The most wild thing about the @Sethrogen controversy, to me, is not that his remarks were stripped of context or that everyone's jumping to make his words fit their own narratives (those are par for the course.)

What's wild is that

the organized Jewish community spends tens of millions trying to reach Jews like Rogen (liberal, unaffiliated, under 40, no kids, upwardly mobile) who hold generally similar views about Judaism and Israel. And yet, he's been widely vilified.

Quite a recruitment strategy!

The Reform and Conservative movements are rapidly shrinking. Jews like @Sethrogen are the most viable candidates to stop that trend, if that's something you care about.

What is the message others like him should take from how the story is playing out? https://forward.com/news/402663/orthodox-will-dominate-american-jewry-in-coming-decades-as-population

And no, an Orthodox-only American model is just not realistic, even given these birth and marriage rates.

90% of American Jews aren't Orthodox, and per 2013 Pew, the Orthodox community has a 48%(!) attrition rate. (Not to mention most of Big Jewish isn't funded by the Orthodox.)