I've had most of the questions be very polite and very interested, or at most confused (well, except for some teasing, but that only from friends- but considering one of those same friends at one point this summer asked me if zodiacmg beat me, well- you can't take things so seriously from him)- maybe I've just been lucky. But when people assume that it's about being a rabbi, rather than being religious- grr.

I'm still not sure how much I cover my head for anyone besides me, as far as an initial reason. But since I am, I still want it to send the right message. But when people insist on taking a symbol of Judaism and reading it as only a symbol of a certain brand of feminism- well, it's hard to deal with.

Good luck with the lab work.