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The Disappearing Male Rabbi?

JL;DR SUMMARY The presence of male rabbis in non-Orthodox Jewish communities, particularly Reform and Conservative congregations, is noticeably dwindling, sparking discussions among female rabbis about the gender shift. 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 CommunityJewish LeadershipReform JudaismConservative JudaismNon Orthodox JudaismReligious DemographicsRabbinical OrdinationFemale RabbisGender ShiftMale Participation

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Hebrew Union College, Ohio, United States
"The 2023 class of the Hebrew Union College, the Reform movements central theological seminary, for example, was fully three-quarters..."

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