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Rabbi Eliyahu Fink, compassionate voice in the Orthodox world, dies in road accident at 43

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Eliyahu Fink, a respected and compassionate figure in the Orthodox Jewish community, has tragically passed away at the age of 43 in a car accident. 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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Orthodox JudaismLgbtq+ InclusionJewish Community LeadershipRabbi Eliyahu FinkCompassionate LeadershipJewish BloggingTorah PerspectivesOrthodox ProgressivismOrthodox ChallengesRabbinical Influence

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Monsey, New York, United States
"A resident of Monsey, New York, an Orthodox hamlet in Rockland County, Fink was also the writer of Fink or Swim."
Venice Beach, California, United States
"Fink, a married father of three, was a lawyer and the former rabbi of the Pacific Jewish Center (now known as the Shul on the Beach) in Venice Beach, California."
Suffern, New York, United States
"At his funeral Sunday in Suffern, New York, Finks sons Azzi and Manny recalled his fondness for his family."
East Orange, New Jersey, United States
"Authorities said Fink had exited his disabled Tesla Model Y on the Garden State Parkway near East Orange, New Jersey and was struck by a southbound SUV."
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
"Fink, who also went by Eli, was an alumnus of Ner Israel Rabbinical College in Baltimore, where he studied Talmudic law."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"He was also a graduate of Loyola Law School in Los Angeles."
Five Towns, New York, United States
"by Yair Hoffman, a Haredi rabbi based in Long Islands Five Towns, Fink pressed strongly against conversion therapy for LGBTQ people, and had harsh words for those who equate queer Jews with pedophiles."

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