Monday, September 7, 2015

High Holiday Services with Kids

Engaging your children at synagogue.


By Sarah Gershman for MyJewishLearning.com

High Holiday services have the potential to be the spiritual climax of the year–an opportunity for communal and personal reflection and growth. Yet, for many adults, the long hours in synagogue feel overwhelming and foreign. It can be difficult to understand what is happening, let alone to find meaning.

These challenges are complicated further when you bring children into the picture. Parents are often faced with some difficult choices about High Holiday services:

If I bring my young children into synagogue with me, will it be disruptive to others and stressful to keep them quiet?

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