“Today, these values are often encrusted in language that obscures their meaning and inhibits their potential to influence and inspire. For example, the category of mitzvah, often translated as a “sacred obligation” or “commandment,” clashes with the notion of personal… — Zachary I Heller Copy Share Image
“If synagogues would reconceptualize their venue as a third place, they would feel more like a welcoming home in all aspects of their operations.21… — Zachary I Heller Copy Share Image
“Revising institutional views about the synagogue Reinterpreting Jewish values Reimagining the venue of the synagogue By unshackling synagogues from leftover views about how they… — Zachary I Heller Copy Share Image
“For simplicity's sake, the chart below provides an accessible way to contrast the worldview of synagogues born in another era with the fundamentally different… — Zachary I Heller Copy Share Image
“Today, these values are often encrusted in language that obscures their meaning and inhibits their potential to influence and inspire. For example, the category… — Zachary I Heller Copy Share Image
