Interesting read. What stands out to me is that she says Judaism is very important to her emotionally, but also that she does not believe in God, nor does she consider herself religious. What?
I’d like to see someone define or explain secular Judaism. What the fuck is it?
She identifies herself as ethnically Jewish, probably culturally in some way, like atheists celebrating Christmas. But to be honest, her ideas and what she stands for would be exceptionally mocked in most of Israel.
If it's like, "my family lineage is from Israel" or something like that I understand it, but if it's "cultural", does that mean she still celebrates Jewish religious holidays?
Atheists celebrating Christmas is a great example, almost identical. I find that equally strange. It's appropriating a Christian holiday because your culture is Christian, but then rejecting what it's really about and sticking to shallow gift giving during winter.
Maybe secular Judaism is the same hollowing out of their religious traditions.
Yes, that's pretty much it. You have it right. She may celebrate the holidays and all that.
But one must remember that Christmas, for instance is the celebration of Jesus birth, but the date itself is not correct. It is much later and not in December. Gift exchange, Christmas trees and all that comes from paganism and other cultures around Europe. Including hannukah.
Christians celebrating Christmas is almost the same, but since it has done so many times that it became part of being a Christian.
Reason why some Christian sects prohibit the celebration of Christmas.
One of the top results when searching for the author's name: https://old.reddit.com/r/Judaism/comments/l4rlni/hi_im_talia_lavin_ask_me_anything/
Interesting read. What stands out to me is that she says Judaism is very important to her emotionally, but also that she does not believe in God, nor does she consider herself religious. What?
I’d like to see someone define or explain secular Judaism. What the fuck is it?
She identifies herself as ethnically Jewish, probably culturally in some way, like atheists celebrating Christmas. But to be honest, her ideas and what she stands for would be exceptionally mocked in most of Israel.
If it's like, "my family lineage is from Israel" or something like that I understand it, but if it's "cultural", does that mean she still celebrates Jewish religious holidays?
Atheists celebrating Christmas is a great example, almost identical. I find that equally strange. It's appropriating a Christian holiday because your culture is Christian, but then rejecting what it's really about and sticking to shallow gift giving during winter.
Maybe secular Judaism is the same hollowing out of their religious traditions.
Yes, that's pretty much it. You have it right. She may celebrate the holidays and all that.
But one must remember that Christmas, for instance is the celebration of Jesus birth, but the date itself is not correct. It is much later and not in December. Gift exchange, Christmas trees and all that comes from paganism and other cultures around Europe. Including hannukah.
Christians celebrating Christmas is almost the same, but since it has done so many times that it became part of being a Christian.
Reason why some Christian sects prohibit the celebration of Christmas.