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How Orthodox Jews Are Sharing Torah Knowledge Across Denominations

JL;DR SUMMARY Orthodox Jews are actively sharing Torah knowledge with non-Orthodox Jews through programs like Partners Detroit and TorahMates. 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 EducationOrthodox JudaismTorah StudyJewish UnityBeit MidrashNon Orthodox JewsTorahmatesOorahPartners DetroitInterdenominational Learning

Places mentioned

Detroit, Michigan, United States
"Partners Detroit was founded in 1994 by Yeshiva Beth Yehudah."
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
"Beth, a divorced woman living in suburban Atlanta, was an active member of her Reform congregation when her children were young."
Far Rockaway, New York, United States
"Her son eventually became Orthodox and studied at the Shaar, a kiruv arm of Yeshiva Shor Yoshuv in Far Rockaway."
Lakewood, New Jersey, United States
"Back in Atlanta, Beth reached out to TorahMates and was paired with Elkie, a widow from Lakewood, New Jersey."
Israel
"though they switched to Zoom for the weeks when her partner traveled to Israel."

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