"Dual loyalty", ordinarily understood as putting Israel's interests ahead of America's, is a serious and explosive accusation. If it ever gained wide traction it would cut the legs out from under the American Jewish community. A book advocating dual loyalty would therefore be not at all a welcome development. Fortunately, this book is not that; the author never makes the case that American Jews should put Israel's interests ahead of America's. All he means by "dual loyalty" is that it would be nice if American Jews engaged more with Israel — things like travel, study, advocacy.
I can't imagine that an American-born-and-educated rabbi could have reached 45 or so without grasping the ordinary meaning of "dual loyalty". So I chalk the title up as clickbait. Where does that leave the book then? Mostly, it reads like a collection of feel-good sermons from the pulpit. Nothing controversial, engaging just enough to keep hungry and tired congregants awake a little longer but never actually saying anything original.
