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Difference between American Judaism and Israeli Judaism

I’m curious (as disclaimer I’m not a Jew but an observant Noahide, my faith’s in Orthodox Judaism so keep that in mind) what the sociological, theological, dispositional etc. differences are between American Judaism and Israeli Judaism. This may seem sort of vibes based, but my assessments are A) American Judaism is normatively conservative/reform, while Orthodox Jews like Ben Shapiro exist in America, they are relatively small B) American Judaism has mainstream American values as a civic religion like it’s on par with genuine Torah values, and even the relatively conservative amongst representatives of American non orthodoxy like David Wolpe still will side with American mainstream against Torah (for example on gay marriage, or denying historical exodus which even most American Christians won’t) in cases which are culturally expedient (although American Orthodox Jews will uphold Torah values) C) Israeli Judaism unlike American Judaism is more likely to emphasize Jewish nationalism, not just Zionism (although they tend to be stronger against Arab and Palestinian terrorist threats than the liberal zionists of American Jewry) but also in things like preventing intermarriage and cultural assimilation and D) Judaism is publicly influential in Israeli Judaism, kashrut is normative, every Shabbat and holidays has entire neighborhoods observant, Torah is taught in schools etc. whereas many American non Orthodox Jews only go to synagogue on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur and even ones who’re more observant in their community and go every Shabbat don’t necessarily keep kashrut, teach their children Torah, observe Shabbat and Yom Tov in a halachic way, observe gender differences during prayers, even marry Jewish (although that is more normative amongst conservative than reform Jews in America) etc. so these are my assessments but I would like community input if you think I’m wrong on any of these or if there are other differences I missed.

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