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Does an inter-dating rabbi stretch the limits of liberalism?

JL;DR SUMMARY "Nobody Wants This," a Netflix series about an interdating rabbi, has sparked conversation about the evolving norms within Progressive Judaism concerning interfaith relationships and the expectations placed on rabbis. 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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Interfaith RelationshipsJewish LeadershipNetflixLiberal JudaismProgressive JudaismReform MovementJewish InclusionModern Jewish LifeRabbinic StandardsCommunal Standards

Places mentioned

United States
"The main Reform rabbinic organisation in the US, the Central Conference of American Rabbis, has no membership bar on rabbis with non-Jewish spouses."
London, England, United Kingdom
"Leo Baeck College in London, changed its rules to allow the admission of rabbinic students with a non-Jewish partner a new policy that was triggered by concern over equality laws."
New York, United States
"Abby Pogrebin, former president of a large Reform congregation in New York, Central Synagogue and co-author of the recently published It Takes Two to Torah..."
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
"In the UK, Rabbi Robyn Ashworth-Steen of the Manchester Reform Synagogue, who co-chairs the Reform Assembly, said, We have a plethora of diverse relationships and families within the rabbinate which makes it all the richer."
Northwood, England, United Kingdom
"But Rabbi Aaron Goldstein of the Ark (Liberal) Synagogue in Northwood, while emphasising too inclusiveness within the movement, wondered whether the leaders of a community should still be expected to role model what might be seen as an ideal situation by having a Jewish partner."

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