In this lecture, Rabbi Soloveichik draws upon the history of Jerusalem to discuss its theological significance. In particular, he highlights the nineteenth-century journey to Jerusalem by the Latter-day Saint apostle Orson Hyde, and his dedicatory prayer there.
This speech was given as the 2021 Truman G. Madsen Lecture at Brigham Young University.
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