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Something fundamental about the myth of the Jew has resurfaced.

There's a reason that all societies and cultures and small bands of humans engage in myth-making. Fundamentally, it is to help us understand ourselves.

I think the thing that I most appreciate now is that stereotypes involving Jewish identity activate fears of persecution that exist in the present day.

It seems, though, that historically we have now reached a position in which Jews cannot legitimately be understood always and only as presumptive victims.

Myths are part of our DNA. We're a civilisation with a continuous culture. The effort to modernize it keeps it alive. Readers connect with it.

Many of us view the bible and other religious teachings as mythology.

Sometimes people who are Jewish are held to a higher standard which sometimes we take great pride in.

There is something very very special, universal and easily identifiable among all Jews; it is beyond territory, it is something we all have in common.

Our people represent a tapestry of interwoven identities embodying the rich diversity of what it means to be Jewish.

Jews are frequently compared to the proverbial 'canary in the coal mine,' an enduring signal for when the world is failing to meet its obligations in tackling bigotry. It has never been clearer to me just how widely understood that truism is.