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?
They still want to feel special because they're always told they're "God's Chosen!" They don't want to lose that special status even if they're non-religious.
Part of it could also be their long history of oppression. Slaves to Egyptians, expelled a million times from a million different places, Holocaust, etc... "See, look at all the bad things that have happened to my ethnicity! We've always been oppressed, so it's our turn to rule now."
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?
They still want to feel special because they're always told they're "God's Chosen!" They don't want to lose that special status even if they're non-religious.
Part of it could also be their long history of oppression. Slaves to Egyptians, expelled a million times from a million different places, Holocaust, etc... "See, look at all the bad things that have happened to my ethnicity! We've always been oppressed, so it's our turn to rule now."
It's weird to make an entire culture out of being a victim but I could definitely see that.