Mayor of the Minyan
Every synagogue minyan (daily prayer group) has the one person who always seems to be there. In some congregations, this might be the gabbai (a ritual director of sorts). In other shuls it might be the...
View ArticleMaking Your Website Work for Your Synagogue or Jewish Organization
Quite often I get asked to consult synagogues on their Web presence. The first thing I do is take a look at their current Web site and try to determine in which year it was created. I can usually tell...
View ArticleThe Church of TED Talks
Who wants to be transported? I do, I do. So I was interested to read these comments in a recent New Yorker article:“It set my heart on fire.”“I got all inspired and my hair stood on end and I got...
View ArticleTexting on Rosh Hashanah
There was undoubtedly more texting in shul this Rosh Hashanah than in past years. In most liberal congregations, texting was likely done as discreetly as possible, often with a cellphone hidden low in...
View ArticlePew And Jewish Humor
Marc Rosenblatt For years, the Jewish community and synagogue leaders have fought the trend of dropping membership and attendance. Now the Pew study provides an answer (“Jews Serious When It Comes To...
View ArticleMy Teacher And Mentor: A Tribute To Rabbi Avi Weiss
Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky The Yeshivat Chovevei Torah dinner March 23 in New York marked the first time Rav Avi Weiss has ever allowed himself to be publically honored. I was one of the rabbis lucky enough...
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