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("Danny") Nevins (born March 18, 1966) is an American rabbi and a leader in the Conservative Movement who is head of school at Golda Och Academy in West Orange, NJ On January 29, 2007, Rabbi Nevins was named the Dean of the Rabbinical School of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America , succeeding Rabbi William Lebeau .1In 2021, it was announced that Rabbi Nevins would be stepping down as dean of the JTS Rabbinical School.2He was previously the spiritual leader of Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills, Michigan , where he served for 13 years in his first pulpit.3He is an authority on Jewish Law who co-authored a responsum (legal opinion) that was passed by the Conservative Movement's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards paving the way for the Conservative Movement to allow gay marriage and to ordain lesbian and gay rabbis.4 "Rabbi takes on role of teacher: Despite youth, Nevins will lead rabbinical school at Jewish Theological Seminary." , The Detroit News , May 28, 2007. "Homosexuality, Human Dignity & Halakah: A Combined Responsum for the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards" , Committee on Jewish Law and Standards .5
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("Danny") Nevins (born March 18, 1966) is an American rabbi and an adherent of the Conservative Movement who was named the Dean of the Rabbinical School of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America on January 29, 2007, succeeding Rabbi William Lebeau . He was previously the spiritual leader of Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills, Michigan , where he served for 13 years in his first pulpit. He is an authority on Jewish Law who co-authored a responsum (legal opinion) that was passed by the Conservative Movement's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards paving the way for the Conservative Movement to allow gay marriage and rabbis. "Rabbi takes on role of teacher: Despite youth, Nevins will lead rabbinical school at Jewish Theological Seminary." , The Detroit News , May 28, 2007. "Homosexuality, Human Dignity & Halakah: A Combined Responsum for the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards" , Committee on Jewish Law and Standards .
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("Danny") Nevins (born March 18, 1966) is an American rabbi and an adherent of the Conservative Movement who was named the Dean of the Rabbinical School of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America on January 29, 2007, succeeding Rabbi William Lebeau . He was previously the spiritual leader of Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills, Michigan , where he served for 13 years in his first pulpit. He is an authority on Jewish Law who co-authored a responsum (legal opinion) that was passed by the Conservative Movement's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards paving the way for the Conservative Movement to allow gay marriage and rabbis. "Rabbi takes on role of teacher: Despite youth, Nevins will lead rabbinical school at Jewish Theological Seminary." , The Detroit News , May 28, 2007. "Homosexuality, Human Dignity & Halakah: A Combined Responsum for the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards" , Committee on Jewish Law and Standards .
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"Danny" Nevins (born March 18, 1966) is an American rabbi affiliated with Conservative Judaism .He is currently the Head of School at Golda Och Academy in West Orange, New Jersey .His book of responsa (rabbinic essays), Torah and Technology: Circuits, Cells, and the Sacred Path , was published by Izzun Books in 2024.From 2007 to 2021, Rabbi Nevins was Dean of the Rabbinical School of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America .Previously, he was the rabbi of Adat Shalom Synagogue in Farmington Hills, Michigan , where he served for 13 years in his first pulpit.He is an authority on halakha and co-authored a 2006 responsum approved by the Conservative Movement's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards which permitted gay marriage and the ordination of queer rabbis within the movement. "Rabbi takes on role of teacher: Despite youth, Nevins will lead rabbinical school at Jewish Theological Seminary." , The Detroit News , May 28, 2007.
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