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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My paternal grandfather and all of his ancestors were Jewish, so I grew up with a Jewish last name (Cohen). My other grandparents were Christian. My grandpa and most of my dad's family are practically atheist or just non religious, so I did not grow up with much religion in my life (except for a brief exposure to Mormonism and some other Christian religions which turned me off of Christianity forever - long story).

I never had any close friends who were Jewish to the point where I felt comfortable asking questions about it, but I've always felt this interest in the religion (Reform Judaism) and the community. I have considered learning more about Judaism.

I'm curious about oReform Jews out there: what are the values that you take away from Judaism? What are the practical applications it has on your life? What does the Jewish experience mean to you?[/quote]
I was raised in a liberal Reform family, and the #1 lesson I got from years of Hebrew school and family gatherings was the idea of "tikkun olam," healing the world. It's up to us to leave a better world for our children and children's children, and we do so through social awareness and service, environmental responsibility, and loving kindness.

We also follow the traditions of our ancestors, though I do so in a liberal way (ie: gender non-specific, etc). My DH isn't Jewish--he was raised Atheist & stayed that way :) --but we're raising our kids Jewish, in a "tikkun olam" and following traditions way. It's also important in Judaism to ask questions & not take anything at face value (another important lesson I learned from my Reform upbringing) and the scientist in my DH really appreciates that![/quote]

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