Today I went to synagogue - the first time in about 23 years. More to do with meeting people in my new city than anything else.

My daughter and I wore masks. Two of the people at our table began to tell us that we don't need to wear masks. My daughter, who lost her father to Covid, explained that both of us are immune-c ompromised, and we have to be careful. She was quite intense.

The one lady let it drop. The other lady turned to me and wouldn't let the subject drop, telling me that people didn't die of Covid anymore (yes, they do), and other nonsense.

I turned to her, explained my credits, qualifications, etc. and told her very firmly that she was half-right.

She exploded and used the word 'fuck' three times, told me I disrespected her, and then said 'fuck you.'

I didn't respond. I just looked at her. She kept telling me I had disrespected her, and now she was showing me disrespect. Then she got up and went to sit somewhere else.

When i met her, before the service, I thought there was something very wrong with her. My daughter was looking at her throughout the service, and she appeared to be getting more and more upset. It occurred to me afterwards that it might have been because some mention was made between Jewish and Christian belief systems.

The service was hilarious becausee most of us could not remember a word of Hebrew, and we were trying to get through the service. There was so much laughter and everybody freely admitted they hadn't been near a shul (synagogue) for years.

Anyway, she was apparently upset. One of the ladies told me that she had requested a tour through the Jewish community and wasn't a member.

My point is I upset her. She, however, wouldn't let the topic drop despite the fact that my daughter had said 5 minutes before that her father had died of Covid the year before. And she was clearly intense and upset.

Who was wrong?

It's never only one person, Suzie. It takes two to tango. A lot has to do with pecking order.