my problem is that it already is attracting and inspiring the crowd that needs inspiring. ive seen so many people become closer to yahadus as a result ogf the shul…bringing in chassidim and yeshivish for example would just drive away those people who really need a shul like YIBE.
does it bother me? yes it does. the shul is beautiful, stunning. the chazzan and choir are moving and inspirational and the rabbi is a powerful and brilliant speaker, and it gets maybe 50-70 people a shabbos. it bothers me a lot. but i know that a lot of people would lose so much if the shul’s demographic changed that it just isnt worth it.
say what you want but there are a lot of people who live in boro park but do not feel comfortable around anyone but their own type. whether its justified or not…thats how it is and thats why they come to the shul. because they feel like they belong.
are there changes i think can be made? yes. but only within a specific set of parameters. the demographic of the shul CANNOT change. i go there because i know that it is unlike any other shul in the area. and i know if i feel that way…that many if not most of the mispallelim feel that way. i dont know how well you know them…but i know most of them quite well.
i also know that the rav and some members of the board are trying to come up with ways to get more people involved and to get existing members more involved, but i can tell you right now that there is now way that they will ever look to change the shul’s demographic.