Reform Judaism's Wide Open Doors + Rabbi Rick Jacobs
Why Do Jewish? Love, Obligation, and the Courage to Show Up
Imagine a familiar conversation in any household across the world.
“Do we have to go to the school concert tonight?”
There’s no law. No statute. No external requirement.
And yet—you go.
Why? Because love creates obligation. Not the other way around.
That deceptively simple truth sits at the heart of my conversation with Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, on this episode of Martini Judaism.
For generations, Jews have argued about obligation. Traditional Jews often point to halacha—Jewish law—as the source of…
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