By RABBIS MATT CUTLER, TED LICHTENFELD, MOSHE MIRSKY
Readers of the Schenectady Daily Gazette have known its columnist Carl Strock to write controversial articles over his 30 years with the paper. Recently, Mr. Strock returned from a trip to Jerusalem and wrote a series of eight columns about his experiences. Known for cutting prose, his anti-religious stance and for being a perceived champion of the alleged underdog; his columns took to a very negative tone toward Judaism and Israel. Mr. Strock openly admits that when he went to Jerusalem, he went to meet with fringe elements in society. Rabbi Cutler encouraged Mr. Strock to keep an open mind and helped arrange visits with the support of our local Jewish Federation and other local community residents, in order to “create a balanced perspective.”

















