Naftali Bennett, then the prime minister of Israel, found himself praying aboard a cramped, decrepit plane last year as it sailed over Kazakhstan. The long flight, arranged with help from the Mossad, was bound for Moscow on a desperate mission: broker peace between Russia and Ukraine just after the two countries had gone to war.

I'm not worried about it but I do want to talk about a few things. First, the purge. Then the idea of truth and the Grand Delusion. Then a few personal things about my faith and the direction I'm going. Thank you for being here. Don't forget to su...