The Making of a Jewish Dog

How to tell if your pup is in prayer mode

Photo by Diego Millan on Unsplash

I first realized I was raising a Jewish dog when Maude of the Mitzvahs (good deeds in Hebrew) refused to eat on Yom Kippur. True it’s the most sacred day in the Jewish calendar — a day when practicing Jews fasted — but I didn’t pay much attention to it. I ate my usual: last night’s leftovers and a Hershey bar.