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We ignore them at our peril.
Among professional American Jewish philanthropists and organizers, a conventional wisdom emerged a few decades ago that new, innovative institutions were needed to keep Jews—especially younger, non-Orthodox ones—involved in Jewish life. Informal, lay-led prayer services, communal living arrangements, and charities infused with the spirit of Silicon Valley were in; synagogues were out. Joshua Rabin throws some cold water on this approach:
Partners in piracy.
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We ignore them at our peril.
He remained attuned to “the pervasive, and rekindled, anti-Semitism in postwar France and Germany.”
Among professional American Jewish philanthropists and organizers, a conventional wisdom emerged a few decades ago that new, innovative institutions were needed to keep Jews—especially younger, non-Orthodox ones—involved in Jewish life. Informal, lay-led prayer services, communal living arrangements, and charities infused with the spirit of Silicon Valley were in; synagogues were out. Joshua Rabin throws some cold water on this approach:
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