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Jewish worship: It’s time for some creative disruption

JL;DR SUMMARY Jewish worship practices can benefit from creative disruption, suggests Cantor Rabbi Hillary Chorny, who reflects on her experiences with various synagogues and innovative prayer initiatives like the Kol Tefilla shabbaton. 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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Reform JudaismConservative JudaismTefillahTemple Beth AmJewish WorshipInnovationSpiritual RenewalKol TefillaCantor Rabbi Hillary ChornyRitual Disruption

Places mentioned

Washington, United States
"a Reform temple in Washington state, a Conservative synagogue in Arizona and a Sephardic temple close to our own congregation in Los Angeles."
Arizona, United States
"a Reform temple in Washington state, a Conservative synagogue in Arizona and a Sephardic temple close to our own congregation in Los Angeles."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"For the past eight years, my home synagogue, Temple Beth Am in Los Angeles, has hosted Kol Tefilla,"
Jerusalem, Israel
"of the Zamru ensemble from the Fuchsberg Center in Jerusalem, will take place in early January 2026 at Temple Beth Am in Los Angeles."

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