Tel Aviv, Israel. My father lived there for about a year when he moved from Cape Town, South Africa to the United States. He lived there after he graduated college (I believe). He started going to a college in Cape Town but when the apartheid was getting too out of hand, he came to live in the United States and finished off in Seattle, Washington. Israel was his city for about a year until he moved back to the United States to live in New York and then New Jersey where we all reside now!
I was raised Jewish. My parents, my grandparents, my aunts and uncles and cousins.... all Jewish. I have never celebrated Christmas, I have never been to church, I used to go to Hebrew school when I was younger until, I don't know, 8th grade; I am Jewish. I'm not as religious as I should be or as crazy proud as I should but I am happy to be what I am since I wasn't raised to be anything else but strictly Jewish. And I must say, I love the special bond Jews have with each other when they find out that they are both Jewish as well. It's fun! It's cute. My family and I just celebrate the major holidays of Judaism so we don't go to temple weekly but maybe in my future I will. Maybe I will grow into my religion more and more as the years go on. who knows? But I have to be honest, I think the best part about being Jewish now, is since both of my parents are Jewish... I can visit Israel because of birth right which I plan to do next summer. I have always, always, always wanted to visit Israel, especially Tel Aviv. My father always raves about how beautiful of a place it is and my mother is always telling me how lucky I am that I can go on birth right. I never knew how lucky I was until I grew up! It's beautiful.
I actually was never into religion when I was growing up but as I grow up more and more I appreciate my religion as time goes on. I am very open-minded and I consider all points of views. I get very confused, I will admit, when it comes to religion because I'm not very religious. But I feel proud to be what I am since I was raised this way. I guess it's hard to explain?! I've been through so many hard times throughout my life and I wonder why the fuck did I have to go through all of that if there is a God? But there's clearly someone looking out for me because I could have easily ended up dead on numerous occasions.
Anyway! I think I got a bit carried away, but I was looking on The Streetwalker and I fell in love with the street style in Israel. I just had to write whatever I think about when I see the word Israel. I really can't wait until I get to visit the beautiful city. I can't even imagine how beautiful it is. I really can't. the pictures I'm sure don't even do justice to the experience.
love, dayna
I was raised Jewish. My parents, my grandparents, my aunts and uncles and cousins.... all Jewish. I have never celebrated Christmas, I have never been to church, I used to go to Hebrew school when I was younger until, I don't know, 8th grade; I am Jewish. I'm not as religious as I should be or as crazy proud as I should but I am happy to be what I am since I wasn't raised to be anything else but strictly Jewish. And I must say, I love the special bond Jews have with each other when they find out that they are both Jewish as well. It's fun! It's cute. My family and I just celebrate the major holidays of Judaism so we don't go to temple weekly but maybe in my future I will. Maybe I will grow into my religion more and more as the years go on. who knows? But I have to be honest, I think the best part about being Jewish now, is since both of my parents are Jewish... I can visit Israel because of birth right which I plan to do next summer. I have always, always, always wanted to visit Israel, especially Tel Aviv. My father always raves about how beautiful of a place it is and my mother is always telling me how lucky I am that I can go on birth right. I never knew how lucky I was until I grew up! It's beautiful.
I actually was never into religion when I was growing up but as I grow up more and more I appreciate my religion as time goes on. I am very open-minded and I consider all points of views. I get very confused, I will admit, when it comes to religion because I'm not very religious. But I feel proud to be what I am since I was raised this way. I guess it's hard to explain?! I've been through so many hard times throughout my life and I wonder why the fuck did I have to go through all of that if there is a God? But there's clearly someone looking out for me because I could have easily ended up dead on numerous occasions.
Anyway! I think I got a bit carried away, but I was looking on The Streetwalker and I fell in love with the street style in Israel. I just had to write whatever I think about when I see the word Israel. I really can't wait until I get to visit the beautiful city. I can't even imagine how beautiful it is. I really can't. the pictures I'm sure don't even do justice to the experience.
love, dayna
