ZonkotheSane
darkphoenix1247
Lady Pocky
Alright. Where do I begin? What you, and by this, I mean everyone who has posted here, are all mainly describing, is a world in which I am constantly immersed in, and it is NOT something I enjoy.
It is this atmosphere, this "saying your Jewish" that leaves me sad and a little angry. All last year I had to watch a kid in my school who wore a Kippa during lunch, give in to pressure and start making fun of his heritage. You know what he did? People would toss quarters on the ground and he would literally dive head-first into the floor to get them. He did it, he said, "Because he was a Jew."
It is this atmosphere, where I am laughed at because I want to go to Shul every Shabbat evening and cry when I can't go due to mandatory chorus rehearsals.
It makes me livid, when I hear the people I know are Jewish in my school make fun of their religion. In my book, "Just because you're a Jew" doesn't make it "alright" to tell anti-semetic jokes.
There has been a lot of focus, in this topic, on the Jews who claim to be Jewish and yet they don't go to Shul, or they don't follow the Torah, or that they go to Church too. But one thing I want to bring up are the kids who I've been in Hebrew School with all my years and yet they don't get anything out of it. They are there because their parents want them to. All they do is sit and complain about how "boring" discussing what certain passages of the Torah are about. I mean, my GOSH if you won't respect your religion, don't disrespect it in the synogauge, and if you dislike it, DON'T COME.
Sorry if this has seemed mean, I just get miffed when I come across people like that. Oh, and don't get me wrong, not ALL the Jews where I live are like that. Two of my best friends are usually sitting right next to me in Shul as often as we can go and welove to listen to our Rabbi and discuss the portions. There are just some other kids around where I live... well, I've already explained the situation. Eheh. Alright, I'm done with my little rant. You can all come out from hiding now! XD
It is this atmosphere, this "saying your Jewish" that leaves me sad and a little angry. All last year I had to watch a kid in my school who wore a Kippa during lunch, give in to pressure and start making fun of his heritage. You know what he did? People would toss quarters on the ground and he would literally dive head-first into the floor to get them. He did it, he said, "Because he was a Jew."
It is this atmosphere, where I am laughed at because I want to go to Shul every Shabbat evening and cry when I can't go due to mandatory chorus rehearsals.
It makes me livid, when I hear the people I know are Jewish in my school make fun of their religion. In my book, "Just because you're a Jew" doesn't make it "alright" to tell anti-semetic jokes.
There has been a lot of focus, in this topic, on the Jews who claim to be Jewish and yet they don't go to Shul, or they don't follow the Torah, or that they go to Church too. But one thing I want to bring up are the kids who I've been in Hebrew School with all my years and yet they don't get anything out of it. They are there because their parents want them to. All they do is sit and complain about how "boring" discussing what certain passages of the Torah are about. I mean, my GOSH if you won't respect your religion, don't disrespect it in the synogauge, and if you dislike it, DON'T COME.
Sorry if this has seemed mean, I just get miffed when I come across people like that. Oh, and don't get me wrong, not ALL the Jews where I live are like that. Two of my best friends are usually sitting right next to me in Shul as often as we can go and welove to listen to our Rabbi and discuss the portions. There are just some other kids around where I live... well, I've already explained the situation. Eheh. Alright, I'm done with my little rant. You can all come out from hiding now! XD
No, you make a lot of sense, and I agree. I really hate this kid who goes to my school, who makes his Judaism into some kind of a symbol that he can mock- anybody who knows him knows he is Jewish, and sees how he is. They thus base their judgements off of him, which I don't like as well.
Very well said. 3nodding
There are quite a few people like that sweatdrop
