I appreciate your explanation. I would never have respectfully requested to attend personally at their Synagogue entrance had I known the extreme suspiciousness which you describe is typical or had I known that the services were all conducted in a language other than English. It was a mistake and as a human being I am susceptible to make mistakes. However, my mistake doesn't justify the seemingly demonically inspired behavior. Curiously I haven't as yet received a telephone nor a write response to either my call nor my respectful letter requesting an explanation from the Rabbi whom I assumed was not the man telling me to leave and threatening to sic his security guard on me d to call the police.
Please note that a synagogue does not exist in a social vacuum. So the behavior of its members towards others of the community will either enhance or harm its reputation, will either make its presence welcomed or unwelcomed. That particular synagogue has indeed been harassed by Anglo American intolerant factions. So I risked sharing their persecution by being seen going there and being identified as a Jew as well but I did nor care because I was seeking God. That he did not take into consideration.
That anti Jewish harassment he savagely mentioned and unjustifiably identified me with should not and cannot be justifiably attributed to the non-Jewish community at large or arbitrarily deposited directly at the feet of whomever might happen to show up with sincere interest at his synagogue.
In fact, that behavior is totally unworthy of Judaism and of any person bearing the title of Rabbi. That behavior is more typical of a fanatical thug hell-bent on getting even with any non-Jewish member of the community because of some paranoid delusion or because he, whoever he indeed might be at that synagogue, now feels empowered to treat certain minority group members in a blatantly discriminatory way perhaps based on current popular Trumpian political predilections of which he might approve.
In short, if indeed his God approves of it, then I want nothing to do with his particular god nor the manner that he demands other humans be treated in response to a that type of mistake.
BTW
I was once tortured for a week by a Jewish dentist because he blamed me for the Spanish Inquisition. That should have taught me a lesson right there to be extremely careful where I dare to tread lest I get savagely mangled. But I chose to consider it an anomaly by a foolish old man and did not take it to heart.
No, please note that I still don't blame all Jewish people for it since most Jews I have encountered have been very decent and compassionate. However, the Rabbi of a local nearby temple, Reformed Judaism, a few blocks away who did indeed have the courtesy to call me to explain after I contacted him and described the incident.
First thing he said in a cold tone of voice was that unannounced visitors, such as I had been, to synagogues are unwelcomed. That a special appointment needed to be made with a Rabbi. Not me nor him of course but in general. He showed no interest in being hospitable to my interest and his tone of voice when the conversation was over was that of extreme suspicion.
He also seemed mechanically and fervently dedicated to proving that I have no Jewish ancestor without going into convincing details concerning why I am strapped with a Sephardic Jewish surname but just glibly mentioned some confusing unconvincing nebulous historical factor while quickly and flippantly dismissing it as bogus.
The clear albeit rather veiled un-vocalized message, whether intended or not, was we don't need you nor want you here so please stay clear. In short, he seemed to view the behavior as somewhat understandable in view of the previous harassments that that synagogue had undergone by mentioning the harassment factor in relation to it.
""No damage really done and don't care too much if it was anyway attitude. So just accept it and uum, BTW my apologies a view times thrown in just in case the social rep of the local Synagogues might be at stake. And ummm please understand that we prefer you stay away?" sort of message. YIKES!
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Thanks but no thanks!
Better had he not called me at all.
BTW
Both the young Jew and his young probably "" Christian"" security guard disrespected my age.
1 Timothy 5:1-2 - Rebuke not an elder, but intreat [him] as a father; [and] the younger men as brethren;
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Leviticus 19:32 - Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I [am] the LORD.
