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About this book
Every Jewish institution, " writes Kerry Olitzky, "is undergoing significant change and is in danger of becoming irrelevant to the majority of North American Jews. All these institutions will have to reimagine themselves if they are to survive and grow. And the most numerous of these institutes is also the most vulnerable: the synagogue." The synagogue as we know it developed in response to a variety of needs, often in an attempt to create new communities for education and assembly as populations moved from urban centers to the suburbs. These needs have changed, and the synagogue is no longer the center of social and professional life. Change is necessary, but what a synagogue that serves the new needs of American Jewish religious life look like? In Playlist Judaism, Kerry Olitzky offers provocative proposals to help synagogues face today s challenges, from turning the synagogue inside out so that it is reaching out to the community around it, to recognizing intermarriage as an opportunity for synagogues, and encouraging synagogues not to forget the Boomers. It is an engaging look at what creative thinking has to offer congregations today. In his foreword, Ron Wolfson says that the book will provide "leadership teams with a plethora of practical proposals to chart an exciting and engaging future for their congregations.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword by Ron Wolfson
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Playlist Judaism
- Chapter 2: Turning the Synagogue Inside Out
- Chapter 3: The Marketplace of Ideas
- Chapter 4: Intermarriage as an Opportunity, Not a Problem
- Chapter 5: Don’t Forget the Boomers
- Chapter 6: The Dream of Israel
- Chapter 7: Why Be Jewish?
- Chapter 8: Leading the Jewish Community into the Future
- Chapter 9: Big Tent Judaism
- Notes