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Note: I considered asking this at Mi Yodeya but it is really about how to deal with people and culture, more than about Judaism as a religion.

We will have Jewish friends (from the US) staying at our place for a week or so (adults and children 3 to 14 yo). We live in France and are atheists but want them to feel "like at home", especially on the religious side.

Are there any commonly agreed upon rules in the Jewish community about how to deal with the (as far as I can tell) strict religious rules? Specifically the ones I was thinking about are

  • Kosher food: we will get rid of the obviously non-kosher food (such as pork) but we can easily miss the more obscure ones (obscure as not universally known outside of the Jewish communities)
  • Shabbat: switching on lights for instance is a problem - we are likely going to forget to switch them on or off. There are probably other "practical life oriented" things as this one we are not aware of.
  • Shabbat again: is it OK to watch the ceremony (I am curious how it is in real life)?

To be clear: we will of course ask them gently about these points but want to anticipate the ones which are known. Ifif there is a set of rules which someone already thought of I would like to avoid reinventing the wheel. And we will of course ask them gently about these points but want to anticipate the ones which are known.

How do I communicate to my jewish friends that we are already aware of some rules regarding their religious obligations, have made some arrangements and some accommodations, but need their feedback and other specific needs?

Note: I considered asking this at Mi Yodeya but it is really about how to deal with people and culture, more than about Judaism as a religion.

We will have Jewish friends (from the US) staying at our place for a week or so (adults and children 3 to 14 yo). We live in France and are atheists but want them to feel "like at home", especially on the religious side.

Are there any commonly agreed upon rules in the Jewish community about how to deal with the (as far as I can tell) strict religious rules? Specifically the ones I was thinking about are

  • Kosher food: we will get rid of the obviously non-kosher food (such as pork) but we can easily miss the more obscure ones (obscure as not universally known outside of the Jewish communities)
  • Shabbat: switching on lights for instance is a problem - we are likely going to forget to switch them on or off. There are probably other "practical life oriented" things as this one we are not aware of.
  • Shabbat again: is it OK to watch the ceremony (I am curious how it is in real life)?

To be clear: we will of course ask them gently about these points but want to anticipate the ones which are known. If there is a set of rules which someone already thought of I would like to avoid reinventing the wheel.

Note: I considered asking this at Mi Yodeya but it is really about how to deal with people and culture, more than about Judaism as a religion.

We will have Jewish friends (from the US) staying at our place for a week or so (adults and children 3 to 14 yo). We live in France and are atheists but want them to feel "like at home", especially on the religious side.

Are there any commonly agreed upon rules in the Jewish community about how to deal with the (as far as I can tell) strict religious rules? Specifically the ones I was thinking about are

  • Kosher food: we will get rid of the obviously non-kosher food (such as pork) but we can easily miss the more obscure ones (obscure as not universally known outside of the Jewish communities)
  • Shabbat: switching on lights for instance is a problem - we are likely going to forget to switch them on or off. There are probably other "practical life oriented" things as this one we are not aware of.
  • Shabbat again: is it OK to watch the ceremony (I am curious how it is in real life)?

To be clear: if there is a set of rules which someone already thought of I would like to avoid reinventing the wheel. And we will of course ask them gently about these points but want to anticipate the ones which are known.

How do I communicate to my jewish friends that we are already aware of some rules regarding their religious obligations, have made some arrangements and some accommodations, but need their feedback and other specific needs?

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What cultural hints to be aware of when Jewish friends are staying at our place?

Note: I considered asking this at Mi Yodeya but it is really about how to deal with people and culture, more than about Judaism as a religion.

We will have Jewish friends (from the US) staying at our place for a week or so (adults and children 3 to 14 yo). We live in France and are atheists but want them to feel "like at home", especially on the religious side.

Are there any commonly agreed upon rules in the Jewish community about how to deal with the (as far as I can tell) strict religious rules? Specifically the ones I was thinking about are

  • Kosher food: we will get rid of the obviously non-kosher food (such as pork) but we can easily miss the more obscure ones (obscure as not universally known outside of the Jewish communities)
  • Shabbat: switching on lights for instance is a problem - we are likely going to forget to switch them on or off. There are probably other "practical life oriented" things as this one we are not aware of.
  • Shabbat again: is it OK to watch the ceremony (I am curious how it is in real life)?

To be clear: we will of course ask them gently about these points but want to anticipate the ones which are known. If there is a set of rules which someone already thought of I would like to avoid reinventing the wheel.