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Moishe3rd:
"Returning"?
Returning to what?
Your word "returning" implies that they were somehow absent as Jews. That is, that they needed to "return," when in fact they never left Judaism and were most often already affiliated with a synagogue and from a practicing Jewish family.
Again, you reveal that you don't recognize the right of other Jewish denominations to exist as legitimate expressions of Judaism.
You see your theology as the only theology acceptable and therefore young people already affiliated with other synagogues that don't conform to your theology need to be recruited.
Pretty sad and intolerant outlook on the greater Jewish community.
I got a similar treatment at the 8th St. Shul, not from Rabbi Fried who ran it and made me his Assistant Rabbi but from some of the congregants. They were trying to [i:7dde3a5a9d]mecareve[/i:7dde3a5a9d] me and they thought I was some kind of ignoramous when it came to "Jewish Outreach." Actually, what they were trying to do was illegal in that Shul.
Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach has a song called "Return Again" or [i:7dde3a5a9d]Vehashev[/i:7dde3a5a9d] and the message is that the Jews should "return to who you are, return to what you are, return to where you were born and reborn again. Return to, ..." I forget actually what the next verse is but the upshot is to return to the ideals and faith that our ancient ancestors died for with the "song of the Lord on their lips." This song is on one of Neshama Carlebach's recordings either on Ani Shelach or Journey.