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Recognizing that congregations of different sizes have varying needs, the Union's Ida and Howard Wilkoff Department of Synagogue Management provides a variety of services tailored to the unique needs of congregations with 250 membership units or fewer.
These services include:
Projects include the revitalization of the Congregational Heritage Preservation Committee, which is of service to both aging congregations in the process of disbanding and new congregations that are expanding. For more information, please contact us.
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The current economic situation has implications for the financial health of our congregations and is impacting the lives of our members. Small congregations, in particular, may be vulnerable to changes in the economy. The Union has put together a number of resources that offer guidance to our congregations and support for our members.
They include a variety of ways in which we can reach out to our congregants during these challenging times. On November 12, the Union offered a webinar on Strengthening Our Congregations in Difficult Financial Times. Rabbi Stacy Offner, vice president of the Union for Reform Judaism, hosted calls with our presenters, Ed Alpert, executive director of Am Shalom in Glencoe, IL and president of the National Association of Temple Administrators, and Rabbi Edythe Mencher LCSW, associate director of the Department of Jewish Family Concerns. If you were not able to join us for our recent webinar, a video of the presentation is now online.
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Did you know that many Department of Synagogue Management publications have a designated “Think Small” section addressing the specific needs of small congregations? Publications with Think Small sections are labeled “updated”. For a complete list, visit our publications page.
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