By Rabbi Aaron Potek A major challenge for non-denominational / pluralistic Jewish organizations is creating an educational vision that is both open and substantive. A good vision is narrow enough to have focus yet broad enough to contain diversity. It must strike the balance between relativism and absolutism - between “all ways” and “one way.” The current zeitgeist is one of inclusivity, leading m … [Read More...] about The Ram Scale: Compelling Approaches to Judaism For Millennials – And All of Us
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Helping Congregants Deal with the Five Stages of Change
By Rabbi Paula Feldstein On the bimah stood two large, dark brown wooden podiums. The rabbi spoke from one, and the cantor sang from the other. Being four feet wide, they took up a lot of space, and anyone under 5’5” needed to stand on a step to be seen by the congregation. The podiums were also very dark on an otherwise airy bimah, standing in stark contrast to the colorful stained-glass windows t … [Read More...] about Helping Congregants Deal with the Five Stages of Change
Do We Really Need More Leaders?
By Betsy Stone, Ph.D. Many years ago, I volunteered for an organization I hoped someday to lead. I saw it as an opportunity to create lasting change, to bring the organization into a kinder future. I thought I had the skills to achieve this goal. So it came as a painful shock to me when […]
How to Actually Talk to Young Jews About Israel
By Molly Tolsky Back when we launched Alma – a website for Jewish millennial women from 70 Faces Media – nearly two years ago, we knew there were certain topics we’d definitely cover, like dating and Jewish identity and Broad City (sometimes all three at once). And then there were those topics we planned to […]
Conversations that Matter: Five Years of Congregational Strategic Planning at USCJ
By Aimee Close and Bob Leventhal Since launching our first cohort of Sulam for Strategic Planners (SSP) in 2013 with ten congregations, we have facilitated a year-long planning process with 52 congregations of various sizes, in 17 states and one Canadian province. In other words, 10% of all USCJ congregations have engaged in an intensive, […]
Announcing the Launch of Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah’s Dr. Jonathan Woocher Research Fellowship
By: Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah “At Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah, we see this as a moment of incredible opportunity… to make Jewish teaching and practice a vibrant resource for answering life’s most important questions…. Jewish wisdom can make our lives and the world better. This is the moment to act on […]
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