Information for families attending Altshul this Friday

Information for families attending
Altshul this Friday, October 16 at 7pm
in the Beth Elohim rotunda

Altshul sent us this information that they would like for you to read before you attend. J

Dress and etiquette: there's a range of what people choose to wear to Altshul, and of course vistors should come in whatever they're comfortable -- but I'd say most people come more or less business casual -- women tend to wear dresses, skirts, or dress pants; most men wear khakis or dress pants and a button down.

I don't imagine the etiquette will be markedly different from what families are accustomed to at CBE, but it may be nice for families to know that one of Altshul's values is participatory davening (prayer), and that we really encourage everyone to join in singing, etc. even if they're new to a tune or prayer. It may also be useful for people to be prepared that, with 53 people, they're likely to constitute the majority of the group -- Friday nights tend to get 40-50 people; shabbat mornings are our primary service I mention this so people know that this'll be a slightly atypical service, and that if there's anyone interested in getting more of a sense of what Altshul's like, they'd be more than welcome to come any shabbat morning that we're meeting.

Since many members of our community are shabbat observant, it's our custom to maintain a shabbat observant space when we're in the building together for services. This means that most people choose to leave electronics, money, and so on at home, and those who have those things with them make sure they're away and turned off; people also refrain from writing when we're together in shul. I imagine much of this will already be intuitive to most of you, but I thought I'd mention it, just in case.