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Building What We Don’t Have (Yet)

Apr 30, 2026 9:00 AM

By Steve Freedman

I would like to begin with a question. Why do so many Israeli Jews who identify as secular still fast on Yom Kippur, still feel a deep attachment to the Jewish people, and still pass that identity to their children, without campaigns, without membership drives, without constant concern about “continuity?” I am talking about secular Jews, so the answer is not that they are more religious.

You can read the full article here: Building What We Don’t Have (Yet).

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