They always threw their arms around and hugged me while crying our Yiddish endearments. Yet none of them believed in God. They believed in social jus… - Anne Lamott

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They always threw their arms around and hugged me while crying our Yiddish endearments. Yet none of them believed in God. They believed in social justice, good works, Israel, and Bette Midler. I was nearly thirty before I met a religious Jew.

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Anne Lamott (born 10 April 1954) is an American novelist and non-fiction writer.

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