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On being an artist-rabbi: Bringing ‘play’ into Jewish communal practice

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Hannah Dresner, recently retired from Or Shalom in Vancouver, reflects on integrating artistic practice into Jewish communal life, building on the idea of spiritual play. 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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Yom KippurJewish IdentityTorah StudyCommunity EngagementJewish RenewalRabbi Hannah DresnerArtistic PracticeOr ShalomSpiritual PlayIntergenerational Connections

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
"I suggested a motto for our congregation, Or Shalom: Vancouvers Spiritual Playground, which we now sport printed on baseball hats, our one piece of swag."

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