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What is being "Jewish"? What are Jews? What do Jews believe? What do Jews do? What's happening in those mysterious synagogues with all that weird language (it's Hebrew)?
Jew curious?
The thing about being Jewish is, you can't tell us apart by looking (well, not always), we often look the same, dress the same, work and play and eat right alongside our non-Jewish counterparts, and yet, as a teeny tiny minority--only 0.2% of the global population, and 2-3% of the U.S. population--plenty of people have probably never met a Jewish person, or if they did, they didn't even know it.
For as much as we share (and it's probably way more than you think), somehow, moving through the world as a Jew really is different. Everything looks different through a Jewish lens, even for those who aren't particularly religious, the ones who describe themselves as "Jew-ish."
But honestly, none of this is really that mysterious. And, if you're curious or confused, you can always just ask the internet--or, now you can also come here and check in with your new Jewish friend.
So, if you have questions about being Jewish, we're here to introduce, explain, ask alongside, and generally demystify Judaism for Members of the Tribe (Jews) and goyim (non-Jews) alike, exploring and showcasing the infinite ways there are to be Jewish.
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Purim 2026: Happy Purim Repost!
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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October 7, two years later: the family of one freed hostage says "enough."
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Rosh Hashanah for my non-Jews: repub from 2024
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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People are starving in Gaza, hostages are still missing, and the U.S. remains Israel's closest ally. What's a Jewish lawmaker to do?
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Jews helping Jews have babies--but not like that
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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What Does Being Jewish Now Mean?
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Can you be a Christian, and still be a Jew?
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Still Jew-ish! Season 3 Trailer
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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The Christmas Hanukkah (Chrismukkah?) Hallmark-style romance novels you've been waiting for!
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur questions answered, repub from 2023
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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A non-Jew's first Rosh Hashanah, one year after the October 7 Hamas attacks
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Mysticism and Judaism and dreams, oh my!
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Don’t be afraid of the dark, that’s where creation begins
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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What’s really going on in Israel, Part 2: how do we even begin to talk about a "solution"?
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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What is Purim and why do we celebrate it: the story of Purim, what to wear, what we eat, and how it's done in Israel
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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What's really going on in Israel, Part 1
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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When you discover your generational trauma and nickname it Holocaust hoarding
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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It's Tu BiShvat and Jews Love Trees!
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Jew-ish Presents: The Curl Code
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Toxic polarization and how not to be part of the problem
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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A Plea for Peace and Compassion
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Leaving the Mormon Church and becoming an “asker”
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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Happy Jew Year! What does Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur mean, and what to do.
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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What does "culturally Jewish" even mean
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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From lawyerin' to clownin', a Jew-ish journey
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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What an aging Jewish hippie taught her kids about sex
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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To be Young, Black, Gay and Jewish
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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New Jew, new you! But same eternal soul
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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The Catholic to Jewish pipeline
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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A Southern girl walks into a shul...
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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What are Jews?
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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A "Jew-ish" Trailer
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May 30, 2023 |