29 May

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For this activity, imagine that you are a Jewish person living around 140 CE in one of the following places: Judea/Galilee, Egypt, Asia Minor, North Africa. In your answers to the following questions, make sure to clearly indicate which you are from.

1. Who is in your family, and what has your family's experience been like? Give me a detailed paragraph or two in answer.

2. How about you as an ancient individual? How do you (or don’t you) perform your Jewish identity? What elements of that identity are important to you? Why? Give me about two solid paragraphs in answer.