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10 Feb, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Listen, of course I wish that every Jew felt totally comfortable in all situations being openly, blatantly, visibly Jewish, but in the real world every one of us has had these situations, and portraying this as Schoen being 'self-hating' or hypocritical is ugly behavior.
If you're struggling to understand why wearing a yarmulke during a highly publicized Senate procedure would feel awkward, maybe consider that the procedure opened with a Christian prayer and a quote from the New Testament.
David Schoen is a terrible person, he's willingly taking on a terrible job, and in my opinion he's acting in ways that undermine the central ethical tenets of Judaism.
But feeling conflicted about visible Jewish observance and ending up awkwardly trying to do Jewish without drawing too much attention to it and somehow making the whole thing even MORE awkward is highly relatable, and not the thing he deserves criticism for.

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