How Judaism Fosters Stronger Neighborhoods and More Resilient Children

At the beginning of the above-cited interview, Amir Tibon describes life in Kibbutz Nahal Oz before it was destroyed by Hamas, and it seems something like an ideal community, with its own civic rituals, where neighbors know each other well, and where public gatherings foster a genuine sense of togetherness. But in America, such communities, once present in small towns and urban neighborhoods, are rapidly disappearing—with grave social and psychological effects, exacerbated by the effects of smart phones and social media.