@JennaCEmbrey Claire Willett Thank you for sharing! As an atheist I really love the Jewish phrases for when someone passes. I can’t say a person is in heaven, but I can and do honor the memories of those we have lost.

qwerty klmnop Crime against Nature @JennaCEmbrey Claire Willett I am turning 53 late this year. I have never heard this before. I feel kind of dumb - always told my kids Jewish did not describe an ethnicity, but a religion. 🤦‍♀️ I have some conversations to have. Thank you.

Steph qwerty klmnop Crime against Nature @JennaCEmbrey Claire Willett it's complicated! many Jews are not ethnically Jewish, many people who are ethnically Jewish do not practice the religion. That said, even many Jews who do practice the religion are simultaneously atheist. The framework is different from Christianity and has room for that.