Letters

‘As an American Jewish conservative committed to renewing the institutions that have long sustained Jewish flourishing in this country, I share much of his concern. But we part ways on the remedy.’

‘Israel’s status as a chosen nation, he contends, is conditional upon “the work it is here to do.” But what, precisely, is that work?’

‘Gottlieb instantly recognized that that was the perfect title, and remarks that if he hadn’t at that moment needed to take a leak, the book’s publishing history might have been very different.’

What Mordecai Kaplan thought about chosenness

‘It is worth noting that some former activists in the Soviet Jewry movement have said they derived their inspiration in part from the Holocaust-era activists known as the Bergson Group.’

‘In fact, that there is no pro-Palestinian activism. Instead, there is only anti-Israel/anti-Jewish activism, which is very real and at times very scary.’

‘Mr. Stephens’ words embrace me in a warm sense of comfort, as they affirm my own worldview. And the irony here should not be lost.’