I am agnostic, but, I don’t necessarily see this as a good thing. I was raised Jewish and as a kid we would go to the reform synagogue on and off throughout th

I am agnostic, but, I don’t necessarily see this as a good thing. I was raised Jewish and as a kid we would go to the reform synagogue on and off throughout the year. My parents are completely secular (atheist and agnostic), and yet that did not stop my mom from becoming President of the local reform synagogue, so at least for a period it was a big part of my life. The main benefit of the synagogue, and I assume it is the same one you get from being involved in your local church, is the community that is built around it. When someone was sick, someone died or someone needed help, people from the community were always the first ones to help. They would took care of the poor, help the weak and also the elderly. They would lead food drives and volunteer efforts. I have yet to find any community that is as strong and as helpful as the one that was built around the local synagogue. There is something unique about places of warship that drives people to be more generous and helping. My only assumption is the communities they build are passed down from generation to generation with their own traditions which makes them stronger. As an adult, I don’t go to synagogue at all. The weird thing is I miss it even though I hated it as a kid. One last thing. I see a lot of hatred for religion in the comments and as of late in general. Please don’t hate! Understand that extreme anti-religion is no better and no less dangerous than people that take religion to the extreme. Yes, religion has caused or been excuse for a lot of bad and intolerant behavior. You aren’t going to end intolerance by being intolerant yourself. Assume best attentions, judge people by how they act and help through education to change their misconceptions.