Member Synagogues Quote by Kerry M. Olitzky

“regardless of background, and is geared specifically for adult beginner learners. Also, the program is advertised in secular media.”

— Kerry M. Olitzky

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“be financially viable in its current form.”

— Kerry M. Olitzky

“to serve the majority of the Jewish community, even its entirety, rather than just those who are members of Jewish institutions.”

— Kerry M. Olitzky

“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

“local area become members of the synagogue simply by virtue of their living in the synagogue’s newly defined service area. They are then entitled…

— Kerry M. Olitzky