Okay, I read the comments, and YES, lots of Jews vote for the destroyers of America.

I once knew a young woman who was part of the U.S. national rowing team. They were training out of one of Harvard’s boathouses, and the university arranged for her some work in the athletic department’s main office. She said that they also used to train at Wisconsin and the University of Washington. At the latter site, there was a river with a very strong current. She described it this way (for a traditional racing shell with eight rowers and a coxswain—her job): “If you row with two people, you go backward. If you row with four, you stand still. If you put all eight people to work, you actually move forward.” That description is perfect to explain Jewish life.

I do not pretend to know the beliefs, requirements, or demands of other religions. As they taught us in rowing at Harvard, “Keep your head in your own boat.” Judaism, I do know, is a 24/7 life. There was a story of a big rabbi who sat with the head of the Polish armed forces of yore. Both had large fur hats. The Polish general said that when he finishes his day’s work, he takes off his hat. The rabbi responded that he never finishes his job and he never takes off his big hat. Functional Judaism requires kosher food, Sabbath observance, prayers three times a day, daily Torah learning, and a community big enough to support schools, stores, and other institutions. Personally, I would love to live in a lighthouse: close the door and leave me to the waves. But in reality, one needs a synagogue and kosher food, so maybe an Airbnb lighthouse will have to suffice. The general rule of thumb is that the more one moves away from traditional Judaism, the greater the likelihood that his descendants will eventually not be Jewish according to Jewish law. Reform and Conservative Jews are marrying out of the faith at a 70 percent clip; how long before their........

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