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Reproducing or republishing an article, in whole or in part, in any other forum requires permission of the author or the moderator. I have dealt with, and been influenced by Chabad shaliachs in three cities over 25 years and have never been coerced, intimidated or rejected for anthing I may have done, said, or not done. As far as spirituality is concerned, I would suggest to the Liberal searchers for that commodity that they look to organizations like Chabad, or Kaballah as part of their search. There's a wide spectrum Judaism between the Reform movement and Habad, including many Orthodox and otherwise Torah-observant Jews. Our congregation would like to get someone to conduct services on Rosh Hashona and Yom Kippur.