PITTSBURG JEWISH CHRONICLE — Bruce Ledewitz, a professor at Duquesne University School of Law, has found himself grappling with the implications of a fractured American society. In his new book, “The Universe is On Our Side: Restoring Faith in American Public Life,” published by Oxford University Press, Ledewitz examines how U.S. society started wearing around the edges in 2016 — and the best ways to rebuild a secular society torn by divisiveness. He was scheduled to speak on Jan. 20 in person at Carnegie Library Lecture Hall in Oakland, but the event has been rescheduled to March 3. It is sponsored by Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures and also is available virtually. Ledewitz asks many questions. While he grew up immersed in Orthodox Jewish teachings — attending the New Haven Hebrew Day School, one of the seven Yeshivot established in America after World War II by Menachem Mendel Schneerson, or the Rebbe — around 2000, he started questioning the underpinnings of Judaism, God and organized religion. In some ways, he said, the questions he is asking society in his new book are the same questions he posited to himself 10 and 20 years ago when he debated his own faith.