<p>I was invited to a Jewish fraternity's house tonight for dinner (Friday), but the guy that invited me probably doesn't know I am not Jewish. What's going to happen? Am I worried about nothing?</p>
<p>Why don’t you just tell him before you go and ask if it’s for jews only?</p>
<p>A woman will light Sabbath candles and say a Hebrew blessing. People will say blessings over bread and wine; they probably will translate, but…</p>
<p>Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God, who has sanctified us by Thy commandments and commanded us to kindle the Sabbath lights.</p>
<p>Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God, who brings forth bread from the earth.</p>
<p>Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God, who has created the fruit of the vine.</p>
<p>They’ll serve food. If it’s kosher, you just won’t be able to have milk in your coffee or butter on your bread (mixing meat with dairy in the same meal).</p>
<p>After dinner they may say blessings in Hebrew. Again, it’s thanks to God for many things.</p>
<p>If there are others there who aren’t Jewish, you may get more translation rather than less. This is the happiest time of the week, a time for talking and telling stories. It’s an act of goodness to invite strangers to the Sabbath table, so you should feel welcome.</p>
<p>So you survived the part where they let out the snakes? ;)</p>
<p>Did they serve gefilte fish? What did you think? (It’s an acquired taste…)</p>
<p>Good for you for being open to doing something outside of your comfort zone!</p>
<p>I went and I only had to tell two people I was not Jewish and they didn’t care, but I’m sure almost everyone knew. There was a lot of food and it was all very tasty. The Jews know how to feed me better than the Catholics. Everything went well, except for the fact that the guy that invited me COMPLETELY DITCHED ME with a few other people and left me alone with strangers. Oh well. So much for that.</p>
<p>Their job isn’t to babysit you, it’s to introduce you to brothers, (aka ‘strangers’ in your mind).</p>
<p>OP, you are asking good questions.</p>
<p>You are in no different situation than a Jewish person considering a non-Jewish fraternity…the question is do you like the members? Sometimes they may do a few things that you are not familiar with, but they are learning experiences…just think of them as if you were learning any other fraternity ritual.</p>
<p>If you join, you will be in a position to learn a lot from one another–always a good thing
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AEPi is a wonderful fraternity with an extensive network of alumni who actively help each other out all through their careers…</p>