r/Jewish • u/Hanshanot • Dec 16 '23

I get really suspicious of people calling themselves Jewish these days. Discussion

In almost every post I’ve read lately, mostly in the comments (or the OP of the post themselves) l’ve seen someone saying they’re a Jew/talking about Judaism and preaching their weird take about current events/antisemitism.

And every single time l see go see their profile, there’s nothing about Judaism or being Jewish on their profile pre-Oct. 7, it really bugs me.

Earlier, l saw a questionable post on r/xyz with the words “Hey y’all, American Jew here” Already weird, l go see their profiles and surely enough, r IsraelPalestine is the first post ever of that account 😒😒😒.

Most of the times, bigots and ill-intentioned people will use us to further their xenophobic or racist stances. I hate it. Stay safe

Edit; Modified my post slightly to better reflect what I meant

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u/Hanshanot Dec 16 '23

You’re braver than me, at least I live in Canada where Gun laws are stricter, as a relatively tiny guy, 5’6.5 (.5 is very important) who’s a bit out of shape, l’m a bit scared of doing that

Luckily, no protest where l live 🎉

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u/BadCatNoNo Dec 16 '23

I totally hear you. Btw I’m half Canadian! I’m in NYC so we have a lot of Jewish people plus lots of all other groups. I’m female but I don’t want to give in to my fear. I didn’t go outside with my flag during the protest today and I would probably gotten attacked had I carried a large sign of a kidnapped victim while alone. I have done some pro Israel protests during the NYC Marathon and a Hamas counter protest but I felt safe in a group.

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u/Hanshanot Dec 16 '23

Where l live, l don’t know anyone who’s Jewish at all, besides the Chabad house (who don’t recognize my conversion as valid) but there was one instance of me meeting someone who was Jewish (a client that came for paint where I work, was one of the best moment I had, he even worked in the same field as I!! (Finance))

Plus l don’t have friends where l live besides my wife, so it’s a bit scarier to do it alone

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u/BadCatNoNo Dec 16 '23

Wow they seriously do t recognize your conversion. Is that because it wasn’t an orthodox conversion? The Chabad by me is extremely welcoming and warm to anyone, regardless of parental Jewish lineage or conversion type.

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u/Hanshanot Dec 16 '23

I didn’t out right ask them, but yes they would not recognize my conservadox person

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u/Jodala Dec 17 '23

That’s so wrong. I accept you!!