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The past few weeks here in Nova Scotia
have seen me spending more time in synagogue
than probably the last five years combined
and
more than likely
my attendance will become a regular thing now

not so much because of any spiritual revelation
but more because of necessity

the Jewish community here is very small
and almost entirely composed of senior citizens

in Jewish custom
there are certain prayers which may only be said
within a minyan
[a group of ten men over age 13]
also you are not allowed to read from the torah
during services without a minyan

in the past few weeks
there have been several occasions
where I was the 10th man at services

so while
my spiritual questions remain
and I will stay on my course to unravel them

I would be remiss
to neglect my communal responsibilities
simply out of my own uncertainty