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She revolutionized the world for LGBTQ Jews, and now she's ready for a new challenge

JL;DR SUMMARY Idit Klein, the outgoing leader of Keshet, has had a profound impact on the inclusion of LGBTQ individuals within Jewish communities. 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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Leadership TransitionIdentityJewish CommunitiesJewish LifeActivismAdvocacyInclusionKeshetIdit KleinLgbtq Jews

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"Saying LGBTQ people have a place in a rabbis responsibility was revolutionary, said Rabbi Menachem Creditor, Scholar-in-Residence at UJA Federation of New York."
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"more than half given by Combined Jewish Philanthropies in Boston"
Miami, Florida, United States
"based in six city hubs: New York, Boston, Miami, Chicago, Texas and San Francisco."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"based in six city hubs: New York, Boston, Miami, Chicago, Texas and San Francisco."
Texas, United States
"based in six city hubs: New York, Boston, Miami, Chicago, Texas and San Francisco."
San Francisco, California, United States
"based in six city hubs: New York, Boston, Miami, Chicago, Texas and San Francisco."

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