"Why do we feel we have to separate our identity as #Jews from every other identity we take on? What is holding you back from incorporating your #Jewishness into your professional life, your parenting, your personal relationships?

In a world where the line between #antisemitism and #antizionism is blurring, to put it mildly, what is the point of trying to hide your #Jewish identity? Those who would burn our #synagogues to the ground do not see a distinction. In fact, they take the opposite position: that you are a #Jew, and nothing else. I’m reluctant to quote #AlbertEinstein, given how often he gets credit for things he didn’t say. Being one of the most prominent Jews that’s ever walked the earth will do that to you. But he hit the nail on the head long before #LordJonathanSacks said something similar: “It is not the Jew who is ashamed of his #Judaism who is respected, but the Jew who is proud of it.”

https://jewishjournal.com/commentary/opinion/386390/put-your-jewish-identity-where-it-belongs/

Put Your Jewish Identity Where It Belongs

Why do we feel we have to separate our identity as Jews from every other identity we take on? What is holding you back from incorporating your Jewishness into your professional life, your parenting, your personal relationships?

Jewish Journal