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Understand that you are JVP as much as you are ZOA as
much as you are J Street.

Understand that you are the
members of Patrol 36.

Understand that you are Bernie
Madoff as much as you are
Bernie Sanders.

Understand that you are the new
immigrant from the former Soviet
Union who needs to ‘prove’ their
Jewishness.

Understand that you are the closeted, streimel-wearing
yeshiva bocher in Bnei Brak trying to reconcile what you
hear with who you are.

Understand that you are Esty fleeing Williamsburg and
her family searching for her.

Understand that you are IRAC and that you are Lehava.

Understand that you dip your karpas into salt water to
remember that our freedom was earned through the
tears of those who came before us.

Understand that you are both a vexed and vexing
people, that seeking to expunge this discomfort will not
bring you clarity – as a Jewish people, understand that it
will only bring you emptiness. Rather, understand that