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Rabbi Angela Buchdahl’s Memoir Captures Hearts and Souls 

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, the influential senior rabbi of Central Synagogue in Manhattan, has captivated a wide audience with her first book, "Heart of a Stranger: An Unlikely Rabbi's Story of Faith, Identity, and Belonging." 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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IdentityTikkun OlamCentral SynagogueBelongingSpiritual LeadershipMulticulturalismAngela BuchdahlKorean JewishKintsugiRabbinic Memoir

Places mentioned

Manhattan, New York, United States
"Every Friday night at Central Synagogue in Manhattan, the sanctuarys 1400 seats areunusually given national trendsmostly filled for services."
Seoul, South Korea
"Buchdahl was born in Seoul and came to America with her Korean Buddhist mother and American Jewish father when she was five."
Tacoma, Washington, United States
"They settled in Tacoma, Washington her fathers hometown and belonged to the synagogue where her father and, eventually, his daughters became bnei mitzvah."
Israel
"It was also the beginning of a Jewish journey which took her to Israel for a summer at age sixteen on a prestigious Bronfman Fellowship."
Colleyville, Texas, United States
"In 2022, she stepped into the difficult role of negotiator by telephone during a hostage crisis at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas."

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