Transforming Synagogues from Functional to Visionary Aron, Isa. creator Cohen, Steven M. Hoffman, Lawrence A. Kelman, Ari Y. text Electronic books. xx Lanham Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2010 monographic eng

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1 online resource (391 p.) Sacred Strategies is about eight synagogues that reached out and helped people connect to Jewish life in a new way--congregations that had gone from commonplace to extraordinary. Over a period of two years, researchers Aron, Cohen, Hoffman, and Kelman interviewed 175 synagogue leaders and a selection of congregants (ranging from intensely committed to largely inactive). They found these congregations shared six traits: sacred purpose, holistic ethos, participatory culture, meaningful engagement, innovation disposition, and reflective leadership and governance. They write for synagogue leaders. Acknowledgments; Chapter 2. A Portrait of "Visionary": The Characteristics We Saw; Chapter 4. Visionary Learning: Schooling for Everyone; Chapter 6. Transformation in Practice: Moving toward Change; Appendix B: Interview Protocol; 1; 2; 3; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; 20; 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; 28; 4 Description based upon print version of record. Synagogues United States History 21st century Jewish leadership United States History 21st century Judaism United States History 21st century RELIGION / Judaism / General BM653 296.650973 Aron, Isa Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,c2010 9781566996235 (electronic bk.) 1566996236 (electronic bk.) http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1674105 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=759616 http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1674105 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=759616 EBLCP 140607 20200709060120.0 ocn881165357 eng