Who's 'Really' Jewish? Authenticity is a Trap

Jared Armstrong was raised Jewish in the United States and wants nothing more than to become an Israeli citizen and pursue his career as a professional basketball player for one of Israel's leading teams. But Israeli authorities have challenged the extent of his Jewishness, potentially jeopardizing his career and also his dream of becoming Israeli. His experience raises the specter that Judaism is falling into an authenticity trap about who "looks" Jewish, "seems" Jewish, and is Jewish "enough." Somehow this Black Jewish American basketball player doesn't meet that increasingly subjective standard.