The viability of diaspora Judaism hinges on a fundamental question: what truly binds Jewish communities across national, cultural, and linguistic divides? A critical assessment of contemporary Jewish institutional structures in North America reveals serious flaws in defining Jewish identity primarily through ethnicity or nationality. Through analysis of Jewish educational systems, community centers, and organizational patterns, evidence suggests that current approaches emphasizing peoplehood and cultural pluralism inadvertently promote artificial ghettoization rather than meaningful integration. Religious identity, centered on Torah, prayer, and halakha, emerges as the only authentic unifying force for Jews in democratic Western societies. This finding demands a substantial reconceptualization of Jewish community organization, shifting focus from secular cultural institutions toward congregationalism. Jewish education must similarly reorient toward religious content, while community structures and institutional priorities require significant revision. Ultimately, meaningful Jewish survival in the modern diaspora depends on returning God and Torah to the center of Jewish identity, with peoplehood assuming a secondary role in sustaining Jewish continuity across democratic societies.