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A new approach to lay empowerment in the Jewish community

JL;DR SUMMARY Jewish communities thrive on strong religious leadership and empowered laity, but recent discourse has focused less on lay empowerment. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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SynagoguesJewish CommunitiesJewish LearningJewish EngagementCommunity BuildingLay EmpowermentSmall GroupsHadar Community GroupsAffinity Groups

Places mentioned

Providence, Rhode Island, United States
"Growing up in Providence, RI in the 1980s, I remember a number of families coming together to eat and pray in their own way in one of the rooms within our synagogue."
Massachusetts, United States
"For example, over the last seven years, dozens of small groups in western Massachusetts have come together for regular meetings, both in and out of a synagogue context."
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"a synagogue group in Boston that comes together to study Pirkei Avot (Ethics of the Fathers)"
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
"a group of young families in Milwaukee that want to pray and sing together"
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"a Jewish thought group in Washington DC who discuss lesser-known philosophers."

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