So yes apparently they often invite non-jews to celebrate sabbath with food and music to share their culture. Besides me there was one guy from moscow who wasn't a jew and a woman that I didn't really talk to because she sat far away.
It took place in a medium sized living room so it was pretty cramped, as we were probably 12 people in total.
It was the family who lives there, the local Rabbi (a strongly religious guy who was very cool though, apparently one of his hobbys is DJing), a jewish babushka from ukraine who came here because of the war, some others that I didnt know and us three goyims.
The thing that surprised me the most is that after it got dark, it was ALL candlelight used, no electric lights. They had like 50 candles hanging from the ceiling and a lot on the table too and some on the walls and windows.
It was still rather dark but cozy.
Before eating, they praid and sang songs. Mostly hebrew, but some yiddish songs too.
During the food it was just normal conversations. If there was to mention something, it is that they were really caring. As my glass gets emtpy, someone would notice and fill it up again for me and they did this to each other.
After the food we sang more songs and the table was folded smaller and put aside so there was a place to dance in the middle of the room.
I could back them up with my guitar because most songs they sang were some easy three chord folk songs, some of them I even knew like hevenu shalom alechem.
Then it was already very late and people left one after each other. I was kindly offered to sleep there because my train connection sucked and so I did.
I'd think so too, yes.
But the woman who cooked really seemed to know what she was doing, never in my life have i had such good vegan food.
A lot of different pumpkins, brow rice, salads, something meat-like that I already forgot what it was, all together with these oriental spices and many other small dishes to choose from.
My mind was blown.