As anti-Israel sentiment spreads around the world?from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to former President Jimmy Carter?it has never been more important for American Jews to share their feelings and thoughts about Israel, and foster a connection to Israel in the next generation of Jewish and Christian adults.This inspirational book features the insights of top scholars, business leaders, professionals, politicians, authors, media personalities, scientists, artists, and community and religious leaders covering the entire denominational spectrum of Jewish life in America today. Presenting a diversity of views, it will encourage people of all ages and backgrounds to think about what Israel means to them and, in particular, help young adults jump start their own lasting, personal relationship with Israel.Powerful statements by contributors address:The role Israel has played in their livesWhat keeps them connected to IsraelHow Israel fits in their sense of what it means to be Jewish and American

Publisher's Note	p. xv
Introduction	p. xxi
Identity & Heritage: My Ancestral Home Reborn Is an Essential Part of My Identity	p. 1
Rabbi David Wolpe	p. 3
Sylvia Barack Fishman	p. 6
Matthew Brooks	p. 9
Samuel Bak	p. 11
Rabbi Karyn D. Kedar	p. 14
David M. Suissa	p. 16
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg	p. 17
Peninnah Schram	p. 20
David Silverstein	p. 22
Rabbi Gordon Tucker	p. 25
Shira Dicker	p. 27
Rabbi David Ellenson	p. 29
George S. Blumenthal	p. 32
Susan Weidman Schneider	p. 35
Howard Schwartz	p. 37
Alan Mittleman	p. 40
Lisa D. Grant	p. 42
Arthur Kurzweil	p. 44
Debbie Friedman	p. 46
Rabbi Alan Silverstein	p. 48
Bethamie Horowitz	p. 51
Wayne L. Firestone	p. 53
Barbara B. Balser	p. 54
James J. Katz	p. 57
Michael Bogdanow	p. 59
Refuge: A Refuge from Anti-Semitism, a Place of Safety	p. 61
Shulamit Reinharz	p. 63
Abraham H. Foxman	p. 66
Rep. Henry A. Waxman	p. 67
Thane Rosenbaum	p. 69
Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin	p. 71
Senator Russ Feingold	p. 72
Harold Grinspoon	p. 74
Alvin H. Rosenfeld	p. 77
Nat Hentoff	p. 79
Assemblyman Dov Hikind	p. 80
Stephen M. Flatow	p. 81
Samuel Heilman	p. 83
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz	p. 85
Danny Maseng	p. 87
Michael Walzer	p. 89
Faith & Covenant: A Living, Vibrant Part of My Religious Faith	p. 93
Lynn Schusterman	p. 95
Ari Spungen Bildner	p. 99
Rabbi Bradley Hirschfield	p. 101
Aryeh Lev Stollman	p. 103
Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis	p. 105
Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin	p. 108
Ari L. Goldman	p. 111
Rabbi Mordecai Finley	p. 113
Peter Himmelman	p. 116
Shara Yurkiewicz	p. 118
Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson	p. 120
Lydia Kukoff	p. 123
Jane Friedman	p. 125
Rabbi Hirshy Minkowicz	p. 127
Marshall J. Breger	p. 128
Rabbi Janet R. Marder	p. 130
Tikkum Olam: A Light Unto the Nations-Hopes for Repairing the World and Dreams of a Better World	p. 135
Dr. Marc D. Angel	p. 137
Jonathan D. Sarna	p. 139
Shoshana S. Cardin	p. 142
Rabbi Arnold Jacob Wolf	p. 144
Danny Siegel	p. 146
Rabbi Sharon Brous	p. 149
Arthur Green	p. 151
Rabbi David A. Teutsch	p. 154
Steven Bayme	p. 155
Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff	p. 158
Aaron Press Taylor	p. 160
Rabbi Avraham Weiss	p. 162
Stanley P. Gold	p. 166
Rabbi Goldie Milgram	p. 168
Ariel Beery	p. 170
Rabbi Stanley M. Davids	p. 174
Steven M. Cohen	p. 176
Rabbi Moshe Waldoks	p. 180
David M. Gordis	p. 182
Rabbi Robert B. Barr	p. 184
Richard Elliott Friedman	p. 186
Rosanne Miller Selfon	p. 188
Elliot Ratzman	p. 191
Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein	p. 193
Peter Edelman	p. 195
Rabbi Dan Ehrenkrantz	p. 197
Laurie L. Patton	p. 199
Dr. Robert Wexler	p. 201
Rabbi Rami M. Shapiro	p. 202
An American Historical Perspective: The Words of the Fathers and Mothers	p. 205
Emma Lazarus	p. 207
Richard James Horatio Gottheil	p. 209
Rabbi Kauffman Kohler	p. 210
Oscar Solomon Straus	p. 211
Louis D. Brandeis	p. 212
Felix Frankfurter	p. 214
Solomon Schechter	p. 216
Rabbi Milton Steinberg	p. 217
Judah Magnes	p. 219
Rabbi Felix Levy	p. 220
Edward Jacobson	p. 221
Abba Hillel Silver	p. 222
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise	p. 224
Rabbi David Polish	p. 226
Rabbi Roland B. Gittelsohn	p. 228
Bernard M. Baruch	p. 230
Emanuel Celler	p. 231
Albert Einstein	p. 232
Arthur Hertzberg	p. 233
Morris Abram	p. 236
Daniel J. Elazar	p. 237
Max M. Fisher	p. 238
Lillian Hellman	p. 239
Harpo Marx	p. 239
Abraham Joshua Heschel	p. 240
Joachim Prinz	p. 243
Marie Syrkin	p. 244
Rabbi Joseph Baer Soloveitchik	p. 245
Central Conference of American Rabbis	p. 246
Glossary	p. 252
Suggestions for Further Reading and Sources of Current Information	p. 255
Index of Contributors	p. 258
Credits	p. 261
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