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‘We want YOU!’: A creative approach to investing in the rabbinic pipeline

JL;DR SUMMARY Mem Global is addressing the decline in non-Orthodox rabbinic school enrollments by hosting a retreat in the Catskills aimed at inspiring young adults to consider careers in the rabbinate. 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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MentorshipJewish CommunityJewish LeadershipRabbinical SchoolsRavYoung AdultsMem GlobalRabbinic PipelineCatskills RetreatFuture Rabbis

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Catskills, New York, United States
"More than 30 young adults will gather in the Catskills with 10 rabbis from across the country to learn, explore and spark profound conversations about what it means to pursue a life in the rabbinate."

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