The Need to Rediscover Clarity |
Everyone keeps asking what is happening to the Jewish community.
We talk constantly about antisemitism. We talk about the Mandanis of the world, the Brandon Johnsons of the world, hostile campuses, social media hatred, political abandonment, radical activism, and people who openly despise us. We analyze every outside threat imaginable. But, almost no one is willing to have the harder conversation.
What is happening inside our own community?
Because the truth is that the Jewish community is facing a crisis of fragmentation, leadership, trust, and accountability. And, unless we are honest about that, we cannot move forward in any meaningful way.
Jews arguing with one another is not new. Debate is woven into our DNA. The issue is not disagreement. The issue is that too many institutions no longer truly represent the people they were created........