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The power of asking expansive questions

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Jen Gubitz reflects on the importance of asking expansive questions that foster deeper understanding and connection, rather than assumptions and discomfort. 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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PassoverJewish IdentityCommunicationJewish LearningTrustRelationship BuildingRabbi Jen GubitzExpansive QuestionsNon Judgmental InquiryModern Jewish Couples

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Brooklyn, New York, United States
"I was an exuberant young rabbinical student, excited for the chance to teach second grade at Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn, when I made the sort of mistake you only make once."
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"Rabbi Jen Gubitz is a rabbi and writer in Boston."
Newton, Massachusetts, United States
"She is the founder of Modern Jewish Couples and a rabbi at Temple Shalom of Newton in Newton, Mass."

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