Is it normal to just down the wine before kiddush, or the eucharist?

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I'd never been to a synagogue before, and I thought the service was over so I didn't know why they were giving me a tiny cup of wine. I just downed it in front of the entire congregation, then realized what I had done. Fortunately, Jews don't believe that God is actually in the wine.

Is it common for guests at a religious service to misuse the wine like this? I think it's funny that the only faux pas I made the entire time was the most obviously avoidable.

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  • delling
    9 years ago

    I have no idea what "disc tomatoey" means, but if you actually have an interest in a Jewish worldview, the more liberal branches would probably be fairly accepting.

    I've been to a Reform Temple a few times, and people were really standoffish compared to Church, but a few people talked to me and told me they like having guests.

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  • Avant-Garde
    9 years ago

    They sound nice. If they are Reform, chances are that they will be understanding and more forgiven as opposed to those who are in the more hardcore and old fashioned branches of Judaism.

    I've always wanted to be Jewish, but I always worry that I won't truly belong with them or that they'll somehow be disc tomatoey towards me. :/

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    • UnmaskedHearts
      9 years ago

      Avant-Garde when someone converts to Judaism that person is not supposed to be called a convert because that person is now fully Jewish :)

      If someone mentions it or doesn't consider you Jewish, well, that's just one person. A friend of mine converted to Orthodox Judaism and she is accepted 100%. I am going to be converting too. If there is a PM system here and you want to know more, send me a message :) G-d bless.

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  • delling
    9 years ago

    I dunno about that, but it's pretty irrelevant to this conversation!

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  • Anonymous Post Author
    9 years ago

    I thought I did hit reply. Maybe not?

    They knew I was a visitor and they included me anyway. It's a pretty liberal, inclusive congregation, so I'm sure they forgave me, but it would still be nice to hear stories from other people who did the same thing.

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  • Anonymous Post Author
    9 years ago

    I'm interested in the religion and wanted to see an actual service. Because of this, I was excruciatingly attentive to social cues and was trying to make a good first impression. That all went out the window after the service, apparently.

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    • charli.m
      9 years ago

      You need to hit reply or people won't see your comment. I only found cos i happened to see more comments here.

      I suppose it's normal to make mistakes in unfamiliar ceremonies. And it's normal for them to be offended as these ceremonies are really for those within the religion, not visitors. Observation is one thing, partaking is quite different. That's just what I'm assuming.

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  • Anonymous Post Author
    9 years ago

    This was a Reform synagogue, which is a lot more lax, but I still managed to take advantage of that.

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    • charli.m
      9 years ago

      Why were you there in the first place? I think that info is important for the answer.

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  • charli.m
    9 years ago

    I've never been to Synagogue, but I've been present at home Kiddush for religious holidays and for Shabbat. I wasn't offered the wine, because I'm not Jewish.

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  • Crusades
    9 years ago

    Zionism is stupid.

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