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Re-Form: Patrilineal Descent
Unpacking the decision to recognize patrilineal descent with Rabbi Mark Washofsky
September 17, 2024
Tablet Magazine
On this episode of Re-Form: Examining the Challenges and Choices of America’s Largest Jewish Movement, we look at the Reform movement’s decision about patrilineal descent, and how it redefined who is a Jew. Rabbi Mark Washofsky joins us to discuss a pivotal 1983 responsa.
Re-Form
Re-Form: Patrilineal Descent
Unpacking the decision to recognize patrilineal descent with Rabbi Mark Washofsky
September 17, 2024
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