The Week That Was: January 6-12

Based on site and RSS feed analytics, here – in alphabetical order – are the two most popular posts on eJewish Philanthropy last week:

Don’t Ban the Bar Mitzvah. Revolutionize It!
by Rabbi Bradley Solmsen

We in the Reform Movement, too, see the value in rethinking b’nai mitzvah so synagogues and their members can focus on what is most important about Jewish living and learning.

Sustaining 21st Century American Judaism: Examining New Options
by Steven Windmueller

Based on current research related to the status of religious movements, it is important to begin to design strategies for synagogue organizations, and their affiliates to move toward “sacred innovation,” the idea of re-imagining congregational life. These initiatives come up against the new realities of the decline in American religiosity.

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