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Relational Judaism: Using the Power of Relationships to Transform the Jewish Community
Relational Judaism Using the Power of Relationships to Transform the Jewish Community Author:Dr. Ron Wolfson How to transform the model of twentieth-century Jewish institutions into twenty-first-century relational communities offering meaning and purpose, belonging and blessing. — Membership in Jewish organizations is down. Day school enrollment has peaked. Federation campaigns are flat. The fastest growing and second largest category of Jews is Just Je... more »wish. Young Jewish adults are unengaged and aging baby boomers are disengaging. Yet, in the era of Facebook, people crave face-to-face
community.
It's all about relationships. With this simple, but profound idea, noted educator and community revitalization pioneer Dr. Ron Wolfson presents practical strategies and case studies to transform the old model of Jewish programmatic institutions into relational communities.
He sets out twelve principles of relational engagement to guide Jewish lay leaders and professionals in transforming institutions into inspiring communities whose value-proposition is to engage people and connect them to community in a meaningful and lasting way.« less