Rabbi Benjamin Goldschmidt starts new Shabbat service as he and Rabbi Arthur Schneier, who fired him, seek to tell congregation their side of story through membership list emails
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In mid-October, Benjamin Goldschmidt was fired from his job as assistant rabbi of the well-to-do New York synagogue, after rising tensions with senior rabbi Arthur Schneier. The community is split over who takes the mantle
A world-famous rabbi, a popular assistant and a succession crisis: Inside the rupture at Park East Synagogue jta.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from jta.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.