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Why We’re Not Ranking Rabbis

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The authors of the top 50 list explain how a well-meaning idea got out of control.

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If we’ve ever watched how a well-intentioned concept can generate unintended consequences, it’s the Newsweek/Daily Beast Top 50 Rabbis list.

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Conceived in 2007, it was done simply because we were genuinely curious about which rabbis were considered leading lights and why.

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