So Ksil said in my response about Orthodox Judaism not being for singles:

to me, its very simple.

if one has a desire to live a life with meaning, with a purpose, orthodox judaism is a good choice for many reasons.

first, its how I (we) grew up. we know it, we are familiar with it (boo hoo, i can [I'm pretty sure Ksil meant can't] eat pork). familiarity is comfort.

second, the focus on family and community. children, schools, education, hatzalah, shuls, gatherings, bar mitzvahs...these social interactions are lovely. (and if you are traveling to india or peru or peurto rico you can get kosher food and a minyan, how nice is that? community)

many many more

>> if one has a desire to live a life with meaning, with a purpose, orthodox judaism is a good choice for many reasons.


Yes I will grant that the method that Orthodox Judaism works on you psychologically is by making you feel that everything you do you are getting closer to God. Does this really fly with an individual who is more secular and believes that being a good person is basically enough for God?

In terms of living with meaning, it's a big beautiful world out there. I'm sure there's SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMETHING that speaks to a thinking person that a thinking person would want to accomplish in life.


>> children, schools, education, hatzalah, shuls, gatherings, bar mitzvahs...these social interactions are lovely.

For married people, probably. What's in it for single people? The sad answer seems to be absolutely nada.


>> (and if you are traveling to india or peru or peurto rico you can get kosher food and a minyan, how nice is that

yep keep payin more for kasharut.