I'd like to suggest one not on your list. I think it would probably be good not to be denying Israeli war crimes due to any dubious nationalist commitments. Another really good one would be speaking up against the current Israeli regime in charge of the military perpetrating them. But one at a time I understand. Baby steps.
Alas. You seem not only to have missed the point of Vanessa Berg's piece altogether, but have demonstrated the very problem she is cautioning against:
She specially writes that "there is no single..political ideology..that defines Jewish goodness" and asks if we "are trying to understand Jewish disagreements (and if we are)trying to connect to actual Jewish people and communities or ONLY (caps mine) to Jewish opinions?"
I don't think I missed the point at all. I think I'm highlighting something she ignores. I never stated anyone needed to identify with a political ideology did I? In fact I merely suggested that there is one current political ideology which is seriously damaging the Jewish community which really needs actively resisting.
Your description of what Jews know is surprising. Perhaps it is so with the next generation (I am 51), but not so with mine or in my country (Canada). The idea of knowing that Putin has costumes and Chanukah has candles without knowing the context and the Biblical history is preposterous. These are two holidays with a shared insert into the Birkat Hamazon but they couldn't be more different in their origins.
I'd like to suggest one not on your list. I think it would probably be good not to be denying Israeli war crimes due to any dubious nationalist commitments. Another really good one would be speaking up against the current Israeli regime in charge of the military perpetrating them. But one at a time I understand. Baby steps.
Alas. You seem not only to have missed the point of Vanessa Berg's piece altogether, but have demonstrated the very problem she is cautioning against:
She specially writes that "there is no single..political ideology..that defines Jewish goodness" and asks if we "are trying to understand Jewish disagreements (and if we are)trying to connect to actual Jewish people and communities or ONLY (caps mine) to Jewish opinions?"
I don't think I missed the point at all. I think I'm highlighting something she ignores. I never stated anyone needed to identify with a political ideology did I? In fact I merely suggested that there is one current political ideology which is seriously damaging the Jewish community which really needs actively resisting.
My being Jewish has never been ONLY since Oct 7th.
I was born a Jew, both Parents Family's migrated here to leave persecution in Russia, Austria and Morocco
I was always taught the Fundsmental importance of Istarl to us, as a People, since without, we are NOTHING.....
The Stories were still Fresh from my Parents.
My mother's family was Orthodox in Williamsburg my Father a Reformed College boy from Seagate.
Oct 7th tore a piece of my heart, my soul.
I was always taught we, Jews are 1, a People bound through Blood.
If they hit a Jew, we taught as a Team, never to worry, I was there.
If they killed a Jew, you killed 20 of them.
Im still absorbing what is happening here in America.
My decisions aren't yet finalized.
Your description of what Jews know is surprising. Perhaps it is so with the next generation (I am 51), but not so with mine or in my country (Canada). The idea of knowing that Putin has costumes and Chanukah has candles without knowing the context and the Biblical history is preposterous. These are two holidays with a shared insert into the Birkat Hamazon but they couldn't be more different in their origins.