I'm a Jewish Atheist, ask me anything

I've heard it said that "Jewish" is both a race and a religion, but to be honest that really only applies to Israel. Hence why, ethnically, people of Palestine are essentially the same race as people from Israel, but their religion differs so much that they call themselves a different race.

In other countries though, to be Jewish really means you follow Judaism. Nobody for example could possibly be a Jewish Christian (as someone a few posts above suggested) because it is a fundamental belief of Jews that the saviour has not yet arrived, whereas it is a fundamental belief of Christianity that Jesus was the saviour and he very much already arrived. You really cannot contradict two major religions like that with such an oxymoron.

I would suggest that the OP does a little more research before calling himself a Jewish Atheist. If he means he has some Israeli lineage, then okay, he has Israeli lineage, and comes from a Jewish family, but by choosing atheism he has renounced his religion and is therefore only Israeli by heritage, not Jewish.

Messianic Jews are Jews who believe in Jesus as the Lord saviour. I assure you that after over 15 years of Jewish schooling, Further Jewish education every Saturday, growing up enshrined in the culture and atmosphere, participating in and leading Jewish organisations and educational groups, studying Judaism at GCSE level and now A level, I have enough knowledge to know what I'm talking about, and don't need to do further research.

I've heard it said that "Jewish" is both a race and a religion, but to be honest that really only applies to Israel. Hence why, ethnically, people of Palestine are essentially the same race as people from Israel, but their religion differs so much that they call themselves a different race.

In other countries though, to be Jewish really means you follow Judaism. Nobody for example could possibly be a Jewish Christian (as someone a few posts above suggested) because it is a fundamental belief of Jews that the saviour has not yet arrived, whereas it is a fundamental belief of Christianity that Jesus was the saviour and he very much already arrived. You really cannot contradict two major religions like that with such an oxymoron.

I would suggest that the OP does a little more research before calling himself a Jewish Atheist. If he means he has some Israeli lineage, then okay, he has Israeli lineage, and comes from a Jewish family, but by choosing atheism he has renounced his religion and is therefore only Israeli by heritage, not Jewish.

How do you feel about certain Jews supporting neo-Nazi's in Ukraine?

I mean it's pretty clear they're just using them against Russia, but even so isn't that wrong?


Do you agree that anti-Semitism is somewhat a reaction to bad things a small minority of very rich and powerful Jews do?

If you talk to me in a rude way, this is the response you will receive

Honestly, at my school it was always the stupid ****ing chavs sitting at the back saying "I don't need to learn this cuz I'll never use it in my life". Now whenever I have seen them around, they are complete losers.


If you were a qualified dentist you would not have asked about taking A levels 2 weeks ago



Well I'm currently a Maths student, at the same time, I'm not one of these neckbeard autists who claims that anything which is not STEM is useless

How do you feel about certain Jews supporting neo-Nazi's in Ukraine?

I mean it's pretty clear they're just using them against Russia, but even so isn't that wrong?

I was not aware that this was happening, and so I can not comment on issues which I know little about and have nothing to do with me. Do you mean individual people who happen to be Jewish are supporting them, or Jewish organisations and groups expressly and collectively backing them? If the former, I have no more opinion on it than I would of they were not Jews.

Do you agree that anti-Semitism is somewitha reaction to bad things a small minority of very rich and powerful Jews do?

Would you say that people who are boycotting Israel and are supporters of BDS anti-semetic ?

I would also add racial anti-Semitism which was popularised in the second half of the nineteenth century, with the rise of race science. A legacy of social Darwinism. There are a multitude of other reasons as well: for an overview you can read 'Roots of Hate' by William I. Brustein.

More recently that has been another cause, yes. But anti-semitism has been around far longer than Darwin, or even basic science.

Of course. Racial anti-Semitism was a manifestation of the nineteenth century however.

Exactly as the title suggests, just please don't be disrespectful or abusive.

No, people can criticise a government's actions without it being anti-semitism. The problem arises where people use this dislike and anger against Israel, which is perfectly allowed, to target and discriminate against Jews worldwide by naturally conflating with Israel and jews being the same thing, when they are not. If people are genuinely just criticising Israel as a country, then that is entirely acceptable. It is instances when anti-Israel protests around the UK have people standing their with signs like 'kill the Jews' and 'hitler was right' that it becomes anti-semitism, and a depressing amount.of people can't understand that Judaism and zionism are not the same thing.

There are Jewish groups which are anti-Israel such as 'true torah jews against Israel, and 'anerican jews solidarity against Israel' which protest against Israel and it's right-wing overnment's actions. Haredi jews are also usually against Israel, and the neuterai karta- which is an extremely religious jewish sect,.are extremely anti-zionist even met with and.openly supported palestinian and Hamas leaders. So criticism of the Israeli right -wing government and the country is fine, conflating Israel with all jews around the world, and being violent because of that, is anti-semitic.

Yes but British come from Britain, Chinese come China, Indian comes from India, Jewish come from...?

What grades did you get for GCSE? What subjects are you studying at GCE A level and what are you predicted? Did you go to a private school?

I presume you are trolling, but I'll humour you anyway. The belief that Israel is the natural homeland of Jews is a belief of Zionism, which is not the same thing as Judaism. My homeland is England, in the same way that Afghanistan is a Muslim state, but an English Muslim might see England as their homeland.

How could you claim to have no idea that I was a Jew when in my title i state that 'I am a Jewish Atheist?'

Zionism and unrevised Judaism are one and the same