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Jewish conversations Dec 13, 2022

How can we better greet new people in our synagogues?

"There's no such thing as a Jew living a Jewish life in isolation: the Jew has always lived within a community... we need others around us for prayer, study, keeping kashrut, and all the other aspects of life that define Jewish existence.... it is only in [community] that one can live the life that we believe God demands."

https://archive.jewishagency.org/jewish-community/content/28851/

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Connecting to Community-Introduction

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From the linked article -
There are those who say that in the modern world, people in general are losing the capacity for community. They say that the younger generation, in particular, is losing its capacity to relate outwards towards the wider community. It is said that the age of ideologies, of affirming social responsibilities, has passed and that the young are turning inwards towards a new narcissism. If these claims are really true, it is a very serious matter.

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Also:
Judaism understands that the self is important, but the self is only part of a much greater whole - all of Klal Yisrael. Rabbi Micha Berger writes -

And this is why Shema has to begin with our joining with others. Judaism is not about having a one-on-one relationship with God, “to people gazing at each other”, but to work within the context of a community under a Melekh toward making the world a better place for everyone.

https://aspaqlaria.aishdas.org/2020/08/01/shema-yisrael-2/

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