Welcome to the website of resources developed during Synagogue 2000/3000’s twenty-year run as a catalyst for excellence in synagogue life.
Another real-world, practical article from USCJ's Barry Mael on pandemic-days budgeting. Especially important, #5 Technology is here to stay so budget for it!
Synagogue budgeting and financial sustainability: tips for uncertain times
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It is approaching a year since our synagogues across the continent abruptly had to shut their doors immediately following Purim. In quick succession we went from discussions about how to hold safe services, to are we still serving Kiddush, to...
"Margolis, Finestone, and Sarna urge us to shatter our century-old Hebrew school model." A-freakin-men!
Sex, and why the “blank” can’t Hebrew schools fix themselves
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Lessons of censorship, Bill Gates, and a whirling dervish
I don't agree with some of the author's conclusions, but this is a well-researched article and these are trends all synagogues need to think about. Times they are a-changin!
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How COVID, suburban migration, and technology are sweeping away legacy institutions and shaping a new 21st-century form of American Jewish identity
This piece is partly about Rabbi Bernstein's personal journey and partly (the important part for this venue) about synagogue leaders feeling they need to be something they're not. Unfortunately, I've seen young rabbis come out of rabbinical school with great energy and creativity only to find the reality of synagogue leadership that focuses on maintaining status quo. We need to empower our leaders to lead - with courage and permission to fail.
Overcoming imposter syndrome as a rabbi – eJewish Philanthropy
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overcoming fear Overcoming imposter syndrome as a rabbi iStock By Rabbi Dahlia Bernstein February 19, 2021 Share I am late to Yom Kippur – which isn’t a problem except I’m leading services. My flight to Rochester was canceled, and my father, who is also a rabbi, is now standing in for me until...
Well this is interesting!
Times Square’s New ‘Margaritaville Resort’ to Include a First-floor Synagogue - Jewish Exponent
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By Andrew Silow-Carroll A splashy new outpost of singer Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Resort empire coming to New York’s Times Square will include a synagogue. The historic Garment Center Congregation will be on the ground floor and two sub-floors of the entertainment complex, which will includ...