r/JewsOfConscience • u/AutoModerator • Sep 18 '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.

Please remember to pick an appropriate user-flair in order to participate! Thanks!

26 Upvotes

96% Upvoted

94 comments sorted by

View all comments

7

u/tracksnsnacks Non-Jewish Ally Sep 18 '24

I was raised Catholic but discovered my Ashkenazi heritage some years ago (my paternal grandfather was Jewish, although he was never in our lives). I never thought deeply into it until after 07/10. Since then, I've been feeling more and more of an affinity to Judaism and Jewishness in general. This has coincided with a strong belief in Palestinian liberation and a strong aversion to the actions of the state of Israel. All of this is very confusing, conflicting and alienating, as I'm not part of any Jewish community. I wondered if anyone had any words of wisdom for this particular identity crisis? :)

5

u/ApplesauceFuckface Ashkenazi Sep 19 '24

Can you explain what you mean by "affinity to Judaism and Jewishness in general"?

2

u/tracksnsnacks Non-Jewish Ally Sep 19 '24

I've been reading more about Judaism in a religious sense and then Ashkenazi culture more broadly. Getting in touch with a part of myself I never knew existed for so many years and learning that my ancestors fled pogroms. This has emerged during a time when my closest Jewish friends have abandoned me and branded me a bigot for not being a raging ultra-zionist, basically.

1

u/inbetweensound Jewish Anti-Zionist Sep 19 '24

I’ve been reading more about Judaism in a religious sense and then Ashkenazi culture more broadly. Getting in touch with a part of myself I never knew existed for so many years and learning that my ancestors fled pogroms. This has emerged during a time when my closest Jewish friends have abandoned me and branded me a bigot for not being a raging ultra-zionist, basically.