Humans of Hebrew College On Pluralism

“It’s not a mission that rotates significance or is in competition with other initiatives like youth programs, adult learning, connection to Israel, disability and inclusion, teen engagement, sexual orientation, attracting young adults to Judaism, synagogue membership, and the overall goal, Jewish continuity. Pluralism is all of those things, and all of those things fall under the umbrella of pluralism. Without providing validation and encouragement, and fostering understanding and respect for the many ways of being Jewish, our people will fragment into even smaller groups than the full Jewish population is now—which is pretty small. So keeping us together, continuing to harvest common ground is the only way for the many important initiatives I listed above to flourish. You need numbers to have adult learning make a difference; you need numbers and inspiring programs for all types of Jews in order to, for example, stir the souls of young people to find themselves Jewishly.”

(Marilyn Lipman, Me’ah`98; Synagogue Council of MassachusettsTorch Award recipient)

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