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American non-orthodox Jewish identity hinges on the Shoah, Israel, and properly embalmed fish. The Shoah is receding with time, and kids these days don't like pickled herring. So there isn't much left other than Israel. Which means very complicated feelings for any Jew near the left end of the spectrum.

The best metaphor I've heard is that of the drunken racist uncle. But he does a great job of reading the Hagaddah on Passover, and nobody else can do it right. He has done kindnesses in his time, before the booze. He goes to Seder, right? He's still family, isn't he?

It's terrible.

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