Turning point: Oct. 7 - Increased Jewish identity and identification with Israel

By Steve Lipman

Some recent news in the Jewish community:

In Brooklyn, Amir (not his real name), a young real estate agent who had drifted from his roots in an Orthodox Jewish household, began flying a large Israeli flag outside his apartment in a mostly non-Jewish neighborhood. Intrigued, a bypassing rabbi introduced himself and encouraged Amir to become active in the activities of a nearby Chabad center. And since then, Amir has resumed his life as an observant Jew, davening every day and putting on tefillin.

In Chicago, Detroit-born, “accidental activist” Lindsay Pinchuk, a marketing consul...