Scott Rogowsky Quotes

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

I'm not super, super religious. If this is okay to say, I'm more culturally Jewish.

Spiritually, I'm Jewish.

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

I love being Jewish, but I think that our generation is the first generation that crossed that line between being a cultural versus a practicing Jew.

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

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

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.

You know, I get much more Jewish in Israel because I like the way that religion is done there.

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

Judaism is not just a religion but a people, and the food and customs of one part of the people is connected to the other part of the people. They are part of a larger story.

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

There's no such thing as being a cultural Jew. You're religious or you're not.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.