I was always happy to be Jewish, except at Christmas when I wanted a Christmas tree!
I have to say I took it for granite since mostly everyone I associated with was Jewish. I am very spiritual, I definitely believe and try and live the best life I can with the best values. I believe we are watched from above, I do not believe in a judgement day , I think if we keep the faith we are being judging by ourselves, and if we are not proud of ourselves then we are not a good person, or a good citizen . That would be deflating and hard to live with, since we all make a contribution good or bad…I want to make a “good” contribution. I do pray and ask for guidance and that helps me believe it can be achieved! If I am doing something and its not going my way then I have to stop and wonder…is this a message that I should move on, or do I just need another approach