He is very naive, though he is seen to know more in later seasons.
Kyle is more often defensive than proud of his faith, and though he regularly attends such functions as 'Jew Scouts', he often has a poor grasp of the history, traditions and rituals of his religion. Kyle's apparent indifference to religion may be part of his effort to fit in with his friends, who are mostly Roman Catholic. Kyle appears to have mixed feelings toward Judaism, and there is conflicting evidence as to the religiousness of his family - for example, while they dress similarly to many religious Jews (Gerald, for example, always wears a yarmulke), they apparently do not keep the Sabbath or follow very strict sexual lives (Sheila Stone, mother of Matt Stone, was herself a secular Sephardic Jew). Cartman regularly makes derogatory remarks about the Jewish people, often directly in Kyle's presence specifically to aggravate him. It was also mentioned in ' An Elephant Makes Love to a Pig'. Hankey, the Christmas Poo', despite having been mentioned briefly in the second The Spirit of Christmas short, and in ' Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride'. Kyle is of the Jewish faith, but this detail is not officially revealed until ' Mr.
