Why Jews Used to Spit in Shul

ed note–pay close attention to the prayer Jews recite daily where they thank their god “who has not made us like the nations (Gentiles) of the world…who has not designed our destiny to be like theirs…for they bow to vanity and emptiness and pray to a god who cannot save.”

First thing worth noting–If Gentiles of whatever stripe had a prayer they recited everyday saying ‘Thank you God, that I was not made a Jew’, it would be ‘proof’ of the inherently ‘anti-Semitic’ and bigoted character of such a people and their religion. The ADL and all other similar groups would mount a screeching campaign that could/would be heard from outer space.

Next, anyone who thinks that people raised in such an environment are ‘just like the rest of us’ need to check back into the Hotel Reality, as this is just one example (out of many) as to why we maintain the notion that Judaism is THE problem and that there is no such thing as a ‘good Jew’.

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The list of what you cannot do in a synagogue is prodigious—from clapping and smoking to futzing with the change in your pocket. But what you won’t find on that list is spitting. In fact, in many Orthodox congregations, spitting is quite encouraged, and we can thank a certain prayer for that.