Chosen for Priesthood: Considering Chosenness Through a Biblical Metaphor
November 17, 2025
God’s invitation to be a nation of priests is an aspiration rather than a firm promise of our indispensability.
Rabbi Dr. William Plevan is Visiting Assistant Professor of Contemporary Jewish Thought at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and currently serves as its Democracy Fellow for 2023-24. His essays on contemporary Jewish theology, ethics and political thought have been published in several books for scholars and general readers. He is currently working on a book on the ideal of community in the thought of Martin Buber. He currently serves as the co-chair of the board of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights and has served as the President of Matan, an organization devoted to promoting special needs Jewish education
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