Dating a Catholic Girl Made Me a much better Jew. Judaism and Catholicism colored our relationship

Dating a Catholic Girl Made Me a much better Jew. Judaism and Catholicism colored our relationship

Judaism, as I’ve come to know it, is approximately questioning

It was the norm for me personally: I became raised by two secular Jewish moms and dads in a fresh Jersey suburb by having a prominent Jewish populace. We went to Hebrew college, possessed a bat mitzvah, lit Shabbat candles, proceeded Birthright. Jewish tradition, thought, and ritual was but still is essential if you ask me. But as soon as i eventually got to university, we knew watching Judaism — and the way I did so — was as much as me personally.

Another accepted norm I dated in high school for me was the Nice Jewish Boy, two of whom. The rules were known by them of kashrut but adored trayf. Continue reading