‘Old Guard’ Fights Young Chabad Newcomers for Control of L.A. Synagogue
Jewish Journal
Shaarei Tefila Synagogue, Los Angeles, CA.
The trouble at Shaarei Tefila, one of Los Angeles’ oldest Modern Orthodox synagogues, began in 2008 with a disagreement over whether one member’s brother should be allowed to be called up to the Torah. Over the last three years, however, that dispute led to a competition between two groups of members for control over the struggling 77-year-old Beverly Boulevard congregation.
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