Charlie Kirk, steadfast friend? Yet the glorification of Kirk in the Orthodox community laid bare a simple truth: Even as umbrella Jewish groups like the Anti-Defamation League condemned those comments, many Orthodox Jews were unbothered by them. Most Orthodox Jews categorize Christianity’s belief in a Holy Trinity as polytheistic, and for that reason won’t step foot in a church because it is forbidden. In playing up Sabbath observance and attacking Jewish liberals, Kirk was both championing Orthodox belief as authentic Judaism and giving voice to Orthodox resentments toward other Jews. Orthodox Jews have never controlled the narrative of Jewish identity because they represent just a tenth of American Jews.