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Given the current state of the law, what religious liberty protections are currently available to the Jewish community?  While religious liberty is often described as America’s “first freedom,” the reality is that legal trends may give us reason to worry.  From the attempted circumcision ban in San Francisco to the constitutionality of overtly Christian legislative prayers, new legal developments raise questions about how U.S. law treats Jewish practices—and therefore require a communal reassessment that focuses increasingly on the importance of pluralism to Jewish flourishing.