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I recently came across a TikTok video that I felt required a response. It expressed a common misunderstanding about Jewish people, so I thought I’d take the opportunity to see if I could set it right.   Among my friends and family, I might not be the most qualified to address it. Many of them are more observant or have more years of formal education about our shared cultural heritage.   But I’ve been told I’m pretty good at communicating, so I’ll give it a go.   Before I do:

When I was 13 years younger, I was moved by love and work. With job offers in hand, my Australian spouse and I sold our belongings in a slapdash yard sale and replanted ourselves in Sydney.  Life is great here. The city is safe, and the weather is beautiful. My job is deeply meaningful, and we couldn’t ask for a better place to raise our family. But there is one very palpable downside: my side of the family is as far away as it gets, on the east coast of the USA. If you overs

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