Observing a HCYP baseball game I overheard a conversation between two mom’s from my son’s public school. One was bemoaning that there were “Hebrew songs at the Christmas concert”. I volunteer for Howard County Parents for School Music and we encourage music teachers to have their concert programs reflect the diversity of our community – – and I generally feel so proud about this being expressed at our concerts. Yet this woman was clearly put off by this. I am Jewish and wondered in the moment if I should chime into the conversation, but worried they would consider me a “pushy Jew”.
