My error . Just catching up with this news after my work day .
It was the Joshua Friedman character , a Leftist activist claiming to speak for Pittsburg’s Jews that made the negative statements . Not the synagogue’s rabbi . As you pointed out . He was apparently welcoming and has taken a lot of heat and gotten threats from that . Sorry , u r right
It was the ‘former’ rabbi , a female, of this temple , which made the disavowal and pleaded “ no visit !” Thank goodness she was not listened to