What is a short summary of the story, The Old World, from the collection, The UnAmericans?

In the story, The Old World, middle-aged protagonist Howard finds himself caught between an emerging search for spiritual connection with his abandoned faith (as represented by his newly orthodox daughter) and a similarly emerging search for emotional connection with a beloved (as represented by his newly minted relationship with the attractive Svetlana. In the next story, “Minor Heroics” a much younger protagonist (discontented Israeli soldier Oren) also finds himself caught between two conflicting desires: to be accepted and respected, out of the shadow of his more popular and successful older brother while, at the same time, concerned that that brother’s spirit, pride, and general identity have been shattered as the result of injuries suffered in an accident that was, in some way, Oren’s fault.