Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe01:04 AM • July 04 2026 IDTOn the eve of July 4, 1876, a New York broadside marked America's centennial with something extraordinary: the first Hebrew poem to probe the essence of America. The poem, which appeared with an English translation, creates a fascinating encounter between a new nation brought forth upon a new land and an ancient nation without a land of its own.In the NewsThe Gift Jews Gave to America on Its 100th Birthday in 1876Ben-Gvir Once Again Cancels U.S. Visit Amid Calls to Prosecute HimIt's Hard to Be a Thinking Person in Israel. The Kids' Test Scores Prove ItNew Theory of Smallest Human: Not a Hunter, but Eater of Lizard LeftoversNetanyahu Denies Report That Israel Was Plotting to Kill Iran's Top NegotiatorsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest Projections103 Nails on the Map: How Israel's Government Is Burying the Two-state SolutionIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedTop Israeli Diplomats Accuse Mamdani of Antisemitism Over 'Jewish State' RemarkNetanyahu Trolls Trump and Turkey: Why Israel Recognized the Armenian Genocide