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The sum of the Rabbis’ educational and halachic efforts was that participation in religious life was democratized.
Irving Greenberg • The Jewish Way: Living the Holidays
Liberating faith: A conversation with Rabbi Brant Rosen on decolonizing Quaker and Jewish practice
Brant Rosenafsc.org
rabbis as teachers are in critical demand. And after a year running Hadar, I knew that my life’s focus was not only to build one specific community but also to spread the model of Empowered Judaism.
Rabbi Elie Kaunfer • Empowered Judaism: What Independent Minyanim Can Teach Us about Building Vibrant Jewish Communities
The strength to yield The willingness to hold our judgments lightly
Rabbi Levy • Journey Through the Wilderness: A Mindfulness Approach to the Ancient Jewish Practice of Counting the Omer
There are countless examples of rabbinic activism in which the Sages of Israel harness the tools of legal analysis and interpretation in the service of the ethical values that infuse the Torah to this day.
Rabbi Bradley Shavit DHL Artson • God of Becoming and Relationship: The Dynamic Nature of Process Theology
the power of Judaism is clear to those truly engaged in its complex struggles and searchings for truth and divinity. Instead of focusing on new ideas, the Jewish community would be better served by connecting to the original “big ideas” of our heritage: Torah, avodah, and gemilut hasadim,
Rabbi Elie Kaunfer • Empowered Judaism: What Independent Minyanim Can Teach Us about Building Vibrant Jewish Communities
In my vision of the future of American Jewish life, the real test of whether a minyan is welcoming is not whether you get offered an aliyah or whether someone hands you a siddur on your way in. It will be defined by the ease in which you are drawn into each other’s homes to share a meal together on Shabbat.