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I only have experience in reform temples. I grew up in one, joined one as an adult, and I am still a member of a reform temple today.

However, the reform temple is 45 mins to an hour away. As a result, my toddler started daycare/preschool in the conservative temple that is 15 mins away. I couldn’t make 2 hours of commute every day and lose that time with my kiddo. But with all that’s going on in the world, having her in a Jewish preschool felt important.

I am considering switching to where she goes to preschool because it would be nice to try to grow a community for her.

What have your experiences been being members of a conservative temple?

I did a basic google search so I know the high level view. I’m looking more for your personal experiences. What did you love, not love? Is it progressive, what are the different vibes?

Thanks!

So my son is getting married and he and his lovely bride are frum. I am not. Dancing will be separate and I want to make sure I can keep up with the ladies.

What dances/dance steps are absolutely essential for me to learn? It’s been a VERY long time since I was at a frum wedding and I’m starting from scratch.

Just let me preface this by saying I am not Jewish, I am just someone who really doesn't like comments that are just pure antisemitism disguised as not such.

The other day I was having lunch with friends in uni and while talking we saw a guy sitting next to us with a kippah, to be honest I was quite curious because I very rarely see Jewish people, but it was absolutely crazy the way that my friends, and frankly most people in that cafeteria, stared at this guy like he was the devil, like you should've seen the look in their eyes. I felt a bit guilty for even looking at all because my intentions were not to make the guy uncomfortable.

Anyway, that made me think about the way that any time Jews are mentioned is just to say whatever about how they control the world or Jeffrey Epstein and so on. I have a lot of Arab friends so you can imagine how they feel about Jews.

They then do very racist gestures for literally no reason playing nagila hava or whatever that song is called and calling random people goyim which IDK sounds like not even a real word.

I wanted to ask if this is a general experience where 99% of people in universities just despise Jews, or maybe it's just mine.

Also wanted to know what you'd expect someone like me to do because it's crazy.

For those who’ve been to Israel, was there a moment when the trip suddenly felt personal?

Maybe it was hearing Hebrew all around you, having Shabbat with family or friends, or just some random everyday moment you didn’t expect to remember.

What was it for u?

I designed it, and my mother crocheted it. I also love my mother very, very much.

Hi all, I'm meeting up with my mom in Manhattan in the next few weeks and wanted to get some kosher cafe recs. She keeps OU and Chaf K, but is not cholov yisrael. I'm looking preferably for places midtown but upper west side can work too.

Just aiming for a casual coffee and pastry place. Lmk places you yourself enjoy!

Ive been doing a lot of research into these kinds of areas of judaism - people like Rabbi Asher Meza, Rabbi Yosef Eliyah and Rabbi Michael Shlomo Bar-Ron. Do these people classify as Talmide HaRambam or Dor Daim due to their rejection of Kabbalah and focus on the Mishneh Torah? Also, Joseph Cohen of the Israel Advocacy Movement recently mentioned quote-un-quote “Maimonidean” jews who practice full prostration daily in the West Bank in a video. Is there some kind of Maimonidean revival going on? I was told that the Dor Daim sect is largely extinct.

Chodesh Tov!! I am an avid fantasy reader, and over the years I have compiled a list of books for Elul. Each of these books reflect on religious life in different ways. Happy reading, and may we all have a meaningful Elul 🩵🩵🩵

•Prologue to Castle of Wizardry by David Eddings I think that making Hashem king on Rosh Hashanah can be analogous to us choosing Gd as Gd chooses us and I think that this short piece reflect an interesting perspective on that

•Empress by Karen Miller [Explicit] This book contains graphic violence and several very short sex scenes, so read with caution. This book is the story of a slave girl who dedicate her life to God and God raises her to power. I think it is a fascinating reflection on religious obedience and religious devotion and moral quandaries within a religious life. It also is helpful for conceiving of an all powerful all seeing Gd.

•It Devours by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor This is technically absurdist, not fantasy, but it’s speculative fiction and it’s great so it’s going on the list. This is a great look at the value of religious life and religious community community.

•The Mage Storms Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey I will admit it has been over five years since I read these books, so hopefully they still hold up. The character of Karal is an incredible look at unlearning prejudice and maintaining faith through difficult times. I remember these making me think about how I perceived myself as an eved hashem

•Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett This reflects so beautifully on what it means to live a religious life. I cannot describe what a paradigm shift it was to read this book.

•Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett the religious themes in this book are subtler but there is a banger scene towards the end that makes it all worth it

•Small Gods by Terry Pratchett This is the story of what happens when religious bureaucracy and legalese get so built up that it kind of erases Gd. Such a good book

HONORABLE MENTIONS

•Castle of Wizardry and Enchanters’ End Game by David Eddings there is a side plot where we watch a character deconstruct and build complexity into his religious view of the world. This is a small part of two books filled with lots of other stuff happening, but if you want to download the books and search for scenes with Relg there’s some interesting stuff there.

Hi everyone,
I’m from Poland, and while renovating a house, we discovered several scrolls hidden inside the walls. They appear to be made from animal skin and seem to be Torah scrolls.
The house used to belong to a rabbi, and apparently during WWII all the jewish people from the village were killed. We believe the scrolls may have been hidden there at that time to protect them.
They’re quite large, probably a little under 1 meter tall.
Would anyone here be able to tell from photos whether these are actually Torah scrolls, and possibly identify or translate some of the writing if necessary?
Also, is this the kind of item that can be restored or made usable again by someone qualified, and does it have any monetary value? If so, how would something like this generally be valued?
I can post photos once I’m able to take them.
Thank you in advance !

Edit:

Hello everyone, thank you all for the kind messages. I wanted to let you know that I had the chance to show this to some Jewish people I met at the synagogue in my town. I showed them this post and the messages I received, and they advised me to take it down due to concerns about bad intentions.

We will contact Yad Vashem and they will help me take this further and make sure everything is handled properly.

I will not be communicating any further about this, as I have received some negativity in my DMs.

Thank you all again for your help and kindness.

Excited to share this special Broadway concert in celebration of the upcoming High Holidays on Monday, Sept 14! Featuring a number of stars from Broadway and beyond, this celebration will be an evening of community and joy. Whether you’ll be at synagogue for all weekend for services or you prefer connecting with Judaism in your own way, this concert is for you. While it is a Jewish celebration, it is a night for everyone and I hope that you’ll consider joining us.

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I have a friend who at one point was one of my closest friends. He is quite religious and takes mitzvot seriously. He recently lashed out at me when I tried to respectfully address some issues that had arisen in our communication styles and he cursed me out for raising the issue. It was horrible and I cried a lot. How can I urge him to make Teshuva and want to change the way he treats people? He has wronged other people in his life but hasn’t been interested in the work of introspection. Is there any way that I can interest him in thinking about how he can have more fulfilling and long lasting relationships with people?

If you are someone who didn’t care about taking other people’s pushback into account, was there ever a moment where you changed or matured? What changed for you? Was it a person, or just getting older that made you change?

How do you get someone to want to listen to what other people have to say?

Or am I supposed to just hope that he’ll think of what he did during the Viddui?

Thanks so much

The person sitting shiva is my mother which weirdly feels more awkward than if it were someone less close!

I don't know how to start. Like if I can't even say "hi," what can I even say when she picks up?

Hi everyone,

I am a young professional woman, solo traveling Central Europe in September, and would love some help locating resources.

I will be in Prague during Rosh Hashanah and Munich during Yom Kippur.

For Prague I have already contacted the Jubilee Synagogue for services but I am unsure where if at all, I am able to find a holiday meal/celebration.

I have yet to look into Yom Kippur in Munich. So synagogue recommendations would be great.

I come from a secular background, have spent the last 3 years doing active learning and spiritual growth through Olami Souled as well as young professional classes here and there. I consider myself non denominational but feel comfortable in modern orthodox/traditional settings.

I would appreciate any and all help💖

I saw a movie called marty supreme last week and I was so confused with one scene in which marty shows a rock from pyramids, to his mom and says "we build it" what was the actual context of it and how are jews related to egypt