#and I love bagels with lox. they’re just not Jewish culture I’m sorry! | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

p0ison-moon · 8 months ago

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idk maybe I’m just a bitch but I feel like secular American Jews (and a lot of practicing Jews but I notice it most amongst the ones who aren’t) are always claiming this and that is “Jewish culture”. and then 90% of the time it is either “Eastern European immigrant to the Bronx” culture or “Israeli fetishizing the whole concept of being Middle Eastern” culture.

#mercy.txt #I get to say this because one side of my family is literally Eastern European Jewish immigrants to the Bronx #and I love bagels with lox. they’re just not Jewish culture I’m sorry!#I think when you’re a religious/more observant Jew the lack of homogeneity in Judaism becomes more clear to you #because there are the different denominations plus all of the Haredi sects #and of course I’m aware that Jews around the world practice differently and incorporate local cultures into their Judaism #sadly it seems like a lot of American Jews are ignorant of this.#or they’re insecure about not being able to do the bare minimums of Jewish religion so they call it a ‘culture’ instead bc that’s easier #I don’t know!#I have nothing against secular Jews #you just have to keep in mind that Judaism is a religion not a singular experience we all had/have.#don’t even get me started on Israeli secularism. I’ll maul something. anyways.

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