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Preaching Religion

Question

There’s a person who constantly bothers people to go to synagogue even though they are not religious. Now I know keeping the religion going is important, but not all Jews are religious. What should we tell this person?

Answer

While that is true that many people are not religious very often the reason is because of a lack of appreciation of the beauty of a Torah lifestyle. Therefore many people offer classes to explain to fellow Jews about the beauty of our heritage. However, it is never correct to bother people in any way. Every person has free will to do as they wish. It would be much more appropriate and appreciated if done in a more refined manner such as offering the options to learn and giving the person the choice to attend.

Thank you.
Rabbi Avi Weinrib