“For far too long, we have…[been] underinvesting in the ongoing professional development of the individuals that work in the field full time”
For far too long, we have overly praised volunteers for bringing outside expertise to...
Category Archives: Jewish Organizations
“One of the greatest paradoxes of ‘the American Jewish establishment’ is that it is only believed to really exist by those who fear or despise it”
One of the greatest paradoxes of “the American Jewish establishment” is that it is...
There is a “political phenomenon in the Jewish community…on the disincentivizing of all forms of ‘courageous leadership’ by relatively small numbers of individuals who can drive a community agenda”
…a larger political phenomenon in the Jewish community…on the disincentivizing of all forms of...
“…the great divides are about how or whether American Jews feel essentially safe and at home or eternally vulnerable and vigilant…”
The basic political theory behind organized Jewish communal (read: establishment) politics in America since...
“At the core of the problem with synagogues is how the life of the synagogue is oriented”
I have witnessed firsthand the benefits and challenges that synagogues face today. I have...
“Our criminal justice system punishes only the clearly guilty, and our media absolves only the clearly innocent — but that does not tell us whom our schools, synagogues and other institutions should employ”
We have to think long and hard as a community as to how we...
“The legacy rabbinate and top-heavy institutions are not sustainable in the long term”
Religious leaders have no right to complain about intermarriage rates in the US when...
“Do moms and dads of 7-year-olds know whether they want their kids to lead the Jewish community?”
…do the soul-searching and idea-wrestling that lead you to a concept. Use that concept...
“…if the theme of sorts for Jewish organizational life over the past 10-12 years was “innovation”, the next big theme should be “mergers and acquisition”
I strongly believe that, if the theme of sorts for Jewish organizational life over...
“The reasons that the federated and legacy systems have been teetering are not simply size, but about capacity to pivot into trends, a weakness that innovative organizations have exploited effectively”
As we are all aware, the good processes of innovation – which changed communal...