My friends have been asking me to join them for a synagogue service for months. I don't believe in G-d. I never pray. What could I possibly gain from attending synagogue?
Answer
You are implying that people go to synagogue to pray. Where did you get that idea from?
True, you will often see people praying in synagogue. But people also pray at home, in the street, at an airport or in a foxhole.
You don't need a synagogue to pray. And you don't need to pray to go to synagogue. This is clear from the very name "synagogue."
Synagogue comes from the Greek sunagoge which means "bring together." And if that's all Greek to you, the original Hebrew term is… Read More »