#a lot of my interaction with jewish stuff is in that lens tho | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

totallynotwaffle · 2 years

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i don't know if it's because i'm trans, or just that i've interacted with so many jewish stories, or what, but jewish culture and beliefs just resonate so hard with me. certainly a lot has to do with oppression, being a linking thread with a lot of minority groups, but i honestly feel like there's something more to it than just the similar persecution. i really respect and feel for jewish people and the way they live, the outlook and the way they find solace and joy. the way they share stories, pass on memories, just exist. i guess it's just how i also see and interact with the world in a way.

i was born russian orthodox but my family seriously never did anything with that, beyond just having some religious bits and bobs around the house that honestly we just had to look nice than anything. i was baptised but that never meant anything to me or my family or anyone we interacted with. i self-identified myself as atheist the moment i really figured out what that word entailed. i shyed away from really learning what religion honestly meant beyond my interactions with certain christian stories i was told about. i really didn't care for religion.

and yet, i always stop and listen when judaism is brought up. i like hearing about jewish holidays, what they entail and what it means to celebrate them. jewish culture is intriguing, i get captivated by it. i just hope that's not weird, i guess.

#post-it note #maybe i'll delete this later #jewish tag #ig i should make that? lol #i was re-watching jacob geller's golem and wolfenstein videos #idk what got to me but #the first time i watched them i was honestly kinda entranced #and honestly cried a few times #idk when i first interacted with jewish stuff but i def knew a few #when i was in like elementary school lmao #mostly dreidels and stuff lol i def had a few books about hanukkah #but the holocaust stories def. had an impact.#my middle school made me read Night over the summer and it left a fucking impression #and then i read maus in high school too which was even more a lot #maybe i should find and read them again #i might notice stuff i didn't before #a lot of my interaction with jewish stuff is in that lens tho #which is certainly important but like #judaism is certainly a lot more than just that event is it not?#i should probably look for more #i'd love to learn #long tags #i really need to sleep #it's my birthday and i'm rambling to myself essentially lmfao #and to the few jewish people who follow me #hey :) i hope this post wasn't. insensitive or anything #i genuinely wanna like. learn more i guess #you guys are cool and i wanna be more like you lmfao #<3

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