r/JewsOfConscience • u/AutoModerator • Nov 27 '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/TTzara999 Jewish Nov 27 '24

Really a thing. Not everyone does it, and there’s been some discussion about its problematic elements, but it’s a thing.

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u/halfpastnein Anti-Zionist Ally Nov 27 '24

what's the problematic elements? the food can be kosher, no?

or is it religiously problematic to set up a tradition on a religious holiday of another religion? Genuine question.

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u/TTzara999 Jewish Nov 27 '24

Yeah happy to clarify. I’ve seen some discussion that the tradition otherizes Chinese Jews, insisting that the two groups are mutually exclusive, which of course they aren’t. Others have also suggested that since many many Chinese Americans are Christians today, they’d rather spend Christmas with their families but the restaurants are kept open because of Jewish diners. I don’t know how the numbers shake out on it but I think it’s worth thinking about. None of these mean everything is terrible, they just complicate the practice somewhat.

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u/halfpastnein Anti-Zionist Ally Nov 27 '24

thank you for explaining, I wasn't awake.

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u/TTzara999 Jewish Nov 27 '24

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