I am very interested in the Jewish holidays and I think it's great that you celebrate them despite the obvious obstacles! I actually had almost the opposite problem last year. We moved into an area of the city with a huge Jewish population. Our upstairs neighbor was an orthodox Jew and every Friday night we could listen to his family celebrating Shabbat (major holidays were quite an event up there!) I wanted so badly to get a closer peek into a Jewish family's home during the sabbath or a holiday observation, but the Jewish community there was tight-knit and I always felt like I was far too much of an outsider to be invited in. So I just craned my ear and tried to pick up as much as I could through the floorboards. Maybe I should be bolder and try to strike up a conversation with one of the orthodox moms at the park sometime. At least we have the "lots of kids" thing in common! (I got a lot of double-takes, walking through the neighborhood pregnant with four kids trailing behind me...and yet NOT dressed in a long black skirt!)