Empowered Judaism: What Independent Minyanim Can Teach Us about Building Vibrant Jewish Communities
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Empowered Judaism: What Independent Minyanim Can Teach Us about Building Vibrant Jewish Communities
The deeper the commitment, the more profound the life-changing outcome. Touristic excursions into Shabbos territory are unlikely to lead to lasting transformation.
The courage that is shaped by practice The guidance that is revealed through faith The clarity that comes from surrender The insight that rises with action.
Our interpretive tradition is the reason why Judaism still exists—the reason why I am here today typing these words—and it is the tradition that I honor as I type them.
A more faithful—and realistic—option is to simply, but profoundly, teach people to pray, so that instead of buying up their immanent attentions, we can together as a community take on a broader purview that is open to see the movements of divine action coming in and through the encounter of persons in ministry.