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The fire outside is real. So is the burnout within.

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbis Josh Feigelson and Benjamin Ross explore the pressing issue of burnout among Jewish clergy and its wider implications for community cohesion and democratic health. 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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LeadershipDemocracyJewish CommunitiesCommunityTrustCongregationsBurnoutClergyFaith Leaders

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"At the same time, loneliness and social isolation have become so widespread that the U.S. Surgeon General has called them an epidemic."

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