A renewed Jewish identity, he argues, should reorient away from “the Israel diversion,” which “is proving to be a trap.” Instead, American Judaism should be rooted in a principled, unified opposition to those who hate Jews and their authoritarian allies. “This is an era that calls for fearlessness,” he writes, “but also a refusal to play along.” American Jews “need to assert a voice in the public arena, to back our institutions and mold them in our image.”