Lisa Lieberman Barzilai, RJE


Lisa Lieberman Barzilai, RJE (she/her) is the former director of the Union for Reform Judaism's Leadership Institute, part of the Strengthening Congregations team. She previously held positions as an educator in Reform synagogue congregational schools in New York and New Jersey. She is a board member and past president of the Association of Reform Jewish Educators and holds a master’s degree in Jewish education from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.
Resources for Presidents: Coronavirus and Your Congregation
How to Get New Congregational Leaders into the Pipeline
Here are some useful answers to one of the questions congregational leaders ask most: “How can we find new leaders?”
5 Ways to Invest in Forward-Thinking Leadership Development
These five principles can help you invest in constant, deliberate, and forward-thinking leadership development to support new and long-term leaders.
4 Ways to Cultivate Sacred Partnerships
In congregations, deep relationships between lay leaders and professionals carry a unique element of holiness. Here are four ways to nurture these sacred partnerships.
How One Experiment Inspires Sacred Action
Learn what happened when members of the URJ Strengthening Congregations Team were challenged to experiment with an innovation of their own – and what made it a success.