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33/M bar mitzvahed and looking to get back into it. Need advice.

Long Island Kid here and I did a formal conservative temple Hebrew education and was bar mitzvahed and did my haftorah. Like most people in the Long Island area after BM we kind of teeter off and celebrate only some family high holidays but In not such a religious manner. It’s more get togethers over Passover abbreviated Seders, Hanukkah etc. My parents were not very religious but both felt it was important for their sons to go through Jewish education. it seems to be that the bar mitzvah on Long Island is more of a social right of passage within the community. My temple was what I believe to be conservative. So above reform but below orthodox. Men women together but intense 3 day a week plus Saturday services. We didn’t keep kosher in my house.

Anyway after my BM like a typical kid I said I’m done with this my parents aren’t making me I want to go have fun. Now as a 33 year old that hasn’t been in 20 years I am feeling like I would like to reconnect with my Jewish faith. Various reasons but ultimately I would like to be more of a practicing Jew. My question is where do I begin and how much of a time commitment is this? I know that sounds bad but it’s a reality as a working person with limited free time. I have a friend who has tickets to Rosh a Shanna for me. I’m going to go but it also stinks because it’s a work day and I’m like the only one at my job who does my job so when I’m not there it like ceases to function or just creates double work on my return but it’s doable.

I guess I’m just wondering like how do I start again? Maybe I’m more of like an all in or all out mentality which is incorrect because I will feel like well what’s the point of going to services on Rosh a Shanna if you’re not got into fast on Yom Kippur (I may but the thought of no water all day is scary).

I guess I’m just looking for any advice on how to get back into it and like what expectations I should put on myself to feel like a good Jew without completely changing my life.

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