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When friendship becomes involuntary cultural education

My college roommate said she never met a Jewish person before me and now she asks me to explain every Jewish holiday and practice like I am a walking encyclopedia.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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You are experiencing the burden of being someone's primary exposure to your entire culture and heritage.

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“Where Are You with Jewish tikkun olam — repairing the world?”

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