Once in a while I wish I wasn't as Frum as I am...
Don't get me wrong I'm content in my life overall, and do not regret my decisions and course of action one bit.
But there are times where situations and what not occur that being as observant as I/we are makes things tough and sticky.
For example:
My dad's girlfriend's kids, a triple b'nai mitzvah is the end of October. Now it's at an unaffiliated Conservative shul. Not in the eiruv, not in walking distance. And I know the Rabbi from high school, I was friends in high school with his step kids.
So no eiruv. No frum place for us to stay. Mike and I could crash somewhere and walk over. But umm it's a little hard to transport the baby, without an eiruv. My dad who isn't jewish probably could bring her whereever but it's still sticky.
NOw I know we are frum enough that no Rabbi would ever let. However if this was a few years back we would have been told to be there, doing whatever it took within reason to respect our families.
shrug.
But there are times where situations and what not occur that being as observant as I/we are makes things tough and sticky.
For example:
My dad's girlfriend's kids, a triple b'nai mitzvah is the end of October. Now it's at an unaffiliated Conservative shul. Not in the eiruv, not in walking distance. And I know the Rabbi from high school, I was friends in high school with his step kids.
So no eiruv. No frum place for us to stay. Mike and I could crash somewhere and walk over. But umm it's a little hard to transport the baby, without an eiruv. My dad who isn't jewish probably could bring her whereever but it's still sticky.
NOw I know we are frum enough that no Rabbi would ever let. However if this was a few years back we would have been told to be there, doing whatever it took within reason to respect our families.
shrug.