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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most Jews are politically left. That said, as an intensely political person, what I appreciate about my conservative synagogue is that the prayer services are in Hebrew, many people know the liturgy well, so you're not singing by yourself, and the synagogue has a diverse membership, including politically. There is certainly a lot of social activism at the shul, with a lot of special events, but the prayers are the prayers, and largely politics are not central. Look for a [b]nerdy, intellectual conservative [/b]synagogue - e.g., Tifereth Israel, Ohr Kodesh, or even a synagogue more outside the city, e.g., Mishkan Torah in Greenbelt. If you are OK with a more reconstructionist service,  Oseh Shalom in Laurel is nice, or Adat Shalom. [/quote]

LOL I don't have experience with all of these synagogues but "nerdy, intellectual conservative" (as in the Conservative Judaism movement, not conservative socially or politically) sums up Tifereth Israel nicely. Not homogeneous, there's a lot of social action, political discussions and many members are involved in politics, but I wouldn't say the congregation or leadership itself has a political agenda.[/quote]

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