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- Article: Kehillah Builders: Inreach, Outreach And Membership
By Rabbi Shawn Zevit
This article connects effective inreach and outreach in the process of community growth. Thinking about how to grow can help a congregation figure out how to better serve its current members as well.
- Article: The Role of Text Study in Congregational Values-Based Decision Making
By Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg, Rabbi Jonathan Malamy, Sara Mosenkis, Rabbi Shawn Zevit
How studying texts from Torah to mission statements, from Talmud to synagogue newsletters can help us shape our communal values and decisions.
- Audio Interview: The Changing Role of the Rabbi
By Rabbi Richard Hirsh, Rabbi Shawn Zevit
An exploration of the many facets of being and becoming a rabbi in contemporary society with Rabbi Richard Hirsh. What were the pre-modern roles and responsibilities of a rabbi? How have they changed into the 21st century? What is particular to being a Reconstructionist Rabbi and leadership in Reconstructionist communities? How has the movement-wide Role of the Rabbi Commission approached these issues? An episode of Heart, Mind and Spirit, the first regularly scheduled Reconstructionist radio show in the history of the movement.
- Audio Interview: Training the 21st Century Rabbi
By Dr. David Teutsch, Rabbi Shawn Zevit
A dynamic conversation with Rabbi David Teutsch about the historic and current methods of identifying and training future Jewish leaders, with particular attention to the experiences and programs at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and models of becoming a Reconstructionist Rabbi. An episode of Heart, Mind and Spirit, the first regularly scheduled Reconstructionist radio show in the history of the movement.
- Audio Interview: Women In Spiritual Leadership
By Rabbi Linda Holtzman, Rabbi Elyse Wechterman, Rabbi Shawn Zevit
Rabbis Linda Holtzman and Elyse Wechterman explore the issues and challenges that face Jewish women in leadership roles, particularly in congregational life, as well as the opportunities and contributions female rabbis have been part of in recent years. An episode of Heart, Mind and Spirit, the first regularly scheduled Reconstructionist radio show in the history of the movement.
- Bibliography: Books On Values And Resources
By Rabbi Shawn Zevit
A list of books about Jewish values and money.
- Bibliography: Resources On Community Building
By Rabbi Shawn Zevit
A list of books and periodicals about congregational growth, outreach and inreach.
- Bibliography: Resources On Congregational Leadership And Governance
By Rabbi Shawn Zevit
An extensive list of books and articles about many aspects of effective institutional leadership and governance.
- Bibliography: Resources On Money And Congregational Life
By Rabbi Jonathan Malamy
An annotated bibliography of books and articles about Jewish perspectives on money.
- Glossary: A Values-Based Approach To Jewish Communal Leadership And Congregational Governance
By Rabbi Shawn Zevit
Defines the terms "leadership" and "governance" to help create holy and whole communities.
- Glossary: Governing Documents
By Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg, Rabbi Shawn Zevit
This document defines different kids of core documents that are important in congregational life: mission/vision statements, bylaws, minutes, guidelines and policies.
- How to: Budgets: Living Our Values In A Financial Plan
By Rabbi Jonathan Malamy, Rabbi Shawn Zevit
A guide to exploring your community's relationship to money and creating a budget for your congregation based on your values and priorities.
- How to: Governance Structures
By Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg, Rabbi Mordechai Liebling, Rabbi Shawn Zevit
This document serves as a guide to different kinds of leadership structures that are important in congregational life and their wellbeing: the board, the executive committee, other committes, meetings.
- How to: Lay Leadership/Staff
By Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg, Rabbi Shawn Zevit
A guide to thinking about the interaction of lay leadership with professional and non-professional staff in a Reconstructionist congregation.
- How to: Planning For Change: Dollars And Sense
By Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg, Rabbi Shawn Zevit
A guide to thinking about and implementing long-term strategic planning in your congregation as a community building process.
- How to: Preparing For A Rabbinic Sabbatical From The Perspective Of The Congregational Leadership
By Rabbi Fredi Cooper
A document to help Reconstructionist communities prepare for a rabbinic sabbatical as a time of growth for their rabbi and for their community. Relates to the biblical agricultural sabbatical and includes an outline of questions to shape planning.
- Manual: Disaster and Crisis: Respone Systems for Jewish Organizations
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Emergency Planning: Disaster and Crisis Response Systems for Jewish Organizations. Bu United Jewish Communities. 200 page manual.
- RT Article: Enhancing the Rabbi-Congregational Partnership
By Richard Cohen
In March of 2005, the Greater Metropolitan New York Regional Council sponsored a presentation on the complex relationship between Rabbis and congregations. The article summarizes the main points of the presentation that is based upon the The Rabbi-Congregational Relationship: A Vision for the 21st Century
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