Am I Jewish?
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- HEBREW SCHOOL!
- And so, God said the Jews were his chosen people and because they are His people, they will always be okay.
- Hmm... Why does God only like Jews? Shouldn't God like all every person, shouldn't everyone be His people?
- Emmika, we're israeli! Ima and I are both Jewish, our parents are jewish, your whole family is jewish!
- But around age 15, as she learned more, she realized she's more against religion as an institution, not just Judaism. And with that, felt weird considering herself still Jewish.
- Judaism is one of those weird things where its a religion and an ethnicity. So ethnically, you will always be Jewish
- Yeah, I know that. But isn't religion something you choose?
- Ima, Abba, why am I Jewish?
- That makes no sense.
- I'm DEFINITELY an atheist
- Do I even believe in God? why do Jews think they're better than everyone and that THEY are the chosen people?
- Emmi went on with her life, content calling herself a reformist jew who is more atheist.
- She even had a bat mitzvah when she was 13!She hated all the religious aspects of it though.
- She constantly struggled with the interconnection of her Israeliness and her Jewishness
- Family, I have an announcement! I am renouncing my Judaism, and I consider myself anti-religion. I recognize my Israeli culture and Jewish heritage, but this is how I identify now.
- $%#@!
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