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I wrote a series of Deep Space Nine ficlets about space Jews for the Purimgifts exchange this year, which was an interesting experience because a.) it's definitely the most Jewish fic I've written, including the year I wrote Fiddler on the Roof fic and b.) I tend to forget that many people don't necessarily know things like 'who is Queen Vashti' or 'what is a Purimshpil.' Which doesn't really matter, because these fics are unashamedly written for the people who do know those things, and that's fine. But it was an interesting experience nonetheless.

Anyway: Space Jews Celebrating Space Purim. I have accidentally given myself a lot of Jewish Star Trek headcanons now. Anyone want to talk to me about Starfleet Academy Hillel?

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I love everything about this.

(I'm one of those... not-quite-Jewish? Jewish-adjacent? Jewish-ish? people. So I feel awkward identifying or commenting. My father's father (who died of old age before I was born) was Ashkenazi. I was definitely not brought up Jewish in terms of traditions or or languages or observance, and don't have Jewish religious beliefs, but it still matters, you know?)

Thank you!

Oh, man, please don't feel awkward - it absolutely still matters. (Well, I mean, as much as you want it to matter. I know people for whom it doesn't at all, which is cool too, I'm not gonna tell anyone how much it should or shouldn't matter to them. But you know what I mean.)

Thank you. And yeah.