Does anyone from a secular upbringing worry about Judaism…
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Does anyone from a secular upbringing worry about Judaism dying out in their family?
Title. Just got back from a Shabbat potluck where this topic came up. For background, my maternal great grandfather was a devout atheist who immigrated from Polish shtetl in the 1920s. He was very involved with Jewish institutions for the duration of his life, but didn’t care for the religious components. From my understanding, our family was never particularly religious but has continued to secularize and assimilate more with each generation. I became religious in my mid 20s and am likely the most religiously observant person in our immediate family in several generations.
None of the people in my generation who have had children are raising them with any sort of Jewish literacy, and it’s hard not to have feelings about. At the end of the day, it isn’t any of my business and I know to keep these thoughts to myself.
#religion
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Title. Just got back from a Shabbat potluck where this topic came up. For background, my maternal great grandfather was a devout atheist who immigrated from Polish shtetl in the 1920s. He was very involved with Jewish institutions for the duration of his life, but didn’t care for the religious components. From my understanding, our family was never particularly religious but has continued to secularize and assimilate more with each generation. I became religious in my mid 20s and am likely the most religiously observant person in our immediate family in several generations.
None of the people in my generation who have had children are raising them with any sort of Jewish literacy, and it’s hard not to have feelings about. At the end of the day, it isn’t any of my business and I know to keep these thoughts to myself.
#religion
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