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im asking this question TO orthodox and conservative, FROM reform pov, if you cant drive on Shabbat then how's everyone getting to temple? These are the questions that sit in my mind but feel too silly to ask my rabbi

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from anon who asked how orthodox folks are getting to temple: thank you everyone! important context: my very rural state has like 3 synagogues total. so my frame of reference here is a little different, walking didn't even seem like an option to me. thank you for the reminder that people actually live in cities 😭

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Sorry if this is rude, but do you actually pray 3 times a day, every day? How does that work? I want to start davening on weekdays but it seems so intimidating. In the siddur there's pages and pages of stuff- like the shema and all the things surrounding that, and the amidah is so long on weekdays, and on and on with so much that I'm genuinely not sure how we're expected to be able to do it all? Am I missing something, like is part of it usually skipped or something? I can barely even get 5 minutes to myself to say the morning blessings, and I have no idea how anyone could possibly be left alone for long enough to say the amidah in the middle of the day. How do you do it? How do I start?

FOR: preferably Conservative but also anyone who davens regularly (or has in the past). not sure if it matters but I'm Ashkenazi

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hi! for any movement, but especially conservative & modox: are there any resources for aromantic and/or asexual jews who are still interested in (platonic) marriage, raising children, and cultivating a jewish home?

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If I was writing a Harry Potter fanfic and wanted to make the main character Jewish, would that be acceptable? Also, how would being a witch intersect with being Jewish? For either reform or conservative.

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FOR: Conservative, however responses from any branch are appreciated

I have seen that blessings have been written for things like giving Testosterone Shots, etc. However is there something similar for chronic illness treatments?

I take injections every few weeks for my autoimmune condition and would find it meaningful to say a blessing / thank G-d before doing the injection. I would like to note I know there are blessings for healing, however as my condition is incurable with current medical science and I am more interested in a blessing for medicine that sustains me as opposed to praying for healing

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so, my dad is Jewish, and my mom isn’t. Both of my dad’s parents are Jewish and were so before he was born. We belong to a conservative synagogue (the denomination, not the political affiliation). Until a few years ago, we didn’t belong to any synagogue, but then I expressed interest in having a bat mitzvah and this synagogue was literally next door so of course we went there. They are fully aware that only my dad is Jewish. I had my bat mitzvah there. Until I had my bat mitzvah, we were pretty secular. No kosher, celebrated Christmas, didn’t observe any holidays, etc. but now I want to be more religious. Judaism feels like coming home. I want to start keeping kosher and going to services. So I guess my question is what denomination am I? None of my family really seems to know or care. I believe my Baba (dad’s mom) converted conservative at the same synagogue that I had my bat mitzvah at and now attend Hebrew school at, if that helps

Please refer to the Reddit flowchart too for questions about which denominations you'd be considered Jewish to.