You know how we sometimes ask "how can American Jews possibly vote overwhelmingly Democratic? Don't they care about Israel?" That last part was supposed to be a rhetorical question, but it turns out that - no, they really don't:

Generations of American Jews have somehow failed to instill even their own loose values in their children. Could it possibly be the case that blending banal self-esteem slogans with scatter shot guilt and multiculturalist mantras lacks something in the way of appealing to teenagers? At some point liberal American Jews are going to have to choose between telling their kids "actually, some cultures and traditions are a little better than others" or giving up even the pretense of having a religion:

How many Catholics are uncomfortable with the existence of the Vatican, do you think? We imagine it's just slightly more than the percentage of Muslims who uncomfortable with Saudi Arabia's insane sharia jurisprudence. Pathetic. An entire population of people who have accepted their declared enemies' worst stereotypes of them and now grovel for doing half of what their enemies boast about. Just totally pathetic.

References:
* Young US Jews 'detached' from Israel [JPost]
* American Reform Judaism Still Failing To Transform Barnes and Noble Self-Help Section Into Vibrant Religion [MR]

Previously:
* The iPod-ization of American Judaism
* MR Responds to Haaretz Commenter on Reform Judaism
* Nobody Promised You a Rose Garden