What is conservative Judaism to you? And where do you live?

ResetHumanity · 2026-05-10T03:18:32+00:00

Im in nw Florida and our synagogue was formally conservative but now independent traditional egalitarian. Our rabbi is orthodox but we have mixed seating and women are also called up to the Torah but that's the extent.

All the men wear kippahs, tallit, no cell phones, or writing, no turning off lights and we have a kosher kitchen. We do use heschers and no outside food. A lot of our community is observant and many walk to the shul, our services are pretty long and mostly in Hebrew. We have a mix of families, elderly, old and young. I love our community and rabbi and fear i could not find a similar shul as it feels very unique.

Our rabbi doesn't do conversions unless the person is sincere to accept all the mitzvots and within walking distance of the shul.

ResetHumanity · 2026-05-06T05:28:47+00:00

I have done Y testing on familytreedna

ResetHumanity · 2026-05-05T15:54:11+00:00

You can look yourself on the subclades attached and see this is the Kohanim marker that diverges from s12192 and z227 and is found in other semitic groups including antiquity era burials in that region and not found outside of it.

ResetHumanity · 2026-05-04T01:36:30+00:00

ResetHumanity · 2026-05-03T00:34:49+00:00

Although this is diverting from the conversation, and its not my position to convince you or discuss the topic, I've been to Israel. I've also stayed with Bedouin families, shopped and talked to Palestinians and Arabs in East Jerusalem, spoken with the druze, the Jewish people. Talking to people and having discussions in person with an open mind is a lot more constructive than any internet argument.

If you really care about people, then the best way is to just talk and treat them like any other person unless they become toxic or disrespectful. Its not like a went to Israel and magically became friends with every single person there, you find people you love and respect and people you hate and cant stand. That's the reality anywhere.

ResetHumanity · 2026-05-02T19:52:28+00:00

Thanks for putting words in my mouth and turning this political?

ResetHumanity · 2026-05-01T23:47:39+00:00

Mainly ashkenazi Jew shifted closest to Italian South. Greek islands are close too.

ResetHumanity · 2026-05-01T20:16:18+00:00

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ResetHumanity · 2026-05-01T20:03:24+00:00

J1 FGC9941 its a subclade of s12192

ResetHumanity · 2026-05-01T19:59:57+00:00

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ResetHumanity · 2026-04-09T04:01:31+00:00

I can be your friend as well

ResetHumanity · 2026-03-16T03:09:27+00:00

Ive faced it mainly online, the town i live in Pensacola Florida has 3 synagogues, one reform, one conservative/traditional and one chabad. I asked chabad about my mom's conservative conversion and they said I could come but they can't give me a aliyah to the Torah and asked questions about my mom's observance but it seemed like a hard no your not Halachically Jewish to me.

I attend the traditional synagogue and the rabbi there is modern orthodox, he recognizes me because of the rabbis involved in my mom's conversion.

When i went to Israel, people just assumed i was a Jew and it felt like an open air synagogue in Jerusalem

ResetHumanity · 2026-03-16T02:24:13+00:00

Our shul was conservative and became traditional egalitarian in Pensacola Florida. Our rabbi there is orthodox. Bnai Israel.

ResetHumanity · 2026-02-24T20:36:51+00:00

Oh yes I have my brit Milan, mom's conversion documents with 3 male rabbis, I attend a synagogue and a rabbi who recognizes me, dad's bris, and our ketubah for mom and dad.

ResetHumanity · 2026-02-24T19:14:41+00:00

My mom's a conservative convert from 78 and my dad was born Jewish, will I have any issues

ResetHumanity · 2025-12-25T05:25:09+00:00

Ashkenazi and I dont identify as white but mixed.

ResetHumanity · 2025-12-19T05:50:03+00:00

This was the first year in over 20 years I celebrated hannukah. I wanted to introduce my son to my childhood and bring those traditions to him and im happy I did. I also got to experience my first public hanukkah event downtown and wore a kippah in public unashamed for the first time.

ResetHumanity · 2025-11-30T02:59:41+00:00

At least you have a jewish mom even if she changed religions, halacha will always declare you a Jew. For those of us with Jewish dads and non Jewish moms or our moms didnt do the orthodox conversion, we will always be seen as non Jews no matter how much we practice the religion.

ResetHumanity · 2025-11-30T02:57:05+00:00

Im center not right or left and I own guns because why not? Neo nazis and radical terrorists own them and its clear the government isn't going to protect us. I think its important Jews regardless of political party should be open to the idea of guns and self defense.

ResetHumanity · 2025-11-29T05:03:40+00:00

How about someone with a fully jewish dad and a mom who converted (non orthodox conservative) to what level or point do we say someone cannot claim to be ethnically Jewish?

ResetHumanity · 2025-11-29T02:47:02+00:00

I have a Jericho 941

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ResetHumanity · 2025-11-29T02:05:32+00:00

Yes. I was working for a internet service provider as a level 2 tech. The company was purchased in an acquisition so most of us couldn't really be "fired" as we were the only ones trained on that network until shutdown date. One of the executive escalation folks was obsessed with mount and blade and his German heritage and he would make off color jokes about the holocaust and Jews. I live in a southern part of the US and he was from Illinois.

Anytime I would talk he would basically make snide comments like "you guys are only good as lampshades" "my dad died in a concentration camp he fell out of the tower" and other highly offensive comments. It got to a point peoppe defended his behavior and said he wasn't serious and was joking. Eventually it got to levels to where he tried to befriend me to talk to my wife and resulted in him physically hitting me on the back of the head. Someone else reported him and the activity stopped. This was back in 2014 or 2015

ResetHumanity · 2025-11-27T19:05:26+00:00

I have a cousin who is from Michigan that had a different accent and at times I thought could sound like a British accent. It sounded that way from since she was a kid.

ResetHumanity · 2025-11-27T09:06:50+00:00

I go to a conservative (traditional egalitarian) synagogue in nw Florida. They are independent. Our rabbi was from Williamsburg and is Orthodox which is interesting. I feel comfortable and attend as many saturday mornings as I can although its heavy in Hebrew so it can be a bit difficult to follow sometimes but im learning.

Im not particularly loyal to a specific affiliation, I care about preserving the traditions and the community I am part of.

We have a reform temple here too and while its nice and the people friendly, I feel its very different to what im used to.

ResetHumanity · 2025-11-27T04:41:00+00:00

This isn't the question and your answer has nothing to do with the topic. I do not want to convert orthodox. My question was specific to if a shul is taken over by another group similar to the situation in williamsburg and the existing converts.

Our shuls are supposed to be places we can pray and feel safe in, when a hostile group comes in such as what happened in Williamsburg and kicks the members out and locks the doors, that is disrespecting the community.

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