Friday, May 1, 2015
My Family At Home
I was told to write a post about my synagogue at home. The only problem is that I don't go to a specific synagogue and I don't have a congregation at home, I have a family. It's not that I'm not religious or that I don't feel that I have a connection with God or feel the need to pray, I just don't agree with the idea that going to a temple or synagogue means that I have to agree with their ideology or their practices of Judaism. For shabbat and high holidays my family and I go to our other family's house. I went to a private Orthodox Jewish school for most of my elementary years, and everyone at the school became my family. Wee go to my fourth grade Jewish studies teacher's house for pesach and to the principle's house for shabbat and many many more.They accept what we think about Judaism and are always excited to share their ideas with us. I am so grateful to be a part of this community where I am accepted for what I believe and for the traditions in my family. I feel it's very important to be a part of a community, whether it be a reformed temple, or an orthodox family, it makes such a difference to be involved. I love being a part of this amazing community and I am so happy that I found this family to join.
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I completely agree with the fact that a synogague/temple shouldn't define Jewish ideology. Many times when I go to temple I can't relate with what they talk about or I get bored during services. That bothers me because id like to get involved in my Jewish community and not be bored. So I believe that celebrating holidays and Judaism without a congregation and with family and friends instead is a great way to identify yourself and be Jewish
ReplyDeleteI think it's interesting that you don't identify with a specific congregation, and agree that praying with a tightly knit community is much more special than with 200 jews that you don't know. I'm glad that we have someone in class who can also speak for the orthadox community, because in reform judaism there usually is noone who can.
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