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Pluralism is a Jewish survival skill

JL;DR SUMMARY In the face of increasing polarization in society and within Jewish communities, Rabbi David Singer advocates for pluralism as a crucial survival skill. 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 TraditionJewish CommunityCuriosityDialoguePolarizationPluralismCommunity LeadershipDisagreementTheological HumilityLimmud North America

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Nebraska, United States
"I was reminded of this recently while opening a conversation convened by Limmud North America on the future of pluralism in Jewish life."

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