and i think it's important to be said in this forum especially. many people consider themselves jewish in many ways and it is not yours to denigrate their reality. if someone identifies strongly with their heritage, but not their religion they are still able to pass their traditions and heritage to their children (should they choose to have any). (and what of the childless jew, is s/he also not a jew??)

i am a jew. i am an atheist. i study torah. i practice the ways of my ancestors. i am NOT A ZIONIST. nothing on that list takes away the truth of my jewishness, reduces my love for torah, or makes my spirituality less than yours. i believe that divinity is contained within. i believe ha-shem to be 'the small, still voice' inside my soul. rather than looking outward, i look in. that doesn't make me less of a jew. we are taught in our tradition to question, question, question. and in doing so, i would hope, we would come up with some different answers. answers that fit our lives and allow us to be 'good jews'.

what i mean by being jewish (to answer your sarcastic question to the person you chased off) is that i love my heritage. i love studying torah. i love being a 'god-wrestler'. and in my beliefs that means i wrestle with the good and bad contained in all mankind, but primarily within myself. i take responsibility. i aim for the good everyday. i will never stop questioning. myself. those around me. my government and others.