It was too early for Chabad
To begin Saturday prayer service.
Father, slightly bent, and his preteen son
Turned into the Starbuck located
Immediately below the rented
Space that is now a house of worship.
The rabbi, a bearded young man with a growing family,
Greets people warmly, and in his temple
He does not ask if they drove to this Sabbath service.
(Many of his congregation would find the walk exhausting.)
Except for immediate family members,
He is not permitted to make physical contact with women,
And therein lies my problem.
Any claim of equality for women who can’t be touched
Speaks to me of hypocrisy and wanton discrimination.
Does the man with the Yarmulke
Tell his son that mother is subject to this treatment
And what the ramifications might be?
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