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The way that i feel about my jewish identity has been really radically changed by events in life. like, becoming a writer is one. having children is another. and getting older and watching, you know, my parents and grandparents get older has been another, the seasons of - being witness to the seasons of life and wanting to have some kind of infrastructure to deal with it, to cope with them. ritual has become more important to me as i've gotten older. it's not always religious ritual, but it often borrows from judaism.
-Jonathan Safran Foer
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The Way That I Feel About My

Jonathan Safran Foer
The way that i feel about my jewish identity has been really radically changed by events in life. like, becoming a writer is one. having children is another. and getting older and watching, you know, my parents and grandparents get older has been another, the seasons of - being witness to the seasons of life and wanting to have some kind of infrastructure to deal with it, to cope with them. ritual has become more important to me as i've gotten older. it's not always religious ritual, but it often borrows from judaism.
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