My parents were Jewish, grew up on Jewish principals etc but never attended temple/synagogue. My parents have both passed, as have theirs therefore cannot prove my Jewishness. Is it too late to start? I’m nearly 30 and really want to be a better Jew by attending and trying to observe the sabbath (I’m in the culinary field so having fridays and saturdays off is near impossible) I’m starting to feel like I’m not even a “real” Jew. Any guidance is much appreciated.
Edit for context:
I grew up celebrating holidays, sorta keeping kosher (no pork**, shellfish etc but didn’t have kosher meats, didn’t have separate dishes for milk and meat [we didn’t mix the two at home, but would occasionally be allowed to do so outside the home, probably because my mother would once a year eat a BLT; which I still find odd because I never saw her personally break any other dietary laws]) just never went to a synagogue either due to lack of options (live in the Deep South) or my parents just didn’t mesh with what was available or a combination there of. So I grew up noticeably Jewish but in the same way some Christians may believe and have knowledge of the Christian bible but don’t attend church.
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