Won a non-observant Jew feel out of place at Bnai Abraham?
Absolutely not! Our congregation is made up of individuals varying from absolute beginners to observant, knowledgeable Jews – and every level in between. Young and old, singles and families, men and women – regardless of background, affiliation, or level of knowledge – all come together as family at Bnai Abraham. Services are traditional, which means that during prayer men and women are seated separately. This is not in any way, G-d forbid, an act of male chauvinism; rather it is an age-old traditional assurance that in the House of G-d there will be no distractions – only a complete dedication of mind, heart, and spirit to the service at hand. In Judaism, women are not second-class; on the contrary, traditional Jewish philosophy recognizes that women are of a much higher spiritual plane than men.
