American democracy, like many democracies across the world, is in a time of crisis. We also know that the US has never been a perfect democracy–indeed, there has never been a truly inclusive multiracial democracy anywhere. We need to both restore the systems of government to basic functionality and, simultaneously, reenvision a government that is truly of all the people, by all the people, and for all the people. What wisdom can Jewish tradition and history contribute to this project?