Jews Shouldn’t Need to Check a Government Box

Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. You’re reading Dispatch Faith, our weekly newsletter exploring the intersection of religion and public life from leading writers of various faiths. Hi and happy Sunday. Pending legislation in California would add “Jewish” to the list of boxes one could check to signify their ethnic background. Michael Reneau is the executive editor at The Dispatch and is based in Greeneville, Tennessee. Prior to joining the company in 2022, he was editor of WORLD Magazine and for several years was editor of a daily newspaper in East Tennessee. When Michael isn’t editing, he stays plenty busy with his wife and four kids. Flora Cassen teaches Jewish history at Brandeis University where she serves as the Lavine Family director of the Brandeis Center for Jewish Studies and director of the Sarnat Center for the Study of Anti-Jewishness. She is also senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute. Newsletter selected Click sign up to start receiving your newsletters. More We Think You’d Like Newsletter selected Click sign up to start receiving your newsletters.