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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: Why are so many Canadian rabbis leaving their jobs this year?
Description: In the past year, an unusual number of Canadian rabbis have changed jobs, even while COVID restrictions make job interviews difficult. Rabbis across the country have left their synagogues, either to change things up or for personal reasons. Some came as a surprise, like Matthew Leibl in Winnipeg, who announced his resignation in April; others left to pursue other projects, like Yossi Sapirman of Toronto.
What is it like for a rabbi to change positions? How easy is it for them to move? In today's episode, Rabbi Lionel Moses, a veteran Canadian rabbi who ran the matching...