More Jewtopia
In the play's first scene, Chris – the guy who wants to marry a Jewish so he’ll never have to make another decision in his life - proves his Jewish mettle to an initially skeptical Adam – the Jewish friend who needs to find a Jewish girlfriend to please his family - by successfully completing a variety of Hebrew prayers such as the Sh'ma and the blessing over wine. Adam demonstrates his ignorance of Jewish culture (he calls himself a "bad Jew") by not knowing what year Israel became a state and not remembering the name of the Barbra Streisand movie Yentl. Adam, by the way, is a 30-year-old lawyer who has not been to synagogue since his bar mitzvah, where he humiliated himself by exposing himself to the congregation and then running naked around the bimah three times.This part of the play reminded me that, if I follow every requirement in the conversion process. I will be more Jewish than my husband is. Isn’t it weird?! Why do I have to stop eating shrimp, pork or mix cheese and meat if B. eats a cheeseburger without even thinking about the dietary laws?
It is funny that after all my husband who married a japanese-christian girl is practicing his Jewishness more than anyone in his family (expect for his grandma).
posted by Ruth @ 10:27 AM
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