I agree,i am a non believer jew but i have deep respect for every religion expect pisslam.Realy there are many beautiful things in the catholic sect like the colorful masses albeit i don't like the current pope.
what do you define as a "non believing Jew"?
I define non believing jew as ethnically jew who does not observe judaism.
But you went to Kiddush. How are you a "non believing Jew"? Perhaps non-observant makes more sense. Non-believing sounds like you don't believe in Gd or even the Torah.
Well,i believe that G-d does nbot help us unlesswe help ourselves.So i am trying to help myself more than keepong this traditions.
In Judaism we are not supposed to rely on miracles although miracles do happen. So sitting pretty and praying to win the lottery is NOT what we are supposed to do. We are supposed to work for a living and pray that our work will make us money and give us blessing and enjoyment.
I"ll give you an example, let's say you are a farmer. What would make your crops grow? Sun and water and working the land. But guess what? what if you do everything right and it doesn't work? Perhaps a prayer to Gd will do the job...maybe that alone or maybe an inspiration will come from it to help your crops grow.
There is nothing wrong with praying for good health and happiness. Of course we can seek it out without praying, but sometimes just doing it ourselves won't be enough. Does it hurt to pray for it too? And if it doesn't happen, it doesn't mean Gd isn't listening. It might mean it's not time yet for whatever it is you are praying for.
About observing the laws of the Torah...I'll admit, I'm not fully observant, but I can tell you why it's important to work towards it. First, it will bring blessing if you do it sincerely. It will set you apart from non-Jews if you live in Galut. When you have children, they will have something to identify with...if they are in Galut and they don't have Jewish parents to look up to, it may become easier for them to assimilate...and then their children and then their children etc.
Israel has a non religious Zionist entity as it came to be is failing because later generations don't realize how the surround land is important. They give into so called peace processes as if that is their messiah. Only the religious zionist Israelis truly understand the necessity of Torah with Israel. And if this is the only way, it has to be passed on from one generation to the next so it never gets lost. Otherwise, whether a person is a white Jew, Black Jew, Asian Jew, Tan Jew, they will disappear amongst the people that look like them. Jews are different not by the way they look but by their Jewish souls.