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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Try to be more Jewish rather than performatively wearing something Jewish. [/quote]

"Performative" is a pejorative term with limited application to Jewish people and practices.  It is hard to draw a line between "being performative" and practicing Judaism or just being part of Jewish culture.  Ultimately, "performative" is a subjective and negative term, intended to gatekeep more than to encourage meaningful interaction with an ethnic or religious background.[/quote]

+1 Judaism is in the doing. Literally in the performance.

OP - I have started thinking about these same things. I feel more Jewish than ever in my 50 years right now - and have been considering putting on a star of David, which I haven't ever worn before in my life. I'm also thinking of joining a synagogue. I feel desperate for Jewish company and community, and, yes, performance.

I am also worried about being recognizably Jewish in this climate. I'm in Florida, where we have the actual Nazis on the right and the left wing protests. [/quote]

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