I am often wondering just this. Most of us were raised to attend the services at our neighborhood temple. Be one with the community, participate, a home away from home. Then, for some reason or another our parents stopped going. We were too young to know why. Other parents may not have stopped, but our generation would only go when needed.
The computers, the internet has grabbed us in a way that now a day without it, it feels awkward. Our cell phones have become our mini computers until we can arrive home to see all on the larger LCD screen. As tired as we may be, we turn it on to check emails the very least.
We perform shopping, searching, banking, reading, plan a vacation, see the world through web cams.
Being part of a community? There are forums on particular subjects, though at times, the conversations tend to not be on the subject at hand. The chit and chatter becomes a personal conversation while others read and become bored and leave the forum. Others may look at it as others are meeting one another and without this forum would most likely never have met.
Could there be an online congregation? What is your idea of a congregation? It could be difficult to offer a live Shabbat service and to be able to pray online - or would it be?
For those that feel they should return to a congregation, but really is not that into it - would an online congregation be more suitable? Would it offer the opportunity to feel connected through a modem? Through a live audio feed? I often wonder - could it be?
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