Another Sushi Night

I have previously posted about the intricacies of being a multicultural family, a multilingual one and of dual religious roots. Often as parents it is difficult to know what is best for our kids, yet it is also possible to use our instinct to determine what are our priorities.
So far in terms of religion, I assumed the awareness of both religions' holidays and traditions would be important for them, so that they can feel at home and comfortable in both world, in both cultures. I have also made the effort to connect them to the judaic traditions, as it they are more complex and certainly less mainstream than the christian ones. I guess I measured my success when around Christmas time, while walking in a mall, Noam asked me why there was a baby lying under a decorated tree. I had obviously some explaining to do to catch up on that other end.
But if these questions arose, it is mainly because Brazil is a very religious country. Faith is present in a large number of churches of all denominations, Christian being the main one. Saints are given holidays and festivals, street and city's names.  In our travels, we have encountered and visited numbers of chapels, churches and altars. And the language includes numerous reference to god.
Despite the importance of Christianity, the Brazilian Jewish history started with the portuguese  inquisition in the 16th century. And Sao Paolo is home to the largest Jewish community in the country. But Brasilia is home to a rather a small one, and the young rabbi and his wife hold the services in their house. For Purim, they had organized the traditional torah reading along with a great sushi buffet. We joined our Israeli friends, who promised us better sushi. In fact, it was not only the food which was good, but the welcome and the ambiance, more relaxed and casual than other communities.