That freedom which the Maccabees preserved for us two thousand years ago is the identical freedom we must fight for and preserve today. Parents take their children to a baseball game. The kids sit there, watching the game and their parents every move. When the parents eat peanuts and cheer for the home team, the kids do the same. When the opposing team scores a run, they all stand up and boo.
Baseball can easily be a metaphor for synagogue.
It is an example of parents being role models. When children learn habits at a young age, they will carry them out when they grow older. When parents bring their children to services and attend services themselves, their children are likely to do the same when they get older. In consideration of our neighbors, remember the speed limit on Glenbrook Road and Denise Lane are 25mph. Drive as if this was YOUR neighborhood and YOUR children about to run into the street.