I'd love to start this post by clarifying that I am Jewish. I identify as a Jewish person, and it's part of my identity, and because of that, this is also a great time to clarify that I don't believe in god. 

Also, a great question (that I've been asked MANY times) is, “how can you be Jewish if you don't believe in god?”

I sometimes try to explain, yet people usually don't understand. 

I believe in things that can be proven. How can you prove god's existence? Right now, the proven theory (with evidence) is the Big Bang, which, if you investigate, you can come to the conclusion that it has nothing to do with god.

But what I wanted to talk about isn't why I may or may not believe in god. I wanted to talk about how Judaism goes further than just a religion. Judaism is a community that has been lasting since the beginning of time. It's a group of people who are all connected, such a small community, and thanks to that, we are all so connected. And I believe we are connected by so much more than a religion. We are connected because of our losses and our wins, our highs, and our lows. 

And even though we aren't many, we are powerful. We were able to create a state for ourselves, and most importantly, WE ARE STILL HERE. Everyone tried to whip us out, but they couldn't. 

We are all connected by our traditions, friends, family, festivities, days of grief and celebration. Especially now, with the world against Israel and the Jewish people, our connection as a community is even bigger and stronger, being united by our sadness, our feeling of injustice, and our love for Israel.

So, in conclusion, I think that we are all connected by little threads. Golden threads. We are all a big human tissue, all united by the experiences we were lucky (or not so lucky) to share.