Daily Podcasts Video Research

Elissa Slotkin sworn into Senate on Reform movement women’s Torah commentary

JL;DR SUMMARY In a historic nod to her Jewish identity and gender, Elissa Slotkin chose "The Torah: A Women's Commentary" for her swearing-in to the U.S. Senate, marking a significant moment for gender representation and Reform Judaism. 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'.

JL;DR members get full summaries of all articles in the archive, including this one. Donate & start reading »

Tags

Jewish IdentityReform JudaismU.S. SenateMishneh TorahCongressJewish American HistoryAdam SchiffElissa SlotkinGender RepresentationWomen's Commentary

Places mentioned

Detroit, Michigan, United States
"When a man was charged with ethnic intimidation after harassing families outside a Reform synagogue in suburban Detroit in 2022, she shared that her grandparents had helped construct the building and that she had celebrated her bat mitzvah inside."
California, United States
"Three Jews were newly elected to the House of Representatives: Democrat Laura Friedman of California, who is filling the seat Schiff vacated; Republican Craig Goldman of Texas; and Democrat Eugene Vindman of Virginia."
Texas, United States
"Three Jews were newly elected to the House of Representatives: Democrat Laura Friedman of California, who is filling the seat Schiff vacated; Republican Craig Goldman of Texas; and Democrat Eugene Vindman of Virginia."
Virginia, United States
"Three Jews were newly elected to the House of Representatives: Democrat Laura Friedman of California, who is filling the seat Schiff vacated; Republican Craig Goldman of Texas; and Democrat Eugene Vindman of Virginia."
North Carolina, United States
"North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein was sworn in last week on an 1891 edition of the Hebrew Bible."

Support this source

This item was indexed and curated by Cairo, JL;DR's web crawler.
Cairo Item ID 40656
Cairo Source ID 42
Retrieved 2025-01-05 18:00:19 UTC
Curated 2025-01-05 19:00:37 UTC