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‘I Will Be What I Will Be’: A futuring stance

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Esther L. Lederman reflects on the concept of God as "I Will Be What I Will Be" from the biblical passage of Moses at the burning bush, emphasizing the idea of a God who is constantly becoming. 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 IdentityTraditionReform JudaismDiversityProgressive JudaismUnion For Reform JudaismFutureCommunity BuildingRabbi Esther L. LedermanGod As Becoming

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