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Andrea Weiss, trailblazing Reform rabbi who merged scholarship and activism, dies at 60

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Andrea Weiss was a pioneering figure in the Reform Jewish movement, recognized as the first woman to ordain rabbis in this tradition. 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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Jewish EducationReform JudaismActivismHebrew Union CollegeRabbinic LeadershipJewish ScholarshipWomen In JudaismTorah CommentaryAndrea WeissAmerican Values Religious Voices

Places mentioned

Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, United States
"Weiss died on Tuesday surrounded by family at her home in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, following a year-long battle with cancer."
San Diego, California, United States
"Born on Sept. 9, 1965, Weiss was raised in San Diego where her family belonged to Temple Emanu-El."
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
"wrote Evan Schultz, the senior rabbi of Congregation Bnai Israel in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in a post on Facebook."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Rabbi Binyamin Minich, the leader of Kehilat Daniel in Tel Aviv, recalled in a post on Facebook being a part of Weiss first ordination cohort."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein, the executive director of Atra: Center for Rabbinic Innovation, recalled connecting with Weiss in 2019 in Jerusalem and hearing about a bar mitzvah project Weiss had helped organize for her son."
Cuba
"where they donated equipment and met with locals."

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