NEW BOOK: 'The Case for Dual Loyalty' by Nolan Lebovitz

Major American Rabbi Calls for New Approach to Jewish Peoplehood

David H.—The Z3 Project and Wicked Son books are proud to present The Case for Dual Loyalty: Healing the Divided Soul of American Jews by Nolan Lebovitz, Z3 Adjunct Fellow and senior rabbi at Valley Beth Shalom in Los Angeles.

This remarkable manifesto reopens the question of Jewish loyalty. Judaism, he argues, begins with loyalty to the Jewish people, which is a pillar of our faith and, in the modern era, includes a profound connection to the State of Israel—a loyalty that not only doesn’t contradict loyalty to America, but weaves into it and ultimately strengthens it.

Praise for The Case for Dual Loyalty:

“In his courageous and profoundly moving manifesto of Jewish pride, Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz offers keen insight into the dilemmas confronting American Jews in the post-October 7 world. Lebovitz responds to rising antisemitism the way our ancestors did: by reaffirming Jewish loyalty. Written with passion and grace, The Case for Dual Loyalty deserves a space on the short shelf of indispensable books on contemporary American Jewry.”

– Yossi Klein Halevi, Senior Fellow, Shalom Hartman Institute, Jerusalem

“At this critical moment in history—and Jewish history—how lucky we are to have Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz’s courageous, unapologetic, cry for American Jews to develop a ‘proud dual loyalty.’ He justifies this timely, compelling call by taking us on a fascinating, learned journey into Jewish history, American values, and Zionist thought.”

– Gil Troy, author of To Resist the Academic Intifada: Letters to My Students on Defending the Zionist Dream

“With both eloquence and erudition Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz makes a powerful case for American Jews to care for—indeed to love—both America and Israel.”

– David Wolpe, Max Webb Emeritus Rabbi of Sinai Temple, author of Why Faith Matters and David: The Divided Heart

“Anyone whose Judaism was startled awake on the morning of October 7, 2023, would do well to grapple with Rabbi Lebovitz's call to radically rethink the ways in which our commitment to living Jewishly informs and deepens our love for America, and vice versa. As great moral leaders ought to do, Rabbi Lebovitz offers us hard questions and harder challenges, the sort, hallelujah, that may yet rekindle our hope and accelerate our efforts to fashion a more promising future for American Jews.”

– Liel Leibovitz, Editor at Large, Tablet Magazine