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Welcome to the Tent!
For some time now, you may have been hearing about The Tent, our new online communication and collaboration platform for the leadership of the Reform movement. We are pleased to announce that during...
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The Tent: Helping Jewish Leaders Look Through New Prisms
Leading a congregation can be a daunting task. Whether you lead your congregation as clergy, professional staff, or lay leadership, we all do our sacred work through different prisms. We work through...
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Twenty Becomes One: Seeing Our Congregations as Family, Especially During...
In the fall of 2008, I was the executive director of a 1,000-household synagogue. We had recently finished a major sanctuary renovation, and our membership numbers were on an encouraging upward trend....
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Sacred Partnership: Achieving the Right Balance in Your Congregation
Mazel tov! You’ve just been elected to your first term as a trustee on the temple board. Together with your fellow congregational lay leaders, you struggle with the challenges surrounding member...
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Echoing Through the Generations: The Story of Sylvester Marx
On Sunday, June 6, 1915, Sylvester Marx was confirmed at The Temple–Tifereth Israel in Cleveland, OH, marking the culmination of the young man’s Jewish education. A special reception followed, and the...
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YamJam in The Tent: A Real-Time Resource for Synagogue Leaders
As summer looms, congregational leaders are thinking about how to welcome potential members into our synagogues. What do they see when they visit our websites? What do they hear when they call the...
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June 17: Join Us for a Live Online Q&A About High Holiday Hospitality
Early last month, the URJ hosted its very first “YamJam in The Tent,” a live, moderated Q&A session in the URJ’s online collaborative social media platform, The Tent. URJ moderators posed...
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5 Great Deals and Discounts Your Congregation Can Only Get Through the URJ
When talking about congregational life to members and prospective members, one of the questions that invariably comes up is, “Well, what do I get for my dues?” We talk about access to a sacred...
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When Less is More: The Role of the Synagogue Executive Director
Job descriptions are important. They outline and shape the work to be done. In a temple, job descriptions ensure that lay and professional leaders understand responsibilities and roles. When I was an...
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