The New Rabbi: A Congregation Searches for Its Leader
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"The New Rabbi: A Congregation Searches for Its Leader" is a nonfiction book that chronicles the complex, often contentious process of choosing a new spiritual leader in a prominent American Jewish congregation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The New Rabbi: A Congregation Searches for Its Leader canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The New Rabbi: A Congregation Searches for Its Leader Context triple: [Stephen Fried, notableWork, The New Rabbi: A Congregation Searches for Its Leader]
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A.
The Rock, the Road, and the Rabbi
The Rock, the Road, and the Rabbi is a Christian faith-based book that blends biblical insights, personal reflections, and historical context from travels in Israel to deepen readers’ understanding of Scripture.
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B.
Die Autonomie der Rabbinen
Die Autonomie der Rabbinen is a 19th-century work by reform rabbi Samuel Holdheim that critically examines traditional rabbinic authority and advocates for modernizing Jewish law and practice.
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C.
The Congregation
The Congregation is the English title of Surah Al-Jumu'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that emphasizes the importance of the Friday congregational prayer and heeding God’s call over worldly distractions.
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D.
The Mitzvah
The Mitzvah is a science fiction novel by libertarian author L. Neil Smith that explores themes of individual freedom, moral responsibility, and alternate history.
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E.
Priesand
Priesand is the surname of Sally Priesand, the first woman ordained as a rabbi in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The New Rabbi: A Congregation Searches for Its Leader Target entity description: "The New Rabbi: A Congregation Searches for Its Leader" is a nonfiction book that chronicles the complex, often contentious process of choosing a new spiritual leader in a prominent American Jewish congregation.
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A.
The Rock, the Road, and the Rabbi
The Rock, the Road, and the Rabbi is a Christian faith-based book that blends biblical insights, personal reflections, and historical context from travels in Israel to deepen readers’ understanding of Scripture.
-
B.
Die Autonomie der Rabbinen
Die Autonomie der Rabbinen is a 19th-century work by reform rabbi Samuel Holdheim that critically examines traditional rabbinic authority and advocates for modernizing Jewish law and practice.
-
C.
The Congregation
The Congregation is the English title of Surah Al-Jumu'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that emphasizes the importance of the Friday congregational prayer and heeding God’s call over worldly distractions.
-
D.
The Mitzvah
The Mitzvah is a science fiction novel by libertarian author L. Neil Smith that explores themes of individual freedom, moral responsibility, and alternate history.
-
E.
Priesand
Priesand is the surname of Sally Priesand, the first woman ordained as a rabbi in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Stephen Fried ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
search for a new rabbi
ⓘ
transition of spiritual leadership ⓘ |
| explores |
contemporary American Jewish identity
ⓘ
relationship between clergy and laity ⓘ tensions within a large suburban congregation ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Har Zion Temple ⓘ |
| genre |
Jewish studies
ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
ebook
ⓘ
hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasISBN-10 | 1565123685 ⓘ |
| hasISBN-13 | 9781565123684 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
American suburban synagogues
ⓘ
Reconstructionist and Conservative Judaism ⓘ clergy succession ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
ⓘ
readers interested in religion and Judaism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American Judaism
ⓘ
congregational politics ⓘ rabbinic search process ⓘ synagogue leadership ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
journalistic
ⓘ
narrative nonfiction ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed portrayal of a rabbinic search
ⓘ
insider view of synagogue politics ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 400 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| publisher | Algonquin Books ⓘ |
| setting |
Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1990s
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: The New Rabbi: A Congregation Searches for Its Leader Description of subject: "The New Rabbi: A Congregation Searches for Its Leader" is a nonfiction book that chronicles the complex, often contentious process of choosing a new spiritual leader in a prominent American Jewish congregation.
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