Since the beginning of the pandemic, my practice during the High Holidays has been to find a Conservative synagogue with a traditional liturgy (no organ or other instruments except for shofars) to follow. I'm funny, in that I'm an agnostic without rational beliefs in the existence of a personal god, but I like a Modern Orthodox service o…
Since the beginning of the pandemic, my practice during the High Holidays has been to find a Conservative synagogue with a traditional liturgy (no organ or other instruments except for shofars) to follow. I'm funny, in that I'm an agnostic without rational beliefs in the existence of a personal god, but I like a Modern Orthodox service or something close to that when I do go to the synagogue, because I feel like if I'm going to pray, I might as well really do it in a place where they believe it's a commandment and not something you can take or leave. Of course, I could physically attend services now, but my local synagogue changed to reserved seating only during the teeth of the pandemic and charges like $225 to attend, plus, to be honest, if I don't go in person, I don't face any pressure to attend on the Sabbath, which is just not a reasonable commitment for a musician.
Anyway, this is all introduction. I believe some of you live in the Atlanta area. Are any of you familiar with congregation Ahavath Achim (=brotherly love)? I really liked their services and related to the points of view they expressed, except that they're a lot more pro-Israel and involved with Israel than I am. They seem like a progressive congregation that's very much involved in the wider community.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, my practice during the High Holidays has been to find a Conservative synagogue with a traditional liturgy (no organ or other instruments except for shofars) to follow. I'm funny, in that I'm an agnostic without rational beliefs in the existence of a personal god, but I like a Modern Orthodox service or something close to that when I do go to the synagogue, because I feel like if I'm going to pray, I might as well really do it in a place where they believe it's a commandment and not something you can take or leave. Of course, I could physically attend services now, but my local synagogue changed to reserved seating only during the teeth of the pandemic and charges like $225 to attend, plus, to be honest, if I don't go in person, I don't face any pressure to attend on the Sabbath, which is just not a reasonable commitment for a musician.
Anyway, this is all introduction. I believe some of you live in the Atlanta area. Are any of you familiar with congregation Ahavath Achim (=brotherly love)? I really liked their services and related to the points of view they expressed, except that they're a lot more pro-Israel and involved with Israel than I am. They seem like a progressive congregation that's very much involved in the wider community.