The term "egalitarian" here has a pretty commonly-used meaning in terms of Jewish communities - it refers to equal participation by men and women in Jewish ritual practice, such as reading from the Torah or counting in having a group "enough Jews" (10 people) present to recite certain prayers or read the weekly Torah portion. TBB is egalitarian, and in fact particularly concerned about interpreting ritual questions while being guided by this principle.
To address your question about "leveling with non-Jews and/or atheists": TBB is also open to participation by non-Jews, though in fact non-Jews don't participate equally in things like reading from the weekly Torah portion or reciting the Torah blessings. I'm sure we count plenty of Jewish atheists and agnostics among our members too - there are reason to participate in Judaism that have nothing to do with belief in God. I believe that most of the non-Jews who are members of our congregation have a Jewish partner or other Jewish family members though. Non-Jews attend events because they find something interesting about them, be it a concert or folk dancing session or class or talk. I don't know why someone would be motivated to attend events if they didn't have some connection or interest in Judaism, but they'd certainly be welcome to. Membership at TBB is officially open to anyone Jewish, to anyone who shares a household with someone Jewish, and to others on a case by case basis. We do have at least one member who is not Jewish, doesn't/never did live with anyone Jewish, and just likes to come to religious services at TBB.
As for your religious philosophy question - I wouldn't have a definitive answer on what truth there is or how to "level with" people who perceive things differently. But in my experience, Judaism is more about Jews believing that they are the ones with the obligation to follow and teach the Torah which their descendants have been doing since antiquity than believing we have "truth" and nobody else does...
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in Jewish ritual practice, such as reading from the Torah or counting in having a group "enough Jews" (10 people) present to recite certain prayers or read the weekly Torah portion. TBB is egalitarian, and in fact particularly concerned about interpreting ritual questions while being guided by this principle.
To address your question about "leveling with non-Jews and/or atheists": TBB is also open to participation by non-Jews, though in fact non-Jews don't participate equally in things like reading from the weekly Torah portion or reciting the Torah blessings. I'm sure we count plenty of Jewish atheists and agnostics among our members too - there are reason to participate in Judaism that have nothing to do with belief in God. I believe that most of the non-Jews who are members of our congregation have a Jewish partner or other Jewish family members though. Non-Jews attend events because they find something interesting about them, be it a concert or folk dancing session or class or talk. I don't know why someone would be motivated to attend events if they didn't have some connection or interest in Judaism, but they'd certainly be welcome to. Membership at TBB is officially open to anyone Jewish, to anyone who shares a household with someone Jewish, and to others on a case by case basis. We do have at least one member who is not Jewish, doesn't/never did live with anyone Jewish, and just likes to come to religious services at TBB.
As for your religious philosophy question - I wouldn't have a definitive answer on what truth there is or how to "level with" people who perceive things differently. But in my experience, Judaism is more about Jews believing that they are the ones with the obligation to follow and teach the Torah which their descendants have been doing since antiquity than believing we have "truth" and nobody else does...