Thursday, October 29, 2009 4:30pm, Tokyo:

[vicalis]

Sitting on the floor of the Tokyo/Narita Airport while my phone charges. I could be waiting for Gau, whose flight lands in half an hour, but given that he has to clear customs and find me after that, and that my next flight leaves in less than an hour and a half and I still have to go through security, I probably don’t actually have time to wait

Comments

[thegelf]

I'd say that Jessica has become very orthodox, skipping the conservative step. Even conservative Jews aren't shomer nagia, which is what it sounds like she's become.

What Kosher restaurant does the guy manage, and where is it?

[vicalis]

Ah, yes, of course. I didn't mean conservative as a kind of Judaism, rather as a general term. Orthodox would be the more precise term. And yes, I think shomer nagia might be a term she used.

It's in Chicago. I think it might be called Metro Klub. It's a burger place mostly, I think.

[thegelf]

I'm not surprised the restaurant is in Chicago, though I was hoping for one closer. Oh well.

[sbrzweig]

I'd say Jessica has become more observant and is living as part of the orthodox community-- a Lubavich sympathizer, but more modern in affect.

[thegelf]

I yield to someone with more information on the matter. I just didn't want there to be any confusion between "conservative" meaning more observant, and the conservative movement.

I'd still love to see a Kosher restaurant anywhere near or in Madison.