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.

Strengthening Congregations

Resources for Presidents: Coronavirus and Your Congregation

Lisa Lieberman Barzilai, RJE

March 18, 2020

To help you keep information straight and find what you need, we’re keeping this ongoing list of URJ resources that may be particularly useful to as a congregational president.

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Leadership Development

How to Get New Congregational Leaders into the Pipeline

Lisa Lieberman Barzilai, RJE

May 7, 2019

Here are some useful answers to one of the questions congregational leaders ask most: “How can we find new leaders?”

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Leadership Development

5 Ways to Invest in Forward-Thinking Leadership Development

Amy Asin

Lisa Lieberman Barzilai, RJE

January 22, 2019

These five principles can help you invest in constant, deliberate, and forward-thinking leadership development to support new and long-term leaders.

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Strengthening Congregations

4 Ways to Cultivate Sacred Partnerships

Lisa Lieberman Barzilai, RJE

July 12, 2018

In congregations, deep relationships between lay leaders and professionals carry a unique element of holiness. Here are four ways to nurture these sacred partnerships.

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How One Experiment Inspires Sacred Action

Gila Hadani Ward

Lisa Lieberman Barzilai, RJE

November 20, 2017

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.