Jewish Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Judaism, Jewishness, and Israel

"In this essay, I attempt to redefine the rules that govern Judaism, Jewishness, and Israel — and turn them into powerful analytical tools."

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How do you acquire a better understanding of your Judaism, Jewishness, and relationship with Israel?

It starts with redefining some of the rules that govern Judaism, Jewishness, and Israel — and turning them into powerful analytical tools.

The goal is to help individual Jews, people interested in Judaism, and the collective Jewish People interpret signals, forecast the direction of the Jewish future, and position the Jewish People and our allies to write Jewish narratives more successfully.

In no short order, the eight analytical tools presented below are:

1. Fundamental Forces

2. Cost of Participation

3. High Entry Barriers

4. Making Room for Unestablished Jews

5. Structural Paralysis

6. Major Competitive Strategies

7. Strategic Groups

8. The Role of Israel

Let’s dive into each one: