Top Ten Most Annoying People in Synagogue
10. The OCD gabbi – continuously and condescendingly corrects the baal koreh on words he said incorrectly and correctly
9. The Parent who decides it’s better to not take his hysterical crying kids out of shul lest they miss a word of Torah reading
8. That guy who takes up 7 seats with his tallis bag, kids toys, Chumash, Sefarim, Jewish newspapers, Right Wing Israel newsletters, Shul Announcements and a print out of this email every week
7. The Chazan who is too self absorbed in hearing his own voice to realize he’s been davening for 4 hours
6. The Shusher
5. The Kiddush Setup Nazi…. “No Chulent for You!”
4. The Guy whose seat you are sitting in – who must make a huge public scene to ensure that you and the rest of the shul know it
3. The Baseball Score Guy -The most moving prayer of your life was just interrupted by an update on his fantasy team starting lineup
2. The guy who has to let everyone around him know that he remembered to say Yaale v’Yavo
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