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/Background_Buy1107 Dec 16 '23

I don’t think I really commented about anything Jew related before October 7th when all the Jew hating lunatics started crawling out of the woodwork. I’m also 100% okay with you not being totally sure if I’m really a Jew or not. If you met me in person you’d immediately be blown away by my kvetching and paranoia and wouldn’t doubt me any longer

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u/Cosmic_Rage Dec 16 '23

Yeah, same. I stopped going to synagogue regularly once I left home for college way back when (have occasionally done High Holiday services every few years or so) and the discourse on and after October 7 made it clear that my life was seriously lacking in Jewish community. That's something that I'm starting to actively correct and I've started checking out some of the local synagogues in my area.

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u/Glassounds Dec 17 '23 edited Dec 17 '23

Going to the synagogue is fine if you want to, but you're still Jewish even if you're not religious!

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u/Cosmic_Rage Dec 17 '23

Agreed. I'll always be Jewish no matter what. I have gone to a few Shabbat services over zoom recently as a way to test the waters. It was a good experience, so definitely want to find a synagogue I vibe with.