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[quote=Anonymous] [i]Now, I love it! If you ever go to a service you will see the men are stoic and very focused on prayer and the women are more diverse... some are very focused and others are chatting quietly. Have you ever sought to ask why men and women sit separately? The answer is simple- when you are in synagogue you are supposed to be focused on G-d and prayer and that's it. It's not some sort of convoluted gender inequality crap. [/i]

First off, I have been to O synagogues where men chatted.  I have also known women frustrated at the chatter on their side of the Mehitzah.  And I see every shabbat people focused on prayer at our C shul.  If you can't manage to focus with people of the opposite gender visible, feel free to wear your tallis over your head so you can't see people.  But if you think gender equality is crap, or that gender inequality is not a problem in Judaism, then Conservative Judaism may not be for you.

[i]I have heard the cultish claim before and I have especially been warned that it can come on strong after bar mitzvah age. We as a family are comfortable and confident in who we are and I can assure you I will never wear a wig and give up my spare ribs and cheeseburgers. Perhaps my kids will and that is wonderful by me... I will feel proud that I gave them a strong foundation in Judaism so that they could choose their own way. I think the key here is "choice," which is a very Liberal and inclusive thought. [/i]

Cultish not about making you give up cheeseburgers (CJ also encourages giving up cheese burgers).  Its about the focus on the personality of the late Rebbe.  Note this is a problem that non-Chabad Orthodox Jews have noted about Chabad.

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