For such a time as this: on being Jewish today

Introduction : the wake-up call

Part one: What was. Living the hyphen : the heart of the Jewish identity

The invisible thread : Jewish faith and our ancestral homeland

The two worlds of Judaism : Israel, the diaspora, and the divisions within

Empathy and vigilance : the two responses to Jewish trauma

Antisemitism : a modern look at the world's oldest hate

Part two: What is. Grief, clarity, solidarity : anchors for this moment in time

The tribal moment : what it means to be Jewish today

For such a time as this : Esther, a hero for our moment

Kiy'mu v'kiblu : affirming and accepting our Jewish identity

Empathy or revenge : choosing a path of peace

Sinat hinam : why our greatest risk is the enemy within

Part three: What might be. The day after : toward a dialogue of peace

The generational divide : on bridging the politics of Zionism

The broken and the whole : a new vision of Zionism and American Judaism

To begin again : stepping toward the promised land.