About

Our survival as a people is at risk today, perhaps more than ever before. This book is about what we can do individually and institutionally to ensure our survival, both in Israel and in the Diaspora.

We need to take action now. This book explains what's we need to do

Part One

Part One describes each major Jewish movement, including its members’ beliefs, practices, and culture. As you read Part One, you might be surprised at things that fly in the face of traditional stereotypes.

Part Two

Part Two sets forth the the book's novel framework for Jewish survival drawing on the material in Part One and inserting the different Jewish streams into a unified metaphorical picture of Klal Yisrael that, stream-by-stream, can work to secure our future.

Part Three

In Part Three addresses each stream of Judaism directly, discussing how its adherents think about Jews in other streams. It then explain why these attitudes need to change and why there is no excuse for continuing Sinat Chinam.

Part Four

Part 4 speaks to all Jews individually. It calls on them to act now, irrespective of any institutional changes that might come in response to the framework for Achdut that Part Two proposes.

The Author

Richard Stanger is a writer whose rich personal perspective on the breadth of Jewish attitudes and practices in America and Israel makes im uniquiqely qalified to write this book. He has seen it all, and he tells it all, in the process pleading with every Jew to think differently about other Jews.