American Jews are awakening to a new political reality concerning our changing status and position in the United States.

Various factors are reshaping the American story, which has profound implications for America’s Jews.

The rise of national conservatism, the return to populist politics, and the presence of Christian Nationalism are political ideas that are challenging traditional beliefs and practices. How do they affect America’s Jews?

By every standard of measurement, the assumptions we made and the strategies we employed do not appear to have been effective in this battle to defeat hate.

On these pages and elsewhere, I have had occasion to comment on the transformation now underway involving American Judaism, impacting both its substance and style.

For the first time since the founding of the experiment in Jewish nationalism, the events that have unfolded in Israel raise questions about the “Zionist dream” and the capacity of the Jewish State to meet the security requirements of its citizens.

We are experiencing a hate war being orchestrated against us. Now we must effectively organize to fight this battle, protecting our community while employing our collective resources in responding to this challenge.