Homeward Bound: From the Exodus, to Oz, to Operation Roaring Lion

Homecomings are always meaningful. Some are ancient, even biblical. It is the theme of modern films and music, depicting the draw we all have and feel towards home. Until this week, I was caught up in my own attempts to come home, stranded in the United States amid the unfolding war against the Islamic Republic of Iran. My trip started surpassing one million miles on United, and ended after six canceled and changed flights, finally arriving home, one of hundreds of thousands doing so amid the war.

Historic parallels are uncanny-and profoundly Jewish. Amid countless miracles the Israelites comp...