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No matter how strong our Jewish identities are in general, I’m sure we all experience times when we feel *especially* Jewish, and this can arise in any situation—good, bad, or indifferent.
Just to give an example of a situation that straddles the border between indifferent and good, I’m doing some deep-dive statutory interpretation work that is leading me down rabbit holes within rabbit holes within rabbit holes, and I feel like I’m tapping into my Talmudic scholarly heritage as I do it. This is indifferent in the sense that it’s paid client work that is not terribly important in the grand, grand scheme of things. But I also think it’s good because I’m enjoying the assignment and especially get a kick out of imagining my ancestors doing similar work in a Jewish religious context.
For myself, I've helped both Jews and Gentiles translate the Hebrew inscriptions on gravestones. These were mostly people doing genealogical research through Ancestry.com, which often refers people to the FindAGrave.com website. I was happy to help in this capacity. I've spent a lot of time over the years doing Jewish gravestone translations, so I'm familiar with the inscriptions that are used, and I am very familiar with both Hebrew and Yiddish personal names.
I guess you can call that a moment when I feel "especially Jewish." Especially when I'm helping others delve into their Jewish ancestry.
Thank you for taking the time to respond and sharing your perspective. I thought this topic might prove more popular, but alas, they can’t all be home runs.
That said, if I sent you some of my own ancestors’ Yiddish and Hebrew gravestones would you be able to translate? If so, please Direct Message me and we can discuss further offline (and thank you for your consideration either way!).
Thank you for taking the time to respond and sharing your perspective. I thought this topic might prove more popular, but alas, they can’t all be home runs.
That said, if I sent you some of my own ancestors’ Yiddish and Hebrew gravestones would you be able to translate? If so, please Direct Message me and we can discuss further offline (and thank you for your consideration either way!).
I'll do my best. I've sent you a DM.
Oh, here's another thing that makes me "feel especially Jewish." I was away on a cruise last week and, while waiting to disembark for one of our shore excursions, a nice lady and fellow Jew noticed the hamsa pendant necklace I was wearing and we struck up a conversation. She's a very talented artist who paints portraits of famous historical Jews (as well as personal portraits for people). Here's the link to her website, if anyone would like to view her artwork, here is the link to her website: https://irenefischer.com/
Oh, here's another thing that makes me "feel especially Jewish." I was away on a cruise last week and, while waiting to disembark for one of our shore excursions, a nice lady and fellow Jew noticed the hamsa pendant necklace I was wearing and we struck up a conversation. She's a very talented artist who paints portraits of famous historical Jews (as well as personal portraits for people). Here's the link to her website, if anyone would like to view her artwork, here is the link to her website: https://irenefischer.com/
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