Maxwell Jacob Friedman Quotes

I am very proud of being Jewish. I went to a Jewish school all my life.

Most people don't seem to know that I am Jewish.

I just went to Hebrew school, had a bar mitzvah. No crazy weird Jewish cult.

My mom was Jewish, so some would call me Jewish.

I believe in Judaism, I was raised a Jew, I'm happy to be one - or proud to be one.

Being a Jew is like walking in the wind or swimming: you are touched at all points and conscious everywhere.

I'm a fifth generation Jew from the South, and I would say that I felt this connection to my religion, but it wasn't a spiritual connection.

I've begun to think like a Jew, to feel like a Jew.

Though I am not religious in the least, I am very proud to be Jewish.

I have a very strong sense of who I am as a Jew and a strong sense of belonging.

I am very proud of being Jewish.

Jewishness is a very big part of my identity. I am a proud Jew, I would say, who doesn't practice very actively.

Judaism is a big part of my background, obviously, and my reality.

When it comes to being Jewish, I can't help myself.

I am a Jew. Those are four words of pride. My Jewishness is as deep as my genes.

As a journalist, I've always treaded carefully about being Jewish and caring a lot about Israel and having that not become too big of an issue that could affect my journalism. But I also don't think it's essential to my Judaism, as I think it might be for some other people.

Growing up in the San Fernando Valley, I grew up around a lot of Jews. I grew up culturally Jewish, ethnically Jewish, but without real belief and without a strong faith.

If you are trying to raise a child to be a Jew, then you have to create a sense of Jewish identity. You really weaken that sense of identity if you celebrate two religions.

I am just a plain Jew; I mean have no training.

We have no problems with Jews and highly respect Judaism as a holy religion.

I had a Hebraic wedding in New York, so I'm definitely Jewish.

I've had a bris, was Bar Mitzvahed and, on occasion, have referred to a temple as a shul. I've never denied it, nor have I disguised it. I am, indeed, a Jew.

I never paid much attention to being Jewish when I was a kid. In fact, I'd say my religion was more surfing than Judaism - that's what I spent most of my time doing.

To be a Jew is a destiny.

I had always known that I was Jewish - we celebrated the holidays, we went to a synagogue - but I had never known that I was supposed to feel ashamed about it.