The majority of people in the US react the same way you do, at least outside of the South, where they just really don't know what to do with you. There's always that small group of people that ruins it. And the thing is, I hear Switzerland, Spain, and Austria especially right now are not pleasant places to be Jewish, so it is what it is.
I spent a lot of time in Catholic ceremonies as a kid, because my next door neighbor and best friend went to Catholic school, and her mother babysat me a lot, so if the kids were supposed to do any kind of performance, I got taken with to watch my friend. It was always just a little uncomfortable. The thing is, I would never contemplate holding a Jewish "Catholic" mass for kicks, so why to people feel it's okay to do that with Judaism, or Paganism, or Hinduism, or assorted American Indian religions, or... No.
God for you giving your friend privacy! if I'm with someone who isn't Jewish when it's time to do something Jewish, I'm always afraid it's going to turn into show and tell, when I just want to be alone with my faith.
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I spent a lot of time in Catholic ceremonies as a kid, because my next door neighbor and best friend went to Catholic school, and her mother babysat me a lot, so if the kids were supposed to do any kind of performance, I got taken with to watch my friend. It was always just a little uncomfortable. The thing is, I would never contemplate holding a Jewish "Catholic" mass for kicks, so why to people feel it's okay to do that with Judaism, or Paganism, or Hinduism, or assorted American Indian religions, or... No.
God for you giving your friend privacy! if I'm with someone who isn't Jewish when it's time to do something Jewish, I'm always afraid it's going to turn into show and tell, when I just want to be alone with my faith.