I remember as a child hearing my mother blurting out anti Semitic remarks. At first I thought that I had not heard her correctly. But soon I realized that she had some problems with certain traits of other Jews.  Funny thing was that I saw these same traits in my parents and other relatives.

As I got older, I thought it might be a similar thing to blacks calling each other bad names; but they laughed about it.  Their relationships seemed solid, and I never doubted that they would defend one another right to the end.  Not so with my mother. She really disliked certain things about my people.  She was also ultra liberal in her political views.

Mom was brought up in a totally secular environment. She had no idea about the history of the Jewish people and the suffering and persecution.  She had never read the Old Testament.  I’m not sure if she even believed in God.

My dad, on the other hand, was brought up in an orthodox home. He attended Hebrew high school. He went to synagogue every week and studied the Torah. When he met my mother at the Jewish Community Center in D.C. during WWII, they fell madly in love and soon married.

Orthodox and Secular Jews

In the case of my parents, we became a mostly secular family.  I guess dad didn’t want to rock the boat with my mom, and introduce her to the many things she would need to learn to keep a kosher home.

I never remember dad saying things against our own people. He loved Israel and supported the nation with yearly contributions.  I watched him closely when I was a little girl, and the love for Israel came into my heart as well. I was the only daughter who was sent to the synagogue for Jewish instruction.

I have been pondering self-hating Jews for a long time. I try to find a common thread between them. Obviously, I can’t know each person’s life experiences; but I do believe there has to be some commonality in their upbringing.

I bless the day that dad decided that I should attend synagogue and learn about the traditions, history and beliefs of our people. I also read and learned from the Old Testament.  I think that this laid the foundation which resulted in me searching for Yeshua.

I’m sure there are many other reasons that Jews become Jew and Israel haters. Perhaps some have read about the generations of persecution and slaughter of my people; and now they see the entire world turning on Israel.  I’ve read about women in abusive relationships and how they stay, because somehow they feel that they deserve the mistreatment. Could it be that some secular Jews have the same psychological issues? Could it be that their rationale is “Since so many people hate the Jews, then perhaps they deserve it – perhaps they have done something that has brought this on themselves.”

Whatever the reason for the self hatred, it is so incredibly sad to me.  I want my people to know that Yeshua is their Messiah. But if they have never studied the Torah, then they would not even be looking for a Messiah! Did you know that only 10% of Israel is Orthodox?  Many are secular Jews. Tel Aviv is like the San Francisco of Israel!

Some examples of self-hating Jews:

Karl Marx

Bernie Sanders

Saul Alinsky

Rahm Emanuel

George Soros

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Gloria Steinem

John Stewart (The Daily Show)

And the list goes on…………..

I am beginning to see more clearly how Israel will be deceived by the Antichrist. I’m so glad that God is in control.  That thought is what keeps me sane.

Shalom b’Yeshua

MARANATHA!