“The best way to ensure that American Jews stay connected to Israel is to ensure that they stay connected to Judaism”

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…the best way to ensure that American Jews stay connected to Israel is to ensure that they stay connected to Judaism. The data is clear: For American Jews, especially younger ones, Israel is just another Jewish thing. If you care deeply about Jewish tradition, you’re likely to care deeply about Israel: the place where much of Jewish history occurred and where roughly half the Jewish people on earth now live.

Peter Beinart, “American rabbis, these High Holidays, talk about Jewish texts, not the Jewish State”, HaAretz.com (22 September 2014) [http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/1.617158]

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