Well said, iluvtorah. I’ve been personally embarrassed at the way frum people have treated service people at frum events. All my rabbis have stressed the need to be a mentch at all times, ESPECIALLY in our relations with non-Jews with whom we come into contact. For a non-Jewish waiter to go home after an event and say, “I really love working Jewish events, they really are great people; their Torah must really mean something to them.” is a kiddush HaShem. But for the same person to go home and say, “These Jews are all rude jerks and I hate working for them; from where do they get that bad behavior?” is a chilul HaShem.
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