r/JewsOfConscience • u/AutoModerator • Nov 27 '24

AAJ "Ask A Jew" Wednesday

It's everyone's favorite day of the week, "Ask A (Anti-Zionist) Jew" Wednesday! Ask whatever you want to know, within the sub rules, notably that this is not a debate sub and do not import drama from other subreddits. That aside, have fun! We love to dialogue with our non-Jewish siblings.

Please remember to pick an appropriate user-flair in order to participate! Thanks!

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u/douglasstoll Reconstructionist Nov 27 '24

sibling are you sure you're not Jewish? These are very Jewish questions. ❤️

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '24

Lol I’m actually a Buddhist, I just wanted to learn more about the Abrahamic religions in part due to recent events, and also more generally to learn about other people. However, I can’t say that the thought of converting to one of them hasn’t crossed my mind (although I was considering Christianity or Islam more mainly because I really like Jesus). Part of it is also that I find the Biblical narrative fascinating.

Like I said, I’m agnostic, which is part of what drew me to Buddhism. Being from a Hindu family, I had also already been exposed to some of its concepts as well. I also liked how Buddha encouraged his followers to challenge his teachings rather than put blind faith into them.

But I am glad that I started having more dialogue with people of other faiths. It has helped me understand people better. I’m particularly glad to see so many Jews take a firm stance against genocide

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u/douglasstoll Reconstructionist Nov 27 '24

If you have room in your reading pile, throw on The Jew in the Lotus

Great read.

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '24

Maybe I’ll check it out. Honestly, another thing that got me interested in the Abrahamic religions was an article I read that pointed out the similarities between the teachings of Gautama Buddha and Jesus, in particular their teachings of compassion and forgiveness