Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american universalist rabbi and cantor who conducts all his teaching and pastoral work online”. Today it says “american rabbi”.
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Steven Blane is an American rabbi , cantor and recording singer-songwriter. Rabbi Blane, a Universalist rabbi and cantor, conducts his teaching and pastoral work online. He is the founder and dean of the Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute, an online, one-year rabbinical school, and founder and spiritual leader of Sim Shalom Synagogue, an interactive Universalist cyber -synagogue that offers live weeknight and Shabbat synagogue services to an international community via computer hookup. In addition to his work as a rabbi and cantor, Blane is a recording artist singer-songwriter. He writes and performs in the Americana/Folk/Rock genres. He sings, plays guitar, piano and ukulele. A fourth album " I Confess" is scheduled for release in December 2016. " I Confess" was produced at Dark Star in TN with famed Christian, Country and Rock music producer Billy Smiley . "A new way to become a rabbi?: Former local cantor Steven Blane opens controversial one-year online seminary" .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Steven Blane is an American Universalist rabbi and cantor who conducts all his teaching and pastoral work online . He is the founder and dean of the Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute, an online, one-year rabbinical school, and founder and spiritual leader of Sim Shalom Synagogue, an interactive Universalist cyber - synagogue that offers live weeknight and Shabbat synagogue services to an international community via computer hookup. "A new way to become a rabbi?: Former local cantor Steven Blane opens controversial one-year online seminary" .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Steven Blane is an American rabbi , cantor and recording singer-songwriter.Rabbi Blane, a Universalist rabbi and cantor, conducts his teaching and pastoral work online. He is the founder and dean of the Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute, an online, one-year rabbinical school, and founder and spiritual leader of Sim Shalom Synagogue, an interactive Universalist cyber -synagogue that offers live weeknight and Shabbat synagogue services to an international community via computer hookup. In addition to his work as a rabbi and cantor, Blane is a recording artist singer-songwriter.He writes and performs in the Americana/Folk/Rock genres.He sings, plays guitar, piano and ukulele.A fourth album " I Confess" is scheduled for release in December 2016." I Confess" was produced at Dark Star in TN with famed Christian, Country and Rock music producer Billy Smiley . "A new way to become a rabbi?: Former local cantor Steven Blane opens controversial one-year online seminary" .
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american universalist rabbi and cantor who conducts all his teaching and pastoral work online
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american rabbi
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