Community Quote by Zachary I Heller

“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

“default position, synagogues need to take what they do best—if they can indeed do them better than any other institution in the Jewish landscape—and…

— Kerry M. Olitzky

“Lessons Learned by Sixth and I 1. Establishing a partnership with local synagogues is important if these institutions are going to be prepared to…

— Kerry M. Olitzky

“If we turn the synagogue inside out, the synagogue would serve a far broader audience, one that is not restricted by the traditional notion…

— Kerry M. Olitzky

“Turning the synagogue inside out, into a community institution, means that it has to become a recognizable presence. The building used to be the…

— Kerry M. Olitzky

“To emphasize what is required for this proposed change—which is quite substantial—I like to say that I believe the synagogue needs to turn itself…

— 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

“Synagogue Leaders 1. If people are attracted to Judaism and want to convert to Judaism, are we willing to make conversion more accessible? If…

— Kerry M. Olitzky

“pushed away in the past are too hesitant to enter synagogues to see what’s changed. While the Public Space Judaism model is based on…

— Kerry M. Olitzky

“While the notion is undoubtedly controversial, I argue that when a synagogue turns itself inside out, it can provide for life-cycle events and education…

— Kerry M. Olitzky

Our synagogues are spread all over the world, and we want people to respect them and look after them. And we have to respect…

— A. B. Yehoshua

“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