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Originally Posted by brassmonkey
thumbs up? you know this one right? white jews do not like jews of other races. you know that right?  some of you are commenting have never been there. |
You may be right, but don't generalize. I judge on character, not color or religion. Black Jews aka Falashas were/are a tribe in Africa. Many other blacks practice Judaism.
Those who think only white people should be Jewish are closed-minded morons. I've heard of rabbis not accepting congregants of color. Fuck that. Too many morons judging by religion.
I've never been there but have faced discrimination. Not just from strangers; families have their own ideas about mixed-religion dating and marriage. Hell, I had an aunt who used to say, "Pam can marry any man she wants, as long as he's not black." When I was fifteen, she died and I spoke at her funeral. I repeated her statement and said, "Auntie Alice, you always said not to date a black man. Lie in your grave and ponder this: you, therefore, gave me permission to date a black lesbian. Thanks, but I like men. I'm sorry you died but not sorry I'll no longer hear your racist chazerie (Yiddish for garbage) and prejudiced thoughts. Visiting you yearly was painful because of your continual bashing of my weight, my hair color, my open mind. Your daughter married a rabbi but that speaks of his dedication to religion, not his character. If I choose to date a black man, it will be his character that attracts me, not his religious beliefs. Zai gezunt."
The rabbi said I did good by airing my thoughts, and that I'd grow up to be an individual who doesn't discriminate or prejudge. One daughter said I disrespected her mother; I told her I spoke from the heart and said nothing wrong.
Families want you to carry on the tradition and upbringings. I say let the children grow up and decide for themselves.
If you were Jewish, I'd do err date you 😘😘😘😘😘