A campaign rally for former president Donald Trump on March 16 in Vandalia, Ohio. (Jeff Dean/AP)
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Until this week, I had no idea I was a self-hating Jew.

I light candles and say blessings on Shabbat. I saw my kids through their b’nai mitzvah and took them to Israel. I volunteer with my synagogue.

But — who knew? — I actually hate my religion. What’s more, the 70 percent of American Jews who vote Democratic also hate Judaism.