Very true. And true of Hindus too. Increasingly "secular" Hindus give their children Muslim names to demonstrate their solidarity with the "oppressed" and teach their children to despise Hinduism. As adults, a few children reverse this and discover their heritage but most do not. However, some children in the US who are raised Jewish turn hostile as adults. I know a girl who had a bat mitzvah and whose family goes to Conservative synagogue and celebrates Shabbat, but who is now virulently pro-Hamas and anti-Israel. This goes back a long way:https://ruthvanita452091.substack.com/publish/posts/detail/172770760?referrer=%2Fpublish%2Fposts%2Fpublished
Just make sure you stop before the silly hats and awful haircuts. And it might be an idea to be flexible on the diet, a life without crispy bacon and shrimp cocktails isn’t worth living. Oh and whoever told you turning on a light switch was ‘work’ clearly had a screw loose. Try and avoid implying that qualities like resilience and history are the exclusive province of one people, it will only make you look silly in a multicultural world. Other than that, all good.
“Remember what Amalek did to you on your journey, after you left Egypt— how, undeterred by fear of God, he surprised you on the march, when you were famished and weary, and cut down all the stragglers in your rear.”
The stragglers are in constant danger of getting cut down by the enemies of God’s people, grieving both Him, and those who should have borne them along the way.
As usual good writing and an important message. I hope that some of the Jewish billionaires will put the money that they put into alma maters into Jewish schools.
Very true. And true of Hindus too. Increasingly "secular" Hindus give their children Muslim names to demonstrate their solidarity with the "oppressed" and teach their children to despise Hinduism. As adults, a few children reverse this and discover their heritage but most do not. However, some children in the US who are raised Jewish turn hostile as adults. I know a girl who had a bat mitzvah and whose family goes to Conservative synagogue and celebrates Shabbat, but who is now virulently pro-Hamas and anti-Israel. This goes back a long way:https://ruthvanita452091.substack.com/publish/posts/detail/172770760?referrer=%2Fpublish%2Fposts%2Fpublished
Just make sure you stop before the silly hats and awful haircuts. And it might be an idea to be flexible on the diet, a life without crispy bacon and shrimp cocktails isn’t worth living. Oh and whoever told you turning on a light switch was ‘work’ clearly had a screw loose. Try and avoid implying that qualities like resilience and history are the exclusive province of one people, it will only make you look silly in a multicultural world. Other than that, all good.
I guess you don't know Jewish history.
I take a great interest in Jewish history. I likely do not come to the same conclusions as you from it.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐💕💕💕💕💕 Josh Hoffman, you never stop surprising and amazing me! Thank you!
Deuteronomy 25:17-18 (Tanakh)
“Remember what Amalek did to you on your journey, after you left Egypt— how, undeterred by fear of God, he surprised you on the march, when you were famished and weary, and cut down all the stragglers in your rear.”
The stragglers are in constant danger of getting cut down by the enemies of God’s people, grieving both Him, and those who should have borne them along the way.
Am Israel Chai!
As usual good writing and an important message. I hope that some of the Jewish billionaires will put the money that they put into alma maters into Jewish schools.
Thank you. Your writing here is very much needed now more than ever. Must be shared with new and young parents.
Very well written - thank you
Good Sabbath, to all of us.