Toure : I'm Jewish?

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I just took a DNA test turns out I'm 30% Jewish. Wow! I had no idea. This is a personal bombshell but one I welcome. And now I've gotta figure out what this all means to me! How do I incorporate this into me? I have so many amazing friends who are Jewish and it's really cool when they say "Welcome to the tribe!" But I've still got a lot thinking to figure out what this all means for me. This video is the third in a series about what it means to be an adult.

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[sunshinerising]

I just love you!!! another super powerful journalist that has such a spectrum that it cannot be contained in a network! Keep it going.

[talkswithTinaB]

I just found out that I am part Jewish. As a believer in Jesus Christ, I found this to be the best news of my life and identity ❤

[TheFuzzieWuzzie]

I’m on my journey discovering my Jewish ancestors myself. I’ll be following! It’s some seriously fascinating stuff.

[SaltyMusicOne]

Awesome! I see Miles' autobiography back there amongst other greats :) Excellent video, really enjoyed hearing your thoughts.

[KTZ_]

dude, take a selfie, put it in lightroom, alter your skin-tone to white-ish or olive-ish (light brown) - and compare it to any jews, particularly from israel. You'll be shocked - you actually look very jewish, sans the dark skin-tone.

[sycamoremaple]

I love how you talk about this! Hope this journey into this new part of your identity opens good paths and insights to you. I can't wait to hear more about this adventure! Blessings!

[reubentobias]

I'm black and jewish also!I feel very close to both sides

[serenalite]

I love your video! I learned a lot from you!!!

[PumaJ]

Cool!!’ We Jews are an awesome Tribe:-) Welcome.

[chipor]

It's unfortunate that both groups do not share in the same financial prosperity 😢

[bellsTheorem]

I think that 30% is 100% Jeff Goldblum.

[Harry_Sussex]

Dr. King celebrated the Jewish sabbath while in jail after his protests.

[SimpLeeBeth]

I highly recommend doing your own test! Certain DNA markers are only carried on the Male side. I have 9 siblings. 5 or 6 of us have done the testing, and the results are slightly different for all of us. Also, the more people that do it, the more accurate the results become. As more people submit DNA, your results get recalculated.

[dba]

You look like Jeff Goldblum with a deeper suntan ❤️

[ShalomYal]

I appreciated your thoughtful reflections. Did you know that the Dalai Lama has consulted many Jewish leaders about group identity through hardship? His community is now in exile in India and he is trying to figure out how not to let his culture die

[Based_Is_Best]

Here’s an idea - let’s stop obsessing about identity politics/identity culture

[Sb-npuc]

If you have any questions I can answer some of questions. If there are things I can't answer I'll be honest.

[jcomm]

Hoping for a few Klezmer profiles from you one day. Who knows?

[LucidRevelation]

Welcome to the Tribe! It's a beautiful thing to be a part of. Despite having darker skin than most, you totally look, sound and feel Jewish and this announcement is not surprising to me at all. I recommend the writings of Aryeh Kaplan (especially Jewish Meditation) if you want to get an idea of the spiritual side of Judaism.

[ntheg]

Look up history of the Jewish people. It's unclear from the video you understand what a jackpot you've hit in terms of identity