Rachel Margolis, RJE

Rachel Margolis, RJE, is the senior program manager of congregational innovation at the Union for Reform Judaism.

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Strengthening Congregations

Early Childhood Education Centers on the Brink: Coming Together to Address Crisis

Amy Asin

Cathy Rolland, RJE

Rabbi Rick Jacobs

Rachel Margolis, RJE

September 15, 2020

Although the pandemic has not altered the overall mission of our sacred work – to engage the next generation of families with young children on their Jewish journey – it has further amplified our sense of urgency and is helping to redefine and clarify our goals and priorities.

Interlocking gears; the main one of which says: Partnership

Jewish Learning

Why Sacred Partnerships in Education Matter

Lisa Langer

Rachel Margolis, RJE

July 16, 2019

Learn how lay and professional education leaders can connect, achieve goals, demonstrate Jewish values, and inspire their community to work toward a shared vision.

A group of teens making hamantaschen in a synagogue kitchen

How to Create a Strong Post B’nei Mitzvah Culture in Your Congregation

Lisa Langer

Michelle Shapiro Abraham, MAJE, RJE

Rachel Margolis, RJE

June 3, 2019

Learn how congregations are reimagining post b’nei mitzvah engagement to create successful models that are reinvigorating this critical space and time in teens’ lives.

Youth Engagement

“For Now…” Balancing Values in Post-B’nai Mitzvah Engagement

Lisa Langer

Michelle Shapiro Abraham, MAJE, RJE

Rachel Margolis, RJE

May 2, 2018

An enduring dilemma is one that is simultaneously old and new, can only be managed – not solved, and is very much a part of our day-to-day reality. There is no right answer, just two truths that cannot be ignored, and somewhere in the middle is the solution “for now.” How can we apply this idea to post-B’nai Mitzvah engagement?