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Originally Posted by eilonwy  Hm. Most of the Jewish Pagans I know think of themselves as "Jewish Pagans," where as the once-Catholic Pagans tend to think of themselves either as exclusively Pagan (or, you know, whatever) or as "Recovering Catholics." The folks I know who were raised Jewish or who converted later tend to really enjoy the crossovers between Judaism and whatever Pagan tradition they follow. I know several people who've become more observant in their Judaism through Pagan practices. It's always struck me as kind of sad that people who leave Christian traditions seem to feel the need to make a full break, while Jews who walk less traditionally-Jewish paths still tend to identify as Jewish. Nothing's 100%, mind, but I've only encountered two "Christian Witches" while I've met *four* Jewish Chaotes, a few Jewish Witches, some Jewish Wiccans, Jewish Gaians... I mean it goes on and on. And for the most part, covering (or not) doesn't seem to phase people, whether it's linked to modesty or mysticism, both or neither.
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I think part of this might be because being jewish is different than being christian. While a lot of jews, myself included (yeah, I'm one of those pagan jews lol) take offense at non-jews calling judaism a race (ties into bad cultural memories of the holocaust and pogroms, and such), we self-identify as of the jewish race. In fact, they've done DNA studies, and it does seem to be a "race" jewish men from all over the world can be traced back to the middle east through their y chromosomes, and women from their mitochondiral DNA. Its also because its a culture whether or not you are religious. Its kind of like being italian and catholic and caucasion. even if you lose the catholocism, your still italian and caucasion. I also think that for many people their personal history with judaism was less traumatic than for many christians or former christians. I don't know why, but I know a LOT of people who were raised christian, for whom it is very traumatic and the whole idea of organized religion scares them. I don't know any people raised jewish for whom this was the case. Perhaps a lot of us were like me, who were raised only culturally jewish, and then are finding that the combination of the jewish religion and paganism works well spiritually?
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Originally Posted by Twinklefae Well, I think because for some it would be double shock value.
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I don't know about the shock value that much. I haven't started covering full time (since I only have 1 scarf, and feel weird to wear something that is obviously the same scarf, all the time lol), but I'm working on it. I haven't had shock from ANYONE, which is odd, since well, no one I know covers. but its kind of like they don't even connect the dots? Just, "thats a nice scarf" or "how on earth did you wrap that scarf in such a pretty way" (usually in a coronet style for that one) or "I like your hat". and that's with only one scarf. lol.
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| I thought I was losing my mind and was going to be the only pagan to EVER cover. Til you started this thread. It's nice to know that you are not alone. |
Me too lol
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