Q "You write that you sometimes catch yourself presenting your #Judaism in a way you’re not comfortable with. Can you say more?"
A "I think in order to escape persecution, like many minorities, #Jews have tried to #assimilate, to emphasize, “Oh, I’m just like you,” and I’ve sometimes caught myself trying to sand off the edges off my differences, to reassure people I’m not too #Jewish—“I’m not one of those really #religious Jews.” I’ve come to realize that’s almost a statement of self-erasure. I want to make the opposite statement; one of embracing my #Jewishness."
