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?
I'll do the herring once in a while. I'm crazy about sable, but it is crazy expensive and hard to find. Lox has gotten cheap. Not too many delis south of Baltimore.
Last time I was at a Seder, years ago, after it had gone on a while one of the teenagers at the table piped up, "Can we wrap this up now?" That's the future of the DIaspora.
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.
I'll do the herring once in a while. I'm crazy about sable, but it is crazy expensive and hard to find. Lox has gotten cheap. Not too many delis south of Baltimore.
Last time I was at a Seder, years ago, after it had gone on a while one of the teenagers at the table piped up, "Can we wrap this up now?" That's the future of the DIaspora.
Goldbelly can mainline you some Russ & Daughters, even in the wilds of NoVa.
The Diaspora will persist. The Haredi are the breedstock. Their backsliders and descendants will fill the ranks of non-Orthodox American Jewry.
I've come across some liberal hasids on Twitter.
Last time I checked Goldbelly it looked too pricey for me. I'll visit again.