"The Builder's Stone," by Melanie Phillips

Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis · Feb 4, 2025 · 1m

I recently had the pleasure of reading a pre-publication copy of Melanie Phillips’ new book, The Builder’s Stone: How Jews and Christians Built the West—and Why Only They Can Save It. In classic Melanie Phillips style, it is powerfully written, pulls no punches and cuts to the very heart of some of the most pressing issues of our time.

I then had an opportunity to discuss with book with Melanie for a Beit Avi Chai podcast (video below), and we’re sharing that with you today, with my thanks to Melanie for the invitation to spend that time with her.

First, though, the video above and the front…