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[quote=Anonymous]My cousin's mother is not Jewish. He went on a birthright trip to Israel and he said he felt at home there. At a family gathering he talked about how great it is being more religious, not eating pork, keeping milk and meat separate, not doing anything on Saturdays, etc. Mind you his grandmother (my mom’s aunt) always shunned her Jewish heritage.
 
My sister and I on the other hand have both Jewish parents. We are not practicing Jews. We both eat pork, celebrate secular Christmas, eat bread on Passover. I am a cultural Jew. I celebrate the secular aspects of Rosh Hashanah and Passover, which is mainly having a party, but that's it. My mom did send us to a Jewish after-school program so we could learn more about Judaism, she goes to the synagogue regularly, and my parents don't eat pork. My grandma always reminded us we're Jewish. I have been to the synagogue a couple of times and my mom has a lot of friends there. Ultimately I decided I am agnostic. I do believe in god but I don't believe in organized religion. I never found anything appealing about practicing or something purely for the sake of religion.
 
My fiancé comes from a Jewish background and is agnostic. We are still cultural Jews so we did the Hava Nagila at our engagement party, but we don't plan to raise our kids Jewish or with any religion for that matter.[/quote]

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