First-ever empirical study of US rabbinate finds ‘shortage’ is more about fit than numbers
A new study challenges fears of a rabbinic shortage, revealing shifting career paths, growing diversity, and changing motivations among American rabbis.
Inside a synagogue sanctuary, as new research sheds light on how fewer rabbis are choosing pulpit life.(photo credit: ALEXI ROSENFELD/GETTY IMAGES/JTA)ByASAF ELIA-SHALEV/JTA