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Tradition for Non-Traditional Jews

JL;DR SUMMARY Steven Gotlib reviews Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove's book, "For Such a Time as This: On Being Jewish Today," which addresses contemporary challenges facing the Jewish community, especially post-October 7, 2023. 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 TraditionJewish IdentityZionismJewish EthicsAmerican JewryIsraeli PoliticsConservative JudaismPost October 7Elliot CosgroveHyphenated Identity

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New York City, New York, United States
"Rabbi Dr. Elliot Cosgrove is the Senior Rabbi of Park Avenue Synagogue in New York City, one of the Conservative Movements flagship synagogues."

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