To describe the state of American Jewry after the warm spring of the 1950s through the early 1970s is akin to watching a shriveled brown leaf fluttering aimlessly in the wind in the midst of a cold … more

Symbols resonate. It is nearly impossible to calculate the regnant hold that symbols have over one’s identity, one’s core beliefs, one’s religion, one’s affiliation with a … more

Shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Francis Fukuyama wrote a widely popular book, “The End of History and the Last Man,” proclaiming that history is linear … more