Paul was a Jew, a Pharisee, who did his teaching and preaching in the synagogues wherever he went. He never taught rejection of his people, the Jews. Near the end of his recorded ministry, he stood in Rome and said, “"Brethren, though I had done nothing against the people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans" (Acts 28:17).” The people whom he called “brethren” were Jews.
The gentiles, who were early converts or who took an interest in the teachings of Yeshua that were taught by the apostles, went to the synagogues to learn in the early days. “Trying to peddle the Gospel in the pagan marketplace would have been like trying to sell fresh fruit in a hardware store.” [Netivyah, “Paul and the Synagogue”]
If you’re interested in knowing what Paul really did and what he really did not do, I recommend two websites:
http://www.netivyah.org.il/English%20Web/MidrashaArticles/paul_synagogue.htm
http://www.netivyah.org.il
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