A minyan is the quorum of ten people needed for Jewish prayer. I used to go to services everyday after work but along with some other stuff this year I kind of dropped out for awhile. I am getting back into it and since the weather has cooled I decided to ride my bike. The synagogue is not too far from where I live but there are some hills involved as well as traffic.
I am proud of myself that I not only rode it to the synagogue but also back home without walking it at all! I want to continue doing this just to force myself to exercise.
2. There are two synagogues I would ride my beloved
recumbent to and both of them allow me to bring it inside so it wont be stolen. Unfortunately I wont be able to ride it on Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur because I'll be all dressed up. I don't dress up for daily minyan. They are happy to have a warm body just in case someone has to say kaddish.
The rabbis and other congregants get a kick out of it when they see my bike. It shows them that they could ride to shul if they so desired.
Before I started wearing a helmet the Jewish mothers would remind me of the need for a helmet and always asked about it. So, I got a helmet even though I'd rather ride without one.
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