Mm. At the first temple I tried out, the rabbi was very excited. He wanted a line on their internet website - "temple of choice for imPort Alfie Solomons". He hoped I'd help him run campaigns to encourage young people to attend services more often, using my celebrity as a draw. I told him no; I didn't go back.
[Some of these words - imPort, internet, website - he doesn't even try to translate, just throwing the English into the mix.]
The one I attend now is much more discreet. Had an altercation with a man on the way out once, because not all of the natives like us, yeah? But the rabbi stepped in and told him to fuck off.
["Fuck off" and "yeah" are also said in English.]
You're from what decade? The 1950s? I'm from the 1920s. Bit of a surprise for me as well.
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[Some of these words - imPort, internet, website - he doesn't even try to translate, just throwing the English into the mix.]
The one I attend now is much more discreet. Had an altercation with a man on the way out once, because not all of the natives like us, yeah? But the rabbi stepped in and told him to fuck off.
["Fuck off" and "yeah" are also said in English.]
You're from what decade? The 1950s? I'm from the 1920s. Bit of a surprise for me as well.