Opinion | Why it’s hard for American Jews to talk about democracy — and why we absolutely must

Why might conversations about democracy feel so difficult within the American Jewish community today? In this opinion piece, A More Perfect Union’s Aaron Dorfman and the Shalom Hartman Institute’s Yehuda Kurtzer explore the historical and communal dynamics behind that hesitation and why this moment calls for renewed courage and clarity. The health of American democracy and the vitality of Jewish communal life may depend on it.