इजरायल के बाहर गैर-धार्मिक यहूदी होना बहुत कठिन है। यहूदी प्रवासियों (डायस्पोरा) में सिनागाग ही यहूदियों को आपस में जोड़े रखता है। इजरायल में तो आप सुबह से शाम तक यहूदी ही रहते हैं। हमें इसके बारे में सोचना तक नहीं पड़ता, ठीक वैसे ही जैसे एक डच नागरिक पूरा दिन यह सोचकर नहीं बिताता कि वह एक डच नागरिक है। यह तो एक तयशुदा बात है।

It is very difficult to be a non-religious Jew outside Israel. The synagogue keeps Jews together in the Diaspora. In Israel, you are a Jew from morning to night. We don't even have to think about it, just as a Dutch citizen doesn't spend his whole day thinking about the fact that he is a Dutch citizen. It's a given.

It is very difficult to be a non-religious Jew outside Israel. The synagogue keeps Jews together in the Diaspora. In Israel, you are a Jew from morning to night. We don't even have to think about it, just as a Dutch citizen doesn't spend his whole day thinking about the fact that he is a Dutch citizen. It's a given.

Topic Society & World Society
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Observation 95%

मेरे लिए बाइबल कोई धार्मिक अनुभव नहीं है। यह किताब यहूदी धर्म की पूरी संस्कृति को समेटे हुए है—हमारी भाषा, हमारा इतिहास, हमारा भूगोल। भगवान तो बस इस बाइबल का एक उप-उत्पाद (बायप्रॉडक्ट) मात्र हैं।

The bible is not a religious experience for me. This book bundles together the entire culture of Judaism: our language, our history, our geography. God is merely a byproduct of the bible.

The bible is not a religious experience for me. This book bundles together the entire culture of Judaism: our language, our history, our geography. God is merely a byproduct of the bible.

Topic Spirituality & Morality Religion
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Observation 92%

यह सच है कि इतिहास जितना असल में है, उससे कहीं ज़्यादा सघन प्रतीत होता है।

It's true that history seems denser than it really is.

It's true that history seems denser than it really is.

Topic Society & World History
Tone: Reflective Sentiment: Neutral Type: Observation 95%