STAR’s Rabbi Hayim Herring recent blog entry, The Jewish People Inc: A Study On How Synagogues Develop is clever… and brings up an interesting question. Herring likens the development of the Jewish people, to the development of a company or corporation. We began as a family owned business (Abraham through Jacob). Jacob moves the company because …
I recently wrote about my experience recommending a church consultant to work with a synagogue. Fortunately, for me and for the synagogue, the experience with this consultant was excellent. He was exactly what they needed. Afterwards, I had the opportunity to talk with the consultant about his experience. Although he had never worked with a …