r/JewsOfConscience • u/AutoModerator • Sep 25 '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/TurnYourBrainOff Atheist Sep 25 '24

What do you think about how Israel represents Judaism?

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u/specialistsets Non-denominational Sep 25 '24

Israel doesn't claim to represent Judaism as a religion, they claim to represent Jewish Peoplehood.

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u/Saul_al-Rakoun Conservadox & Marxist Sep 26 '24

No, they claim to represent Judaism as a religion too.

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u/specialistsets Non-denominational Sep 26 '24

There has never been a time where the Israeli government has claimed to represent Judaism as a religion. The Israeli Chief Rabbis are not even necessarily accepted by religious Jews in Israel, and are not accepted by any non-Orthodox groups.

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u/Saul_al-Rakoun Conservadox & Marxist Sep 26 '24

"God gave us this land"