Ari Graynor Quotes

We have our own values; we build our own special, our JEWISH life - and we are proud, so very proud.

I've liked being Jewish in America - there's a secular version of Jewishness there that's more about bagels and jokes than going to synagogues.

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

I've discovered my Jewishness late in life. And I've really enjoyed exploring that world.

I'm basically an Upper West Side Jewish writer.

As a matter of fact, part of being Jewish is the whole question of what it is to be a Jew.

I think that being Jewish is in some ways unique because there's this conflation of race, culture and religion.

To be a Jew is a destiny.

I'm a Jew. I'm fascinated by our culture and our history, by what made us the people we are. It influences every breath I take. It informs and guides me. Without it, I'd just be a vacuum.

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 grew up happily immersed in Jewish culture and community.

I am very proud of being Jewish.

I'm a Jew. I think every Jew is dark in certain ways.

It matters a great deal that I come from a Jewish background.

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

Jewishness cropped up and has never successfully been put down since.

Lesson Number One: The Importance of Being Jewish

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.

Judaism for me is a sensibility of collective self-questioning and uncomfortable truth-telling. I feel a debt of responsibility to this past. It is why I am Jewish.

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

Most of the Jewish writer friends I have are American, and I feel closer to them because they're always obsessed with one issue - identity: what does it mean to be an American Jew?

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

If you are a Rothschild, a Rosenwald, a Gimbel, or even a Waldbaum, growing up Jewish can be a rich experience. For the rest of us, it could be just so-so.