Quote Originally Posted by Kilted Rogue View Post
Yes but what kind of Synagogue was it, Reformed, conservative, or Orthodox? the less strict your congregation hold to the Torah ( that was not meant to anyone of any sect of Judaism to be a slight) the less the dress code will be .

the Orthodox synagogue i grew up in was always coat and tie. Even most of the kids 13 and below still had on clip on ties. they may not have stayed on the whole service but they where on non the less.
Just this evening I drove past the largest Orthodox synagogue in Atlanta, and noticed quite a few people from the surrounding neighborhood walking on their way to it. Though every man I saw wore a white shirt, black pants, black hat or kippah (or both) and most wore a black suit jacket, not one wore a tie.