“will be interested in moving forward on the path of engagement during the first year of follow-up activities and events. The other two-thirds will take an additional year or two. 3. Families with young children tend to access Judaism through… — Kerry M. Olitzky Copy Share Image
“regardless of background, and is geared specifically for adult beginner learners. Also, the program is advertised in secular media.” — Kerry M. Olitzky Copy Share Image
“thought outside the religious realm. 3. Jewish values, particularly because they are often manifest in concrete ways, are of particular interest to those in… — Kerry M. Olitzky Copy Share Image
“5. It is just as important to establish groups of followers who are seeking change as it is to foster leaders who will be… — Kerry M. Olitzky Copy Share Image
“1. How can synagogue leaders transform those events already planned into Public Space Judaism events? 2. How can we reallocate our human and fiscal… — Kerry M. Olitzky Copy Share Image
“The challenge facing the synagogue is not an increase in the cost of membership. The challenge facing the synagogue is a decreasing cost benefit… — Kerry M. Olitzky Copy Share Image
“its current form. Yet, all is not lost. The experience of being fully American has also motivated large segments of millennials to embrace religious… — Kerry M. Olitzky Copy Share Image
“their feet. And that vote may help them march away from the synagogue if the synagogue doesn’t find effective ways to engage them.” — Kerry M. Olitzky Copy Share Image
“what I call Destination Jewish Culture. These programs are also low barrier and held in secular spaces. However, they usually require some level of… — Kerry M. Olitzky Copy Share Image
“to serve the majority of the Jewish community, even its entirety, rather than just those who are members of Jewish institutions.” — Kerry M. Olitzky Copy Share Image
“Some synagogues are simply calling themselves community institutions rather than membership institutions that require payment of dues to become a member. These synagogues suggest… — Kerry M. Olitzky Copy Share Image
“While the American synagogue was built with the financial support of what are commonly called three-day-a-year Jews, referring to those who may attend the… — Kerry M. Olitzky Copy Share Image
