Two Nations Under God: How [Biblical] Israel Inspires the United States

FAIN: FEJ-310610-26

Stuart Halpern
Yeshiva University (New York, NY 10033-3201)

Research and writing toward a book for nonacademic audiences on the relationship between Hebraic ideas and the American experiment.

This book will feature essays on how presidents have framed the holiday of Hanukkah as a beacon of light for all US citizens, the scriptural influence of the American eagle, the Hebrew Bible and presidential inaugural addresses, the Exodus story of America’s unifying national narrative, Queen Esther’s enduring influence on both sides of the political aisle, Abraham Lincoln’s biblical rhetoric, the White House and the wisdom of Genesis, and many related topics.