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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's the equivalent of a birthday party, just with services added. No, parents don't attend with their kids unless you're friends with the parents. It's often fine to skip the services part... just ask the parents. [/quote]

That’s not really helpful to OP given the logistics.

Sounds like a big hassle.[/quote]

At least when I grew up, many of the kids skipped the services part and just went to the reception. That's the point -- if the kid doesn't need to go to services then the parent can just drive them to the reception. Easy. Same as any other birthday party. [/quote]

OP here.  Some of the invitations provide specific times for the receptions, so we might do that for those invitations.  The one I referred to in my original post is the most opaque and is irking me a bit.  My son isn't super close to the kid and seems kind of indifferent to attending, so maybe we will just decline that one.  [/quote]

It's ok to decline if your kid isn't close to the other kid and other friends aren't going (or to decline for whatever reason). Only go with him to service if you are really interested in attending, otherwise drop off and have him call you when it's over or call synagogue and ask when Saturday morning services usually end (they are likely used to guests asking). Depending on the congregation, whether it's Reform or Conservative, length of service can really vary. Only he would attend the reception. Drop him off and pick him up like it's a birthday party.[/quote]

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