Many of Temple Emanuel's wealthiest harass non wealthy new members. More established members are notorious in pressuring new wealthy members into harassing new non wealthy members. Minor harassments include verbal abuse near doorways, stalking, and petty 'dirt digging' you might expect from competitive young teens.
Friday night service is dominated by this strange elitist group in the formal service room. Early Saturday mornings, in a not so cozy religous school classroom, you may have found me amoung fellow middleclass people. Non wealthy are tolerated here.
There is not much scratching of the surface in this open hostile environment. The words "I am so glad you came" should really mean it. A temple is a house of worship, populated by a people who were once strangers in a strange land.
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