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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My observations are from pre-pandemic, probably a year after this initial thread began. I echo that observation that the members seemed to tilt conservadox/orthodox. Most women of young children I saw were wearing long sort of dowdy skirts and headcoverings, which is not something I was at all prepared for. I believe I was wearing nice slacks rather than a dress or skirt, in fact, and it was probably just in my mind but I thought everyone was staring at me. Everyone I spoke to said they kept Kosher at home as well, and again, we are likely on the low end of conservative observance not keeping Kosher, but I felt an immediate disconnect. Lots of day school families.  Unlike the other poster, I saw kids completely running amok in the main sanctuary which was off-putting to me. Great if they're downstairs in their own program and taken care of; and fine if they're sitting quietly in the main sanctuary but not fond of kids running around unsupervised, including into the main lobby area. [/quotel

I'll bite: we go to OK and are happy there. It is not a particularly 'fashionably dressed place.' if you want that, check out adas, beth el, or Bnai Israel. Also most conversations there (esp with new people, unless you were bringing it up, don't generally revolve around what level of Kashrut people keep. Also, women wear pants there for sure. If people were staring, it probably had more to do with people trying to figure out if they knew you/if you were new, etc. Unless you were an adult wearing sweatpants/jeans on a Saturday morning), extremely skimpy clothes, or clothing that was super fashion forward (see above comment on the dowdiness factor), people were not looking at your clothes.

There are a lot of dayschool families and also a growing Hebrew school. People I know are happy with that Hebrew school and very happy that their kids tend to really like it.

The decorum factor of kids on Saturday morning is an issue, and not everyone agrees on it. The kids are sometimes a little loud/out of control. On the other hand, they feel comfortable there and the clergy/leadership has decided that is most important. [/quote]

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