Bonus: The Most Beautiful Book Ever Written, Revisited

<p>On the very first day of 2021, when so many of us are busy making New Year’s resolutions and embarking on new and hopeful journeys, we re-air one of our favorite stories, all about a quixotic, improbable, yet inherently optimistic, search for love.&nbsp;</p><p>Dana Ruttenberg read the story. Thanks to Mitra Kaboli, Paul Ruest and Julie Subrin. The end song, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44fVMfK2j0A" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Ha’Hizayon Le’Francisco Goya</em></a><em> </em>(‘The Epiphany of Francisco Goya’) is by <a href="https://www.ehudbanai.co.il/he/135" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ehud Banai</a>, with lyrics by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinchas_Sadeh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pinchas Sadeh</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>Stay connected with us on<a href="https://www.facebook.com/sipurisraeli" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Facebook</a>,<a href="https://twitter.com/israelstory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Twitter</a>,<a href="https://www.instagram.com/israel.story/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Instagram</a> and by<a href="https://israelstory.org/newsletter/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> signing up for our newsletter</a> at israelstory.org/newsletter/. For more, head to <a href="https://israelstory.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our site</a> or <a href="https://www.tabletmag.com/podcasts/israel-story" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tablet Magazine</a>.</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>