Unapologetic Jew

[leekern @leekern13]

TRIBES 🇮🇱

Jews are a tribe

They are not a religion and they are not a faith-based group - even though religious faith is a feature of their anthropological makeup

Jews have spiritual customs in addition to every other secular aspect of their Peoplehood

But neither in theory or practice can religion or faith be the simplified denominator that encapsulates Jewish identity

Tribe does

Jewish Peoplehood originated from, and is rooted in, the land of Israel

They are a tribe indigenous to Israel

Here Jews developed their own system of agriculture, literacy, architecture, calendar, legal systems etc. etc AND articulated their spiritual beliefs

The spiritual side of Jewish Peoplehood, and the belief in God, was so significant and such a given that it infused itself within what would otherwise be very secular parts of life - but it would still be wrong to think “religion” or “faith” is the skin that can contain a holistic overview of who the Jews are

No one would say that the spiritual customs of Native American tribes means the Sioux or Cherokee are a religion or a faith-based group

We know that they are each a People - a tribe - a nation rooted to their land - and that they have spiritual traditions in addition to other metrics of Peoplehood

Their identity is rooted in the physicality of who they are and where they are - it is not rooted in a collection of spiritual ideas such as Christianity or Islam that other people could subscribe to and then claim membership of - though there may be pathways to achieving inclusion

It is the same with Jews

It is a physical community - not simply a mental one

Someone from the Navaho may cease to believe in their spiritual traditions.

This doesn’t mean that they cease to be Navaho - because being Navaho is not a religion - it is not a set of ideas.

One does not cease being Navaho if they stop believing in the supernatural

The same applies to Jews

Jews are a tribe

The language exists to describe us and it doesn’t exclude our spiritual or physical dimensions

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

People who have been lifelong Democrats refuse to accept the clear reality that the Democratic Party is rapidly become openly antisemitic.

This trend is accelerating, not slowing down.

Knock, knock. Hello, Captain Obvious here!

[Unapologetic Jew @fearlessjew]

@EyeonPalestine Settlers attacking? Let's talk about the unprovoked Oct 7th horror show by Hamas. 3K rockets, massacres, hostage-taking incl kids! World, where's the outcry? #SelectiveOutrage

[Dr. Eli David @DrEliDavid]

Hunger strike for Palestine 🇵🇸