Senior analyst Tzvi Kahn believes the administration has undermined its own Iran policy by letting the terrorist regime continue to run rampant
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Tzvi Kahn is a senior analyst specializing in Iran affairs at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, a prominent think tank in Washington, DC, which he joined after stints as a writer at AIPAC and an analyst at the Foreign Policy Initiative. A graduate of Yeshiva University, he holds a master’s degree in Middle East Studies from George Washington University and has had his work published in leading media and policy publications.
Some 300,000 Jews live in the greater DC area, but only a small fraction of them are Orthodox, concentrated mostly in Silver Spring. This makes me very conscious of my religious identity and the responsibilities it brings.
While mainstream Orthodox organizations have offices in DC, few Orthodox Jews pursue careers in politics, policy, and advocacy. I would encourage anyone in the Orthodox community who is passionate about any issue in American public life to consider exploring opportunities in Washington.
To be sure, I don’t minimize the challenge of living an Orthodox life here. DC lacks the robust Orthodox infrastructure that you have in the New York area. But the only way that’s going to change is if there are people willing to step up and decide this is important. The more people come, the more an Orthodox institutional framework will develop in response.
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