The Wondering Jews

The Forward recently ran a piece  in defense of Chabad street-solicitations . The piece followed a report suggesting that  Jews don't care for the Chabad method .  In very brief summary: The original piece offered anecdotal evidence suggesting that a lot of Jews don't care for Chabadniks' un-invited offers to wave a lulav or lay tefillin.  Although the article was light on (or bereft of) any empirical data on the success or failure of these "Chabad methods," it still prompted a response from one Chabad rabbi, who suggested that those opposed to the Chabad method need to "check [their] privilege." In the Chabad rabbi's response, he argued that opposition to the Chabad method is a sign of Jewish "privilege" for whose who were "fortunate enough to be raised in an environment that nurtured [their] spiritual growth and them [them], one way or another, to a place where [they] felt confident deciding on [a] level of observance."  He g