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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I join a reform synagogue and I think it's fine for your situation fwiw.

What you suggest is also ok.  Are the grandparents around - ever want to go to synagogue with them if you don't want to join?  [b]Or you can also occasionally go to Chabad[/b].

Judaism basically aligns with positive psychology:
https://reformjudaism.org/how-judaism-and-positive-psychology-make-excellent-bedfellows

The URJ camps take kids who don't belong to synagogue.[/quote]
I wouldn't go to Chabad, since it's orthodox and OP is not religious. Try:
Israeli culture programs, Jewish summer camps, non-denominational Jewish Youth groups (like bnai brith), food, Jewish movies.[/quote]

Strongly disagree about Chabad.  We are not at all religious and loved Chabad.  I found it much more easy going and welcoming than the big Reform synagogues, which, honestly, felt sort of judgmental and clique-y.  [/quote]
My kids are too young for this yet, but I've got a friend with pre-teens who felt like you did and happily participated in Chabad stuff, felt welcomed there, etc. And then her kid started coming home from Chabad youth group stuff singing about moshiach. And then he started telling his parents that there are things that boys are supposed to do and things that girls are supposed to do. And that's when they pulled the plug on their Chabad involvement. I think for fully-formed adults who know what they want from their Judaism and are comfortable with their Jewish selves are probably fine at Chabad, but I wouldn't use Chabad to help educate my kids about Judaism in their formative years.[/quote]

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