Discover programs that offer innovative ways to reinvigorate Outreach in
your congregation, including imaginative full spectrum Outreach programs,
engaging conversion candidates, a new model for interfaith couples groups and a
program to build on the success of Introduction to Judaism. Learn about
new ways of early engagement of unaffiliated young families, welcoming adoptive
families and staying connected to 20s/30s even after they move to the big city.
Find new best practices on engaging new members and baby boomers, as
well as providing support to Jewish Troops in the US Armed Forces.
What would you do if you could get your hands on programming for your synagogue that came with a track record for success and excellence? Well, now you can! The all new Outreach and Membership Idea Book Volume II features 18 award-winning programs from synagogues across North America. This book includes programs that respond to Rabbi Yoffie's 2005 Biennial initiatives as well as programming in the areas of:
Membership 101
Reaching 20's and 30's
Building a Reform Jewish Community
Supporting and Honoring the non Jewish spouse
Welcoming Interfaith Families into your synagogue.
More than the centerpiece of Purim celebrations, Esther is unique in the biblical canon, and raises as many questions as it reveals answers. It is a rich source for text study, at Purim and throughout the year.
Gift of Prayer, A: The Spirituality of Jewish Women
What are the prayers that women pray, the meditations of their hearts? Women of Reform Judaism, The Federation of Temple Sisterhoods, has collected the writings of its members and of women rabbis to create this gift book of personal prayers, poetry, reflections and meditations for every occasion in a woman"s life. A Gift of Prayer speaks to women of all faiths, celebrating life"s joys and offering the comfort needed to endure the struggles and crises we all face.
In A Gift of Prayer, women share their hopes and doubts with us-and with God. They grope for understanding, rejoice at the birth of a grandchild, remember seeing a loved one for the last time, or say a blessing upon seeing a rainbow. Their writings are accompanied by the work of Jewish artists on the theme of prayer-prayer inspired by nature, by ritual or by awe of the Divine. The result is a gift of words and art for every woman.
Features:
Thirty-eight prayers, poems and meditations
Accompanied by the artwork of many gifted contemporary artists
Gender Gap, The: A Congregational Guide for Beginning the Conversation about Men's Involvement in Synagogue Life
Studies report decreased involvement in Jewish communal life on the part of both men and boys. Anecdotal information backs up this trend. There are often more women than men at services, more girls than boys in youth groups, and more women than men on the synagogue boards. What is behind these numbers and why? This book presents ideas, reflective essays, and program ideas meant to start the conversation in the synagogue about this phenomenon. There are no definite answers here, rather a choice to test some ideas and begin a dialogue.
