Strengthening Congregations

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Worship

Digital Content to Enliven Your Passover 2022 Seder

URJ staff and Reform Movement partners
 March 30, 2022

You already know how to host a beautiful, profound, and Jewishly meaningful seder. What you may not yet know, though, is how to re-imagine your usual traditions to incorporate digital content that will enliven this year’s virtual rendition of your seder.  

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The Union for Reform Judaism helps congregations and communities adapt and stay agile, enabling them to meet members' needs. We help leaders face today’s challenges and encourage innovation while responding to changing needs. We connect leaders so that they can learn from each other’s experiences and provide services to lower...
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Strengthening Congregations

Reviving Synagogue Communities Using Smart Tech

Allison Fine
Beth Kanter
 September 29, 2022
Email and other technologies are a huge factor in why employees feel like they're always on the clock. This "always-on" culture accelerated while synagogues began facing declining membership before the pandemic and has only intensified since. Even if clergy or staff are cut, the work demands don't decrease. As a result, remaining clergy or staff or volunteers are even more overwhelmed and are burning out at alarming rates.
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Leadership Development

Lead Your Board Through Self-Reflection for the High Holidays

Amy Asin
 September 6, 2022
On the Jewish calendar, the start of the month of Elul signifies the beginning of the High Holiday season. As individuals, it is during this time that we begin the process of cheshbon hanefesh (accounting of the soul), reflecting on the past year. So too, it is important for your leadership and community to reflect on the past year and consider how to do better moving forward.