Title: The Hei
Description: Ethan is a religion professor at Columbia University obsessed with Jewish mysticism whose Muslim lover, Yaqub, has been falsely accused of terrorism. Ethan’s struggle to clear Yaqub’s name leads him to the Holy Land where he attempts to open the ancient gates to the Temple Mount.
Subjects: temple mount, jewish mysticism, kaballah, gay
Places: Jerusalem, Temple Mount, Columbia University, New York
Time periods: 2025, 2008