We live in an age obsessed with identity. Which group you belong to, which labels you carry, which side you are on. Identity has become a political weapon, a tribal marker, a source of both pride and grievance.

The Jewish tradition has a different and older answer to the question of who you are.

Imagine a surgeon removes your brain and places it in a new, healthy body. The person who wakes up has your memories, your personality, your sense of humor, your regrets, your........

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