The secret of Jewish survival? One story, told again and again and now, it’s time to tell it anew.

Jews have been scattered and dispersed and exiled for 2,000 years. We never lost our identity. Why? Because at least once a year on the festival of Passover, we told our story and we taught it to our children and we ate the unleven bread of affliction and tasted the bitter herbs of slavery. So we never lost our identity. I think collectively we've got to get back to telling our story, who we are, where we came from, what ideals by which we live. And if that happens, we are will become strong enough to welcome the stranger and say come and share our lives, share our stories, share our aspirations and dreams. That is the us of identity. And finally, the us of responsibility. Do you know something? My favorite phrase in all of politics, very American phrase, is we the people. Why we the people? because it says that we all share collective responsibility for our collective future and that's how things really are and should be. Have you noticed how magical thinking has taken over our politics? So we say all you got to do is elect this strong leader and he or she will solve all our problems for us. Believe me that is magical.