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From crisis to opportunity: Now is the time for a serious effort to engage interfaith families

JL;DR SUMMARY Edmund Case, founder of InterfaithFamily (now 18Doors), reflects on the urgency of engaging interfaith families within the Jewish community amidst financial difficulties faced by 18Doors. 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 CommunityJewish IdentityEducationEngagementInclusionInterfaith FamiliesFundingSynagogue Membership18doorsInterfaithfamily

Places mentioned

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
"They expanded professional development efforts led by Rabbi Miriam Wajnberg, to date in Atlanta, Houston and Chicago."
Houston, Texas, United States
"They expanded professional development efforts led by Rabbi Miriam Wajnberg, to date in Atlanta, Houston and Chicago."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"They expanded professional development efforts led by Rabbi Miriam Wajnberg, to date in Atlanta, Houston and Chicago."
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
"Today, only one community, Cleveland, has a robust local program, jHub, that explicitly serves interfaith families with a broad array of services."

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