How you know a non jew has been around jews (light thread)

scintilla

Fri, Jul 14 2023, 2:32 pm

Highstrung wrote:

When my cleaning woman scolded me and told me that my rabbi won’t be happy if I just close up my cabinets for Pesach without cleaning it first . She thought I was being rebellious. She was stressing out over Pesach cleaning more than I was .

That's hilarious, and even more so considering your username.

Amarante

Fri, Jul 14 2023, 2:38 pm

My Irish Catholic neighbor always emails me to wish me various Happy Holidays.

ap ↓

Fri, Jul 14 2023, 2:47 pm

doctorima wrote:

A friend was running late on a short winter Friday. She came out of the shower and saw her candles already lit. She asked the cleaning lady about it, who said that she lit them for my friend since it was getting close to shkiah.

crust

Fri, Jul 14 2023, 3:20 pm

When your taxi driver tells you that he teased a group of bochurim.

He knows the RY well (true).
He told them that next time he drives the Rosh Yeshiva he will tell the RY that he took them to a certain restaurant at night and that they smoke.

They were scared until they realized he doesn't know their names.

↑ singleagain ↓

Fri, Jul 14 2023, 3:35 pm

When she says amen to your bracha. And one time commented that she had t heard it. Bc I said it quietly

mom39

Fri, Jul 14 2023, 3:52 pm

My grandmother had an aide and once asked me when the"cheese cake" holiday was

↑ BH Yom Yom ↓

Fri, Jul 14 2023, 3:57 pm

imasinger wrote:

Me, too!

Me three!

Greenapple

Fri, Jul 14 2023, 3:57 pm

synthy wrote:

Asked the UPS delivery guy if he has any packages for me, he said “no, gam zu l’tovah!”

I was reading through the thread, waiting to see if anyone would mention our good ol UPS guy! He's a panic!!

When a new grocery opened up a take out wo seating, he was furious - I need a sit down to be able to enjoy my cholent!

He loves the community though.

↑ BH Yom Yom ↓

Fri, Jul 14 2023, 4:00 pm

mom39 wrote:

My grandmother had an aide and once asked me when the"cheese cake" holiday was

Fri, Jul 14 2023, 4:02 pm

In any bakery or pizza shop I can ask what's mezonos and hamotzi

Orangehead

Fri, Jul 14 2023, 4:17 pm

once talking with a co-worker and I guess the conversation was going in the wrong direction, she says. . ." I am not going to continue talking. I don't want to even say avak lashon horah"
Apparently, she read the chofetz chaim book she found in the office.

↑ BH Yom Yom ↓

Fri, Jul 14 2023, 4:29 pm

A friend of mine told me that her parents’ cleaning lady has forgotten more halacha than many non-frum Jews will ever know.

↑ octopus

Fri, Jul 14 2023, 4:33 pm

My husband's job has asher yatzar poster with translation outside the bathroom. Two non Jewish workers started saying it. Because when they asked about this blessing, and when they were told what it was for, they said it really made sense. I think one person even says it in the merit that someone he knows should get better . You really see how your surroundings influence you!

↑ zaq ↓

Fri, Jul 14 2023, 4:37 pm

As my dad used to say, In beis harov, kent di meshoresteh paskenen shailes.

↑ BH Yom Yom ↓

Fri, Jul 14 2023, 4:37 pm

octopus wrote:

That’s amazing. Mamish a kiddush Hashem and being an ohr lagoyim!

↑ BH Yom Yom ↓

Fri, Jul 14 2023, 4:49 pm

The lovely non-Jewish aide of a family I know used to open the door for meshulachim and have full-fledged simple conversations with them in Hebrew (“Abba lo babayit, hu yachzor b’od shaah”).

↑ Highstrung ↓

Fri, Jul 14 2023, 4:56 pm

The librarian in the public library who’s from Barbados said she wants to try doing Shabbos , just for Friday night. She sees the library filled with frum people on Erev Shabbos taking out books so they could disconnect , read , put their feet up and relax and she can’t imagine the amazing peace the disconnecting and relaxation does. She said it sounds like the most awesome thing .

bgr8ful

Fri, Jul 14 2023, 5:21 pm

once went into a taxi with an african american driver and he was listening to avraham fried and singing along. he told me avraham fried is his favorite singer and he knew a bunch of his songs. avraham had just released a new song then and I showed it to the driver, he was so excited.

loving this thread! cracking up at some of these stories.

GOODMOM

Fri, Jul 14 2023, 5:55 pm

My friend hired a car service when she was in Europe, to visit numerous butei chaim. The nonjewish driver texted her a complete itinerary. Mikvah@7:30. Davening 7:45-8-45. Debrecen @ .....etc