Why is it that Jewish people know so little about their religion? I am not saying all of them but many. If you weren't raised in a religious home I thought at least most Jews would do the holidays and actually know what they mean. I guess it is similar to Christmas in the Christian religion. They celebrate it but don't go to church on most of their holidays. It is very hard to understand at times why converts have to go through so much to be converted yet people born jewish basically don't have to know anything about who they are to stay with the tribe.
This has been a real conundrum for me. You see it is not normal for people in Tennessee to "choose" to be jewish. It is hard for me to watch people move here from places like New York, Miami, Atlanta, anywhere there is a substantial jewish population and arrive here and realize they have taken their culture for granted. I have one person who was afraid to put her menorah up for fear of the neighbors. Not that the neighbors would do anything it's just that stereotype people have about people from the south. For the most part no one really gives a darn if you are jewish or have a menorah, they are probably more curious than anything. Happy Chanukah and please share my blog.
This has been a real conundrum for me. You see it is not normal for people in Tennessee to "choose" to be jewish. It is hard for me to watch people move here from places like New York, Miami, Atlanta, anywhere there is a substantial jewish population and arrive here and realize they have taken their culture for granted. I have one person who was afraid to put her menorah up for fear of the neighbors. Not that the neighbors would do anything it's just that stereotype people have about people from the south. For the most part no one really gives a darn if you are jewish or have a menorah, they are probably more curious than anything. Happy Chanukah and please share my blog.
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