How Tel Aviv-style Hebrew is rebuilding Jewish identity
There is no question that it is hard to be a Jew today. There is antisemitism; there is toxic divisiveness over Israeli policies and politics; there is trauma nearly three years after Oct. 7. Interest…
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Jewish identification is declining sharply in the U.S., with a quarter of those raised Jewish no longer identifying and 30 percent unaffiliated. Yet interest in modern Hebrew is surging, suggesting a possible new pathway for connection that bypasses institutional or political baggage. The question is whether language alone can sustain identity when trauma and division push people away.