Jews are hurling curses at one another in a bitter fight between old-timers and new members over a recruitment drive to save the ailing Sixth Street Community Synagogue in the East Village.At a recent meeting at the 70-year-old shul, congregants were practically throwing bagels and whitefish at one another and the police were almost called in, the Jewish Week reports. Even the congregation's new rabbi, jazz saxophonist Greg Wall (see music video on jump), was quoted as saying he is "helpless" to stop the controversy — so heated that even the dreaded word "Inquisition" is being bandied about.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Village Voice: Rabbi Greg Wall Caught in Middle of Feud Over East Village Synagogue's Future
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