Raising Jewish Children with Eyes Wide Open

The discussion with David Schwartz, Elisheva Marcus, and Sarah Baird made me realize that the panel itself was the most authentic possible reply to my essay—young American Jews who form families and are confidently raising their children to be Jews. That is how it has always been and will remain. Whether this is the end of an era in America or merely a blip, as David wonders, the Jewish response is informed independently by the injunctions to procreate and to live by the teachings of the Torah. These young parents are doing conscientiously what Jews have always done: they are doing it now in the face of ideological-political assault that calls for different strategies and requires greater strength.