Gila Hadani

Gila Hadani

Gila Hadani (she/her) is the Director of Leadership Development – Congregational Engagement and Leadership Experiences for the Union for Reform Judaism. Prior to coming to the URJ, Gila worked in the field of Jewish Education, working in both the Jewish organizational and congregational worlds. In her role at the URJ, she directs the URJ Congregational Benchmarking and Assessment Project, the URJ Facilitated Board Workshops, and the Scheidt Seminar for Presidents. She also works closely with those who volunteer for their congregations and the dedicated volunteers working on behalf of the URJ. Gila believes that synagogues and the synagogue community have the power to transform lives for the people with whom it engages. That concept fuels her drive for her work at the URJ.

URJ Releases Second Annual Pulse Survey of URJ Congregations

Gila Hadani
In the wake of various pandemic restrictions, membership and dues have stabilized and children are starting to return to education programs. Our medium, large, and very large congregations are recovering more quickly from the pandemic than our smallest congregations. These are the top line results of the recently released URJ's Second Annual Pulse survey.