Publisher's Synopsis
Tal Keinen was born to a secular Jewish family in Miami. During high school at Exeter, he became curious about the religion and identity he knew so little about. A junior year abroad in Israel led to his joining the elite Israeli Air Force, where he became the only non-Israeli-born citizen to attain the rank of an Air Force pilot. As a man who daily sacrificed his life for his people, he began to ask himself if what he was fighting for was worth it--and if it was, as he believed it to be, what could be done about the undeniable fact that Judaism is dwindling in numbers, to a degree that in generations to come this ancient faith and people might vanish altogether. This book is an attempt to address that fact in a practical way, with his riveting personal story woven throughout. He turns to Crowd Wisdom to determine what distinguishes Judaism from other religions--what, in fact, is the difference that is worth preserving. He offers a number of highly original and practical ideas for moving forward, including the creation of a monetary fund that will invest in the future of Judaism.
