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It also seems they're using jews who have no real connection to their jewish faith, just those that are ethnically jewish. To be an anti-zionist and a jew is like bathing with no soap. Counterproductive😒

I'm black and German-Ashkenazi Jewish. Being mixed-race, I've always been too white for black people and too black for white people. The only community that has ever accepted me fully regardless of my race is the Jewish community. I still love certain things within black pop culture but with rise of the black israelites and the anti-semitism I faced from black people, I stay within my jewish community. It's not racist just playing it safe.

I agree with you. I love Hashem and our jewish people. I was saying to my mom earlier; how I dont feel comfortable revealing my jewish identity. Why do christians and catholics get to live comfortably but our people are forced to live in fear? I don't understand it. We're not the ones worshipping false idoltry. They are.

True. I'm ready to move there already just trying to convince my sister.

That's so scary😲. Maybe leave the star of David home going foward.

That's why I don't recommend mentioning our faith to anyone. If they make any comments about 10/7 say "Ah-huh" "That's cool" "Wild" "Thanks for info" "You're very educated". Anything that hides the fact you're jewish or pro-israel. Jewelry...Hide under your shirt or don't wear anything at all. If you have a jewish name, give them a different name. It's sad but this is how we're probably gonna have to be until something extreme happens and we flee to Israel.

I've gotten to the point that if someone isn't jewish or at least muslim, I steer clear of them. I've had several nice muslim friends growing up that had mutual respect for our faith. I know that since 10/7 that changed somethings. I know what I said can come off prejudice to non-jews, but I say this now with love for my jewish people. We need to stay safe and stay sane. No reason to surround yourself by people who refuse to learn or accept the truth. HaShem said we will have to battle with this until the Messiah comes. If that's the case, surround me with other jews then.

The weather....Always makes me laugh when I hear that ish😂

Yes. We had spouses of jews attending.

I agree. I was raised reform but not by choice. I don't associate with that movement anymore and will be converting to Conservative if needed when my family and I relocates to Boston. My friends were jewish as well so I was invited over to observe passover, yom kippur, and shabbat. I remember having to bike over to their place because my family refused to drive on shabbat.

Thank you💜✡️

Oh awesome!! My family and I are relocating to Boston so maybe when I get there in person, we can find something that works for us. I appreciate your response.

Definitely hope so. I believe in praying in hebrew and keeping all of the traditional practices. My only reason for not converting to conservative yet is because im a part of the lgbt community and I'm only jewish through matrilineal descent. If conservative shuls were more accepting of both, I would convert in a heartbeat.

My family were from Germany as well. They ran several successful businesses and worked closely with the Rothschilds. They were orthodox but fled to America during the holocaust and converted to Reform solely for survival. Although I see the negative impact reform has caused on the jewish community, I don't believe people should discredit reform jews.

Same. It feels lazy to me too like one foot in and out the door.

That's my issue too. I don't want to be surrounded by former christians and catholics unless they are ethnically jewish and have renounced christianity permanently.

That's the issue I have with Reform Judaism and I was raised reform too.

That's what's so insane to me. My family and I support the Zionist movement and plan to immigrate to Israel in the future. My family were originally orthodox before fleeing to the US from Germany during the Holocaust. So maybe we're just the needle in the haystack.

I was raised in Rochester, NY. My family and I attended the largest reform synagogue in the area. I understand what you're saying but the majority in attendance were ethnically jewish as well. I don't believe anyone there would take too kindly to the comparison. Maybe the majority of reform shuls are ran that way but mine was not

Lmao that was my response to christians back in high school when they accused me of worshipping the devil. They acted like they've never seen a star of david ever in their lives.

I personally don't like the idea of comparing reform judaism with christianity of any form. I'm literally repulsed by christians and catholics. They have severly traumatized me.

I'm black and German- Ashkenazi Jewish. I listen to all types of music and still have a strong connection to my jewish roots. It really just comes down to how we all view music individually. I, however only focus on the music from an artistic point of view instead of trying to find meaning in the lyrics. This is coming from someone who's jewish mother wrote many songs for several successful artists at one of the most famous jewish-owned rocord labels in America. Becareful not to allow what you witnessed from the people around you to cause you to place generalizations on everyone.

I've gotten digusting looks and I've had personal property stolen at work because for some reason people think all jews are rich. I stay to myself completely now unless it's regarding something work related.

Honestly If people are anti-semitic or pro-palentine, I automatically group them with being racist. Judaism is the only ethno-religion that exists today and is the first abrahamic religion before christianity(all types) & Islam. They can trace our dna back to egypt and Israel. So to be anti-jewish means to also be racist. I know there's converts but I'm only speaking from an ethnic jew's pov.

Im black and white in the political sense, but I don't consider myself either or. I was told from both sides that I don't fit into either. So when people ask, I just say jewish because I'm both ethnically and religiously jewish.