Cancel culture (defined as a culture of censoriousness that stifles the free expression of ideas) is prevalent in many institutions, from corporate America, to the media, to social service institutions to young adult literature, and it is no less prevalent in many Jewish institutions. In the organized Jewish community, racial justice concepts are rarely being openly debated, and instead are more commonly imposed by people who often mean well and think they are doing good. But the net effect is to create an ideological environment in which people can only dissent at great risk. It silences. Ask yourself when was the last time a Jewish organization invited a heterodox Black thinker to speak about racial justice issues who doesn’t toe the party line Why are we hearing just one view? When that changes, we’ll know that “cancel culture” has lost its spell. 

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