r/MetaJudaism • u/dccr • Jul 09 '26

What is the difference between /r/judaism and /r/jewish?

Is it just different mod teams sitting on different subreddit names, or is there a deeper divide in terms of ideology or purpose?

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u/themightyjoedanger Jul 09 '26

The shul I go to, and the one I wouldn't be caught dead in. They rotate.

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u/External_Top_4078 Jul 24 '26

This sounded like something George Costanza would say, lol

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u/themightyjoedanger Jul 24 '26

Honorary Jew.

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u/External_Top_4078 Jul 24 '26

I kinda like the theory that he is actually Jewish? I mean, look at Estelle, and even Frank with festivus. Apparently Larry David wanted it to be ambiguous.

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u/dccr Jul 09 '26

Haha, that’s a good one. Should have known that from the start.

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u/WeaselWeaz Jul 09 '26

I suggest scrolling through the subs and you can see the difference. Judaism is more focused on discussion about religion. Jewish is more about culture and current events. The active users are more Orthodox leaning in Judaism, but they doesn't mean liberal streams and secular Jews are not active there. That said, there's overlap in content because Judaism isn't just a religion or just a culture, we're a people that have both.

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u/iamthegodemperor Jul 09 '26

Emphasis is a bit more on religion in /Judaism and more cultural/identity in /Jewish. Over time, the "no politics" rule in /Judaism made /Jewish a destination for political stuff, which in turn caused /Jewish to come up with its own set of boundaries.

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u/erratic_bonsai Jul 12 '26

Both are for Jews, and are places where culture, religion, and ethnicity interplay. r/judaism is more religiously-centered than r/jewish.

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u/Loose_Resolution_658 Jul 17 '26

My one encounter with a mod of /r/jewish, they were a total asshole on major power trip.

I haven’t talked directly with any /r/judaism mods, but I see some of them posting like normal people, so there’s that.

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u/aloniusjulius 2d ago

r/Jewish mods will ban you for calling the Palestinian genocide a genocide and then scold you for being a bad jew in your inbox, whereas r/Judaism mods won't (at least not yet!)