![]() Hot gentiles dressed like bunnies at Purim parties? It’s a world gone mad. And I’m not talking about who’s a Zionist - that’s a whole other blog - or about depictions of Jewish characters in movies or in TV - don’t get me started - but who is a big ol’ ethnic Jewy the Jew all the livelong day in looks and name and life besides Madonna and Britney Spears! O Red String and Yehuda Berg ( JEWISH!), thank you for all you have done. What’s interesting here, or perhaps troubling - more than the commonplace self-identification practices of the Tribe via name recognition - is who among those in Hollywood chooses to maintain a public Jewish identity and who decides to go lo pro, even though, let’s face it, we all know what’s up. Nor do they gleefully tell you that Kate Hudson is, in fact, a member of the Tribe and exactly how and why (maternal grandmother). Walker Laird Gaffney and Turfer Throop probably do not yell out the word “ JEWISH!” mere seconds after you tell them you just had lunch with Manny Howard or Jessi Burger. In my house growing up, a stronghold of secular but devoted cultural Judaism, as soon as anyone’s name was introduced, famous or otherwise, my mother would immediately and inevitably punctuate the mention with the modifier “ JEWISH!” or “ NOT JEWISH!” While this particular brand of Yiddishkeit echolalia may not have been unique to our household alone, it is unique to the Jews to think about who is and isn’t Jewish, more than, say, the goyim. Meantime, some stars kinda look ethnic (read Jewish) but aren’t. While some stars look Jewish or publicly identify as Jewish, supporting Israel - you go, Scar Jo!- or record Chanukah songs that even gentiles love to love, others mask their heritage like a traveling salesman with a toupee only, no matter how many times you comb it over, transplant it or blow it out, everyone knows it’s a rug, especially in high-def. She will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning. Her book, Did Jew Know: A Handy Primer on the Customs, Culture, and Practice of the Chosen People (Chronicle Books), is now available. I walk to school because schools close.Earlier this week, Emily Stone wrote about Jews and sports (have you taken her quiz “ Athlete or Mathlete?”).Do you walk to school, drive/ride to school or public transit?.What do you mainly use your cellphone for?.If you answered reading novels in the last question how many pages per day (including a summary/recap exclude pages you forgotten).I tried out but didn't make more than 2 teams.yeah I tried out but I didnt make some teams.yah I tried out for EVERYTHING and I made every single team!.yes and my boy/girlfriend is beautiful and I miss her so much.no everybody likes me so they want to be my partner.yes god! I'm like 25 and I'm still single.Whenever you need a partner for an assignment do you get excluded (no one wants to be your partner) and the teacher expects you to be dating.If your subject is something else answer here. ![]() Do you wear glasses or do you have to wear them?.
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