r/JewsOfConscience • u/AutoModerator • Jul 10 '24

AAJ "Ask A Jew" Wednesday

It's everyone's favorite day of the week, "Ask A (Anti-Zionist) Jew" Wednesday! Ask whatever you want to know, within the sub rules, notably that this is not a debate sub and do not import drama from other subreddits. That aside, have fun! We love to dialogue with our non-Jewish siblings.

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u/FurstRoyalty-Ties Anti-Zionist Ally Jul 10 '24

How do religious Jews feel about involving themselves in communities outside of their social circle? Is it something that seems frightening because of the fear of antisemitism, or is it something that can be engaged in with an open mind ?

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '24

It totally depends on which community or variation of Judaism they belong to. And the level of how observant they are. It’s a small percentage of Jews who try to completely avoid assimilating or participating in the non-Jewish society around them.

But in general, Jews who are very observant tend to be less concerned with anti-Semitism than secular Jews.