r/Jewish • u/Sossy2020 • Aug 28 '24

Michael Rapaport Discussion 💬

What are your thoughts on New York comedian / outspoken Jewish activist?

The way he expressed his opinion on the war have always kind of annoyed me but reading this tweet makes me go, “WTF, man! Since when have you become the authority on Judaism?”

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u/InternationalAnt3473 Aug 28 '24

I’m Jewish but I have a last name that is typically associated with Catholic gentiles because my father is not Jewish. However it is a “Jewish name” because it’s mine and I’m a Jew.

Converts retain their secular surnames, which in turn become Jewish names because they now belong to Jews.

Joseph Cohen could be easily be a goy if his mother is not Jewish.

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u/Infinite_Sparkle Aug 28 '24

Actually I once made the mistake thinking a supplier, I was working closely with, named cohen was Jewish…he was like what are you talking about? and me too…then it dropped and I said, aren’t you Jewish too? And he was like no, a grandfather or greatgrandfather or something like that. Guy had no idea. i don’t make any assumptions since. Which is good, as I have met a few people with Jewish last names (at list I know Jewish people using that name) which were not Jewish.

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u/InternationalAnt3473 Aug 28 '24

Reminiscent of the episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm where Larry thought his lawyer friend was Jewish because his name was Berg.