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Being Jewish Quotes

Lesson Number One: The Importance of Being Jewish Picture Quote #1

I’m comfortable being old... being black... being Jewish Picture Quote #1

Being Jewish is way stronger culturally than it is religiously Picture Quote #1

I just think of myself as a comedian, really. I mean, I talk about being Jewish a lot. It’s funny because I do think of myself as Jewish ethnically, but I’m not religious at all. I have no religion Picture Quote #1

It simply cannot be disputed that for decades the Palestinian leadership was more interested in there not being a Jewish state than in there being a Palestinian state Picture Quote #1

I’ve liked being Jewish in America - there’s a secular version of Jewishness there that’s more about bagels and jokes than going to synagogues Picture Quote #1

As scary as it was being raised by one Jewish mother, I have to feel for my kids because they have two Jewish mothers Picture Quote #1

San Francisco is really fun and liberal, and it’s my kind of politics. It’s like being Jewish in front of Jewish people Picture Quote #1

I’ll tell you now that I hate myself for many reasons, but being Jewish is not one of them Picture Quote #1

I think that being Jewish is in some ways unique because there’s this conflation of race, culture and religion Picture Quote #1

Being Jewish, you didn’t get into a sorority. So I really was much more outgoing and gregarious. I really didn’t want to spend an Emily Dickinson adolescence reading poetry on gravestones, which I did Picture Quote #1

As a matter of fact, part of being Jewish is the whole question of what it is to be a Jew Picture Quote #1

I never paid much attention to being Jewish when I was a kid. In fact, I’d say my religion was more surfing than Judaism - that’s what I spent most of my time doing Picture Quote #1

I make a difference between genocide and Holocaust. Holocaust was mainly Jewish, that was the only people, to the last Jew, sentenced to die for one reason, for being Jewish, that’s all Picture Quote #1

Being Jewish and having lost relatives in the Holocaust, I’ve always been aware of the meaning of prejudice. These are things that have remained with me throughout my political career Picture Quote #1

I enjoy being Jewish, but I’m an atheist... I hate fundamentalism in all its forms. Jews, Catholics, Baptists, I think they are all potty and capable of destroying the world Picture Quote #1

Someone will say to me, Oh that’s so Jewish to interrupt. I say to myself, okay, is that code for you hate Jews? Or am I just being paranoid? Picture Quote #1

Being Jewish is a big part of my artistic sensibility and my humor... I think it gives me a certain take on the world on a literary level Picture Quote #1

I love being Jewish; I have no problem with it at all. But it did become like a scar, with all these people saying you don’t look it Picture Quote #1

The funny thing is that I write and I act a lot about being Jewish, but I don’t really think about it as a regular person Picture Quote #1

I noticed that people were craving a way of reinterpreting tradition and of being Jewish without joining a synagogue Picture Quote #1

No one in my family has been observant for generations, but we all identify with being Jewish Picture Quote #1

Four years ago in speaking of a Jewish nation one ran the risk of being regarded ridiculous. Today he makes himself ridiculous who denies the existence of a Jewish nation Picture Quote #1

Nobody understood what it was like to be black and Jewish... being different from everyone else just made me a lot stronger Picture Quote #1

Child: Why on this night do we eat Hot Fudge Sundaes? Adult: To remind us that being Jewish is like having your birthday every day!! Plus they’re delicious! Picture Quote #1

I do strongly identify with being Jewish. I was raised Orthodox and had a childhood complicated by the fact that my father was deeply religious and my mother was not Picture Quote #1

There are times when folks will point out certain characteristics I have, like me being an interruptor, and attribute them to my Jewish identity Picture Quote #1

I am one of the happiest people I know. And that’s a weird place to have arrived at from being a depressed Jewish kid Picture Quote #1

Being half Jewish, we grew up with Christmas trees but had Jewish ornaments Picture Quote #1

I really don’t even think of myself as being Jewish except when I’m in Germany Picture Quote #1

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Lesson Number One: The Importance of Being Jewish (Being Jewish Quotes) I’m comfortable being old... being black... being Jewish (Being Jewish Quotes) Being Jewish is way stronger culturally than it is religiously (Being Jewish Quotes) I just think of myself as a comedian, really. I mean, I talk about being Jewish a lot. It’s funny because I do think of myself as Jewish ethnically, but I’m not religious at all. I have no religion. (Being Jewish Quotes) It simply cannot be disputed that for decades the Palestinian leadership was more interested in there not being a Jewish state than in there being a Palestinian state. (Being Jewish Quotes) I’ve liked being Jewish in America - there’s a secular version of Jewishness there that’s more about bagels and jokes than going to synagogues. (Being Jewish Quotes) As scary as it was being raised by one Jewish mother, I have to feel for my kids because they have two Jewish mothers. (Being Jewish Quotes) San Francisco is really fun and liberal, and it’s my kind of politics. It’s like being Jewish in front of Jewish people. (Being Jewish Quotes) I’ll tell you now that I hate myself for many reasons, but being Jewish is not one of them (Being Jewish Quotes) I think that being Jewish is in some ways unique because there’s this conflation of race, culture and religion. (Being Jewish Quotes) Being Jewish, you didn’t get into a sorority. So I really was much more outgoing and gregarious. I really didn’t want to spend an Emily Dickinson adolescence reading poetry on gravestones, which I did. (Being Jewish Quotes) As a matter of fact, part of being Jewish is the whole question of what it is to be a Jew (Being Jewish Quotes) I never paid much attention to being Jewish when I was a kid. In fact, I’d say my religion was more surfing than Judaism - that’s what I spent most of my time doing. (Being Jewish Quotes) I make a difference between genocide and Holocaust. Holocaust was mainly Jewish, that was the only people, to the last Jew, sentenced to die for one reason, for being Jewish, that’s all. (Being Jewish Quotes) Being Jewish and having lost relatives in the Holocaust, I’ve always been aware of the meaning of prejudice. These are things that have remained with me throughout my political career. (Being Jewish Quotes) I enjoy being Jewish, but I’m an atheist... I hate fundamentalism in all its forms. Jews, Catholics, Baptists, I think they are all potty and capable of destroying the world. (Being Jewish Quotes) Someone will say to me, Oh that’s so Jewish to interrupt. I say to myself, okay, is that code for you hate Jews? Or am I just being paranoid? (Being Jewish Quotes) Being Jewish is a big part of my artistic sensibility and my humor... I think it gives me a certain take on the world on a literary level. (Being Jewish Quotes) I love being Jewish; I have no problem with it at all. But it did become like a scar, with all these people saying you don’t look it. (Being Jewish Quotes) The funny thing is that I write and I act a lot about being Jewish, but I don’t really think about it as a regular person. (Being Jewish Quotes) I noticed that people were craving a way of reinterpreting tradition and of being Jewish without joining a synagogue. (Being Jewish Quotes) No one in my family has been observant for generations, but we all identify with being Jewish (Being Jewish Quotes) Four years ago in speaking of a Jewish nation one ran the risk of being regarded ridiculous. Today he makes himself ridiculous who denies the existence of a Jewish nation (Being Jewish Quotes) Nobody understood what it was like to be black and Jewish... being different from everyone else just made me a lot stronger (Being Jewish Quotes) Child: Why on this night do we eat Hot Fudge Sundaes? Adult: To remind us that being Jewish is like having your birthday every day!! Plus they’re delicious! (Being Jewish Quotes) I do strongly identify with being Jewish. I was raised Orthodox and had a childhood complicated by the fact that my father was deeply religious and my mother was not (Being Jewish Quotes) There are times when folks will point out certain characteristics I have, like me being an interruptor, and attribute them to my Jewish identity. (Being Jewish Quotes) I am one of the happiest people I know. And that’s a weird place to have arrived at from being a depressed Jewish kid. (Being Jewish Quotes) Being half Jewish, we grew up with Christmas trees but had Jewish ornaments (Being Jewish Quotes) I really don’t even think of myself as being Jewish except when I’m in Germany (Being Jewish Quotes)

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