Caring Community "in-reach" practices are based on the development of sacred relationships between members, centered around issues of importance and meaning in their lives. Hundreds of Union congregations have developed Caring Community programs that have transformed them into "person-centered" communities. Get started with our "Caring Community 101" guides.
Families
The changes in the contemporary Jewish family have brought challenges and opportunities to congregations to provide care, support and creative programmatic responses. The URJ has created a wealth of programmatic resources to assist congregations in their responses.
Disabilities Inclusion
Our goal is the full participation in the spiritual, educational and communal aspects of synagogue life for people living with disabilities and for their families. Discuss Jewish disabilities in our online forum, download our guides for disability inclusion, and read personal stories.
February is Jewish Disability Awareness Month
Learn new ways to become truly welcoming congregations, to break down physical, communication, and attitudinal barriers, educate our communities on what accessibility and inclusion really mean, and reach out to Jews with disabilities.
Health & Wellness
Jewish Tradition commands us to respect our bodies and to strive for health as a means of honoring our relationship to God. Health Issues have become a major concern for our families and increasing numbers of congregations have begun to develop responses and programs that speak to the Jewish view of health and wellness.
Economic Concerns
Caring Community on a Fixed Income Ways that our congregations can enhance their mission of being a "caring community" (with no or little cost to the congregation).
The committee on GLBTQ Inclusion works with congregations and communities to develop a more welcoming, inclusive culture. We have resources to help; including referrals to local organizations, liturgy appropriate for a variety of communities and Kulanu, our program guide for congregations implementing GLBTQ inclusion.
Connect with a Specialist
Member congregations are encouraged to contact a specialist from the
Union's Congregational Consulting Group for additional resources and
support:
Learn new ways to become truly welcoming congregations, to break down physical, communication, and attitudinal barriers, educate our communities on what accessibility and inclusion really mean, and reach out to Jews with disabilities. 
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