"...you must be correct to assume
That I am “just like every other Jew”
Whatever that means…
Since you’re one too "
I hesitate to affiliate with any group, but somehow, Jews keep finding and charming me, probably because I'm one of them.
For thousands of years, we have been exiled and forced out of our land. When we had no alternative or options, lacked the power and organization to enforce the rule of law we had no choice but to live as strangers in Exile. Now we have a country, laws, an army, and independence. We must use the rule of law to regain what is ours, our lands, our cultures, our basic human rights.
Elizabeth learns to "bridge worlds", and to reject the idea of different worlds being separate in the first place.
Group superiority is not my thing. I prefer to see every soul's stunning potential.
This is very hard to have to write. But I do feel like I have to. Even though it’s making me physically ill to do so. Even though you already know how the story ends.
That was my life now. Blank. I was diving into the scary unknown and for the first time in my life I was not going to have a say on my future. So I deflated my ego down to 6 words.
Rachel's assignment? To cover the topic, “Why don’t we talk about Gd enough?”
There is no magic bullet for making Jewish education universally available and affordable, but prioritizing it for our kids and ourselves is vital for our tradition.
Would I really rather be mistaken for a Hipster than a Hasid?
