While the Israel360 lecture was going on, a great many other people were at home, glued to their television sets for the ninth Democratic primary debate, held in Nevada. But there’s another election going on, which I’ve previously talked about here, and that is the World Zionist Congress Elections.

There’s a common tradition that when you say motzi, each person touches someone who is touching the challah, so that everyone present is connected to the things that nourish and sustain us, like food and family. So much of who we are as a people is tied to this feeling of intimate connection, and it stems from the Torah.