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Not in Heaven · Mar 16, 2023 · 44m

The new urban, decentralized, personal style of Judaism is perhaps best exemplified by Base, an organization that first sprung up in 2015 out of New York. Rabbinic couples open up their homes for High Holidays, Shabbat meals and discussion groups, inviting mostly young adults to attend and find a physical place to connect with their Judaism.

It's of a piece with the broader rising impulse of revitalizing urban spaces and creating more "15-minute cities"—cities where everything you need, from groceries to banking, is a 15-minute walk away. To learn more about the Jewish angles of the trend…