What does a movie about Christian apologist C.S. Lewis’ “conversion” to a life of faith have to teach believing Jews and those who struggle with belief? Apparently quite a lot says David Farkas in this film review.

Chaim Strauchler critiques a form of Jewish support for NYC’s mayor elect, describing it as a transactional model of Jewish politics prioritizing narrow communal gain over collective responsibility. He claims that such politics fragments Jewish advocacy, undermines democratic citizenship, and abandons Israel. Strauchler calls instead for a Zionist-inflected ethic of responsibility to the Jewish people and the American common good.