Chicago rabbi plans for life in Israeli desert

February 10, 2010

membership...since [Rabbi Lopatin’s tenure has] quadrupled. That is significant considering that only about 25 to 35 percent of Jewish people belong to a congregation, according to Rabbi Irwin Kula...Within the Orthodox denomination, Lopatin is one of the most open, inclusive and creative rabbis in the country, Kula said...";

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By Lisa Pevtzow Special to the Chicago Tribune