Reply To: Take a lesson from a taxi driver

Let me tell you a story that happened to me.

I have a cousin who lives in Lakewood, who I am somewhat close with. We learn together over the phone daily. A while back, we went to him for a Shabbos. Now, I’ve written here before that I daven for the amud frequently, including on the Yomim Noraim. My cousin has often commented to me that he really enjoys my singing, and hearing me daven for the amud.

As we were walking to shul on Friday afternoon, he said to me, “I would love to hear you daven for the amud. Unfortunately, it won’t happen. I asked the gabbaim this morning and they won’t allow it, because you wear a kippah srugah.”

This was a very large shul in Lakewood. Is this achdus???