MY FIRST SHABBAT

Asher is Jewish. But I'm so blunt when it comes to ethnic cues, when I first met him I thought he was Irish. He does not go to synagogue and he is horrible with money, but he did take me out to see Franz Kafka’s “Amerika” when we first started dating and he really likes He’Brew beer.

The Shabbat hostess is Asher’s old friend. She's a converted Jewess. I have not asked her why she decided to convert, but I have a sneaking suspicion it has something to do with the fact that she is also trying to snag a Jewish husband. And by “snag” I mean, with chicanery and ether and ropes and duct tape.