Okay, a lot of this is going to probably sound like stupid questions, and for that, I deeply apologise. I've not even started a class to convert yet, so I feel like I know nothing sometimes ( Read more... )

I understand no leather - but what about leather-appearing synthetic materials on your shoes?

Is the appearance of leather just as much a problem, as it's a synthetic version of the real?

(I suppose this question could also stand in for vegetarian bacon, as well.)

Ok, High Holy Days -- here's the schedule schedule for the synagogue (reform) where I am attending, and where my sponsoring Rabbi is at - and he is being quite kind to procure tickets for me. But I have to let him know soon, and I don't know which programs I am supposed/should/etc attend ( Read more... )

This year I spent Yom Kippur with the Havurah of South Florida. In the past, I've always attended a reform service. Although the service was more traditional in a lot of ways (every section observed, and plenty of Hebrew) - they had a lot of creative aspects also including writing our sins on pieces of paper, reading them out loud (they were ( Read more... )