The path from Compton to Jerusalem isn’t typically considered a straight line, but an innovative trio of thought leaders was determined to bring the cradle of hip hop to the Holy Land to strive for rare notes of unity amid stark division. Given the friction between black and Jewish communities in a hostile post-Oct. 7 climate, a New York progressive “Zioness,” a Bel Air rabbi and a black pastor from Compton hatched a bold idea: bring two dozen black influencers from the Los Angeles inner city to Israel to “bridge divides across race, faith and history.” Bound together by the...