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From the blog of Shai Ben-Ari at The Times of Israel
<p>The tendency of many Conservative Jewish leaders to eschew partisan politics isn't a reaction to recent polarization, it's the result of a century old effort by influential donors to the Jewish Theological Seminary to marginalize radical immigrants from American Jewish life. </p>
Like many others, American Jews were influenced by their new home country's penchant for consumerism - but being a niche market has also helped preserve their cultural identity
Hanukkah can't get any more commercialized, so onto Passover.