He speaks specifically about how the lack of oil, and the incidental and almost limitless wealth that accompanies it, has actually been a blessing to Israel. It has forced the small country to work hard and to be inventive. The result is that today Israel is fortunate to be home to one of the fastest growing economies in the world, and one of the most technologically advanced populations in the world.
He ends with the observation that Israel still has many many challenges and many enemies, but that the time has come for the other story, the story of the success of Israel to be told.
This is exactly what The Original Promise does…
