Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Creating a more Hospitable Atmosphere in our Shuls
Of course, had this person simply closed the door for me, it would have been far easier than trying to communicate with me and demonstrate to me the obvious errors of my ways in the middle of the rabbi’s speech. Embarrassed, I got up and made my way to the door and closed it firmly. As I returned to my seat I noticed that this man slyly traded a confident look and smile with his friends and nodded his head as if to say “I showed him”. Sadly, as many of us know, this type of behavior occurs far too frequently in many Orthodox shuls across the country.
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