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[i]I also don't see it as a problem in the torah so I don't like the egalitarian prayer books. If it wasn't there thousands of years ago, it shouldn't be there now. Who are we to change the supposed spoken words of G-d?[/i]

The words of the amidah are NOT the words of G-d.

[i]I've learned a bit about Menachem Schneerson and I find him to be an incredible and generous person.[/i]

There are many incredible and generous people in Jewish history. We do not hang portraits of them where the daven.    The cultish aspects of Chabad around the rebbe go well beyond noting he was a nice guy.

[i]He was truly an ambassador of Tikkun Olam. When the Chabad Center in Mumbai was attacked and the family gruesomely murdered by terrorists who wanted to kill Jews, what did Chabad say to do? Not to riot, or to kill back. They said to spread the light not darkness. Do a good deed in your community, wherever you may be. This is The Rebbe's legacy.[/i]

Not sure how a handful of chabadniks in Mumbai could have succeeded with a riot. If you mean general attitudes towards muslims, I think you are unfamiliar with positions Chabad has taken within Israeli politics.  
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As for our experience at the CJ, it was a hard nut to crack in terms of getting involved. Many of the families had kids in Jewish Day School so it felt like everyone knew everyone else. We attended services and volunteered for a few events. DS even joined the Jewish Cub Scout group affiliated with the synagogue. We just never fit in and never felt part of the shul. We genuinely did try for 3 years.[/i]

We weren't close to many people at our shul after 3 years.  Now we are. It takes time. But of course it SHOULD be easier. It will only become easier if members work to make it easier, not if they run to Chabad.  Were I to find a large C shul too difficult to find my way into, I would join an independent minyan, not Chabad.   But it  sounds like either a C shul, or an indie minyan would be too frum for you, so Chabad may be the best fit.[/quote]

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