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Huh?I don't know if there is any way I'll ever be able to live really close to a Reform or Conservative synagogue. The housing is just expensive.
I don't know if there is any way I'll ever be able to live really close to a Reform or Conservative synagogue. The housing is just expensive.
I don't know if there is any way I'll ever be able to live really close to a Reform or Conservative synagogue. The housing is just expensive.
I am not a Jew, but I am curious how Jews get to the synagogue on Friday nights if they can't drive because it is forbidden?
Huh?
as it turns out, even though we don't go to Shul as often as we would like, we are the only ones within walking distance of the nearest Conservative synagogue, that I am aware of. The building is in a Hispanic neighborhood, and none of the participants are Hispanic. This leave me to assume that every one drives. That and we have seen several give us funny looks when they see us walking as they are climbing into their nice, shiny, new SUVs.At the moment, I don't go to synagogue much, because I don't live near enough to walk, and I try not to drive on Shabbat.
The Conservative movment claims that it has permitted driving on Shabbat, but the way it claims to have done so is surprisingly un-halachic. There are a couple of rabbis working on a proper halachic solution to this problem, and when their solution is complete, I then might drive to synagogue more often.
Although in general, I go Shabbat mornings, not Friday nights-- I like starting Shabbat at home.
Reading this post makes me so grateful I live in Israel, where almost in every town or village there is a synagogue at walking distance.
I think Judaism were originally planned for Jews living in Israel.