Shalom Y’all!
I have received the following question a “few times” in my career: Why should we join a Temple? The truth is – there is not one answer to this question. So, I have given different answers at different times in my career. There are so many factors that may affect how I answer. Is the question being asked by someone who is in their early to mid-twenties? Do they have a young family? Are they empty nesters? Are they single or recently divorced or widowed? Are they interested in adult education? All of the questions I ask myself (or I ask them) to help determine how I answer their question.