In 2016, the Union for Reform Judaism piloted an experiment. What would it look like if congregations could take an intentional look at themselves from different vantage points?

Learn how one congregation, working together as a community, achieved a positive outcome for LGBTQIA+ inclusion.

We started as five people active in social justice work who were trying to figure out what it means to be white, living in a society rooted in structural racism and inequality.

As tzitzit remind us to fulfill God’s commandments, they also must prompt us to display signs of welcome and love, demonstrating people can be themselves in our space.

Although my wife and I relocated to southern California three years ago, we left many friends at our “former synagogue,” although I do not like referring to it that way.

As Jewish leaders, we are tasked with improving our congregations and communities for everyone within them; listening to our members’ feedback, requests, and concerns, with the intent of understanding them, is the first step in the process of making improvements. 

Learn how one congregation with geographically dispersed members maximized its reach in a world with increasing competition for people’s time and energy.

If we want to renew and reform Judaism now and into the future, we must create congregational cultures in which failing is accepted.

To ensure your new board gets up to speed effectively, here are things to do before, during, and after a board orientation.