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[flemmings]

 Doorbell rings. I grump my way off the sofa and limp to the front hallway and even though my porch is dark, I already know who it is. Two guys wearing broad-brimmed hats. It's the Orthodox Jewish missionaries again, though why they operate as they do mystifies me. Wish me a happy Hanukkah (or Pesach or Rosh Hashanah, as per season), ask if I'm Jewish, turn away and head down the steps when I say no. Pretty scattershot approach, that. Especially as they're going to ask my Turkish next door, Iraqi Prof north of him,  Lutheran Swedes north of that, and then into the Italianate portion of the block.

Though now I think of it, do the Orthodox proselytize? I thought not. But do Messianic Jews dress Orthodox? This is confusing.

Fifteen minutes later doorbell rings again. Am tempted to ignore it but it might be my garage tenant coming early, so grump me off sofa etc etc. And it's Sadie's mom from the south wishing me happy solstice and giving me a frozen mini-pie to celebrate. So that's ok.

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[smokingboot]

Happy Solstice to you!

[flemmings]

Thank you.

[heleninwales]

Happy solstice! I've never heard of Jewish missionaries before. I'm pretty sure we don't have them over here, though we do get Jehovah's Witnesses and, in some place, Mormons.

[flemmings]

'Messianic Jews' are Christian converts out to convert other Jews to Christianity, which other Jews understandably take exception to. I haven't run across them myself, not being the target audience, but googling suggests that however else they dress, the distinctive Orthodox black hats and beards isn't it.

I've seen these guys out on the street engaging people in debate, which is why I wonder who they're trying to convince of what.

There's a Jehovah's Witnesses temple about two blocks away from here, but surprisingly I've never had one come to the door.